New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Mild sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. T. M. Cleland. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/4") bound in maroon linen embossed with a design by T. M. Cleland to give the effect of eighteenth-century brocade; gilt-lettered black leather spine label. Designed and illustrated by Cleland with the plates colored by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "H.M." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher Helen Macy's very own copy. Monthly Letter laid in.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016368
Title: THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS
Author: CONGREVE, William
Illustrator: T. M. Cleland
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Mild sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1959
Keywords: T. M. Cleland, Hand-colored, Illustrated Books, LEC, Plays
Bookseller catalogs: Fine Press; Theater; William Congreve;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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