Catalogue 233
PLAYS 1683-1980
À BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott. Angelo; or, The actress of Padua. A play in four acts. Altered and translated from the French.
New York: Samuel French. (French's Standard drama, no. CLXXVII.) [1857][1922]
Stereotyped text sl. misbound, 12pp ads. Stabbed and loose in 1922 wraps.
New York: Samuel French. (French's Standard drama, no. CLXXVII.) [1857][1922]
Stereotyped text sl. misbound, 12pp ads. Stabbed and loose in 1922 wraps.
ABBOTT, William. The Youthful Days of Frederick the Great. A new melo-drama. In two acts. ...
W. Sams; Baldwin, Cradock & Joy; &c. (Printed by T. Agg.) 1817
W. Sams; Baldwin, Cradock & Joy; &c. (Printed by T. Agg.) 1817
ABRAHAMS, Henry. The Alderman's Gown: or, A trip to Paris. A farce, in one act. First performed at Punch's Playhouse and Strand Theatre, on Monday, October 6th, 1851. FIRST EDITION.
S.G. Fairbrother. [1851?]
Final ad. leaf for T.H. Lacy. Partly unopened & stabbed as issued; sl. dusted.
S.G. Fairbrother. [1851?]
Final ad. leaf for T.H. Lacy. Partly unopened & stabbed as issued; sl. dusted.
Stock #33456
£15
ADAMS, Florence Davenport. A Midsummer Frolic. A play for children.
Samuel French. (Children's plays, no. 6.) [c.1900]
Orig. pink wraps. v.g.
Samuel French. (Children's plays, no. 6.) [c.1900]
Orig. pink wraps. v.g.
PRESENTATION COPY
ADAMS, Walter Marsham. Zenobia; or, The fall of Palmyra: a tragedy. In three acts.Mead & Co. [1870]
Orig. purple printed wrappers; creased at corners, spine reinforced with paper itself chipped.
ADDISON, Joseph. Cato; A tragedy, ... (Bell's edition.)
At the Shakespeare Press, by the Etheringtons; for J. Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1779
Front. of Thomas Sheridan as Cato. Disbound.
At the Shakespeare Press, by the Etheringtons; for J. Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1779
Front. of Thomas Sheridan as Cato. Disbound.
ADDISON, Joseph. Rosamond. An opera ... 12mo.
Printed for M. Dodsley, and D. Cooper. 1765
Sl. damp marked, with ink marks on p.36 and on an extra blank leaf at end with sl. offsetting. Disbound.
Printed for M. Dodsley, and D. Cooper. 1765
Sl. damp marked, with ink marks on p.36 and on an extra blank leaf at end with sl. offsetting. Disbound.
THE DRUMMER
ADDISON, Joseph. The Drummer: or, The Haunted-House. A comedy. ... 12mo.Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for George Risk. 1725
Later blue card wrappers.
ADDISON, Joseph. The Drummer: or, The Haunted House. ... 12mo.
Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1792
Front. of Quick as Vellum. Disbound.
Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1792
Front. of Quick as Vellum. Disbound.
Stock #33171
£6
ADDISON, Joseph. The Drummer: or, The Haunted House. ... 12mo.
Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1792
Front. of Quick as Vellum. Disbound.
Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1792
Front. of Quick as Vellum. Disbound.
Stock #74092
£6
ADDISON, Joseph. The Drummer: or, The Haunted House. ... 12mo.
Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1792
Front. of Quick as Vellum. Disbound.
Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell. (Bell's British theatre.) 1792
Front. of Quick as Vellum. Disbound.
Stock #74093
£6
ADDISON, Joseph. The Drummer; or, The haunted house. A comedy. 12mo.
Printed for M. Dodsley, and D. Cooper. 1765
Some internal marks, name erased on title. Disbound.
Printed for M. Dodsley, and D. Cooper. 1765
Some internal marks, name erased on title. Disbound.
Stock #32210
£15
ALBERY, James. Two Roses. An original comedy in three acts.
New York: Samuel French. (French's Standard drama, no. 387.) [c.1925?]
Orig. yellow printed wrappers. Near Mint. (AN)
New York: Samuel French. (French's Standard drama, no. 387.) [c.1925?]
Orig. yellow printed wrappers. Near Mint. (AN)
ALLEN, Cecil J. Mead. Burglary, or, Birds of a feather. A farce in one act.
Capper & Newton. (Lynn's Acting edition, no. XXXI.) [1896]
Dusted & sl. torn at spine. Disbound.
Capper & Newton. (Lynn's Acting edition, no. XXXI.) [1896]
Dusted & sl. torn at spine. Disbound.
Stock #33781
£5
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Fortune's Frolic: a farce, in two acts; ...
Printed by Cooper and Wilson, for James Ridgway. 1799, July
Disbound.
Printed by Cooper and Wilson, for James Ridgway. 1799, July
Disbound.
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Fortune's Frolic; a farce; ...
W. Simpkin, & R. Marshall, &c. (Oxberry's New English drama, no. LXXIII.) 1821
Front. port. of Edward Knight as Robin Roughhead. Unopened in orig. wraps; chipped & browned.
W. Simpkin, & R. Marshall, &c. (Oxberry's New English drama, no. LXXIII.) 1821
Front. port. of Edward Knight as Robin Roughhead. Unopened in orig. wraps; chipped & browned.
Stock #33410
£5
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Hearts of Oak; a comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane. FIRST EDITION.
Printed for James Ridgway. (S. Gosnell, printer.) 1804
Title marked. Disbound.
Printed for James Ridgway. (S. Gosnell, printer.) 1804
Title marked. Disbound.
Stock #80356
£20
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Mrs. Wiggins.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 250.) [c.1885]
Disbound.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 250.) [c.1885]
Disbound.
Stock #74094
£6
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Mrs. Wiggins: A farce, in one act, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1826]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1826]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
Stock #35075
£6
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Mrs. Wiggins: a farce, in one act, ...
John Cumberland. [c.1835]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. [c.1835]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
Stock #68248
£8
ALLINGHAM, John Till. Mrs. Wiggins: a comic piece, in two acts. ... FIRST EDITION.
James Ridgway. 1803
Title sl. marked & creased, final ad. leaf. Disbound.
James Ridgway. 1803
Title sl. marked & creased, final ad. leaf. Disbound.
Stock #80339
£15
ALLINGHAM, John Till. The Weathercock. A farce.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1870]
Front. Disbound.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1870]
Front. Disbound.
Stock #28901
£6
ALLINGHAM, John Till. The Weathercock: A farce, in two acts.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1827]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1827]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
ALLINGHAM, John Till. The Weathercock: A farce, in two acts.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1830]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [c.1830]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
ALMAR, George. Jane of the Hatchet; or The siege of Beauvais. A melo-drama, in three acts.
J. Duncombe & Co. (Duncombe's edition.) [1840]
Front. by Findlay. Disbound.
J. Duncombe & Co. (Duncombe's edition.) [1840]
Front. by Findlay. Disbound.
ALMAR, George. Peerless Pool, a melodrama, in two acts.
John Duncombe. (Duncombe's edition.) [1833]
Disbound.
John Duncombe. (Duncombe's edition.) [1833]
Disbound.
Stock #33881
£8
ALMAR, George. The Bull-Fighter; or, The bridal ring. A romantic drama, in three acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1838]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1838]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
Stock #30057
£8
ALMAR, George. The Charcoal Burner; or, The dropping well of Knaresborough, in two acts. ...
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1860]
Front. Disbound.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1860]
Front. Disbound.
Stock #28902
£6
ALMAR, George. The Clerk of Clerkenwell; or, The three black bottles: a romantic drama, in two acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1834]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1834]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound.
Stock #30058
£8
ALMAR, George. The Clerk of Clerkenwell; or, The three black bottles: a romantic drama, in two acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1834]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound; sl. marked actor's copy.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1834]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound; sl. marked actor's copy.
Stock #30059
£8
THE EVIL EYE
ALMAR, George. The Evil Eye! A melo-drama, in two acts.Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Duncombe's edition.) [c.1855]
Front. after Findlay. Disbound.
Stock #33936
£8
ALMAR, George. The Mountain King, or, The castle burners! A drama, in two acts ...
J. Duncombe & Co. (Duncombe's edition.) [1834]
Front. by Findlay. Disbound.
J. Duncombe & Co. (Duncombe's edition.) [1834]
Front. by Findlay. Disbound.
Stock #33842
£10
ALMAR, George. The Shadow! A Mother's Dream: a romantic drama, in three acts, ...
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1835]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound; sl. marked.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's British theatre.) [1835]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound; sl. marked.
Stock #29427
£8
FAMILY COPY
ANDRED, pseud. Bianca Capello. A tragedy in five acts.James Cornish & Sons. [1879]
Orig. green cloth. v.g.
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. Better Late Than Never.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 179.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 179.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps.
Stock #30185
£8
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. Better Late than Never: a comedy. In five acts ...
Printed for J. Ridgway. 1790
Half title, final Epilogue leaf; tear in pp11-12 without loss. Disbound.
Printed for J. Ridgway. 1790
Half title, final Epilogue leaf; tear in pp11-12 without loss. Disbound.
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. Dissipation. A comedy, in five acts; ... The second edition.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Title & final leaf sl. stained. Disbound.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Title & final leaf sl. stained. Disbound.
Stock #32217
£35
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. Dissipation. A comedy, in five acts; ... The second edition.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Waterstained. Disbound.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Waterstained. Disbound.
Stock #74095
£35
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. Dissipation. A comedy, in five acts; ...
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Title & final leaf sl. browned. Disbound.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Title & final leaf sl. browned. Disbound.
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. Dissipation. A comedy, in five acts; ... The second edition.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Title browned, a few lines underlined. Disbound.
Printed for T. Becket. 1781
Title browned, a few lines underlined. Disbound.
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. The Reparation, a comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Printed for T. & W. Lowndes. 1784
Minor marking. Disbound.
Printed for T. & W. Lowndes. 1784
Minor marking. Disbound.
ANDREWS, Miles Peter. The Reparation, a comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Printed for T. & W. Lowndes. 1784
Dusted with some browning, title sl. torn at edges. Uncut and stabbed as issued.
Printed for T. & W. Lowndes. 1784
Dusted with some browning, title sl. torn at edges. Uncut and stabbed as issued.
ANONYMOUS. (Twenty Minutes with a Tiger.) Taming a Tiger: a farce in one act adapted from the French. For private representation.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1860]
Disbound.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1860]
Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. (Twenty Minutes with a Tiger.) Taming a Tiger: a farce in one act adapted from the French. For private representation.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1860]
Disbound.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. (Lacy's Acting edition.) [c.1860]
Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. (Twenty Minutes with a Tiger.) Taming a Tiger: a farce in one act adapted from the French. For private representation.
Samuel French. (French's acting edition, no. 1079.) [c.1880]
Orig. wraps.
Samuel French. (French's acting edition, no. 1079.) [c.1880]
Orig. wraps.
ANONYMOUS. A Larum for London or The seige of Antwerp. Together with The Spoyle of Antwerpe. By George Gascoyne.
Longmans. 1872
(The School of Shakespeare, no.1.) Contemp. grey cloth. v.g.
Longmans. 1872
(The School of Shakespeare, no.1.) Contemp. grey cloth. v.g.
BYRONIC GOTHIC DRAMA
ANONYMOUS. Astolfo; a dramatic romance: in three parts.G. Purkess. (R.S. Francis, printer.) 1842
Following f.e.p. torn out. Contemp. half dark green roan; rubbed.
ANONYMOUS. Bow Bell(e)s. (Mistaken.)
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 493.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps; torn.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 493.) [c.1885]
Orig. wraps; torn.
Stock #30187
£8
ANONYMOUS. Bow Bell(e)s. (Mistaken.)
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 493.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard plays, no. 493.) [c.1885]
Without wraps.
Stock #30188
£8
PATRIOTIC MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS
ANONYMOUS. Doing Our Bit, & The World's Greatest Song.Manchester: Abel Heywood & Son. (Series of original dramas, no. 317.) [c.1890]
Orig. wraps.
Stock #28569
£5
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