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SIX PLAYS BY JOHN DRYDEN 

BOUND IN A SINGLE VOLUME

PUBLISHED 1710

DIMENSIONS

About 6 1/2" x 4" x 1 1/4"

DESCRIPTION

Six plays by John Dryden, bound into a single volume.  Contains multiple separately titled plays, including  "All For Love, or The World Well Lost,  "The Indian Emperor or the Conquest of Mexico, Being a Sequel of The Indian Queen," "Aurenge-Zebe, or the Great-Mogul," "The Spanish Fryar, or The Double Discovery," "Don Sebastian, King of Portugal," and "Amphitryon: or The Two Sosias." London, printed in 1710.  Embossed calf leather binding. I was not able to find another example of this edition, with all six works in a single volume.

CONDITION

Overall very good.  Binding strong and tight.  Front cover detached.   Some wear and stains to the binding.  Has the expected age toning of a 315-year old  book (all visible in the images).  A RARE, POSSIBLY UNIQUE EARLY 18TH CENTURY VOLUME BY ENGLAND'S MOST VENERATED PLAYWRIGHT OF THE PERIOD. 

John Dryden (1631-1700) was an English poet, translator and playwright.  In 1668, he was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.

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