1442600 1679 Shakespeare. Quarto. Troilus and Cressida.

 

(Shakespeare).  Troilus and Cressida or Truth Found too Late.  Dryden version.  A Tragedy as it is Acted at the Dukes Theatre.  London:Jacob Tonson and Able Swall, 1679.  Slim quarto, early 20th-century full red morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.  First edition of Dryden's interpretation of Shakespeare's Trojan tragedy, a fine, wide-margined copy.  Includes Dryden's important Preface.  Dealer description tipped to rear flyleaf.  Minor closed marginal tear to title page.  A fine copy, beautifully bound.