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Dryden, John. The Comedies, Tragedies. and Operas. Now first Collected together, and Corrected from the Originals. In Two Volumes. Volume II (2) ONLY. Jacob Tonson, GB, 1701.

Price: US$99.15 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 355 x 220 mm. Title page (small mark not much affecting lettering), 4 and 618 pages. Bound in old (but probably not contemporary) full leather and possibly also rebacked. Annotation in margin of page 153. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 2300g.

Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom

Dryden, John. THE COMEDIES, TRAGEDIES, AND OPERAS WRITTEN BY JOHN DRYDEN, ESQ; [VOLUME ONE ONLY]. printed for Jacob Tonson, at Gray's-Inn-Gate in Gray's-Inn-Lane; Thomas Bennet, at the Half-Moon; and Richard Wellington, at the Lute in St. Paul's Church-Yard, London, 1701.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: Folio, [6], 326, 337-473, 472-480, 483-618, [2] pages; VG; Rebacked with early boards, label preserved. Shelf wear to boards, including rubbing and chipping to edges and corners. Boards show repairs to edges and corners. Spine slightly tanned. Archival repairs to endpapers. Text block lightly worn, with occasional minor chipping to edge and corners of pages. Vol. 1 only. Lacking pp. 327-336; complete in spite of pagination. JR Consignment; shelved Room G Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller for additional information. ESTC T143003; Macdonald, H. Dryden, 107.a.i.; This copy is an example of the smaller of the two variants with titlepages printed in red and black. Height: 35cm; gutter: 2.8cm. First line of imprint ends: "Gray's-Inn-Lane". Also issued as part of: 'The works of the late famous Mr. John Dryden', London, 1701. 1345542. Special Collections.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

John Dryden. The Comedies, Tragedies and Operas, In Two Volumes. Jacob Tonson, 1701.

Price: US$700.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: London, 1701; Two Volumes complete; brown calf covered boards; blind embossed design; corners rounded; edge wear; covers lightly scuffed; Folio, 12"-15" tall; portrait on front paste-down and illustration on rear paste=down; small notations of free front end papers; Volume I rear hinge partially split; Interior is clean and unmarked; 618 and 558 pages. photos available on request; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.

Dryden, John. The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas; Now First Collected together, and Corrected from the Originals. In Two Volumes. Jacob Tonson, London, 1701.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: Two vols., folios, [vi], 618; [ii], 558 pp; full contemporary panelled calf with gilt spines and six raised bands. A handsome set of the first folio edition, although without the frontispiece portrait. Macdonald 107ai. Moderately toned and dusted; front endpaper in first volume with a two-inch tear; front endpaper in second volume wrinkled; covers a bit rubbed with weakening hinges

Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

John Dryden. The Comedies, Tragedies and Operas. Jacob Tonson, 1701.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL LEATHER - REBACKED RETAINING ORIGINAL LEATHER INLAID BOARDS, SEVEN COMPARTMENTS AND SIX RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BLIND STAMPED DETAILS AND BRIGHT GILT TITLES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER NAME TO TOP MARGIN OF TITLE PAGE, SOME LIGHT SOILING / FOXING. CORNER REPAIR TO FOLDOUT FRONTISE PORTRAIT, BOOKS MEASURE 14"x8.5". FIRST FOLIO EDITION, 321 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

Seller: Reagan's Rare Books, Moseley, VA, U.S.A.