Murphy Arthur Cumberland (8 results)

No Cover. Condition: Good. xii+ 109pp + frontispiece engraving (detached). No cover but rest all still well bound together. Over 200 years old but still in nice clean condition with just some light age staining. Some shadowing of engraving to title page.

No Cover. Condition: Good. ix + 58pp + frontispiece engraving. No cover but rest all still well bound together. Over 200 years old but still in nice clean condition with just some light age staining.

Battered, foxed, but essentially solid and clean binding copy. Binding is binding copy.

No Cover. Condition: Good. vii+ 86pp + frontispiece engraving. No cover but rest all still well bound together. Over 200 years old but still in nice clean condition with just some light age staining. Some shadowing of engraving to title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Four plays bound as one in full leather binding; all published in 1792 . Frontispiece to each play. Full leather binding, red leather title label on spine ("British Theatre, 5"). Corners rubbed, splitting on hinges, scribble (in pencil) on endpapers, fair. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Four plays bound together: Every Man in His Humour: A Comedy by Ben Jonson as altered by David Garrick (112 pages, frontispiece of Lee Lewis as Capt. Bobadil); The Suspicious Husband: A Comedy by Dr. Hoadly (112 pages, frontispiece of Mr. Bernard as Jack Meggot); The Grecian Daughter: A Tragedy by Arthur Murphy (88 pages, frontispiece of Mrs. Siddons as Euphraisia); The Choleric Man: A Comedy by Richard Cumberland (115 pages, frontispiece of Mr. Fawcet as Jack Nightshade); 15 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between double gilt rules. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment "British Theatre," and volume number in fourth compartment "4." Published by John Bell as part of his British Library series in 1791, 1792, and 1793. Former owner's armorial bookplate on front free endpaper: "Rogers" with motto "Nos Nostraque Deo." Small oval label on front fixed endpaper with handwritten number: 262. In Very Good Condition: rubbed; internally clean and solid.…

Kl.-8° (13 x 9 cm); full leather with gilt title on spine; book covers with waffle pattern and gilt lines; marbled edges - The volume contains a collection of plays "as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent Garden; printed, under the Authority of the Manages, from the Prompt-Books": 1) The Brothers; a Comedy, in five Acts by Richard Cumberland; 54 p.; 2) The Inconstant; A Comedy in five Acts, by George Farquhar; 46 p.; 3) The Road to Ruin; a Comedy, in five Acts, by Thomas Holcroft, 64 p.; 4) The Constant Couple, or, A Trip to the Jubilee; a Comedy, in five Acts by George Farquhar, Esq., 60 p. (publishing date on title page: 1814); 5) The Irish Widow; A Farce, in two Acts, by David Garrick, 38 p.; 6) The Padlock; a Comic Opera, in two Acts, by Isaac Bickerstaff; 32 p.; 7) Three Weeks after Marriage; a Comedy, in two Acts, by Arthur Murphy, 31 p. - Appendix: The Nightingale Club; or, a Droll Fellow`s Companion, being an Admirable Collection of New, Original, and Eccentric Comic Songs, adapted for that Description of Singers who want Taste, Voice, and Ears. Dublin: Printed by J. Charles, 57, Mary-street, n.y., 45 p. - Book covers a little rubbed and bumped; ex-libris with coat of arms and inscription "Pieux quoique Preux" and old hand-written owner`s name on inner cover. Each play has its own engraving. Some browning and foxing throughout, title of "The Brothers" with name scribbled over the page, also quite a few (and some picturesque) hand-written names or remarks throughout. On the whole, in good condition. B/F2 - Please ask for detailed information in English / Demandez des détails en francais s.v.p. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 250. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Four fantastic plays written as they were originally performed at the Theatre-Royal, in modern paper wraps. Four volumes. A collection of plays written as they were originally performed on the West End, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane or Hay-Market. The London West End's history as a theater district began in the seventeenth century, with the opening of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1663. This set contains: The Grecian Daughter: A Tragedy, 1772. Second edition. Set in ancient Sicily, this play opens with the King Evander of Syracuse having been imprisoned by a usurper, Dionysius. Evander's daughter, Euphrasia, is dedicated to his rescue. For many British actresses in the eighteenth century, playing the role of the central heroine, Euphrasia, was an important part of gaining fame. Written by Arthur Murphy, an Irish writer and barrister who established himself in London as a leading playwright. The Fashionable Lover: A Comedy, 1772. Second edition. A sentimental comedy, it follows the adventures of Augusta Aubrey after she leaves her ward's house and is nearly seduced by the villainous Lord Abberville. Written by Richard Cumberland, an English dramatist and civil servant. Alzuma: A Tragedy, 1773. First edition. A historical tragedy based on the Conquest of Peru by Francisco Pizarro in the sixteenth century. Murphy suggested that the British victory at Havana in 1762 influenced his sympathetic depiction of the Peruvians and hostility to Spain. Living in London: A Comedy in Three Acts, 1815. First edition. A delightful story following the lives of two young men, Charles and Frederick, who move to London to pursue their dreams of success and love. Written by Robert Francis Jameson, an English playwright. Bound in modern card wraps. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark. Minor sunning to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting and age toning to the extremities. A contemporary ink inscription to the title page of Alzuma. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…