All for love
Subtitle: or, The world well lost : a tragedy
By: by John Dryden
Contributors: Clark, William Andrews, 1877-1934; Nash, John Henry, 1871-1947; Philip C. Duschnes (Firm); Jacob Berger Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for William Andrews Clark, Jr., by John Henry Nash
Published: 1929
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
Subjects: Drama
Other titles: World well lost
Notes: "Two hundred and fifty copies have been printed for private distribution only."

"The text ... is that found in the edition of Dryden's works edited by Sir Walter Scott, and revised by George Saintsbury in 1883." p. ix.

With double-page frontispiece portraits within ornamental borders by William H. Wilke.

The 13 color plates are from murals painted by Allyn Cox in Mr. Clark's library.

In case, with facsimile reprint of the 1678 edition, with facsimile bookplate of Bridgewater Library: Dryden, John. All for love : or, The world well lost. A tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal ; and written in imitation of Shakespeare's stile. [London] : Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Henry Herringman, 1678.

Rare Book copy 1: No. 90.

Rare Book copy 2: No. 22. Printed presentation slip tipped in: "Compliments of William Andrews Clark, Jr. Christmas, 1929." Bookseller's label on rear pastedown: "Philip C. Duschnes, rare books, 757 Madison Ave., New York, 21, N.Y."

"Bibliographical note and prefatory remarks" (p. vii-xxix) signed: William Andrews Clark, Jr.

O'Day, N. Catalogue of books printed by John Henry Nash, p. 67-68

Gift; Vivian Berger; 2002.

Rare Book copy 2: Bound in quarter parchment with red paper sides; gilt lettering on spine; top edge of text gilt, other edges untrimmed; in slipcase covered in red paper with printed paper label; facsimile contained in slipcase bound in the same fashion as the main text.