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Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four volume set. Limited edition #686 of 900 sets.
Seller: Benjamin Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Summers, Montague. The Complete Works of William Congr3ve. Nonesuch Press, Soho, 1923.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Only 900 sets exist
Seller: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Complete four volume set. Tall light-blue boards, dark-blue cloth spine with light-blue paste-on label with dark-blue lettering, v.:1 xiii, 255 pp., v.: 2 271 pp., v. 3: 235 pp., v. 4: 226 pp. This edition was printed and made in England by the Nonesuch Press in the summer of 1923. It is limited to 900 sets of four volumes. of which this number 473. Laid in v. 1: Book review newspaper clipping from the Sunday Times, October 14, 1923 in mylar. The review reveals, among other tidbits, the original publisher's price of 63 shillings. All volumes have moderate wear, bookplates with names Walter and Dorothy Donnelly on the front paste-down endpaper of all four volumes, all volumes have clean texts and tight bindings. **Heavy (8 lbs.) multi-volume set will require extra charges for priority and international shipping.**
Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 900 sets, four volumes (complete), quarto size, total of approx. 1025 pp. William Congreve (1670-1729) "wrote some of the most popular English plays of the Restoration period", at a time when women themselves were just beginning to play female roles. In addition to being a playwright, he also penned two operas, wrote poetry, and translated the works of Molière, Homer, Ovid, and Horace - among other accomplishments (n.b., quote and info from Wiki). This publication by The Nonesuch Press was the "first collected edition of Congreve's complete works", the plays reprinted from the original quartos; the publication also included "hitherto unpublished letters by Congreve" (n.b., from "A History of the Nonesuch Press" by John Dreyfus, pp. 177-178). ___DESCRIPTION: All volumes bound in quarter black cloth over blue paper-covered boards, blue paper spine labels with dark blue lettering, top edges rough-cut, fore- and bottom edges uncut, ornamental title page borders, limitation statement on the verso of the title page in Vol. 1, vintage bookseller's ticket (Paul Elder & Co., San Francisco) on the rear pastedowns; Monotype Caslon (titles and sub-titles in Stephenson Blake Old Face open) on machine-made laid paper with the "Nonesuch" watermark, quarto size (10 5/16" by 7 7/8"), pagination: Vol. 1, [i-x] xi-xiii [1, blank] [1-2] 3-255; Vol. 2, [i-viii] [1-2] 3-271; Vol. 3, [i-viii] [1-2] 3-235; and Vol. 4, [i-viii] [1-2] 3-226; this set no. 362 of 900. ___CONDITION: Overall the set is better than very good: the boards mostly clean with a few light marks and dustiness, the bindings strong and square with solid hinges, the interiors clean with the pages uniformly and lightly toned, and the only prior owner markings we see being the Ex-Libris of Ben Ray Redman (see Provenance, below); most of the corners bumped and lightly rubbed, the spine labels slightly sunned with some wear to the label for Vol. 1, light offsetting to the front free endpapers from the Ex-Libris. Note that the set was issued with glassine wrappers, in a slipcase, both of which are lacking with this set. ___CITATION: Dreyfus, no. 5. ___PROVENANCE: With the Ex-Libris of Ben Ray Redman (1896-1961) in each volume (artist's name indecipherable). Redman "was described upon his death as a debonair gentleman-scholar type, an authentic bookman who was born for a part in a Noel Coward play. A prolific writer of book reviews, he contributed pieces to the New York Times, Harper's, and the American Mercury" among much more (n.b., quote from Redman's obit in the online"Greenwich Village Bookshop Door"). ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an unusually heavy set and additional postage will apply; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$215.59 + shipping
Description: 260mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). xiii, 255pp; 271pp; 235pp; 226pp. William Congreve (1670-1729) studied law but did not pursue this as a profession, preferring to write novels and plays, such as The Old Bachelor, The Double Dealer, Love for Love, and, The Mourning Bride. He was an entertaining and colourful character. He enjoyed the friendship and respect of his literary contemporaries and counted the Duchess of Marlborough and the actress Mrs. Bracegirdle among his mistresses. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. VG : in very good condition. Spines faded. Unopened Blue hardback boards with blue cloth spine
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Summers, Montague (edits). Complete Works of Thomas Otway. Nonesuch Press, London, 1923.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. 3 volumes. Vol 1: [civ], 234 pp ⢠Vol 2: 370 pp ⢠Vol 3: 329 pp. No. 60 of 90 sets on English hand-made paper. Quarter vellum on patterned paper covered boards, gilt titling spines, overall very good condition. (88042). Vol 1. Introduction by Montague Summers. ⢠Alcibiades ⢠Don Carlos ⢠Titus and Berenice ⢠Cheats of Scapin. ⢠Vol 2: Friendship in Fashion ⢠History and Fall of Caius Marius ⢠Orphan ⢠Soldiers Fortune ⢠Vol 3: Venice Preserv'd ⢠Atheist ⢠Poems ⢠Love-Letters.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$282.13 + shipping
Description: 4to. Zus. über 950 S. OHlwdbde m. gedruckten Rsch. (Einbde etwas begriffen, leicht fleckig u. berieben, unbeschnitten; Vorsätze erneuert). Nr. 669 von 900 Exemplaren.- Grundlegende, mit Anmerkungen versehene Edition der Dramen und Dichtungen, einiger Briefe und Vorreden zu Dryden von William Congreve (1670 - 1729), dessen überragende literarische Leistung in seinen Komödien zu sehen ist. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der "Comedies of Manners" im englischen Barock. Sprache: Englisch
Seller: Zentralantiquariat Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
Price: US$303.07 + shipping
Description: Poor copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned, stained and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Texts remains clear and without blemish. Bookplates inside. Physical description; 2 volumes. 27 cm. Vols 2 & 3. Contents; V. 1. Introduction. Letters. Incognita. The old batchelour. -- v. 2. The double-dealer. Love for love. The mourning bride. -- v. 3. The way of the world. The judgment of Paris. Semele. Squire Trelooby. Humor in comedy. The amendments of Mr. Collier's citations. -- v. 4. Congreve's poems. Preface to Dryden. The Tatler. Subjects; Congreve, William 1670-1729. The Way of the world. 17th century writing. 17th century playwriting. Theatre. Dramaturgy. Cilliam Congreve. Anthology. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$340.00 + shipping
Description: Poor copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned, stained and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Texts remains clear and without blemish. Bookplates inside. Physical description; 2 volumes. 27 cm. Vols 2 & 3. Contents; V. 1. Introduction. Letters. Incognita. The old batchelour. -- v. 2. The double-dealer. Love for love. The mourning bride. -- v. 3. The way of the world. The judgment of Paris. Semele. Squire Trelooby. Humor in comedy. The amendments of Mr. Collier's citations. -- v. 4. Congreve's poems. Preface to Dryden. The Tatler. Subjects; Congreve, William 1670-1729. The Way of the world. 17th century writing. 17th century playwriting. Theatre. Dramaturgy. Cilliam Congreve. Anthology. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Summers, Montague (edits). Complete Works of William Congreve. Nonesuch Press, London, 1923.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. 4 volumes. Vol 1: 255 pp. * Vol 2: 271 pp ⢠Vol 3: 235 pp ⢠Vol 4: 226 pp. No. 17 of 75 copies printed on English hand-made paper. Quarter vellum on patterned paper covered boards, gilt titling spines, overall very good condition. (93309). Vol 1: Introduction by Montague Summers ⢠Letters * Incognita ⢠Old Batchelour ⢠Vol 2: Double-Dealer ⢠Love for Love ⢠Mourning Bride. Vol 3: Way of the World ⢠Judgment of Paris * Semele ⢠Squire Trelooby ⢠Humour in Comedy ⢠Amendments of Mr. Collier's False and Imperfect Citations ⢠vol 4: Congreve's Poems ⢠Preface to Dryden ⢠Tatler.â"Book plate of John Roland Abbey. Major John Roland Abbey (1894-1969) was an English book collector and high sheriff of Sussex. abbey would become the largest English book collector of his time.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$352.90 + shipping
Description: First edition. Quarto. Four volumes: pp xiv, 255; [vi], 271; [vi], 235; [vi], 226. Buckram-backed boards with title labels on spines. Long introduction and explanatory notes by the editor. One of 900 numbered sets.A fine set in chipped glassine dustwrappers.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First Collected Edition, #186 of 900 copies. 4 vols. 8vo. NONESUCH CONGREVE. Dreyfus 5 Quarter blue Buckram, paper labels on spines and blue paper over boards. Spines faded, else VG First Collected Edition, #186 of 900 copies.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.