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Drury Lane Plays. Gil Blas A Comedy, The Regicide or James the first of Scotland a Tragedy, Coriolanus, The Foundling, 1749-51.

Drury Lane Plays. Gil Blas A Comedy, The Regicide or James the first of Scotland a Tragedy, Coriolanus, The Foundling. Bound in one volume. 8vo Approx 120mm x 190mm. Recent half calf on cloth, 5 raised bands, leather title piece with gilt titles, hand sewn headbands. New end papers, early hand written note retained on front pastedown, by Delrue. Gil Blas As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane By Mr Moore. London R Franklin, in Russell Street, Covent Garden, 1751. Title page with woodcut motif, Contemporary handwritten page indexing 5 of the 4 dramas included in this volume., Dedication, iv, Prologue, I, PP92 Introduction close cropped to edge. Woodcut motif at Finis. Publishers Advert. The Regicide or James the first of Scotland a Tragedy by the author of Roderick Random [Tobias Smollett ]. Preface v, Persons of the Drama i, PP80. Title page torn with loss, missing Publ details. [Osbourne and Millar 1749]. Woodcut motif at Finis. Coriolanus A Tragedy As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden by the late James Thomson. London A Millar at Buchanans Head in the Strand 1749. Prologue i, Persons represented i, PP64. Woodcut motifs to title, finis and at Act and Scene breaks. The Foundling A Comedy [ Moore]. London, R Francklin ca.1750. Epilogue i, Dedication v, Prologue ii, PP66 Epilogue[I] Woodcut motif at Finis. Page edges bumped and aged tones, some very early soiling on a few pages, otherwise clean with bright print. A good collection of 18th Century plays in a fine 21st Century binding. 
Drury Lane Plays. Gil Blas A Comedy, The Regicide or James the first of Scotland a Tragedy, Coriolanus, The Foundling, 1749-51.
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The Rival Queens or Alexander the Great, Theodosius, Tamberlane, Jane Shore, Tancred and Sigifmunda, The Apprentice, Flora or Hob in the Well

Seven plays taken from the Managers Handbook of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. R Butters 79 Fleet Street and sold by all the booksellers in Town and Country. Ca 1750. 12mo 110mm x 180mm. Contemporary quarter calf on marbled boards in very worn condition, headbands missing. Some light foxing to the 6 engravings. Contemporary handwritten list of the 7 plays on front fly paper: Engraving Mr Pope as Alexander. The Rival Queens or Alexander the Great by Nathaniel Lee PP 43. Engraving Mr Smith As Varanes, Theodosius by Nathaniel Lee PP42, Engraving Mr Bensley as Bajazet. Tamberlane by N Rowe PP48. Jane Shore by Nicholas Rowe. PP44. Engraving Mr Kenble as Tancred. Tancred and Sigifmunda by James Thomson. PP40. Engraving Mr Bannister Junr as Dick. The Apprentice by Mr Murphy. PP24. Detailed engraving Mr Ryder as Hob, Flora or Hob in the Well a Farce. PP24. All pages clean with bright print. A good collection.  		The Rival Queens or Alexander the Great, Theodosius, Tamberlane, Jane Shore, Tancred and Sigifmunda, The Apprentice, Flora or Hob in the Well

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The Confederacy, The Provoked Husband or a Journey to London, The Suspicious Husband, The Careless Husband, She Would and She Would not or the Kind Imposter, The Double Gallant

Six plays taken from the Managers Handbook of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. R. Butters 79 Fleet Street and sold by all the booksellers in Town and Country. ca.1720. 12mo approx 110mm x 180mm. Contemporary quarter calf on marbled boards in very worn condition, headbands missing. Some light foxing to the 5 engravings. Contemporary handwritten list of the plays on front fly paper: Engraving Mr King as Brass. The Confederacy by Sir John Vanbrugh PP 55. The Provoked Husband or a Journey to London by Sir John Vanbrugh and M Cibber PP63, Engraving Mr Lewis as Ranger. The Suspicious Husband by D Hoadly PP51. The Careless Husband by Colley Gibber. PP56. Engraving Mr Jordan as Hippolyta. She Would and She Would Not or the Kind Imposter by Colley Gibber. PP56. Engraving Lady Sadlife. The Double Gallant by Colley Gibber. PP56. All pages clean with bright print. A good collection.  		The Confederacy, The Provoked Husband or a Journey to London, The Suspicious Husband, The Careless Husband, She Would and She Would not or the Kind Imposter, The Double Gallant

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