vanbrugh john cibber (22 Ergebnisse)

No Cover. Zustand: Good. xii+ 106pp + 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.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 126 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.32 inches. In Stock.

Disbound. Zustand: Poor. 159pp + 2 plates. No cover but all still well bound together. Interior in nice clean condition with just some aged staining to plates & end pages. No names or inscriptions. Complete. A good reading copy or for rebind.

12mo, pp. 117, [3]; pagination including engraved frontispiece; disbound. Not a reissue of the 1748 edition, although they share the same pagination.

12mo, pp. 117, [3]; pagination including engraved frontispiece; disbound.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 420 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Zustand: Very Good. Hardback. Single volume of 8 comedy plays collected from spearate volumes of The British Theatre. Bound together, each with frontis, in contemporary half-leather over marbled boards, rubbed and chipped but sound, a few pages slightly marked, otherwise very good.

8vo, pp. [xii], 99, [2] epilogue, [3] advertisements; a slightly scruffy copy, with a dusty title page; disbound. A completion and adaptation by Colley Cibber of Vanbrugh's unfinished comedy A journey to London. There are several very similar editions of 1728: one has 95pp., and ESTC online records a further five with 99pp. - four of them have press-figures, and one has none.

Without front. plate, 3pp ads. Disbound. ESTC T46079.

Front. dated 1808. Disbound.

Front. Disbound. Part of T42459 with separate titlepage, but signed as part of Vol. II of Plays written by Sir John Vanburgh.

Fronts, title in red and black. Disbound. ESTC T29227.

Without the half title; outer leaves browned. Disbound. ESTC N39476.

Removed from Bound Volume. Later printing. Pamphlet. Removed from bound volume. (6 1/2 in.x 4 in.). Paper wraps with lovely frontis engraving of actors by artist John Vanderbank, about whom it was said that ".only intemperance and extravagance prevented Vanderbank from being the greatest portraitist of his generation, his lifestyle bringing him into repeated financial difficulties and leading to an early death at the age of only 45" (DNB). 120 pp. The play itself by John Vanbrugh, an architect and dramatist (1664-1726), whose "plays offended some sections of society by their licentiousness, but also because he promoted equal rights for women in marriage.". Vanbrugh was also a member of the Kit-Kat Club, where many leading Whig nobles and figures in the arts gathered." (Britain Express). Nice bright pages. His plays offended some sections of society by their licentiousness, but also because he promoted equal rights for women in marriage. His Whig political leanings brought him into contact with leading political and social figures in London society, helped by his membership in the popular Kit-Kat Club, where many leading Whig nobles and figures in the arts gathered.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. A collection of four restoration comedies printed circa 1806. Bound together in brown leather. Includes the comedies of the Recruiting Officer by Farquhar, Alzira by Arron Hill, The Careless Husband by Cibber and the Comedy of the Provok'd Wife by Vanbrugh. Pages are unmarked and free of writing. Text block is square. Rear board is detached though included. Some chipping of leather at board edges, leather missing from spine, entirely.

Front., title in red & black. Disbound. ESTC T46070.

Front., title in red & black. Disbound. ESTC N63499; no UK copies.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

leather. Zustand: Good. frontispiece engravings (illustrator). Collection of five plays, being volume 19 in the Bell's British Theatre (and vol 10 of the comedies); the plays are (please note full title given for Volpone, the remainder containing equivalent sub-titling): Volpone or The Fox a Comedy as altered from Ben Jonson and performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden regulated from the Prompt-Book by permission of the Managers by Mr. Wild Prompter; The Country Lasses (Charles Johnson), The Mistake (Sir John Vanbrugh), The Gamesters (as altered from Shirley), and The Lady's Last Stake (Colley Cibber); each play with its own title page and facsimile engraving facing, frontispiece engraving for Bell's British Theatre (total of 6 engravings); all plays dated 1778, with frontispiece engraving dated 1780; period calf boards, with new leather spine with black and maroon title labels and gilt titling, new endpapers; scattered foxing throughout, offset from engravings, title pages and text block tanned, o.w. Good; boards rubbed/scuffed, worn at corners, new leather with very mild scuff marks. no dustwrapper. 397pp. 16mo. Good.

A collection of 9 Plays and 6 Essays bound in 2 Volumes. 12mo. (approx. 16.5 x 10cm) hardbacks bound in 18th century style quarter tan calf with raised bands, dark brown morocco title labels, gilt to spines and marbled boards. All except the Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray have titles pages and most of the plays have engraved frontispieces excepting Sir Courtly Nice, The Beaux Stratagem and The Drummer. Small modern bookplates to each front pastedown and elegantly hand-written list of contents to early blanks. Occasional light foxing. A VERY GOOD SET. (Shelf 4) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Printed for John Watts. Front., title in red & black. WITH: The Provok'd husband; or, A journey to London. Printed for J. Watts; and sold by W. Feales. 12mo. Fronts. Disbound. ESTC T29227; T46069.