1700-1800 A Sammelband of Eighteenth Century Works: The Distrest Mother, A Tragedy; The Funeral: or, Grief a-la-Mode; The Grave; The Loves of Hero and Leander; Fair Circassian

Description

Leather Binding

Present in this volume are:

The 1754 edition of the play 'The Distrest Mother, A Tragedy' by Mr Philips. This is a translation and adaptation of Racine’s ’Andromaque’. Illustrated with a frontispiece. ESTC reference T34733

A 1753 edition of Sir Richard Steele's play 'The Funeral: or, Grief a-la-Mode. A comedy'. ESTC reference T184180

The 1751 fifth edition of Robert Blair's poem 'The Grave'. With a final advertisement leaf. ESTC reference N17830

The 1728 edition of Mr Sterling's edition of the poem 'The Loves of Hero and Leander', with some further short translations from Greek authors. Illustrated with a frontispiece. ESTC reference T102931

The 1754 twelfth edition of the dramatic monologue 'The Fair Circassian', with several further poems included.

With the bookplate of lawyer and book collector David Stather to the front pastedown, and a handwritten contents list to the rear blank.

A charming work filled with very scarce examples of eighteenth century poems and plays.