An apology For the life of Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal. With an Historical View of the Stage during his Own Time. Written by Himself. The Fourth Edition. Vol. II [...]
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Author
Publication
1756 - Printed for Robert and James Dodsley, London
Language
English
Word Count
87,500 words, Guess
Page Count
350 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL58595166M
- OCLC Control Numberbib_fict_4103126_2
Description
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Full title:</b> An apology For the life of Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal. With an Historical View of the Stage during his Own Time. Written by Himself. The Fourth Edition. Vol. II. With an Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage: A Dialogue on Old Plays and Old Players: and A List of Dramatic Authors and their Works.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Second of 2 volumes in 8vo. f. [1] (blank), pp. [2], 303, [28], f. [1] (blank). Calf. Loose boards and worn gilded spine, red panels, marbled endpapers. Includes head- and tailpieces. Signatures in pencil "R.K. Hoke, Baltimore, 1937." Some pencil marginalia.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">The ‘list of dramatic authors and their works,’ by bookseller/publisher and play-prompter turned theatrical manager and novelist William Rufus Chetwood (ca. 1688-1766), was also published separately in the same year under the title ‘Theatrical Records.’ It includes many forgeries. See also ESTC, T73426. </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/1lu78g9/alma991039119089707861" rel="nofollow">Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.</a></span></span></p>
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