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ANON 'Paul Pry' A Comedy In Three Acts
Charles Cumberland, U.K.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Book size approximately 6 inches tall by 4 inches comprising 8 Plays complete with publishing details bound together. Though all appear to be of similar age only one 'Cain A Mystery' by Lord Byron is dated, 1822, which is only one year after its first publication. There is a previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper dated 1864. Includes 'State Secrets or The Tailor of Tamworth A Comic Burletta' in One Act by Thomas Egerton Wilks; A Duncombe's Edition, The Only Edition Correctly Marked, By Permission, From The Prompter's book To Which Is Added A Description Of The Costume-Cast Of The Characters, The Whole Of The Stage Business, Situations-Entrances-Exits-Properties, And Directions, 22 pages. 'Paul Pry' A Comedy In Three Acts (no author given)The Only Edition Correctly Marked, By Permission, From The Prompter's Book To Which Is Added A Description Of The Costume-Cast Of The Characters, The Whole Of The Stage Business, Situations Entrances- Exits -Properties, And Directions, A Duncombe's Edition, 36 pages and an illustrated frontis embellished with a fine portrait of Mr Liston engraved by Mr Kennerley. 'Cain A Mystery' by Lord Byron dated 1822, vii, 93 pages. 'The Love-Chase' A Comedy In Five Acts by James Sheridan Knowles Printed From The Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical And Critical By D.-G. To Which are Added A Description Of The Costume-Cast Of The Characters-Entrances And Exits-Relative Positions Of The Performers On The Stage, And The Whole Of The Stage Business, 64 pages and an illustrated frontis of a portrait of Miss Elphinson engraved on steel by Mr Hall from an original drawing by Mr E Walker. 'Doctor Bolus : A Serio- Comic-Bombastic-Operatic Interlude' : In One Act by George Daniel Printed From The Acting Copy With Remarks,Biographical And Critical, By D-G To Which Are Added A Description Of The Costume,-Cast Of The Characters, Entrances and Exits,-Relative Positions Of The Performers On The stage,-And The Whole Of the Stage Business To Which Is Added A Prologue, Spoken By Mr Wilkinson, In The Character Of Geoffrey Muffincap Mounted On An Ass,30 pages and an illustrated frontis embellished with a fine engraving by Mr Bonner from a Drawing taken in the Theatre by Mr R Cruikshank. 'Love's Sacrifice : or The Rival Merchants' A Play in Five acts by G Lovell Printed From The Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical And Critical By D.-G. To Which Are Added A Description Of The Costume-Cast Of The Characters-Entrances And Exits-Relative Positions Of The Performers On The stage, And The Whole Of The Stage Business, 72 pages and an illustrated frontis embellished with a fine engraving by Mr Bonner, From a Drawing taken in the Theatre by Mr R Cruikshank. ' Every Man In His Humour' by Ben Jonson Printed From The Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical And Critical By D.-G. To Which are Added A Description Of The Costume, Cast Of The Characters-Entrances And Exits-Relative Positions Of The Performers On The Stage, And The Whole Of The Stage Business, 68 pages with an illustrated frontis embellished with a fine engraving by Mr White From a Drawing taken in the Theatre by Mr R Cruikshank. 'The Rivals' A Comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in Five Acts Printed From The Acting Copy, With Remarks, Biographical And Critical By D.-G. To Which are Added A Description Of The Costume-Cast Of The Characters-Entrances And Exits-Relative Positions Of The Performers On The Stage, And The Whole Of The Stage Business, 69 pages with an illustrated frontis embellished with a fine engraving by Mr White, From a Drawing taken in the Theatre by Mr Cruikshank. All the plays except Cain were performed at London Theatres. Book - in Good red boards with gilt border lines - some rubbing and wearing to the edges and corners, paper label to spine. Contents, some marking and browning to the pastedowns, endpapers and some pages especially to a few gutters, creasing or repaired tears to pages 13 to 22 of Doctor Bolus a few other small tears to the occasional page, small, neat, annotation. A possibly unique collection of early 19th century plays complete in one tightly bound and attractively bound volume. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Antiquarian & Rare Theatre & Plays Inventory No: 12384C. This book is lighter than the average upon which international charges are based and so will be sent Airmail as standard.
Offered for GBP 175.00 = appr. US$ 286.30 by: John T. & Pearl Lewis - Book number: 12384C
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