THE WORKS OF BEN JONSON. With a Biographical Memoir by William Gifford
by Jonson Ben
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Walthoe, M. Wotton. . . J. Tonson, and W. Innys, 1716. 6 volumes. Early antiquarian edition. Adorned with frontispieces and plates, including a frontispiece portrait in Volume I. 8vo, bound in fine period polished calf in very pleasing and handsome style, the spines with raised bands and lettering on contrasting red and green morocco labels in gilt, board edges tooled in blind, edges sprinkled red. A fine handsome set and rare in this condition, the joints sometime refurbished. The text blocks are only very lightly mellowed and the extremities lightly rubbed. SCARCE EARLY PRINTING HANDSOMELY BOUND. A beautiful presentation of one of the English language’s greatest writers. Jonson of course is most remembered for his plays and poetry. His first play to be produced “Every Man Out of His Humour” featured William Shakespeare in its cast. Along with Jonson’s great body of work is William Gifford’s memoir, a selection of Commendatory Verses on Jonson written by his contemporaries, a fine glossary and extensive index. Jonson, dramatist, lyric poet and literary editor is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare.
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- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25512
- Title
- THE WORKS OF BEN JONSON. With a Biographical Memoir by William Gifford
- Author
- Jonson Ben
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Walthoe, M. Wotton. . . J. Tonson, and W. Innys
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1716
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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