A Selection of Old Plays (Eight-Volume Set)
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Author: Various authors - R. Dodsley
Format: Hardback
Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Antiquarian Books, , No dustjacket, Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging,,
This is a rare collection of old plays from the English Renaissance, edited by Robert Dodsley. It includes works by Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, Thomas Middleton, and others, as well as some anonymous plays. The eight volumes are printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall in 1744. Additional info: restauration project. Volume 1: The promises of God / by John Bale ; New custom ; The four P's / by John Heywood ; Grammer Gurton's needle ; The pinner of Wakefield ; Damon and Pithias / by Richard Edwards. Condition: Pages I - LX loose. All pages there. Cracked hinges, net showing. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 2: The tragedy of Gorboduc / by Lord Buckhurst ; Campaspe / by John Lilly ; The history of Edward the Second / by Christopher Marlow ; Mustapha / by Lord Brooke. Condition: Front and back cover dettached from rest of the book. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 3: Green's tu quoque / by Joseph Cooke ; The honest whore / by Thomas Decker ; The hog hath lost his pearl / by Robert Tailor ; Fuimus Troes ; The white devil / by John Webster. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Front cover nearly dettached from the rest of the book. Insect damage to first 14 pages. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 4: The malcontent / by John Marston ; A woman kill'd with kindness / by Thomas Heywood ; Eastward hoe / by Ben Johnson ; The widow's tears / by George Chapman ; The revenger's tragedy / by Cyril Tourneur. Condition: Book split in half. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 5: Lingua ; A mad world my masters / by Thomas Middleton ; 'Tis pity she's a whore / by John Ford ; Grim the collier of Croydon / by J. T. ; Microcosmus / by Thomas Nabbs. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 6: The widow / by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher, & Thomas Middleton ; A match at midnight / by William Rowley ; The dumb knight / by Lewis Machin ; The muses looking-glass / by Thomas Randolph ; The jovial crew / by Broome. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 7: The heir / by May ; The old couple / by May ; The antiquary / by Shakerly Marmion ; The goblins / by John Suckling ; The shepherd's holiday / by Rutter. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 8: The city madam ; A new way to pay old debts ; The guardian ; The unnatural combat ; The picture [all by Philip Massinger]. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes.
Author: Various authors - R. Dodsley
Format: Hardback
Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Antiquarian Books, , No dustjacket, Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging,,
This is a rare collection of old plays from the English Renaissance, edited by Robert Dodsley. It includes works by Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, Thomas Middleton, and others, as well as some anonymous plays. The eight volumes are printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall in 1744. Additional info: restauration project. Volume 1: The promises of God / by John Bale ; New custom ; The four P's / by John Heywood ; Grammer Gurton's needle ; The pinner of Wakefield ; Damon and Pithias / by Richard Edwards. Condition: Pages I - LX loose. All pages there. Cracked hinges, net showing. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 2: The tragedy of Gorboduc / by Lord Buckhurst ; Campaspe / by John Lilly ; The history of Edward the Second / by Christopher Marlow ; Mustapha / by Lord Brooke. Condition: Front and back cover dettached from rest of the book. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 3: Green's tu quoque / by Joseph Cooke ; The honest whore / by Thomas Decker ; The hog hath lost his pearl / by Robert Tailor ; Fuimus Troes ; The white devil / by John Webster. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Front cover nearly dettached from the rest of the book. Insect damage to first 14 pages. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 4: The malcontent / by John Marston ; A woman kill'd with kindness / by Thomas Heywood ; Eastward hoe / by Ben Johnson ; The widow's tears / by George Chapman ; The revenger's tragedy / by Cyril Tourneur. Condition: Book split in half. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 5: Lingua ; A mad world my masters / by Thomas Middleton ; 'Tis pity she's a whore / by John Ford ; Grim the collier of Croydon / by J. T. ; Microcosmus / by Thomas Nabbs. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 6: The widow / by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher, & Thomas Middleton ; A match at midnight / by William Rowley ; The dumb knight / by Lewis Machin ; The muses looking-glass / by Thomas Randolph ; The jovial crew / by Broome. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 7: The heir / by May ; The old couple / by May ; The antiquary / by Shakerly Marmion ; The goblins / by John Suckling ; The shepherd's holiday / by Rutter. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 8: The city madam ; A new way to pay old debts ; The guardian ; The unnatural combat ; The picture [all by Philip Massinger]. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes.
Description
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Various authors - R. Dodsley
Format: Hardback
Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Antiquarian Books, , No dustjacket, Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging,,
This is a rare collection of old plays from the English Renaissance, edited by Robert Dodsley. It includes works by Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, Thomas Middleton, and others, as well as some anonymous plays. The eight volumes are printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall in 1744. Additional info: restauration project. Volume 1: The promises of God / by John Bale ; New custom ; The four P's / by John Heywood ; Grammer Gurton's needle ; The pinner of Wakefield ; Damon and Pithias / by Richard Edwards. Condition: Pages I - LX loose. All pages there. Cracked hinges, net showing. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 2: The tragedy of Gorboduc / by Lord Buckhurst ; Campaspe / by John Lilly ; The history of Edward the Second / by Christopher Marlow ; Mustapha / by Lord Brooke. Condition: Front and back cover dettached from rest of the book. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 3: Green's tu quoque / by Joseph Cooke ; The honest whore / by Thomas Decker ; The hog hath lost his pearl / by Robert Tailor ; Fuimus Troes ; The white devil / by John Webster. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Front cover nearly dettached from the rest of the book. Insect damage to first 14 pages. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 4: The malcontent / by John Marston ; A woman kill'd with kindness / by Thomas Heywood ; Eastward hoe / by Ben Johnson ; The widow's tears / by George Chapman ; The revenger's tragedy / by Cyril Tourneur. Condition: Book split in half. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 5: Lingua ; A mad world my masters / by Thomas Middleton ; 'Tis pity she's a whore / by John Ford ; Grim the collier of Croydon / by J. T. ; Microcosmus / by Thomas Nabbs. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 6: The widow / by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher, & Thomas Middleton ; A match at midnight / by William Rowley ; The dumb knight / by Lewis Machin ; The muses looking-glass / by Thomas Randolph ; The jovial crew / by Broome. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 7: The heir / by May ; The old couple / by May ; The antiquary / by Shakerly Marmion ; The goblins / by John Suckling ; The shepherd's holiday / by Rutter. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 8: The city madam ; A new way to pay old debts ; The guardian ; The unnatural combat ; The picture [all by Philip Massinger]. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes.
Author: Various authors - R. Dodsley
Format: Hardback
Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Antiquarian Books, , No dustjacket, Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging,,
This is a rare collection of old plays from the English Renaissance, edited by Robert Dodsley. It includes works by Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, Thomas Middleton, and others, as well as some anonymous plays. The eight volumes are printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall in 1744. Additional info: restauration project. Volume 1: The promises of God / by John Bale ; New custom ; The four P's / by John Heywood ; Grammer Gurton's needle ; The pinner of Wakefield ; Damon and Pithias / by Richard Edwards. Condition: Pages I - LX loose. All pages there. Cracked hinges, net showing. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 2: The tragedy of Gorboduc / by Lord Buckhurst ; Campaspe / by John Lilly ; The history of Edward the Second / by Christopher Marlow ; Mustapha / by Lord Brooke. Condition: Front and back cover dettached from rest of the book. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 3: Green's tu quoque / by Joseph Cooke ; The honest whore / by Thomas Decker ; The hog hath lost his pearl / by Robert Tailor ; Fuimus Troes ; The white devil / by John Webster. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Front cover nearly dettached from the rest of the book. Insect damage to first 14 pages. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 4: The malcontent / by John Marston ; A woman kill'd with kindness / by Thomas Heywood ; Eastward hoe / by Ben Johnson ; The widow's tears / by George Chapman ; The revenger's tragedy / by Cyril Tourneur. Condition: Book split in half. Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 5: Lingua ; A mad world my masters / by Thomas Middleton ; 'Tis pity she's a whore / by John Ford ; Grim the collier of Croydon / by J. T. ; Microcosmus / by Thomas Nabbs. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 6: The widow / by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher, & Thomas Middleton ; A match at midnight / by William Rowley ; The dumb knight / by Lewis Machin ; The muses looking-glass / by Thomas Randolph ; The jovial crew / by Broome. Condition: Previous owner's stickers on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 7: The heir / by May ; The old couple / by May ; The antiquary / by Shakerly Marmion ; The goblins / by John Suckling ; The shepherd's holiday / by Rutter. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes. Volume 8: The city madam ; A new way to pay old debts ; The guardian ; The unnatural combat ; The picture [all by Philip Massinger]. Condition: Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown. Pages may contain Marking, Foxing, Staining, Signs of Aging. No further markings or notes.
A Selection of Old Plays (Eight-Volume Set)
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