Edited Frederick Boas (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bound in full textured green cloth with embossed decoration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine; this pocket-sized hardcover binding is clean and holding tight. The interior and text are clean and unmarked. The dustjacket is price-clipped and has some chips to the spine ends and corner folds, but generally remains bright and attractive. NOT ex-library. A clean, solid copy in jacket. xiv, 134pp. Part of The Temple Dramatists Series.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Published. Contents include" The Early Editions, Date and Source of the Play, Modern Editions of the Play, Relations of the 1604 and 1616 Texts, The Authorship of the Prose Scenes and the Additions, The Transmission of the Text of the Play, Marlowe and the Faustus Story, From Rowley and Birde to Goethe, The Stage History of Doctor Faustus, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. Appendices - Source Passages for the English Faust Book (1592), The Historical Doctor Faustus, Lines in Doctor Faustus Reproduced or Imitated in The Taming of the Shrew, Extracts from the 1663 Quarto, A Ballad of Faustus, A Short List of Editions and Authorities.No D J Red cloth hardback with gilt lettering on spine. Fading on top page edges. Sunned and foxed endpapers, small booksellers sticker on bottom edge of left hand endpaper and occasional foxing on a few front and back pages, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 221pp Three illustrations including frontispiece "Title page of the 1624 editions with the additions of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" First published 1932 by Methuen & Co Heavy book therefore ONLY available for sale in the U.K Book#103509.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Small crack in front hinge, pen scribble on front pastedown, some publication info blacked out on copyright page, else very good in good dust jacket browned with chipping and tearing of edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Pocket sized and perfectly formed with a charming earth-tone beige cover, this wonderful book showcases Tudor playwrights that you may not have heard of. The five plays included in this volume range over some sixty years from the close of the 15th century to the beginning of Elizabeth I's reign and represent drama in the formative period preceding the achievement of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Their authors were highly gifted amateurs catering for the entertainment of special circles. Discover something new and expand your knowledge of literature with this wonderful collection. This brilliant old book is the perfect gift for anyone who loves old English plays. Title: Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies Author: Various, edited by Frederick S. Boas Publisher: Oxford Publication Date: 1958 Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Condition: This book is in good condition for its age. The dust jacket is worn, damaged and has markings.

Beige Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Hans Tisdall (illustrator). First Edition. Grubby boards.Please e-mail for further details and don't hesitate to ask if you require pictures Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Signed By a "B.G.T. Elmes from.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Hugh Thomson (illustrator). No dustwrapper, maroon cloth. Some wear to cover, very good inside. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Cresset Press: London, 1945. Cloth bound. Clean, bright and tight copy. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. First Thus edition large 8vo, with three illustrations. Red with gilt to faded spine, mild wear, incipient tear top of spine, small marks, sound binding, a signature to fep, spotting early and late, very good internal condition thereafter.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Ex-library. Ex-library copies with labels on the spine, label remnants on the front cover. Bookplate on each front endpaper, pockets in rear. Spines are somewhat faded. Front inner hinge of Volume One is mostly cracked. Each volume has a little foxing to the first few leaves. Internally very good. ; In two volumes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Transcribed, with the original spelling, from the manuscript prompt copy - a 'lost' Restoration tragi-comedy. Blue cloth covers marked and sunned, pages yellowing, o/w internally VG, no DJ 99pp 0.

1909. (Folded sheet) Very good. 134pp. Top edge gilt, ribbon marker, frontispiece, decorated title page, glossary. The spine is very lightly worn at the top and bottom. Publisher series: Temple Dramatists. Edited and Annotated by Frederick S. Boas. (Drama).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. 16mo. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with fading on the spine. Contains *Fulgens and Lucrece* by Henry Medwall; *The Four PP* by John Heywood; *Ralph Roister Doister* by Nicholas Udall; *Gammer Gurton's Needle* by 'Mr. S. Mr. of Art'; *Supposes* by George Gascoigne. Number 418 of the Oxford World's Classics Series.