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Click here to see our other books! From The Mermaid Series: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists Various 1887-1894 Vizetelly & Co. : London 7.5" by 5" xxxv, 471; viii, 520; xxxii, 496; 469; xli, 486; xlviii, 431; xlviii, 508; l, 392; lxxi, 452pp. SUMMARY A smartly bound collection of volumes from the Mermaid Series: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists. Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION Nine volumes. From The Mermaid Series: The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists. With a frontispiece to each volume. This set includes: Beaumont & Fletcher, 1887. Volume I and II. A collection containing The Maid's Tragedy, Philaster, The Wild-Goose Chase, and more. Edited with an introduction and notes by John St Loe Strachey, a British journalist and newspaper proprietor. Philip Massinger, 1887. Volume I and II. A collection containing The Duke of Milan, The Maid of Honour, The City Madam, and more. Edited with an introduction and notes by Arthur William Symons, a British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor. William Congreve, 1887. A collection containing The Old Bachelor, Love for Love, The Mourning Pride, and more. Edited with an introduction and notes by Alexander Charles Ewald, an English civil servant, known as a historical writer. Christopher Marlowe, 1887. A collection containing Tamburlaine the Great, The Jew of Malta, Edward the Second, and more. Edited by Havelock Ellis, an English-French physician, eugenicist, writer, progressive intellectual and social reformer. With an introduction by John Addington Symonds Jr was an English poet and literary critic. William Wycherley, 1888. A collection containing Love in a Wood, The Country Wife, The Plain Dealer, and more. Edited with an introduction and notes by W. C. Ward, a British literary critic. Thomas Otway, 1888. A collection containing Don Carlos, The Orphan, Venice Preserved, and more. With an introduction and notes by the Honourable Roden Noel, an English poet and biographer. Richard Stele, 1894. A collection containing The Funeral, The Lying Lover, The Tender Husband, and more. Edited with an introduction and notes by G. A. Aitken, a British author and critic. Bound by Wallis. CONDITION Bound in full tan calf. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor loss to the head of the spine to the odd volume. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Further spotting to the first and last few pages. Bound by Wallis. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques