THE WORKS OF BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. 2 Volumes, complete.
London: Edward Moxon, 1840. 1st edition. Leather. 1st edition, 1840. A Good+ set of 2 volumes. 8vo., 645, 720 pp., bound in full tan leather with gilt decorated six compartment spine with title on brown labels, marbled end papers. Overall wear, soiling and rubbing to leather. Spines are faded with part of one title label missing. Minimal water damage to volume I through the introduction; appears on front covers and text edges. Foxing mainly to end pages. Text appears unmarked. Good +. Item #37942
John Fletcher was an English playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King's Men, he was among the most prolific and influential dramatists of his day; during his lifetime and in the Stuart Restoration, his fame rivaled Shakespeare's.
Francis Beaumont was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher.
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