London: J. M. Dent & Company. Very Good+. 1899. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Engraved Frontis; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 138 pages; 1899 J. M. Dent & Company. Issued in the series of Temple Dramatists by J M Dent. Slim small format in flexible green cloth with titles brightly in gilt to spine. Title page with woodcut borders printed in red and black,. Tissue guarded frontis engraving of the author. Mild shelf rubbing to cloth at tips. Prior owners bookplate and manuscript ownership at front. VG+ .

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Bookseller: DogStar Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 49042
Title: Venice Preserved. The Temple Dramatists
Author: Otway, Thomas; Israel Gollancz (Ed. )
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Edition: First Edition Thus
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Company
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1899
Bookseller catalogs: Decorative bindings;

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DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.

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