Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707

Title:

The complete works of George Farquhar : in two volumes / edited by Charles Stonehill.

Alternate Title(s):

Half-title: Works of George Farquhar

Published / Created:

Bloomsbury : The Nonesuch Press, 16 Great James Street, W.C., MCMXXX [1930]

Plymouth : William Brendon and Son, Ltd., [1930]

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 26 cm

Holdings:

Reference Library
PR3435 A1 1930 (LC)

Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR3435 .A1 1930 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR3435 A1 1930 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

"This edition has been printed and made in England for the Nonesuch Press. It is limited to 900 sets of two volumes on machine-made paper (numbered 101 to 1000) and 100 sets on English hand-made paper (numbered 1 to 100)."--Verso of title page.

Dreyfus, J. History of the Nonesuch Press, 66

BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is no. 41 of 900. One of 100 copies on English hand-made paper. Bound in quarter vellum with yellow and brown batik paper covered boards.

BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is no. 467 of 900. Bound in dark blue quarter buckram wih light blue paper covered boards.

Contents:

v. 1. Introduction. Love and a bottle. The constant couple, or A trip to the jubilee. Sir Henry Wildair, being the sequel to the Trip to the jubilee. The inconstant, or, The way to win him. The twin rivals -- v. 2. The stage-coach. The recruiting officer. The beaux stratagem. The adventures of Covent-Garden. Correspondence. Love and business in a collection of occasionary verse and epistolary prose. A discourse upon comedy. Love's catechism. Three epilogues, with a prologue and miscellaneous poems. Barcellona.

Subject Terms:

English fiction. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. | Hilles, Frederick W. (Frederick Whiley), 1900–1975. -- Provenance.

Form/Genre:

Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London.

Contributors:

Nonesuch Press, publisher. | William Brendon and Son, printer. | Stonehill, Charles Archibald, 1900–1955, editor.