6 x 1792 plays bound together; Tamerlane a tragedy, The Way to Keep Him a comedy, Tancred and Sigismunda a tragedy, All in the Wrong a comedy, The Recruiting Officer a Comedy & The Grecian Daughter a tragedy. All plays are Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, Regulated from the Prompt-Books, by Permission of the Managers & all published by John Bell in 1792.

Nicholas Rowe, Arthur Murphy, James Thomson, Arthur Murphy, George Farquhar , George Farquhar

Verlag: John Bell, 1792

Beschreibung

699 pages + 6 illustrated Frontispieces. Hardback binding fair/good, rubbed with faded titles in ink to front. Contents good, clean & tight (not fully read as 1st play has pages 57-60 uncut). Inside front cover pencil list of plays, and a couple of very minor inscriptions, the odd minor mark etc. Pages original sizes, i.e. not all the same size, some very minor edge dirt to some pages. A couple of edge tears, one illustrated Frontispiece with tear. . consists of 6 x 1792 plays 699 pages + 6 illustrated Frontispieces… i.e. Tamerlane. A Tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, at illustrated Frontispiece (opposite Title page) + 106 pages, Pub by John Bell, London 1792 … .The Way to Keep Him a Comedy by Arthur Murphy, illustrated Frontispiece (opposite Title page) + 147 pages + song for Mrs. Cibber in the Way to Keep Him by Mr. Garrick, Pub by John Bell, London 1792…. . Tancred and Sigismunda. A tragedy by James Thomson, illustrated Frontispiece (opposite Title page) + 99 pages + blank pages + 2 page Epilogue, Pub by John Bell, London 1792 …. . All in the Wrong a comedy, by Arthur Murphy, 2 blank endpages + illustrated Frontispiece (opposite Title page) + 128 pages ( including 2 page Epilogue written by Mr. Garrick), Pub by John Bell, London 1792…. . The Recruiting Officer a Comedy by George Farquhar, illustrated Frontispiece (opposite Title page) + 128 pages, Pub by John Bell, London 1792 . . The Grecian Daughter, A tragedy. by George Farquhar, illustrated Frontispiece (opposite Title page) + 88 pages ( including 2 page Epilogue written by David Garrick) + blank endpages, Pub by John Bell, London 1792 .All with list of actors, when played at Covent Garden & or Drury Lane, the 3 plays staged at both Covent Garden & Drury Lane, list 2 sets of actors for both venues within those 3 plays. Size: 10 x 15.5cm Approx. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002884

Bibliografische Details

Titel: 6 x 1792 plays bound together; Tamerlane a ...

Verlag: John Bell

Erscheinungsdatum: 1792

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition

Art des Buches: Unique