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1779000210London: Harrison and Co 1779 Book. Fair. Full-Leather. Full leather but very very worn. Interesting book plate to front pastedown initials WS and crest of hand holding a pistol above this printed name William Clarke. Contains a Nath. Lee Theodosius; or the force of love. 15p. Ink owner's name to title. b Sir John Vanbrugh. The city wives confederacy. 24p repair to title. c Solomon an oratorio. 4p. d Mr Havard King Charles I.14p. e Mr Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair being the sequel of the trip to the jubilee. 19p. f Saul an oratorio. 6p. Small hole to inner margin of last page. g Altered from Beaumont and Fletcher. Philaster. 16p. h Ben Johnson Jonson Every man in his humour. 23p. i Shakespeare. Coriolanus. 22p. j Beaumont and Fletcher. The chances. 1780. 21p. k Jephtha a sacred drama. 4p. l Esther an oratorio. 4p. m W Whitehead The roman fathers. 14p. n Mr Moore The foundling. 18p. o Colley Cibber The school-boy; or comical revival. 8p. p Theobald Electra. 14p. q Brome and Roome. The jovial crew. 17p. r Samuel Foote The englishman returned from Paris. 10p. s Dryden and Lee. Oedipus 22p. t Dryden and Hawkesworth Amphitryon 20p. u Theodora an oratorio. 5p. v Shakespeare Timon of Athens 19p. w Richard Steele. The funeral or grief a la mode. 20p. x Henry Fielding The Covent Garden tragedy. 6p. y Shakespeare Macbeth 19p. browned. z Smauel Foote The patron. 13p. aa Hawkesworth Zimri an oratorio. 5p. All with foxing and staining some more severe than others. No frontis present to any of plays original stab holes visible to inner margins of most pages. Ms list of contents at front. This and ffep almost detached. a - f published 1779 g - aa published 1780. See ESTC for details of which were published together. Harrison and Co hardcover
1800130Venice 1800. 1. Mercier Louis Sébastien. Il Disertore. Commedia del Sig. Mercier. Tradotta dal Francese. Bologna: Stamperia di S. Tommaso d'Aquino 1772. 8vo. 82 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. ICCU cites one copy in Bologna; NUC cites only the 1796 edition at Johns Hopkins only. Not in OCLC. 2. Albergati Capacelli Francesco. Il Capriccioso. Farsa del Cittadino Francesco Albergati Capacelli. Venice. 1797. 8vo. 42 pp. Original past paper wrappers. NUC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and NYPL; OCLC adds Munich; ICCU list 8 locations. 3. Alberghetti Forciroli Carlo. Edipo. Tragedia inedita del Cavaliere Carlo Alberghetti Forciroli. Venice 1797. 8vo. 68 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. NUC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and NYPL; OCLC adds U Penn; ICCU lists 12 locations. 4. Collin d'Harleville Jean François I Castelli in Aria. Commedia del Signor Collin d'Arleville. Traduzione inedita di Giovanni Piazza. Venice 1798. 8vo. 76 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. No copies in US libraries. ICCU cites 20 locations. 5. Cornielle Pierre. Il Cid. Tragedia di Pietro Cornelio. Tradotta da Giuseppe Greatti. Venice 1798. 8vo. 87 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. OCLC cites copies at Johns Hopkins U Penn Duke and Getty. 6. Dumaniant M. Guerra Aperta Ovvero Astuzia Conrto Astuzia. Commedia del Sig. Dumaniant tradotta da Pietro Andolfati. Venice 1798. 8vo. 76 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. OCLC Johns Hopkins and U Penn. 7. Piron Alexis. Gustavo Wasa. Tragedia di Alessio Piron. Tradotta dal Nobile Francesco Gritti. Venice: 1798. 8vo. 95 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. OCLC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and U Penn. 8. Bassi Domenico. L'Impensato Accidente. Commedia del Signor Domenico Bassi. Venice 1799. 8vo. 72 pp. Original paste paper boards. NUC cites copies at Boston Public Library and NYPL; OCLC adds U. Penn. 9. Avelloni Francesco. Giulio Villenwelt Assassino. Commedia del Signor Francesco Antonio Avelloni. Venice: 1800. 8vo. 64 pp. Original paste paper boards. OCLC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and Michigan State. 130. unknown
1776DEMO016704IGeneve SW 1776. Revised & Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Copperplate engravings. 12mos contemporary full tree calf extra extra-gilt spines marbled papers. <br/><br/>Edited by Mons. Voltaire. Originally published in 1774. Very handsome set for one of France's greatest dramatists. Ex libris Sir Richard Bedingfeld probably the 5th Baronet Bedingfeld of Oxborough 1767-1829; however vol. 8 has an inked inscription indicating it was given to C. Bedingfeld -probably his wife Charlotte Georgiana Jerningham Bedingfeld. Note: the frontispiece to vol. 1 identifies its artist as Elizabeth Thiebau. Copperplate engravings. hardcover
17778836Amsterdam: Libraires Associes 1777. Hardcover. Good . 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. Full brown calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Condition is GOOD ; Vol 1 - edge wear and mild rubbing. Spine leather gone. Vol 4 - ditto. Vol 5 - front cover starting upper end of spine gone. Vol ditto with lower section of spine gone. Vol 8 - ditto on all points. Vol 9 - edge wear waer and slight cracking along hinges. spine chipped and rubbed. Binding tight text very clean with some minor foxing/browning missing front marbled enpaper. Vol 10 - same outer condition though with front hinge visibly cracked and parts of spine missing binding tight text clean with minor foxing/browning. Vol 11 - outer condition also worn and rubbed with front cover holding on by stitched binding spine peeling off from front to back but present. Interior binding solid and good minor browning/foxing to text. Drama. Stax. Amsterdam: Libraires Associes hardcover
17576219London: London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes et al 1757. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 x 6 1/4 in. Vol 1 - xiii 308 pgs plus epilogue. Vol 2 - 406 pgs plus epilogue. Vol 3 - 382 pgs. Full contemporary calf with gilt rules 5 raised bands red calf gilt labels. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and ends of spine worn covers have some rubbed areas esp Vol 1. Minor cracking to joints bindings solid. Text very clean. Engraved bookplate of Carlos B. Lumsden with armorial device on all front pastedowns. Drama. RGR London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes, et al hardcover
1774001157Edinburgh: J. Robertson 1774. Very Good. 77 1 p.; 17 cm. Signatures: a4-a4 B-G6. 12mo. Disbound. First published in 1697 as "The Provoked Wife." The ending in this edition consists of an Epilogue spoken by Lady Brute and Belinda. The author was both a playwright and an architect designing Blenheim Palace among other buildings. Disbound; otherwise in Very Good Condition: foxing; margins of last two leaves darkened. A very scarce copy of the Edinburgh edition of Vanbrugh's second comedy. J. Robertson unknown
1789biblio32<p>This copy is a unique curiosity privately photo-statically copied in a nice pebbled deep red hardback binding in 1949 by N.C. State English professor Roger Marshall. Book includes its own provenance---a receipt from Lassiter's Bindery Raleigh NC dated 1949. It may be quite difficult to acquire this 5-act play pertaining to the controversy surrounding the adoption of our US constitution in this hardback form. To obtain another JUST lke this impossible.</p> The author, by W. Ross, publisher hardcover
179122099Dublin: P. Byrne R. Marchbank J. Moore and W. Jones. 1791. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. P. Byrne, R. Marchbank, J. Moore, and W. Jones hardcover
176111516London: T. Davies. Fair. 1761. Hardcover. Rear board detached volume one; volume 2 joints show repair; other joints seem a little tender; general rubbing to spines & extremities of covers; foxing to title pages most in volume one. Text pages overall clean. ; Full calf spines lettered and decorated in gilt; black leather spine labels. Small bookplate of Albert Hooper above larger bookplate of Stephen George Kemble on front pastedown of first three volumes only Hooper's in last volume. From the library of actor poet and theater manager Stephen George Kemble with his ownership signature on title page of volume one. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . T. Davies hardcover
17795021London: T. Davis T. Paine L. Davis J. Nichols T. Evans W. Davis and H. Payne 1779. Hardcover. Good. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. Vol 1 - xlvi 344 pgs. Vol 2 - 453 pgs. Vol 3 - 340 pgs. Vol 4 - 380 pgs. Full brown calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration on spine with leather label with gilt lettering. Gilt decoration to edges of binding. Vol 1 has engraved frontis. Condition of the books is GOOD ; Vol 1 2 and 4 have weak and cracked front hinges vol 3 cover is detached. Edges are worn and chipped spines are dry and crackled with some wear. All have contemporary handwritten notations on the front pastedown in a spidery hand. Calf is nice extremely smooth. Text is good with no foxing and all bindings are internally sound. Drama. RGR. T. Davis, T. Paine, L. Davis, J. Nichols, T. Evans, W. Davis and H. Payne hardcover
1795212574London: Robinson; T.N. Longman; T.N. Longman 1795. First editions. Engraved frontispiece to third playe Windsor Castle. 4 86 1; 8 84; 8 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter blue polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. Covers detached. First editions. Engraved frontispiece to third playe Windsor Castle. 4 86 1; 8 84; 8 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Robinson; T.N. Longman; T.N. Longman unknown
1796052215London: Miller Bond-Street; Cawthorne Strand; Symonds Pater-Noster-Row; Crosby Stationer's Court; Martin And Bain Fleet-Street; And Vernor And Hood Birchin-Lane 1796. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 31 Pp. Sheets About 22 Cm Tall. Modern Brown Cloth Spine Gilt. Complete Clean Small Edge Chip To Title Page Which Also Has The Date "1796" Written At Bottom Matching The Printed Date Of The Introduction. Scarce; Worldcat Records 11 Institutional Holdings. <br/> <br/> Miller, Bond-Street; Cawthorne, Strand; Symonds, Pater-Noster-Row; Crosby, Stationer's Court; Martin And Bain, Fleet-Street; And hardcover
178531587London: T. Cadell 1785. First edition. Hardcover. Good . 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Full brown calf. Missing Vols 1 and 6. Condition is GOOD ; hinges have superficial cracking but all bindings are solid. Wear to spine heads spine labels appear to be lacking. Corners and edges worn Vol 2 has some stains ro the front board. Text very bright and clean with almost no foxing. PO's name in a contemporary hand on all title pgs. Drama. RGR. FB T. Cadell hardcover
1749313420Verlag Georg Rhodius Stochdorph Straßburg 1749. Hardcover Holz ohne Schutzumschlag Zustand: kurzer Vermerk im Buchdeckel ansonsten keine Eintragungen. Bis Seite 6 leicht wurmstichig ca. 30 Seiten sind eselohrig. Lädierter Einband. Bindung hält noch gut. Rücken Ecken Kanten sind berieben/bestoßen. Verlag Georg Rhodius Stochdorph, Straßburg, hardcover
1721246945Chez Etienne Caneau a Paris 1721. Hardcover Leder ohne Schutzumschlag Zustand: Eintragungen im Vorsatz. Rücken Ecken Kanten bestoßen berieben mit Abwetzungen. Einband Vorsatz Schnitt und Block sind fleckig. Einige Eselsohren. Chez Etienne Caneau, a Paris, hardcover
1760DEMO016408ILondres Geneva: Cramer Brothers 1760. First. 16mo. 16mo 204 xii pages contemporary calf morocco label scuffed; ex Lee Merton Watson inked ownership name dated 1760 on half-title; upper right corner dampstained pp. 7-24 145-169. Very Scarce. <br/><br/>Voltaire concealed the origin of this play and his authorship of it altho he did claim to translate it into French. It was quite successful and attracted much commentary. It was inspired by the author's study of the Jacobite rebellion. It is a complicated comedy involving masks identities and aliases in Scotland and revolving around a Scots woman. [ Cramer Brothers ] unknown
1737026427London: J Watts 1737. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 7/8" Tall. Frontispiece. Title; Dedication; Preface; Prologue; 61 Pp; Epilogue; 4 Pp Advertisements At End. Newly Rebacked To Style In Full Red Morocco With Original Morocco Boards Ornately Gilt With Gilt Crowns And Gilt Tooling At Center And Elaborate Gilt Borders On Both Boards. Original Marbled Endpapers With Old Heraldic Bookplate Of Joseph S Shepard. <br/> <br/> J Watts hardcover
170762995Bologna: Per Constantino Pisarri 1707. 12mo 14cm. Later stiff card binding all edges marbled; 1-2 3-96pp; decorative relief initials. Sound short tear to B10 else Very Good. <br /> <br /> Dedicated to Lodovico Rangoni. Vivaldi would write an opera based on this story in 1719. 5 copies recorded in OCLC none of which are in the US through 2 are recorded at Toronto. 62995. Per Constantino Pisarri unknown
17820005107London: Printed for the Author and sold by S. Hooper 1782. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Engraved frontispiece. 12mo; xvi 192 pages modern quarter sheep extra gilt spine marbled boards. Rare. <br/><br/>First issue without the "Additional Subscribers" Eddy & Fleeman Preliminary handlist of books to which Dr. Samuel Johnson subscribed 48. After a military career Parker prospered as a theatrical performer and raconteur treading the boards throughout the British Isles. "His wit humour and knowledge of the world rendered him at one time an indispensable appendage to convivial gatherings of a kind - DNB." Dr. Johnson Sir Joshua Reynolds and others befriended him and both are listed here in the Subscriber's List. He was a prominent Freemason. Included here is his Dissertation on Masonry dedicated to George Montagu. ESTC T128727. Engraved frontispiece. Printed for the Author, and sold by S. Hooper hardcover
1758235759Aux dépens de la Compagnie A la Haye 1758. Hardcover Leder Nur: Tome Second! Zustand: keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten berieben bestoßen der Rücken ist oben leicht verletzt mit kleiner Fehlstelle. Innen Fleckenfrei. Aux dépens de la Compagnie, A la Haye, hardcover
1734002218Amsterdam: Aux Depens de la Compagnie 1734. Hardcover. Very Good -. xxiv 501 1 p.; 17 cm. Signatures: 12 A-X12 12mo. Half polished calf 18th- or early 19th-century with brown speckled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled leather labels in second and third compartments reading: Oeuvres du P. Du Cerceau; Tom. II. This was probably originally bound as a set with the author's Recueil de Poësies Diverses as volume 1. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Title page printed in red and black. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Includes the play Les Incommodites de la Grandeur. Front fixed endpaper bears an unusual engraved bookplate with the name Norrie and the head of an African man framed by two arms from a coat of armor. In an old hand on the title page: Poulet. In Very Good- Condition: lacking 1 cm. leather from head of spine; corners are heavily rubbed with loss of leather; boards rubbed; lightly foxed; occasionally lightly soiled in margins; otherwise clean and tight. Aux Depens de la Compagnie hardcover
17920007882London: John Stockdale 1792. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to; xvi 564 Index inked name on title-page quarter calf marbled boards red morocco spine label original spine repaired. Scarce. <br/><br/>Pye became England's Poet Laureate in 1790 in the same year he became Police Magistrate for Westminister. "The chief intent of my Commentary . is an illustration of the rules and the examples confirming those rules which are found in Aristotle's remarks on dramatic and epic poetry from similar passages in the modern and more especially in the English poets - Preface." John Stockdale hardcover
1740002032London: John Watts 1740 Book. Good. Full-Leather. 2nd edition. xxiv 488p. 8vo. Title page printed in red and black. Lacks portrait frontis. Stain to p67. Page edges red. Bound in very worn full leather boards almost detached sections of spine missing as is lettering label. Signs of a bookplate having been removed from the front pastedown. Jaggard p708. John Watts hardcover
1800002712London: John Stockdale 1800. Very Good. Printed by Thomas Gillet Salisbury Sqaure London. xi 2 10-78 p.; 20 cm. Disbound from a miscellaneous volume. Includes Prologue by William Sotheby and Epilogue by J. Taylor. First edition. Lists the cast from the 1800 production at the Drury Lane Theater including Messers Aickin Kemble Barrymore C. Kemble and Mrs. Siddons. Scarce. Disbound; in Very Good Condition: occasional light foxing and browning; otherwise clean and tight. John Stockdale unknown
1797002713London: T.N. Longman 1797. Very Good. The Second Edition. iv 5-87 1 p.; 20 cm. Disbound from a miscellaneous volume. Includes Prologue by T.W. Fitzgerald Epilogue by M.P. Andrews and cast list. Publisher's advertisements on page following text. A popular comedy. Disbound; in Very Good Condition: occasional light foxing and browning; otherwise clean and tight. T.N. Longman unknown
