The Works of Thomas Middleton (complete 8 volume set)

Thomas Middleton

Published by AMS Press, 1964

About this Item

This is a great condition, vintage set of "The Works of THOMAS MIDDLETON" - edited by A.H. Bullen. 1964; AMS Press; New York. Compete set in eight volumes. Volume I features a frontispiece portrait of Middleton. Volume IV contains illustrations titled "The Roaring Girle," "A Faire Quarrell," and one other drawing. Middleton (c. 1580-1627) was a prolific and successful English playwright and poet of the Jacobean era. Though his reputation was overshadowed by Shakespeare's for centuries, modern critics now consider him one of the most significant dramatists of his time, with a talent for both comedy and tragedy. From the Preface: "The works of Thomas Middleton were collected in 1840 by Alexander Dyce. This edition has long been out of print, and the need of a new edition has been keenly felt. In the present edition are included some pieces that were unknown to Dyce. I have also included a slight tract relating to Sir Robert Sherley, which Dyce rejected on insufficient information." The contents are as follows: VOLUME I - Dedication; Preface; Introduction; Blurt, Master-Constable; The Phoenix; Michaelmas Term. VOLUME II - The Mayor of Queensborough; The Old Law; A Trick to Catch the Old One. VOLUME III - The Family of Love; Your Five Gallants; A Mad World, My Masters. VOLUME IV - The Roaring Girl; A Fair Quarrel; No Wit/Help Like a Woman. VOLUME V - A Chaste Maid in Cheapside; The Widow; Anything for a Quiet Life; The Witch. VOLUME VI - The Changeling; The Spanish Gipsy; Women Beware Women; More Dissemblers Besides Women. VOLUME VII - A Game at Chess; The World Tost at Tennis; The Inner-Temple Masque; Part of the Entertainment to King James, etc.; The Triumphs of Truth, and the Entertainment at the Opening of the New River; Civitatis Amor, etc.; The Triumphs of Honour and Industry; The Triumphs of Love and Antiquity; The Sun in Aries; The Triumphs of Honour and Virtue; An invention, etc.; The Triumphs of Integrity; The Triumphs of Health and Prosperity. VOLUME VIII - The Black Book; Father Hubbard's Tales; Micro-Cynicon; The Wisdom of Solomon Paraphrased; Sir R. Shelley Sent Ambassador, etc.; The Peacemaker; Addenda; Index. Condition: Clean covers and spines. Sharp cover corners. All volumes are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. All covers are firmly attached. The pages are clean and nearly appear unread with no notable issues found. Overall the set is in Near Fine condition.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1757024263913

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works of Thomas Middleton (complete 8 volume set)
• Publisher: AMS Press
• Publication Date: 1964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Illustrated Edition
• Condition: Near Fine