Complete Works of William Congreve

London: Nonesuch Press, 1923. First edition. 4to. 4 volumes. Vol 1: 255 pp. * Vol 2: 271 pp • Vol 3: 235 pp • Vol 4: 226 pp. No. 17 of 75 copies printed on English hand-made paper. Quarter vellum on patterned paper covered boards, gilt titling spines, overall very good condition. (93309). Item #15188

Vol 1: Introduction by Montague Summers • Letters * Incognita • Old Batchelour • Vol 2: Double-Dealer • Love for Love • Mourning Bride. Vol 3: Way of the World • Judgment of Paris * Semele • Squire Trelooby • Humour in Comedy • Amendments of Mr. Collier's False and Imperfect Citations • vol 4: Congreve's Poems • Preface to Dryden • Tatler.—Book plate of John Roland Abbey. Major John Roland Abbey (1894-1969) was an English book collector and high sheriff of Sussex. abbey would become the largest English book collector of his time.

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