Nicholas Udall (1504-1556), was a British playwright and schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in the English language. He taught Latin at Eton College, of which he was headmaster from about 1534 until 1541, when he was forced to leave after being convicted under the Buggery Act 1533 for ...
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons/Everyman's Library
Date Published: 1923
Description: Book Good ++ No Dustjacket. 6 3/4" Tall. xvi + 312 pages incl index. Clean darkish green binding. Fully decorated spine but gilt decoration has worn off and now almost invisble as are titles. Fully decorated endpapers. Light wear to spine-ends & boards' corners. Page-edges lightly foxed o/w contents very clean & tidy. read more
Edition: First Edition Eighth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
Date Published: 1949
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY # 492. Introduction by Prof. Ashley Thorndike. Comedies include: Ralph Roister Doister, Endimion, The Old Wives' Tale, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, James The Fourth. Very good green cloth. Gilt titles. Slight use. Fair green DJ. Some wear, significant chips and tears to DJ. (1949), (1910), 12mo, xvi, 312pp. Temple Press. An 8 page advertising Catalogue of 983 Volumes bound in. DJ Code (Xj 863) 3/2/4/N Seymour NEW MYLAR COVER. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Twayne
Date Published: 1965
Description: Hardcover. Ex-library, some sunning to spine of dj, o/wise contents good. A study of Udall & his work. 132pp. Part of the Twayne's English Authors Series. TEAS#30. 48838. read more
Edition: First Edition Eighth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
Date Published: 1933
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY # 492. Introduction by Prof. Ashley Thorndike. Comedies include: Ralph Roister Doister, Endimion, The Old Wives' Tale, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, James The Fourth. Fine green cloth. Gilt titles and shield decoration. Blindstamp. Slight use. Very good green DJ. Slight wear, soiling. (1933), (1910), 12mo, xvi, 312pp. Temple Press. An advertising Catalogue of 953 Volumes bound in. DJ Code (Mj1489) 3/2/4/N Seymour NEW MYLAR ... read more
Edition: First Edition Ninth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
Date Published: 1939
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY # 492. Introduction by Prof. Ashley Thorndike. Comedies include: Ralph Roister Doister, Endimion, The Old Wives' Tale, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, James The Fourth. Very good green cloth. Gilt titles and decoration. Blindstamp. Slight use. Very good green DJ. Slight wear, browning chipping, some marginalia previous owner name inside. (1939), (1910), 12mo, xvi, 312pp. Temple Press. An advertising Catalogue of 953 Volumes ... read more
Binding: Small hardcover in dj.
Publisher: Oxford
Date Published: 1961
Description: P.o. 's name on ffep, scant pencil markings in text, else Very Good book in chipped and rubbed, lightly faded spine, else Good+ dj. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 83 pp.; very good clean copy with tight binding.; owner's bookplate on inside cover; some foxing to endpapers. read more
Description: 1938. Warren. Hard Cover. Book-VG, some rubbing, boards marked, rough edges, half bound linen, leather bound spine, gilt titles on spine. 9x6. 106pp. Some b/w photos, plates. Here is a delightful collection of poetry, some dating from the sixteenth century. An explantory introduction offers perspective for the works included. read more
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