Anonymous robert walpole (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

55, [1]pp. 8vo. Pagination sl. cropped. Disbound; sl. dusted. ESTC T74213. An attack on Sir Robert Walpole, described as a 'libel' in the Gentleman's Magazine. This is the variant with p.42 line 8 reading 'by Force they must be'.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition Thus. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, being a bound collection of seven (7) Dublin, Ireland-based plays of classic and redone, again-performed plays. Bound in early calf leather with spine label reading "Select Tragedies," though rubbed, and with gilt-stamped bands. Tips bent slightly, one scuffed to boards. Binding slightly dry, splitting to gutter to first paste-down, but yet fully intact and stands easily by itself on the shelf. Removed bookplate inside front flap, owner marks there now, occasional annotations, slight, gentle toning, some leaves are creased a bit and/or are lightly soiled, several small tears to pages, but again, overall Good condition, and it looks great on the shelf. The bound volume comprises: Dorothea Celisia. Almida, A Tragedy. As it is Performed at The Theatre Royal, in Drury-Lane. By a Lady. Dublin: Printed for W. Wilson, J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, H. Bradley, W. Sleater, D. Chamberlaine, J. Potts, J. Williams, W. Colles, R. Moncriefe, and T. Walker, 1771. Prologue by William Whitehead, Esq, spoken by Mr. Reddish. [6], 7-58, [2] pp. including Epilogue, by Mr. Garrick, spoken by Mrs. Barry. Adapted and translated from Voltaire's 'Tancrède'. John Hoole, Cleonice, Princess of Bithynia: a tragedy, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden. Dublin, Ireland: W. Spotswood, for the United Company of Booksellers. Prologue written by Thomas Vaughan, Esq., spoken by Mr. Bensley. [7], 8-54 [4] pp., plus an Epilogue by Mrs. Bulkley. Thomas Otway. Venice Preserved; Or, A Plot Discovered. A Tragedy. Dublin: Printed by P. Wogan, No. 23, Old Bridge, Dublin, Ireland, 1794. [6], 7-59, [1] pp. [Henry Mackenzie]. The Prince of Tunis. A Tragedy. As Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dublin, Ireland: Printed by Byrn and Son, No. 18, Sycamore Alley, Dublin, Ireland. For the Company of Booksellers, 1779. [9], 10-68, [2] pp. First published at Edinburgh in 1773; published anonymously. Thomas Southerne. Isabella: Or the Fatal Marriage. A Play. Alter'd from Southern. As it is now performing at the Theater Royal in Drury Lane. Dublin, Ireland: Printed for P. and W. Wilson, and W. Sleater, 1769. [5], 6-60 pp. Original title, The Fatal Marriage: Or, The Innocent Adultery, which first appeared 1694. Robert Merry. Lorenzo, A Tragedy in five acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. Dublin, Ireland: Printed for W. Wilson, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, J. Jones, A. Grueber, W. Jones, G. Draper, R. White, and J. Rice, 1791. iv, [2], 64, [2] pp. Lacks title page [pp. i-ii]. Name "Elizabeth Wilson" inked to p. iii in a period hand. Wife of one of the booksellers? [Horace Walpole]. The Count of Narbonne, A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden by Robert Jephson, Esq., and with his Prologue. Dublin, Ireland: Printed by R. Marchbank, for the Company of Booksellers, 1781. [10], 4-57, [5] pp. Adapted from 'The Castle of Otranto', by Horace Walpole. Prologue by Edmond Malone, spoken by Miss Yonge. NOTE: According to C.B.E.L. this is the first edition. [Paul Hifferman, Henry Jones, and Reddish]. The Heroine of the Cave. A Tragedy. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. Dublin, Ireland: Printed by W. Spotswood, for the United Company of Booksellers, 1775. Prologue by Mrs. Reddish. Dedication by Dr. Paul Hiffernan, to "All virtuous wives, The following finished pattern of connubial attachment, and heroic exertions of true [italicized] and become female firtitude . . . " Several pages of publisher's advertisements of other recently published plays. 60 pp. "Dedication signed: Paul Hiffernan. Apparently left unfinished by Henry Jones of Drogheda, with additions and alterations by Hiffernan." All in, a fine omnibus edition of Dublin-published and England-performed plays of the period in a period binding and with all flaws noted.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage.…

Zustand: Very Good binding. 8vo; two disbound pamphlet, still attached to each other by the leather spine of the binding from which they were removed; 26 pages | 110 pages.~~The pamphlets being sold together. The first concerning excise taxes; the second, appropriations. Very Good binding.