FIVE PLAYS FROM LOWNDES' "NEW ENGLISH THEATER" 1776-1777 | ADDISON, DRYDEN, AND OTHERS

Published by J. Rivington and sons, London, 1777

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Octavo hardcover in good condition. Good copy. Ex libris in pencil on first front free end paper. Bumping and shelf wear. Text age toned and foxed. Leather or leatherette cover chipped at extremities, worn to boards at corners and hinges. Boards rubbed. Spine head chipped down to binding head. Binding sturdy, but open in places. Spine is brown with five raised bands. GP consignment. Privately bound collection of plays originally printed in Thomas Lowndes' [1719-1784] 10-volume "The New English Theatre" [1776/1777]. 1. "The Siege of Damascus" by John Hughes [1677-1720]. Originally written in 1720, the pages included in this collection appeared in Volume 10 [1777] of The New English Theatre. 2. "Venice Preserv'd" (1682) by Thomas Otway [1652-1685]. Extracted from Volume 6 of TNET (1776). 3. "Cato, A Tragedy" (1712) by Joseph Addison [1672 - 1719]. Extracted from Volume 10 of TNET. 4. "The Drummer; or, The Haunted House" (1716) by Addison. Extracted from Volume 7 of TNET (1776). 5. "The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery" (1681) by John Dryden [1631 - 1700]. Extracted from Volume 3 of TNET (1776). 1259868. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

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Title
FIVE PLAYS FROM LOWNDES' "NEW ENGLISH THEATER" 1776-1777 | ADDISON, DRYDEN, AND OTHERS
Author
Addison, Joseph [1672-1719]; Dryden, John [1631-1700]; Hughes, John [1677-1720]; Otway, Thomas [1652-1685]
Publisher
J. Rivington and sons, London
Publication year
1777
Binding
Hardcover
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