Vanburgh John (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Paperback Condition: Fair with cover wear 509 pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Peter Neville edition on red orange cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 176pp; various black and white photographic plates. Red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine. 12mo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges tanning. Free endpapers foxing. Bookseller's label on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket sun-faded. has 3cm closed tear bottom front, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. A restoration comedy play first performed in 1696. It is a sequel to Colley Cibber's Love's Last Shift.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Printed Self-wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Early edition. 22pp, double-column format. Neatly removed from a nonce volume, and spine reinforced with archival paper. 8.5" x 5.25".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 70pp. Attractive frontis.Title-page printed in red and black. A disbound copy.

Hardcover. Condition: With All Faults. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 112+88+130+159 pages. DAMP-DAMAGED in past, some old mould marks to text, front board OFF, needs repair. 4 plays in one volume. No dustjacket. Light brown leather boards, wear to corners, darkened cross-banded and decorated leather to spine which has some surface-cracking, browned/discoloured end-papers, ink name address to each title-page, occasional brown spots to pages and some foxing to frontispieces and illustrations pages.

Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Good Condition. Bound up together in sound but worn full leather. Scattered minor foxing, browning, staining. Each play with a frontis engraving. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Inventory No: 048406.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a deep analysis of John Dryden's 1694 play, The Provok'd Wife, through the lens of Restoration Comedy. The author explores the play's central themes of marriage, gender, and social class, examining how Dryden uses humor and satire to critique the societal norms of his time. Through a careful examination of the play's characters and their relationships, the author sheds light on the complexities of human nature and the challenges faced by individuals navigating the social and romantic landscapes of the Restoration era. This book offers valuable insights into Dryden's literary techniques and the broader cultural context in which The Provok'd Wife was written, making it a valuable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the history of English literature and drama. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 426 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Various Editions. Boards lightly smudged; leaf edges, original endpapers, a few leaves & margins foxed; original endpapers chipped at edges, else a handsome & tight book. ; Five popular comedies, published between 1734-1776, bound in one volume; in modern rebinding of full brown moroccan; no title page, but a listing of plays & authors neatly in ink on original free endpaper, and last play listed, Shakespear's "The London Prodigal," absent from textblock.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 71+96+83+72+70 pages.

Full Brown Calf. Condition: Good. Illustrated with Engraved Frintices (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Another scarce volume of early English plays (please see our catalogue no on ABE 003628 for a matching volume, ) Bound in full calf some damage to the leather general wear and some tears spine shows it is split in the middle but strings are holding hinges starting but holding well gilt title and embelishments to the compartments faded to almost gone strips of leather missing on the boards not but still too bad with polish on. First play the funeral by Sir Richard Steele 93pp. Next the Gentleman Dancing Master 1735 by Mr Congreve, 118 pp. next the Double Dealer by Mr Congreve 1735, 107pp. Lastly the Relapse or viture in danger by SirnJohn Vanbrugh 1740, Sir John Vanbrugh Designed Blenham palace 206pp. all with an epligue all with an engraved frontise plate all comedys. Fine book plate of Sir John Reade.