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THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS by CONGREVE, William - 1959

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THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS by CONGREVE, William - 1959

THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS

by CONGREVE, William

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. 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. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

  • Bookseller Charles Agvent US (US)
  • Illustrator T. M. Cleland
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  • Book Condition Used - Bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a Fine slipcase
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Limited Editions Club
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1959
  • Keywords T. M. Cleland, Hand-colored, Illustrated Books, LEC, Plays

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by Congreve, William

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The Heritage Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. Book is in very good condition and does show some minor edge wear. Please See Photographs; There is no slipcase included; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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NY: Heritage Press, 1959. SC is sunned, bumped and chipped with worn edges. Beautiful blue embossed cover is sunned on spine and lightly bumped on corners and spine ends. Pgs. are clean & tight.. Hard Cover. Good/Slipcase. Illus. by Cleland, T.M.. 4 to.
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The way of the world. Comedy in five acts

The way of the world. Comedy in five acts

by Congreve, William (1670-1729). Cleland, T. M. (Illus.)

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New York: Heritage Press (1959), 1959. Heritage Press Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original blue cloth with paper-labeled plate to spine. The Classic Heritage Press library design. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 108 pages; Physical desc.: xv, 108 p. ill., 24 cm. Subject: Comedies -- William Congreve -- Works.
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New York: The Limited Editions Club. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS. By William Congreve. With Illustrations by T. M. Cleland and an Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. This copy is number 167, Signed by T. M. Cleland on the colophon. 108 pages, The Monthly Letter is laid-in at the front. 10 1/2" x 7 1/2", decorative blind stamped red cloth with gilt stamped black leather label to the spine. This is a clean, nice copy. Fine in torn glassine and just slightly scuffed and toned slipcase. .
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. No. 1004 of 1500 copies signed by the artist. Fine in near fine slipcase. Bookplate.. No. 1004 of 1500 copies signed by the artist. xxiv, 108p. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. Illustrated by T. M. Cleland with frontispiece, title page, and text illustrations in photogravure and hand colored. Bound in full maroon cloth with black title label gilt, the covers with overall embossed design.
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THE WAY OF THE WORLD Comedy in Five Acts

by William Congreve

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New York: Heritage Press. 1959. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ slipcase. Light fading on spine. Small open tears on slipcase top corner. .
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by Congreve William

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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. First of the edition thus, one of 1,500 copies only, signed by the artist. With the monthly newsletter describing the book and its production. Illustrated with sixteen colour paintings by T.M. Cleland. 8vo, in the publisher’s rich maroon linen stamped with an overall design reminiscent of an 18thc brocade, lettered in gilt on the spine. In the slipcase. xxiii, 108 pp. A fine copy, as pristine. The slipcase with only minimal evidence of shelving. FIRST OF THE EDITION. With elegant, old-world illustrations by T.M. Cleland.
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THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS

by CONGREVE, William

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. 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. Copy #4 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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THE WAY OF THE WORLD Comedy in Five Acts

THE WAY OF THE WORLD Comedy in Five Acts

by William Congreve

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New York: Heritage Press. 1959. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good slipcase. Chipping on slipcase side edge. .
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THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS

THE WAY OF THE WORLD. COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS

by CONGREVE, William

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Used - Mild sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase
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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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