William Wycherley — The Country Wife

London, Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1934 . Hardback. Limited edition of Wycherley's popular Restoration satire, profusely illustrated in colour. Signed by renowned illustrator Steven Spurrier. Limited edition. No. 328 of 1000 copies.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding.Signed by the illustrator to the limitation page.Featuring a frontispiece, five illustrated title pages, seven further plates and numerous in-text illustrations, all in colour. Collated, complete. From renowned British artist Steven Spurrier.First performed in 1675, The Country Wife remains one of the most popular plays by famed English playwright William Wycherley. The satirical and often promiscuous piece examines the tensions of Puritanism and aristocracy during the reign of King Charles II. In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with noticeable bumping, rubbing and loss of cloth, most visible to spine head, spine tips and top edge of both boards. Significant discolouration and marking, including prominent red mark to front board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Inserts to both endpapers loose. Chip to top right-hand corner of front free endpaper. Light spotting throughout, heavier to first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Steven Spurrier. Good .