Mermaid Series of William Congreve & William Wycherley (A.A. Wyn, 1949), Set of 2 Restoration Drama Editions

A pair of 1949 hardcover volumes from the respected Mermaid Series, published by A.A. Wyn, each presenting the major Restoration comedies of William Congreve and William Wycherley in their original texts. Edited with scholarly introductions and notes, these editions include Congreve’s The Old Bachelor, The Double-Dealer, Love for Love, The Way of the World, and The Mourning Bride, and Wycherley’s Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Country Wife, and The Plain Dealer. Both books retain their dust jackets, which show notable edge wear, chips, and age-related spotting, while the blue cloth bindings beneath remain clean and sturdy. A useful reading or reference set for students and collectors of 17th-century English drama.