mr congreve (28 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 4 vols. in one.(1) Nicholas Rowe. Fair Penitent. Pp. 84, (2). Printed for William Jones By John Chambers, No. 86, Dame Street, Dublin. (1795); (2) Mr. Congreve. The Mourning Bride. A Tragedy. 96pp. Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for William Jones No. 86, Dame Street, Dublin. (1791) ; (3) Aaron Hill. Zara A Tragedy 94pp. Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for William Jones No. 86, Dame Street, Dublin. (1791) (4) Venice Preserved.or, a Plot Discovered. A Tragedy. Pp. 121, (2). Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for William Jones No. 86, Dame Street, Dublin. (1791). Full calf covers. Illuistrated with 4 engraved prints. Tear across middleportionof one engraving. Covers worn and occasional internal stains. About good otherwise.

81p. A booklet rebound in stiff boards in good condition. Ex-library: number painted on spine; label on endpaper; stamp on title page. Pages rough-cut; some pages unslit. Edge of pages badly dirtied with very dark staining but text unaffected.

Softcover. Condición: Poor. Disbound, no covers. Pages from the title page through page 22, inclusive, are detached but present. Title page has some very small holes where a name was heavily erased (between the title and sub-title). Slightly browned. Introduction pages closely trimmed. ; Approx. 4" wide by 6 3/8". With frontis. ; 72 pages.

Condición: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo, bound in brown cloth covers. Covers are worn. Spine is bound in leather. Pages are clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition. Edith Evans as Millamant a performances which many considered definitive . Peggy Ashcroft as Betty. Book.

Boards. Condición: Very Good. 82pp, engraved frontispiece of Mr Foote as the character of Fondlewife, neatly and expertly re-bound, hardcover, new pink boards, very good condition, John Bell, London, 1776. * a fine opportunity to purchase an original 18th century play performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, regulated from the prompt-book, modern paper wrappers, frontispiece and decoration, a nice copy. 104 pages including epilogue; keywords: drama;

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. as performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, regulated from the prompt-book, by permission of the managers, by Mr Hopkins prompter, modern paper wrappers, frontispiece, scattered spotting, very good. 74 pages; keywords: drama;

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. as performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, regulated from the prompt-book, by permission of the managers, by Mr Hopkins prompter, modern paper wrappers, frontispiece, scattered spotting, very good. 63 pages; keywords: drama;

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. distinguishing also the variations of the theatre, as performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by permission of the managers, by Mr Hopkins prompter, modern paper wrappers, frontispiece, scattered spotting, very good. 96 pages; keywords: drama;

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dustjacket. 88 +96+102+134 pages. 4 plays in one volume. No dustjacket. Light brown leather boards, wear to corners, darkened cross-banded and decorated leather to spine which has some surface-cracking, small losses to spine-ends, split to bottom front hinge, browned/discoloured end-papers, front board loose, ink name address to each title-page. Hardback binding sound, occasional brown spot to pages and some foxing to frontispiece and illustration pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Collection of separately paginated dramatic works issued as Vol. 13 of Inchbald's's British Theatre, each play with its own title page and frontispiece; 12mo, in contemporary early nineteenth century half calf (somewhat worn with very minor loss to extremities, early owners ink inscription to front pastedown). Occasional spotting and paper browning but overall a very good copy.

Condición: Poor. New edition (first thus?). HB. Leather spine and corners over marbled paper-covered boards. Octavo. 62pp; 90pp, 63pp. With frontispiece engravings to the Beggar's Opera and Congreve's The Mourning Bride. Three plays published in one volume. Poor condition. The contents (pages) are fair to good, but the covers are very worn and rubbed, with the front board detached and the rear board held by one thread; the spine leather very dessicated. Contents all present but many pages browned or grubby, first engraving has an old stain from red wax over it, second one repaired tear; original owner's name in various places and date (Nicholas and Wm Greaves, 1782, Bakewell).

Leather. Condición: Very Good. Four plays bound in one volume. Period full calf leather, embossed and tooled, raised bands, professionally rebacked with original spine laid-on, (6.5 x 4.25 inches). Titles include: 1. Manlius Capitolinus. A Tragedy. London:1715. 59 pages, plus [3] page Catalog of Books at rear; illustrated with engraved frontispiece. 2. The Perjur'd Husband: Or, the Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy. London:1737. 38 pages; engraved frontis. 3. The Mourning Bride. A Tragedy. London:1835. 82, [1] pages; engraved fronits. 4. Cyrus the Great: Or, The Tragedy of Love. London:1735. 82, [2] pages; engraved frontis. Shows some expected general exterior wear, toning to pastedown edges, previous owner's signature of Mary Anne Moore dated 1803 on front fly. A unique collection of four scarce plays.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. This book is a fabulous piece of history. Volume I as only one cover is missing and the other is detached the pages are all intact and can be redone with a new cover. Volume II has both covers back cover is attached and front cover is not. All pages are intact. Such a beautiful books.

Disbound. Condición: Vg. 67,(4) Pp.

Four books bound together, 8vo, 86+96+124+94pp, additional engraved titles and frontispieces. Contemporary ownership signature on title of first work, occasional light staining, amateur flower watercolour on recto of first frontis, modern ownership signature on endpaper. Half calf, marbled boards, worn, spine ends chipped, spine label lost, front board almost detached. Internally clean. G+.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. A very nice title, with engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles Earl of Dorset, title frontispiece, portrait frontispiece to Persius, and 22 other engraved plates. 12mo, cxi (dedicatory preface by Dryden), Table, 296 pages. In full contemporary calf, somewhat worn, front joint and hinge neatly repaired. Owners' names to endpapers and title page, otherwise very clean and sound. ESTC ref T123512. Dryden translated a number of Juvenal's satires himself, and selected others, including his sons Charles and John, to translate the rest. The Persius satires are all by Dryden, with an introductory letter by Congreve.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 54, 64, 68, 57, 70. Bound in contemporary full brown leather lettered gilt on red leather spine label. Each title with engraved frontis. Neat name on front pastedown. Slight wear and rubbing, otherwise very good.

First Edition. Worn copy bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Back board starting. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; multiple pagings. Contents; The Merry Wives of Windsor: a comedy by Mr. William Shakespear ; The Unhappy Favourite, or, the Earl of Essex: a tragedy: by Mr John Banks ; Love for Love: a comedy by Mr. Congreve ; Cato: a tragedy by Mr. Addison. Subjects; Plays. William Shakespear. John Banks. William Congreve. Mr. Addison. 3 Kg.

17x11. IV-87-92 pags. 2 volúmenes. Texto en inglés. Plena piel con tejados y nervios dorados.

First Edition. Worn copy bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Back board starting. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered.Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; multiple pagings. Contents; The Merry Wives of Windsor: a comedy by Mr. William Shakespear ; The Unhappy Favourite, or, the Earl of Essex: a tragedy: by Mr John Banks ; Love for Love: a comedy by Mr. Congreve ; Cato: a tragedy by Mr. Addison. Subjects; Plays. William Shakespear. John Banks. William Congreve. Mr. Addison. 1 Kg.

Full Brown Calf. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated with Frontice Plates Ilustrador. First Edition Thus. The title page states the titles but in fact the book has different plays to those stated , it has the country wife 105PP. The Rehearsal as it is now acted at the theatre Royal , by George , lthe bate Duke of Buckingham. to which is added a key or critical view of the authors and their writings expos`d in this play. Lond printed for J Brindley, book seller in new Bond st, S Birt , C Hitch, T Osborne , T Waller, C Corbett, R New, 1755 fifteenth edition 59 pp. plus the Key that critical view of the authors 24pp. The way of the world a comedy, written by Mr Congreve, printed for J Tonson, sold by W Feales at Rows head the corner of Essex st the Strand London 8299. Love for Love A comedy, written by Mr Congreve printed by J & R Tonsen & S Draper London 106pp. each play has an engraving with a scene from the play, the Congreve title pages have a vignette of him in an oval frame. Bound in contemorary calf with raised bands gilt title and embelishments to the compartments now all very faded git ruling to the outside of the boards hinges `weak and starting but holding well. Nice book plate of Sir John Reade. Please see our book no 003629 for a matchingly bound volume by Mr Congreve , Mr Wycherley, Richard Steele, Sir John Vanburgh.

Full Brown Calf. Condición: Good. Illustrated with Engraved Frintices Ilustrador. First Edition Thus. Another scarce volume of early English plays (please see our catalogue no on ABE 003628 for a matching volume, ) Bound in full calf some damage to the leather general wear and some tears spine shows it is split in the middle but strings are holding hinges starting but holding well gilt title and embelishments to the compartments faded to almost gone strips of leather missing on the boards not but still too bad with polish on. First play the funeral by Sir Richard Steele 93pp. Next the Gentleman Dancing Master 1735 by Mr Congreve, 118 pp. next the Double Dealer by Mr Congreve 1735, 107pp. Lastly the Relapse or viture in danger by SirnJohn Vanbrugh 1740, Sir John Vanbrugh Designed Blenham palace 206pp. all with an epligue all with an engraved frontise plate all comedys. Fine book plate of Sir John Reade.

First Edition. Finely bound in qtr wine morocco over bright marble boards. Particularly well preserved and practically 'as new' with bright gilt titling. Scans on request. Highly uncommon, especially in this condition; 86 pages; Description: 1 p. L. , xi, [1], [13]-86, [2] p. Front. 15 cm. Form/Genre: Tragedies. Subjects: Drama--Rowe. 18th century drama 3 Kg.

First Edition. Finely bound in qtr wine morocco over bright marble boards. Particularly well preserved and practically 'as new' with bright gilt titling. Scans on request. Highly uncommon, especially in this condition; 86 pages; Description: 1 p. L. , xi, [1], [13]-86, [2] p. Front. 15 cm. Form/Genre: Tragedies. Subjects: Drama--Rowe. 18th century drama 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. c. 1778. Spine and colth boards damged, boards detached. Binding loose. Pages clear and bright. From the Private Library of Nicholas Toke. Plays include: THE MINOR; THE ORATORS; THE PATRON; JEPHTHA; THE KING AND The Miller of Mansfield, A DRAMATIC TALE; THE CHAPLET; THE CONTRIVANCES; CHRONONHOTONTHOLOGOS; DAMON AND PHILLIDA; THE TOY-SHOP; THE DEVIL TO PLAY; THE VIRGIN UNMASK'D; Sir John Cockle at Court; EDGAR AND EMMELINE; THE HONEST YORKSHIREMAN; THE STAGE-COACH; THE AUTHOR; THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY; THE ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS; THE KNIGHTS; ACIS AND GALATEA; MESSIAH; ARCADIA, THE SHEPHERD'S WEDDING; THE WHAT D'YE CALL IT; THE ORACLE; THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS; COMUS; Judas Macchabaeus; THE PRESS-GANG; THE MOCK DOCTOR; ALEXANDER'S FEAST; DEBORAH; THE LOTTERY; Joshua; THE LYING VALET; THE FARMER'S RETURN FROM LONDON; Daphnis and Amarillis; MISS in her TEENS; SOLOMON, AN ORATORIO; SAUL, AN ORATORIO; THE SCHOOL-BOY; The English returned from Paris; THEODORA; The Covent-Garden Tragedy; ZIMRI; ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Disbound. Condición: Good Only. None Ilustrador. A very scarce publication containing three poetical works from the later seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Very scarce. Published and sold at H. Hills, in Black-fryars, near the waterside. Comprised of the following three poems: 'A Letter from Italy, To the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Halifax', (1701) written by English essayist, poet and politician, Joseph Addison. The first publication of this work, subsequently published in other forms. 'Mourning Muse of Alexis. A Pastoral. Lamenting the Death of our Gracious Queen Mary' (1695), written by William Congreve. The first edition of the work. 'Despairing Lover' (1709), written by William Walsh. A single-paged poem to the final page of the work. Collated, complete with page 1 containing the title page, page 2 being a blank, pages 3-8 containing 'A Letter from Italy', pages 9-15 containing 'The Mourning Muse' and page 16 containing 'The Despairing Lover'.Disbound. Disbound. Externally, sound, with edge wear to the spine where pages have separated. Wraps are a little age toned with the odd mark. Internally, a few pages still holding together. Pages bright and clean. Good Only. book.