{"product_id":"ben-jonson-the-complete-plays-2-volume-set-everyman-s-library-flexible-leather","title":"Ben Jonson, The Complete Plays, 2 Volume Set, Everyman’s Library, Flexible Leather","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAuthor: Ben Jonson\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Complete Plays of Ben Jonson\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Prof. Felix E. Schelling\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Everyman’s Library, Nos. 489 \u0026amp; 490\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons Ltd., London \/ E. P. Dutton \u0026amp; Co., New York\u003cbr\u003eDate: Early 20th century, first issued in this edition in 1910\u003cbr\u003eVolumes: Complete two-volume set\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Publisher’s burgundy leather, gilt decoration, rounded corners and ribbon markers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn attractive complete two-volume Everyman’s Library edition of the plays of Ben Jonson, one of the most important English dramatists and satirists of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFirst issued in the Everyman’s Library in 1910, this edition was prepared with an introduction by Professor Felix E. Schelling and presents Jonson’s dramatic works across two volumes. The set includes many of his best-known plays, including Every Man in His Humour, Volpone, The Alchemist, Bartholomew Fair, Epicoene and Sejanus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThese copies are particularly attractive examples of the publisher’s leather issue, rather than the more commonly encountered cloth binding. Both volumes are bound in flexible burgundy leather with rounded corners, elaborate gilt floral decoration to the spines and upper boards, gilt lettering and ribbon page markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe decorative title-page openings are characteristic of the early Everyman’s Library, incorporating the series motto from the medieval morality play Everyman: “Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide, in thy most need to go by thy side.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eBen Jonson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBen Jonson was a contemporary of William Shakespeare and one of the leading figures of English Renaissance drama. His works are particularly celebrated for their satire of greed, social ambition, deception and human eccentricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAmong his most enduring plays are Volpone and The Alchemist, while Every Man in His Humour has an additional Shakespearean connection: Shakespeare is traditionally recorded among the actors associated with its early production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA complete matching two-volume set with the interiors generally well preserved. Pages remain clean and readable with only expected minor age-related marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe original leather bindings show noticeable wear, particularly Volume I, with rubbing, fraying and losses at the head and foot of the spine and wear around the joints and extremities. Volume II is better preserved but also shows rubbing and general age-related wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDespite this, much of the original gilt decoration remains strong and attractive, and the volumes retain considerable shelf presence. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA handsome early Everyman’s Library leather set containing the complete dramatic works of one of Shakespeare’s most important contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions (of both volumes):\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 720g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eHeight - 17.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth - 11.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness - 5.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54960086810963,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9164.jpg?v=1789557096","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/ben-jonson-the-complete-plays-2-volume-set-everyman-s-library-flexible-leather","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}