Archer, William; Havelock Ellis; A.E.H. Swain; George Saintsbury
A Lot of Five (5) Contributions to the Mermaid Series: George Farquhar; Christopher Marlowe; John Dryden, in Two Volumes; Sir John Vanbrugh
London, T. Fisher Unwin, . . Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. The Mermaid Series was published by Vizetelly & Co.; T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd.; Ernest Benn, Ltd.; Charles Scribner's Sons; A.A. Wyn, Inc.; from 1887-1966. This is a serviceable lot (with no dates of publication listed, but appear to be early 1900s) of four titles in five volumes, George Saintsbury's biography of John Dryden; A.E.H. Swain's of Sir John Vanbrugh; the biography of Christopher Marlowe, by Havelock Ellis (!) and with an Introduction by J.A. Symonds; and William Archer's account of George Farquhar. Pocketbook-sized tomes, covered in black paper over boards, black-lettered white paper labels to front covers and spines. Moderate rubbing to and scuffing of edges, toning to endpapers, else clean and unmarked of interiors, quite readable.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Keywords: William Archer Havelock Ellis A.E.H. Swain George Saintsbury George FarquharChristopher Marlowe John Dryden Sir John Vanbrugh