Lot 50
Behn (Aphra) The Emperor of the Moon: A Farce, by R. Holt, for Joseph Knight, and Francis Saunders, 1687 bound after a defective copy of John Crowne's Darius King of Persia [1688], together 2 works in 1 vol.
Hammer Price: £2,000
Description
Behn (Aphra) The Emperor of the Moon: A Farce, first edition, very occasional light trimming at head, slightly touching text of title and a few page numbers, small worm hole slightly affecting 1 or 2 words to most ff., occasional light surface stains or soiling, light browning, light damp-staining to outer margins with fraying sometimes into D3-4, E1 & E4 text and with loss to a few words of E2-3 text, [Wing B1727], by R. Holt, for Joseph Knight, and Francis Saunders, 1687 bound after a defective copy of John Crowne's Darius King of Persia, [1688], together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary sheep, rebacked, a few worm holes to lower cover, extremities a little rubbed, 4to.
*** Rare, we can trace no other copy at auction since 1961. Behn's The Emperor of the Moon was one of her longest running plays, and is her second most remembered play, after The Rover. The Emperor of the Moon allowed Behn to interact with the progress of experimental philosophy and the scientific advancement and discovery within the field of astronomy.
Description
Behn (Aphra) The Emperor of the Moon: A Farce, first edition, very occasional light trimming at head, slightly touching text of title and a few page numbers, small worm hole slightly affecting 1 or 2 words to most ff., occasional light surface stains or soiling, light browning, light damp-staining to outer margins with fraying sometimes into D3-4, E1 & E4 text and with loss to a few words of E2-3 text, [Wing B1727], by R. Holt, for Joseph Knight, and Francis Saunders, 1687 bound after a defective copy of John Crowne's Darius King of Persia, [1688], together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary sheep, rebacked, a few worm holes to lower cover, extremities a little rubbed, 4to.
*** Rare, we can trace no other copy at auction since 1961. Behn's The Emperor of the Moon was one of her longest running plays, and is her second most remembered play, after The Rover. The Emperor of the Moon allowed Behn to interact with the progress of experimental philosophy and the scientific advancement and discovery within the field of astronomy.
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