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The Death of Christopher Marlowe
by J. Leslie Hotson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1925. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. The second impression of this exploration into the death of playwright Christopher Marlowe. Second impression published 1925, originally published earlier the same year. Illustrated with a fold out plate to the front, and four plates. Collated complete. Exploring the death of Christopher Marlowe, an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. A work uncovering the identity of Ingram Frizer as the killer of Christopher Marlowe. Written by John Leslie Hotson, an American scholar of Elizabethan literary puzzles. He had a number of notable successes, but not all of his "decodings" have been accepted by other scholars. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age toning. Contemporary inscription to front endpaper. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 851T13
- Title
- The Death of Christopher Marlowe
- Author
- J. Leslie Hotson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Marlowe Frizer Hotson Frizer
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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