Cowley, Mrs. Hannah.

The runaway. A comedy: As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: Printed for the author; and sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Becket, and Mr Cadell, in the Strand; Mr. Longman, in Pater-Noster-Row; and Carnan and Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1776. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 72pp. []4, B4-K4. First edition. The statement .The dotted lines in the play are omitted at the Theatre. is placed after the prologue. Quarter red morocco over cloth boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. J. E. Norton, 'Some Uncollected Authors XVI, Hannah Cowley, 1743-1809,' The Book Collector VII, 1 (1958), pp. 68-76. The author.s first play. Garrick produced the play and wrote the epilogue. Nicoll records that Garrick is supposed also to have made some additions to the comedy. Very Good.

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Book number: 1879

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Cradock, J. Zobeide.

Zobeide. A Tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden.

London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1771. 0. Hardcover. Small quarto. [i]ff. iiipp. [i]ff. 80pp. [ii]ff. []4, B4-L4, M2. First edition. Half brown calf over marbled boards. Tinker 1130 (Goldsmith); NCBEL II, 831. Zobeide, his most successful play, was adapted from Voltaire's exotic tragedy, 'Les Scythes.' Voltaire paid it a compliment in a 1773 letter to Cradock: "Thanks to your muse, a foreign copper shines, Turned into gold, and coined in sterling lines." With his allusions to currency, perhaps Voltaire was subtly suggesting that royalties were due. Good.

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Book number: 1880

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Crisp, Samuel.

Virginia. A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty"s Servants.

London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1754. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 74, [ii]pp. [A] 4, B8-E8, F6. First edition. ESTC states that there were two variants, one with the press figure 8 on p. 68 and on without the press figure. This is the variant with the press figure. Priority is not known. C2 (pp. 19-20) is a cancel in virtually all copies: an alteration was made in the first line of text. The first line of page 19 in the cancellandum reads: "Come then, sweet God of wishes, fill this bosom," whereas the corrected state of the same line in the cancellans reads: "Come then, sweet God of love, and crown my wishes." Modern quarter calf over marbled boards. Nicoll III; 249 ESTC T50925; Stratman 1302. Stratman, English Tragedy, 1302: "most scholars, such as Nicoll, Macmillan, and Stone, ascribe the play to Henry Crisp, although the DNB and the CBEL ascribe the play to Samuel Crisp." David Garrick contributed the prologue and epilogue. Good.

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Book number: 1881

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Cumberland, Richard.

The Battle of Hastings, A Tragedy. As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane.

London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. iv, 92 pages. []2, B4-M4, N2. First edition. Margin of title-page repaired. In a modern quarter calf binding over marbled boards. Stratman 1334; New CBEL II, 814. Very Good.

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Book number: 1356

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Cumberland, Richard.

The choleric man: A comedy. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: printed for T. Becket, 1775. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii, [3], 92 pages. A4, a4, B4-M4, N2. First edition. "[Price One shilling and Sixpence]" at foot of title-page. In a modern blue quarter calf binding over blue cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Good.

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Book number: 1354

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Cumberland, Richard.

The fashionable lover: A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head, in Catherine-Street Strand, 1772. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. x, [2], 63, [5] pages. Octavo. x, [2], 63, [5]pp. [A]4, a2, B4-I4, K2. With the half-title present. First edition. Advertisement signed: Ricd. Cumberland. In a modern dark blue quarter calf binding over blue cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Good.

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Book number: 1355

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Cumberland, Richard.

The mysterious husband. A tragedy. In five acts. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.

London: Printed for C. Dilly; and J. Walter, 1783. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [4], 87pp. []2, B4-L4, M4. First edition. Modern quarter purple goatskin over marbled boards. CBEL II, 453; ESTC N010296; Stratman 1345. Good.

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Book number: 1357

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Delap, John.

Hecuba, A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall, 1762. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 71pp. []8, B4-K4. First edition. Quarter green morocco over cloth boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. ESTC T36072. Good.

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Book number: 1882

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Dibdin, Thomas John.

Five thousand a year, a comedy, in three acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.

London: printed by T. Woodfall; for G. G. and J. Robinson, n.d. [1799]. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 84pp. []4, B4-L4, M2. First edition. Quarter red morocco over cloth boards. One of the author"s early plays. Very Good.

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Book number: 1883

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