1776 Bell's British Theatre Comedies and Tragedies

Description

Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding

Seven volumes containing some thirty-five plays; with publisher's advertisements throughout after each play.

From the library of Sir William Pierce Ashe a Court, 1st Baronet (1747-1817), an M.P. and soldier.

Contents being:

Comedies

I: 'The Busy Body' by Mrs. Centlivre, 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife' by Mrs. Centlivre, 'The Funeral' by Richard Steele, 'The Conscious Lovers' by Richard Steele, 'The Tender Husband' by Richard Steele.

Illustrated with five engraved frontispieces and an engraved title page.

II: 'The Old Bachelor' by Mr. Congreve, 'Love for Love' by Mr. Congreve, 'The Way of the World' by Mr. Congreve, 'Rule a Wife and Have a Wife' by Beaumont and Fletcher, 'The Drummer; or, the Haunted House' by Mr. Addison.

Illustrated with four engraved frontispieces and an engraved title page.

III. 'Every Man in his Humour' by Ben Johnson, 'The Suspicious Husband' by Dr. Hoadly, 'The Committee; or, the Faithful Irishman' by Sir Robert Howard, 'The Recruiting Officer' by Mr. Farquahar, 'The Beaux Stratagem' by Mr. Farquahar.

Illustrated with four engraved frontispieces and an engraved folding plate.

IV: 'The Careless Husband' by Colley Cibber, 'The Spanish Fryar; or, the Double Discovery' by Mr. Dryden, 'The Provok'd Husband; or, a Journey to London' by John Vanbrugh and Colley Cibber, 'The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger' by Sir John Vanbrugh, 'Love Makes a Man' by Colley Cibber.

Illustrated with four engraved frontispieces and an engraved title page.

Tragedies

V: 'The Mourning Bride' by Mr. Hopkins, 'All for Love; or, the World Well Lost' by Mr. Dryden, 'Alexander the Great' by Nathaniel Lee, 'Theodosius; or, the Force of Love' by Nathaniel Lee, 'Tancred and Sigismunda' by Mr. Thomson.

Illustrated with five engraved frontispieces and an engraved title page.

VI: 'The Earl of Essex' by Henry Jones, 'Isabella; or, the Fatal Marriage', alterned from Southern, 'Cato' by Mr. Addison, 'Mahomet the Imposter' by Mr. Miller, 'The London Merchant, or the History of George Barnwell' by Mr. Lillo.

Illustrated with four engraved frontispieces, one engraved folding plate, and an engraved title page.

VII: 'Lady Jane Gray' by N. Rowe, 'Jane Shore' by Nicholas Rowe, 'Tamerlane' by N. Rowe, 'Merope' by Aaron Hill, 'Zara' by Aaron Hill.

Illustrated with four engraved frontispieces and two engraved folding plates.

A lovely, and richly illustrated, collection.