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1795 · 19983 — V. p.: v. p. 1795-1803. 5 vols bound in 1 contemporary calf 6.13 x 4.25 inches 84; 60; 76; 5-72; 76 pages. <br /><br />A handsome little sammelband of popular English plays from the library of Heppy Chenevard these all seemingly here repurposed for American audiences including one by George Colman the Younger for which copyright has been granted to the Baltimore publisher and another published "as performed at the Boston Theatre with universal applause." <br /><br />This volume includes multiple examples of an ink ownership stencil for H. C. Chenevard with a few scattered ink ownership signatures as well—including two instance of the signatues as Heppy Chenevard pointing toward ownership of this volume by Hepsibah/Hepzibah C. Chenevard ca. 1780-1859 of Hartford Conn. the unmarried daughter of Capt. John Chenevard and a member of an old Hartford family; she is listed in directories and city records as resident at 121 Main St. in Hartford until her death in 1859 when "the old Chenevard place" was sold and razed for the planned construction of a new Universalist church building. <br /><br />The volumes here collected are:<br /><br />Coleman <i>sic</i> for Colman George the younger. <i>John Bull; or An Englishman's Fire-Side. </i>Baltimore: Printed by John Butler for Andrew Price 1803. <i>American Imprints</i> 3988.<br /><br />Lillo George. <i>The London Merchant; or The History of George Barnwell</i> . . . Boston: Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Hally 1793. Bristol B8398.<br /><br />Holcroft Thomas. <i>The Deserted Daughter: A Comedy . . . as Performed at the Boston Theatre with Universal Applause.</i> Boston: Printed for William P. Blake at the Boston Bookstore 1795. Evans 28847.<br /><br />Goldsmith Oliver. <i>She Stoops to Conquer</i>. An imperfect copy of an unknown edition bound here without the first two leaves and without the epilogue.<br /><br />Allingham John Till. <i>The Marriage Promise: A Comedy in Five Acts</i> . . . Philadelphia: Published by John Conrad & Co. <i>et al</i>. H. Maxwell Printer 1803. <i>American Imprints</i> 3653.<br /><br />Somewhat rubbed stained foxed in spots occasionally trimmed a bit close; with the noted imperfections a good copy of an interesting example of early American literary taste with a New England woman's provenance. [v. p.] books