Love triumphant: or, nature will prevail. A tragi-comedy. By Mr. Dryden by John Dryden - 2010-06-09

British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-03-19. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Love triumphant; or, Nature will prevail. A tragi-comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal, by Their Majesties Servants..

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British Library, Historical Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges Head near the Inner-Temple-Gate in Fleet-street, 1694. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [x], 82 pages of text, [ii] Epilogue. Bound without the half-title page. Hardcover binding with leather spine and corners, and marbled paper-covered boards. The spine is moderately worn and rubbed. Minor staining and soiling scattered throughout text. There is a small tear to about 40 pages at the gutter, obviously made prior to binding. Minor marginalia on the final page of Epilogue. A few page numbers are shaved. John Dryden (1631-1700). First edition..

London: Jacob Tonson. Good. 1694. Softcover. Disbound. [10] (of 12) , 82 pages. Lacks half title, epilogue. Some staiins. ; quarto .

Small 4to. Pp. (12); 82; (2). Verso of half-title page features an advertisement for "The Works of Mr. John Dryden in Four Volumes," also published by Tonson. Four-page dedication (to the Earl of Salisbury) follows the title page. Play is complete with only minor foxing throughout. No tears or wormholes, but bottom corner of last leaf shows slight wear. Else Very Good. Bound early 20th C. by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Binding Fine. The notable condition of the interior, devoid of wormholes and egregious foxing, is unusual and is thus worthy of the elegant binding in which it is contained. This is Dryden's final play, which is noted for the inclusion of a song by Congreve. Indeed, Dryden foresook the stage for the purpose of undertaking his translation of Virgil. A contemporary reference to the reception of this play can be found in "The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare," (1790, vol. I pt. II, p. 141)wherein a citation in a letter reveals "it was damned by the universal cry of the town, nemine… Read More

London: Jacob Tonson, 1694. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to. Pp. (12); 82; (2). Verso of half-title page features an advertisement for "The Works of Mr. John Dryden in Four Volumes," also published by Tonson. Four-page dedication (to the Earl of Salisbury) follows the title page. Play is complete with only minor foxing throughout. No tears or wormholes, but bottom corner of last leaf shows slight wear. Else Very Good. Bound early 20th C. by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Binding Fine. The remarkable condition of the interior, devoid of wormholes and egregious foxing, is unusual and is thus worthy of the elegant binding in which it is contained. This is Dryden's final play, which is noted for the inclusion of a song by Congreve. Indeed, Dryden foresook the stage for the purpose of undertaking his translation of Virgil. A contemporary reference to the reception of this play can be found in "The Plays and Poems of Shakespeare," (1790, vol. I pt. II, p. 141)wherein a citation in a letter… Read More

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1694. FIRST EDITION. 217 x 165 mm. (8 1/2 x 6 1/2"). 6 p.l., 82 pp., [1] leaf. Early 20th century half blue morocco over marbled boards, smooth spine, gilt lettering. Front pastedown with the bookplate of Edmund William Gosse; free endpaper with book label of Marion C. Walker; a couple of leaves with small ink stamp of the Selbourne Library. Robert D. Hume, "The Development of English Drama in the late Seventeenth Century"; Macdonald 93a; ESTC R181. ◆Light wear to joints and extremities, text slightly foxed and spotted in places, a couple of ink smears, a few minor marginal losses and tears, but a very good copy overall, with no major condition issues, and far better than most copies of works like this one. This is an appealing copy of the final dramatic work by John Dryden (1631-1700), whose long and successful career as a poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright made him one of the giants of 17th century English literature. He became England's first… Read More