Every man in his humour
by Jonson, Ben
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/ACC/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date: 1026.* Pub: Robert Holden & Co. Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Quarter bound, dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine strip and none to face. Heavy bumps & rubs to edges and corners. Edges of spine strip split. Still attached, now re-inforced. ACC.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper, ND.* Contents condition: Ex school-library with usual stamps and labels. Somewhat marked end papers. Text block clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Some slight toning to all edges. VG+* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 150 pp. text. vii pp. index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Every Man in His Humour is a 1598 play by the English playwright Ben Jonson. The play belongs to the subgenre of the "humours comedy,"min which each major character is dominated by an over-riding "humour" or obsession.* A NEAR VG++ ex-library text copy with considerable cover faults reducing it too ACC. No dust jacket.*
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- Seller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 9554
- Title
- Every man in his humour
- Author
- Jonson, Ben
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/ACC/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edn. Thus 1st. Imp.
- Publisher
- Robert Holden
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 154
- Date Published
- 1926-01-01
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Bumps
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- Crisp
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- Text Block
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- ND
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- 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...
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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