John DrydenBiblio.com
2 893 résultats
ria9783337344986_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden Esq. - Containing all his original poems tales and translations. Vol. 1 is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1760. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different paperback
1760955F2London: J. and R. Tonson 1760 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce four volume first comprehensive collected edition of the poetry translations and literary writings of England's first Poet Laureate John Dryden. A first edition complete in four volumes.This was the first comprehensive collection of his Dryden's works.With explanatory notes and observations also an account of his life and writings by Samuel Derrick. These volumes contain his most popular works including 'Astraea Redux' 'Annus Mirabilis' 'The Art of Poetry' 'The Hind and the Panther' and a selection of his other poetry.Dryden was the first Poet Laureate when the position was created in 1688 under King Charles II. He held the post until 1689. ESTC T145665Volume I lacks the portrait frontispiece. The front board of volume I is detached.Illustrated with a small number of engraved headpieces.With the bookplate of William Battell to the front pastedowns and his inscription to the title pages.Dryden was the dominating English literary figure in Restoration England an era that is often dubbed the 'Age of Dryden'. In full calf bindings. Boards bright with back strips significantly ager toned small losses of calf to back strip heads and tails and significant loss to volume IV spine label. Small loss to volume I spine label. Front board of volume I detached. Volume II joints and front joints of volumes III and IV starting with boards holding firm. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound. Inscriptions to title pages. Spotting to title page heads and head of first few leaves of each volume with pages otherwise bright with the odd spot. Volume I lacking frontispiece. Good Only J. and R. Tonson hardcover
1760mon0001589668J.& R.Tonson 1760. Hardcover. Good. . Leather binding. Has been rebound with original boards but new spine.Edges tanned. Text clear with some foxing/tanning. J.& R.Tonson hardcover
1760mon0001634358J.& R.Tonson 1760. Hardcover. Good. . Have been rebound. Original boards and new leather spines.Edges and corners of boards bumped/scuffed.Hinges and binding firm. Text in both volumes clean and easy to read. J.& R.Tonson hardcover
1396787607.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1396818782.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1396818685.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1396377212.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1527644871.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1527673251.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
B9783337344986Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1949GB000S4QIIQI3N10Ernest Benn Limited. 1949. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Ernest Benn Limited. hardcover
168246505London: Jacob Tonson 1682. First Edition second issue. Small 4to pp. 12 20. Bound in modern thin marbled boards. Leaves toned but a very good tight clean copy. Wing D2311; CBEL II 264; Macdonald 13aii; ESTC R17608. Early in 1682 Dryden published The Medall a work full of unsparing invective against the Whigs prefaced by a vigorous and plainspoken prose "Epistle to the Whigs." The opposition party the nascent Whigs had a medal struck in Poland to commemorate the release of one of their leaders the Earl of Shaftesbury who had been held in the Tower on charges of treason. Jacob Tonson unknown books
1682305844London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1682. First Edition Second Issue with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. xii; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Removed. First Edition Second Issue with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. xii; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Dryden vs. Shaftsbury Once Again. Dryden's satirical poem directed as was his Absalom and Achitophel against the Earl of Shaftesbury who had recently been exonerated of a charge of high treason; his Whig followers had had a medal cast to commemorate the event. Wing D 2311; Macdonald 13 aii; ESTC R17608 Printed for Jacob Tonson unknown books
1682352286London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1682. First Edition Second Issue with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. xii; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Later vellum. First Edition Second Issue with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. xii; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Dryden's satirical poem directed as was his Absalom and Achitophel against the Earl of Shaftesbury who had recently been exonerated of a charge of high treason; his Whig followers had had a medal cast to commemorate the event. Wing D 2311; Macdonald 13 aii; ESTC R17608 Printed for Jacob Tonson unknown
1682305844London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1682. First Edition Second Issue with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. xii; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Removed. First Edition Second Issue with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. xii; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Dryden's satirical poem directed as was his Absalom and Achitophel against the Earl of Shaftesbury who had recently been exonerated of a charge of high treason; his Whig followers had had a medal cast to commemorate the event. Wing D 2311; Macdonald 13 aii; ESTC R17608 Printed for Jacob Tonson unknown
16822408143London: Jacob Tonson 1682. Small quarto 32pp.; protected in modern wrapper. <p><p>First edition second issue: the second of Dryden's political satires.</p> <p>The acquittal of the Earl of Shaftesbury on charges of treason for opposing the succession of the Catholic James was regarded as a great Whig victory. Flushed with success they issued a medal Shaftesbury's head on the obverse the sun rising over the Tower of London on the reverse. It was the perfect prompt for Dryden's mock-heroic satire: "Of all our Antick Sights and Pageantry Which English Ideots run in crowds to see The Polish Medall bears the prize alone."</p> </p> . Jacob Tonson unknown
1692988Y27London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1692. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". None. A very scarce early edition of John Dryden's sharp satirical response to the Earl of Shaftesbury's acquittal. The last edition of Dryden's lifetime. The third edition of this work and the last edition of Dryden's lifetime. First published in 1682.Extracted from 'Miscellany Poems: In Two Parts' second edition 1692. ESTC no. R21069.Very scarce to find copies both separately bound such as this and of the originating work itself. Bound in a later half crushed morocco with decorative paper covered boards and gilt detailing. Bound with later blanks to the front and rear. This political satire serves as John Dryden's response to the Whigs' decision to strike a medal to celebrate the acquittal of the Earl of Shaftesbury on charges of high treason. A fierce attack the poem criticises the Whigs who supported Shaftesbury and was part of a public dispute that involved Thomas Shadwell's counter-poem 'The Medal of John Bayes'. Dryden was appointed England's first Poet Laureate and was a dominating literary figure of Restoration England so much to the point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Register like pagination runs continuous. Register for this work runs 6 K-L4 M2 as issued. Bound in a later half crushed morocco with decorative paper covered boards and gilt detailing. Externally very smart with rubbing to the spine head and tail. A minor mark to the front board. Illustrated bookplate to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. With significant toning to the last few pages of the poem and with scattered spots. With later inscribed notes made in pencil to the second blank to the rear. Very Good Printed for Jacob Tonson hardcover
1709930F49London: H. Hills 1709 . Unbound. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A smart and scarce early eighteenth century edition of John Dryden's satirical criticism of the Whigs. First published in 1682.In this poem Dryden references the Whig creation of a medal commemorating the release of one of their leaders the Earl of Shaftesbury from the Tower in 1681.He uses the metaphor of the medal to mock Whig ambition and hypocrisy portraying them as destabilising the nation for personal gain.ESTC T39089The work of Poet Laureate John Dryden who dominated the literary life of Renaissance England. Unbound as issued. Spotting to fore edge of title page. Title page tenderly held to the tail only. Internally firmly bound. Leaves age toned due to paper type with light handling marks most concentrated to fore edge of leaves. Good H. Hills unknown
1692BMM4208London: Jacob Tonson 1692. Third Edition; 20th Century binding of marbled paper over boards & cover paper label with black title; A very good copy unevenly toned & textblock trimmed somewhat close on the top. 84 pags. Size: 6.5"x8.75". Hardcover. Jacob Tonson Hardcover
0192840770.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19791336928Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1979. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo four volumes; VG; full bindings of genuine black leather; spines with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear; all edges gilt; silk moire end papers; satin ribbon bookmarks; pages clean; shelved Easton Press. 1336928. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Franklin Library hardcover books
M13542The Modern Library New York 1932. First edition. In-8 xxiv & 1309 pages. Original cloth a light stain on the spine otherwise a very good copy. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III VSX. Language: English. This book ships from the USA shipping costs will be updated accordingly TXR. Relevant subjects: Rome Greece & Aegean. unknown
197968372The Franklin Library. 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Full black leather binding all edges gilt silk moiré endpapers three raised spine bands. Includes four publisher booklets produced for this "25th Anniversary Edition of the Great Books of the Western World." . The Franklin Library hardcover
2004Q-0812971337Modern Library 2004-04-13. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Modern Library paperback
