By Various
London   John Cumberland
6" by 4" 79, 75, 63, 69, 63; 60, 64, 77, 65, 61, 81, 72; 67, 57, 67, 69, 71, 75; 58, 70, 67, 64, 65, 60, 70, 69; 63, 65, 68, 63, 79, 58, 72; 78, 66, 71, 58, 68, 85, 88, 60; 36, 51, 38, 24, 45, 51, 57, 40, 54; 42, 40, 32, 28, 33, 47, 32, 38, 41, 29, 35, 36, 46;
Twenty-two volumes of eighteenth century plays and operas from the British Theatre.
By Various

c1820 A Collection of Eighteenth Century Plays including Cumberland's British Theatre Collection & Duncombe's Edition

London   John Cumberland
6" by 4" 79, 75, 63, 69, 63; 60, 64, 77, 65, 61, 81, 72; 67, 57, 67, 69, 71, 75; 58, 70, 67, 64, 65, 60, 70, 69; 63, 65, 68, 63, 79, 58, 72; 78, 66, 71, 58, 68, 85, 88, 60; 36, 51, 38, 24, 45, 51, 57, 40, 54; 42, 40, 32, 28, 33, 47, 32, 38, 41, 29, 35, 36, 46;
Twenty-two volumes of eighteenth century plays and operas from the British Theatre.
£895.00
: 10kgs / : 852T65

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Twenty-two volumes. A collection of eighteenth century plays and operas including Cumberland's Collection from the British Theatre and Duncombe's Edition as performed at London Theatres. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical. To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, exits and entrances, relative position of the performers on stage, and the whole of stage business, as now performed at the Theatres-Royal, London. Each play is illustrated with a frontispiece. Comedies, in six volumes. Titles include: The West Indian by Richard Cumberland, The Man of the World by C. Macklin, A Bold Stroke for a Wife by Mrs Centlivre, Speed the Plow by Thomas Morton, Lover's Vows by Mrs Inchbald, Rule a Wife and Have a Wife by Beaumont and Fletcher, and The Inconstant by G. Farquhar, Farces, in two volumes. Titles include: The Rendezvous by Richard Ayton, The Gambler's Fate by Charles Thompson, The Shepherd of Derwent Vale by Joseph Lunn, and The Critic by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Operas, in three volumes. Titles include: The Cabinet by Thomas Dibdin, Amateurs and Actors by Richard Brinsley Peake, The Padlock by Isaac Bickerstaff, Rosina by Mrs Brooke, and Inkle and Yarico by George Colman. Tragedies, in three volumes. Titles include: The Revenge by Edward Young, Barbarossa by John Brown, George Barnwell: A Tragedy by George Lillo, Cato by Joseph Addison, Caius Gracchus by James Sheridan Knowles, and Isabella or the Fatal Marriage by Thomas Southern. Various, in eight volumes. Titles include: The Miller and His Men by I. Pocock, "Master's Rival" by R. B. Peake, The Alcaid by James Kenney, Maurice the Woodcutter by C. A. Somerset, X. Y. Z. by George Colman, Will Watch or The Black Phantom by J. H. Amherst, Teddy the Tiler by G. Herbert Rodwell, and The Ruffian Boy by Thomas Dibdin. Pagination continued: 58, 36, 36, 42, 46, 30, 53, 41; 35, 47, 34, 36, 29, 59, 58; 54, 24, 48, 51, 35, 36, 60, 28; 54, 46, 54, 54, 64; 46, 45, 51, 65, 54, 45, 54; 60, 70, 79, 47, 56; 48, 36, 31, 72, 34, 39, 27; 46, 28, 27, 48, 31, 35, 43, 24, 28, 32, 57, 47, 40; 58, 40, 60, 24, 35, 36, 23, 36, 48, 38, 35, 47, 47; 26, 36, 28, 26, 22, 31, 22, 36, 24, 26, 39; 25, 63, 41, 36, 34, 63, 36, 35; 28, 53, 33, 28, 39, 32, 42, 40, 28; 27, 48, 34, 63, 36, 40, 66, 41; 34, 56, 36, 35, 49, 28pp.

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Bound in half calf with patterned boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor loss to the head of the spine of a Various volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of some volumes.

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