Wilson rhys (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English. Wilson, Rhys M (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. In English.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A desirable collection of six uniformly bound volumes of classic drama by Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, James Shirley, and more. The unexpurgated edition. Collection comprised of: (1887) Thomas Middleton - Volume I, ed. by Havelock Ellis; (1887) Thomas Dekker, ed. by Ernest Rhys; (1888) Thomas Heywood, ed. by A. Wilson Verity; (1888) Nero & Other Plays, ed. by Herbert P. Horne, Havelock Ellis, Arthur Symons, and A. Wilson Verity; (1888) James Shirley, ed. by Edmund Gosse; (1890) Thomas Middleton - Volume II, ed. by Havelock Ellis. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Each work is illustrated with a lovely frontispiece. Collated, complete. Six volumes in the "Mermaid Series" of "The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists", featuring a range of classic drama by eminent English playwrights. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original green cloth. Discreet bookplate of Freestone & Knapp to the front paste downs of Middleton and Heywood and to the rear paste down of Shirley. Contemporary signature of the previous owner to the first page of Nero, dated 1889. A few publisher's inserts tipped in, advertising the "New Shilling Series", printed on pink paper. Externally, generally smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of cloth at the extremities and scattered marking, with subtle discolouration along the spines. Internally, relatively firmly bound with periodical weakness, concentrated towards the centre of a number of the volumes. A number of pages remain unopened throughout the collection, most notably to Heywood, Nero and Shirley. Pages are visibly age toned with sporadic spotting and the odd mark, discolouration being stronger towards page edges. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…