A hefty Modern Library Giant edition presenting a selection of English plays that started to appear after the reopening of London theatres following the restoration to the throne of the monarch Charles II. Includes plays by William Congreve, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Brinsley Sheridan and 7 others. John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" with musical notations. All plays complete and unabridged. With an introduction by Cecil A. Moore. --- In Toledano G6 spine / blue cloth / gilt-stamped ML cover hex device / spine titling & decorations in gilt and orange / blank GA style endpapers / dust jacket style Gh, verso is blank. Interior bears 1960 date but likely published c.1966. ML #G10.1. --- A tightly-bound, unmarked, sound copy. A weakened rear hinge has been carefully repaired on this item. Unclipped dust jacket ($3.95) with chipping and small tears along edges (especially at spine ends) and crossed-through flap price, but mostly intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxiii, 952 pages
Title: Twelve Famous Plays of the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century: An Anthology (Modern Library Giant #G10.1)
Location Published: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1966]
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Categories: >>Modern Library Editions, >>Drama/Theatre; Movies/TV
Stock No.: 87340
