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    By George Farquhar, Sir Edmund Gosse [ed.]
    London   Peter Davies
    13.5" by 9" 61, [3]pp.
    An excellent limited edition of this play by George Farquhar, charmingly illustrated in colour by Vera Willoughby.
    By George Farquhar, Sir Edmund Gosse [ed.]

    1926 The Recruiting Officer: A Comedy

    London   Peter Davies
    13.5" by 9" 61, [3]pp.
    An excellent limited edition of this play by George Farquhar, charmingly illustrated in colour by Vera Willoughby.
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    Description

    Colour Plates, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Pleasing Copy, Publishers' Original Binding

    An illustrated limited edition of this play by George Farquhar, this volume being number three hundred and thirty three of five hundred and fifty copies on mould-made paper.

    One of this author's most famous plays, following the social and sexual exploits of two officers, Plume and Brazen.

    A Restoration comedy charmingly illustrated with twelve plates in colour by Vera Willoughby.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding and decorative paper over boards. Externally very smart with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Paper has slightly faded to extremities, and cloth has slightly faded to spine, gilt still visible. Norman H Partridge ex libris to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Minor faint spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that are bright and clean throughout. With twelve charming coloured plated by Vera Willoughby.

    Very Good Indeed

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