Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional reprint edition, early printing Paperback Edition of Five Plays by Thomas Middleton. Penguin Classics Edition described, 1988 Penguin. Fifth Printing with partial number line 5 7 9 10 8 6.
The exterior of the paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, lightly rubbed front cover with two partial creases on the front, clean page blocks, no spine tilt, lightly rubbed spine ends, and mild edge and corner wear. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and evenly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Thomas Middleton was one of the most prolific and fascinating playwrights of the Jacobean era, producing nearly fifty theatrical pieces in a quarter of a century. This collection comprises five of his most powerful plays, from the comedies satirizing city life, A Trick to Catch the Old One and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, to his later tragedies Women Beware Women and The Changeling, in which Middleton reveals a world dominated by the corrupting power of lust and subject to the futility of human pretensions. Also included is The Revenger’s Tragedy, originally ascribed to Cyril Tourneur, a Revenge Play infused with sardonic wit and biting irony.
Paperback volume ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
