33 ENGLISH PLAYS BOUND TOGETHER, 1779-1781.

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Aug 20, 2022

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Featuring over 220 lots from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the auction includes antique and vintage books on many subjects and in diverse languages. There is also a wide selection of works on paper – engravings, vintage photographs; maps; war posters, lithographs, and several artworks. Turner Auctions + Appraisals LLC sturner@turnerauctionsonline.com

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  A collection of 33 plays (one incomplete), published 1779-1781. Most are indicated As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane Covent Garden, and Printed in London for Harrison & Co., No. 18 Paternoster-Row, and sold by J. Wenman, Fleet-Street, and all other Booksellers (except where noted otherwise). Some of the plays have no publication information. Authors include Addison, Garrick, Steele, Fielding, Jonson, and Shakespeare. 8vo (9" x 5 1/2"). Paper over marbled boards, white kidskin spine. The last page of the last play is glued to the pastedown. There is a total of 14 engraved plates of famous actors in roles. The plays are listed in order, as bound, below. Condition: Boards are considerably worn/faded; spine is worn/soiled. Pages are overall in Good condition, but for what looks like a burn spot on the pastedown and first page, extending through about three more pages; some page edges are frayed, and corners frayed/and or folded; there's occasional light spotting and toning throughout, and additional specific issues as noted with each title below. 1. WHITEHEAD, W. (Altered from). The Roman Father, 1780. 2. MOORE [EDWARD]. The Foundling, 1780. 3. CIBBER, COLLEY. School-Boy; or, Comical Revival. No publication information; n.d. 4. LEE, NATHANIEL. Theodosius; or, The Face of Love. 1779. Preceded by two plates, depicting Mr. Barry and Mrs. Abington in character.  5. VANBRUGH, JOHN. The City Wives Confederacy. A Comedy. 1779. 6. [No author.] Solomon. An Oratorio. No publication information; n.d. 7. SHIRLEY, W. Edward the Black Prince; or, the Battle of Poigtiers. A Tragedy. 1779. Preceded by two plates, depicting Mrs. Lefsingham and Mr. Garrick in character. One plate has a large tear/loss at top, and one has a sizable stain (neither issue affects the images). 8. JOHNSON, CHARLES. The Country Lasses; or, The Custom of the Manor. A Comedy. 1776. 9. GARRICK [DAVID]. Miss in Her Teens. No publication information; n.d. 10. ROWE, NICHOLAS. The Ambitious Stepmother. A Tragedy. 1781. Preceded by two plates, depicting Miss Younge and Mr. Lenes(?) in character.  11. MILLER. An Hospital for Fools. A Comedy. 1781. 12. CIBBER, COLLEY. Venus and Adonis. A Masque. No publication information; n.d. 13. BANKS. The Albion Queens; or, the Death of Mary Queen of Scots. A Tragedy. 1780. Preceded by one plate depicting Miss Hopkins in character. 14. LLOYD, ROBERT. The Capricious Lovers. 1780. 15. [MORELL, THOMAS.] The Triumph of Time and Truth. An Oratorio. No publication information; n.d.  16. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER (Altered from). Philaster. A Tragedy. 1780. 17. JOHNSON [sic], BEN. Every Man in his Humour. A Comedy. 1780. There's a large (1" wide by 5 1/2" long), dark brown (liquid?) stain on the first page, extending through about four more, and another smaller such stain on the last page. 18. ADDISON [JOSEPH]. Cato. A Tragedy. Printed for J. Wenman, 1777.  Preceded by two plates, depicting Mr. Garrick and Mr. Sheridan in character.  19. HOADLEY [JOHN]. The Suspicious Husband. A Comedy. Printed for J. Wenman, 1777. 20. DODSLEY [ROBERT]. The King and the Miller of Mansfield: A Dramatic Tale. Printed for J. Wenman. 1770. 21. HOME [JOHN]. Douglas. A Tragedy. Preceded by two plates, depicting Mrs. Barry and Mr. Foote in character. 1770. There is a dampstain that extends through the top of several pages of Douglas, with two small holes and a tear. 22. FOOTE, SAMUEL. The Mayor of Garratt. A Comedy. 1780. Small tear at the top of the last page. 23. GARRICK, DAVID. Lethe. No publication information, n.d. 24. HIPPSLEY [JOHN]. Flora; or, Hob in the Well. No publication information, no date. 25. CIBBER [COLLEY]. Ximena; or, The Heroick Daughter. A Tragedy. 1780. 26. MALLET [DAVID]. Alfred. A Masque. 1781. Preceded by a plate of Mr. Reddish in character. The plate is detached, with two written marks in the margins, and a stain that extends into the image. There is a 5-in. tear across the middle of the title page; a 1 1/2-in. tear on second page.  27. CIBBER, COLLEY. Myrtillo. A Pastoral Interlude. No publication information, n.d. There is only a single leaf; appears incomplete. Dampstained, small hole in title line, top corner is almost torn off; written note at bottom of page. 28. HILL, AARON. Alzira. A Tragedy. 1779. Preceded by two plates, depicting Miss Young and Mr. Wright in character. First plate has soiling within the image and folded page edge; the second folded at bottom and slightly detached. 29. STEELE, RICHARD. The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools. A Comedy. 1779. 30. GARRICK [DAVID]. The Lying Valet. No publication information, n.d. The last two pages appear to have been printed on smaller pieces of paper, and the outer edges are frayed. 31. SHAKESPEARE [WILLIAM]. Julius Caesar. A Tragedy. 1780. Preceded by two plates, depicting Mr. Bensley and Master Edwin in character (the second is for Tom Thumb). There is a corner fold and 1-in. tear at the top of p. 5. 32. FIELDING, HENRY. The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. 1780.  33. FIELDING, HENRY. The Intriguing Chambermaid. No publication information, n.d. There is a wormhole that starts at p. 3 and extends to the last page, which is glued to the back pastedown.  
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