[CUMBERLAND (Richard)]

A Letter to the Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of of O----d. Containing Some Animadversions upon a Character given of the late Dr. Bentley, in a Letter, from a late Professor in the University of Oxford, to the Right Rev. Author of the Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated.

London: Printed for J. Wilkie, 1767. First edition, 8vo, 46pp., with half-title, disbound.

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Book number: 39088

BURKE, EDMUND; REED, JOSEPH; CUMBERLAND, RICHARD

Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents. Tom Jones: A Comic Opera. The West Indian: A Comedy. 3 Volumes Bound in One

London: J Dodsley; Becket & de Hondt; W Griffin, 1771. Second Edition. Brown hardback quarter-leather covers with marbled boards. 210mm x 120mm (8" x 5"). 118pp, [iv], 59pp, [iv], 77pp, [ii]. Published 1769, 1770 & 1771.. Worn condition. Cover heavily rubbed. Occasional light staining, but content in overall good condition .

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Book number: r7116

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History Philosophy Drama 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

CUMBERLAND, Richard (1732-1811); Christian Samuel Kalthoeber (binder)

[Armorial Binding] an Accurate and Descriptive Catalogue of the Several Paintings in the King of Spain's Palace at Madrid; with Some Account of the Pictures in the Buen-Retiro. By Richard Cumberland, Author of the Anecdotes of Eminent Painters in Spain

London, printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry; and J. Walter, Charing-Cross, 1787. Full Calf. First (and only) edition of this brief survey of the Spanish royal collections, in Madrid. Foolscap 8vo (160 x 91mm): iv,131,[1]pp. Contemporary full tree calf binding by C. [Christian Samuel] Kalthoeber, London (orange ticket to front fly-leaf verso), binder to George III and Catherine the Great, with beautifully tooled coat of arms in gilt to both covers; covers framed in gilt with Greek key role, spine in six compartments between gilt-decorated raised bands, red morocco lettering piece gilt, all edges gilt, red silk page marker laid in. Provenance: Several lines of evidence convincingly point to the book having been bound for William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844), the novelist and art collector. The coat of arms in gilt to both covers is that of the order of the garter ("honi soit qui mal y pense"), founded by Edward III. Beckford claimed descent from Edward and appropriated the arms and symbols of Edward as founder of the Order of the Garter. Finally, Kalthoeber bound books for Beckford, and a note since removed from the front paste-down identified this as the Beckford copy. A superb example in handsome contemporary binding, tightly bound and clean throughout. By 1800, English art collectors and dealers were looking toward Spain as a new source of supply, and the dramatist and diplomat Richard Cumberland had had paved the way: "I frequently visited the superb collection of paintings in the palace at Madrid [which included masterpieces by Rubens, Titian, and Velazquez]; the king was so good as to give orders for any picture to be taken down and placed upon the easel, which I might wish to have a nearer view of; he also gave directions for a catalogue to be made out at my request, which I have published . the first that had been made ." (Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, pp. 254, 298-99) In 1980, the Prado annexed the Casón del Buen Retiro. In his day, the binder Christian Samuel Kalthoeber was considered one of the finest in the world. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). Fine .

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Book number: BB2523

Catalogue: HAND-PRESS PERIOD

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

Catalogue: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Keywords: Bindings

Cumberland, Richard.

The battle of Hastings. A tragedy, by Richard Cumberland, Esq. Adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Regulated from the prompt-books, by permission of the managers.

London: printed for the proprietors, under the direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1793. 0. Soft cover. Duodecimo. 79, [i]pp. Disbound. With two plates, one an engraved added title-page. ESTC N15113. Good.

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Book number: 1705

Catalogue: Books about Books

Cumberland, Richard

Calvary; or, The Death of Christ. A Poem in Eight Books. Second American edition

Boston, S. Hall, W. Spotswood, et al, 1796. 0 pp. Hardcover. Full leather with a red leather spine label and gilt decoration. Wear at the tips and the front external hinge.The first twenty-five pages have a substantial dampstain. Good.

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Book number: b10062

CUMBERLAND, Richard

Calvary; or the death of Christ: a poem in eight books, vol. II

Lackington, Allen & Co. 1800. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in full leather . Volume II only. 8th edition, 1811. Worn leather boards with split and repaired joints. Spine very browned and brittle, with no visible lettering and very worn gilt decoration and bands; some loss to spine. Marbled endpapers. Owner's name on first blank page. Some browning and foxing internally, with stains and creases on title and next page. Binding tight. A good reading copy. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_28646_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS252930I

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.

Sam Gatteño BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 1354

Catalogue: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Keywords: Binding Sangorski & Sutcliffe

Richard Cumberland

Collected Plays of Richard Cumberland

London , C. Dilly, 1789-1797. Leather. A collection of seven plays by Richard Cumberland bound in one volume. Plays include: The Imposters, Second Edition. The West Indian, Second Edition First Love, Third Edition Days of Yore, First Edition Wheel of Fortune, Fourth Edition The Jew, Sixth Edition False Impressions, First Edition. The plays are complete with the exception of False Impressions which is lacking the final 8 pages. Richard Cumberland was an English Dramatist and civil servant most famous for his hit play The West Indian which was first staged in 1771. He also edited a short-lived critical journal called The London Review. His plays are often remembered for their sympathetic depiction of colonial characters and others generally considered to be margins of society. The plays in this collection are generally comedies, including The West Indian which was Cumberland's most popular comic work. The Days of Yore is the only drama in this collection and is thought to have been influenced by Horace Walpole's gothic novel The Mysterious Mother. Disbound with original backstrip in tact but boards detached and missing. Externally, some loss to backstrip and soiling to exposed pages. Endpapers missing. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright with some spotting throughout and pages of occasional foxing. Ink signature to title page of The Imposters. False impressions is incomplete with 8 pages of text missing. Water rings to pages 18 and 19 of First Love. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Book number: LTH14-E-3

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Plays Performing Theatre Dramatist Performing None

Richard Cumberland; Sir James Bland Burges

The Exodiad: A Poem

London, Lackington, Allen and Co. 1807. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this collaborative epic poem from Richard Cumberland and Sir James Bland Burges. Richard Cumberland (19 February 1732 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant. His plays are often remembered for their sympathetic depiction of colonial characters and others generally considered to be margins of society. Cumberland is said to have joined Sir James Bland Burges in the Exodiad (1807), and in a novel, John de Lancaster. Bookplate of George Head to front pastedown.Including publisher's adverts to the rear. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing, and wear to the extremities (including loss to the paper on the rear board). Joints are starting, with hinges tender. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signatures to title and first page. Pages are bright, though with some scattered spotting throughout (heavier to first and last few pages). Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: LTH22-E

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: poetry exodiad richard cumberland sir james bland burges exodiad None

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

Catalogue: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Keywords: Binding Sangorski & Sutcliffe

Richard Cumberland

The Fashionable Lover

London, W Griffin, 1772. Disbound. A very early edition of this comedic play by Richard Cumberland. With half title. Disbound, as is common with this work. This copy has been printed the same year that the play had its premier at the Drury Lane Theatre in January 1772. This is a New edition of the play, with an engraved title page. There has been a misprint to the title page, where the plate is askew and therefore from the cropping the 'R' of lover is lost. The Fashionable Lover is a sentimental comedy, which follows the adventures of Augusta Aubrey after she leaves her ward's house. She is then nearly seduced by the villainous Lord Abberville. Disbound. Externally, smart with a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with just the odd light spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 692L31

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Comedy Play Theatre Play None

CUMBERLAND (Richard):

Henry; In Four Volumes. The Third Edition.

London: Printed for Charles Dilly, 1798, 4 volumes. 12mo, 173 x 92 mms., pp. [vliii], 316; m[iv], 328; v [vi blank], 311 [312 blank]; [vi blank], 304, with frontispieces engraved by Heath, Sparrow, or Saunders after Edward Francis Burney (1760–1848; Fanny Burney's cousin) in each volume, and, remarkably, extra-illustrated with seven pen and ink watercolours, executed in the same style as the frontispieces; contemporary calf, spines richly gilt, black leather labels; tops and bases of spines slightly chipped, some wear to joints with the front joint to volume 1 being slightly vulnerable, corners worn, but for the most part a very good set. The coloured images seem to me not dissimilar to the style of Thomas Stothard, but it seems more likely that they derive from drawings or paintings by Burney. The playwright and novelist Richard Cumberland (1732–1811) was the author of the very popular novel, Arundel, first published in 1789 and frequently reprinted. Henry followed in 1795, with at least five other editions, as well as translations into Frecher, Dutch, and German. It was reviewed in both The Critical Review and The Monthly Review. The Critical Review asserted that Cumberland had taken Fielding as his model,l imitating him in several scenes of low life; but, "upon the whole, it would be unjust not to allow that this novel is enriched with humour, variety, and character, though in m any parts tedious...." Thomas Holcroft reviewed the work in The Monthly Review: "While perusing his work, we have frequently both laughed and shed tears...and as we cannot afford time to point out all its defects, we have still less the means of noting all its merits...." Henry was a very popular novel of the 1790s, two editions of which appeared in 1795. This third printing added four frontispieces, engraved after Gurney, Interesting to speculate, therefore, on the origins of the seven charming original watercolour illustrations that accompany this copy, and probably did from a very early date in its binding. In fact one might assume that these were intended for the original publication of 1795 but never used, probably for reasons of economy, but their presence makes this set an extremely attractive proposition, and even if they can hardly be designated 'fine art' they are lively and spirited in the 18th Century manner of English book illustration. Raven, James, Antonia Forster, Peter Garside, Rainer Schöwerling, The English Novel, 1770-1829: A Bibliographical Survey of Prose Fiction Published in the British Isles (OUP 2000). 1795:17

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Book number: 10233

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: fiction illustration literature

Richard Cumberland

A Hint to Husbands a Comedy in Five Acts Now Performing at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden

London, Lackington, Allen & Co, 1806. 4th Edition . No Binding. Full play script from title page to epilogue, with cast list. No binding. Title and final page marked and foxed, but rest of pages in good order. 8vo. 100pp. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002192

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Richard Cumberland; Thomas Morton; Mr. Miller; George Colman

The Jew Speed the Plough Mahomet the Imposter John Bull

London; Edinburgh, Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme; Bell; P. Byrne, 1782-1803. Leather. A collection of four Georgian plays, performed at theatres across the UK. A lovely example of the popular theatre of Britain at the turn of the nineteenth century. This volume contains: The Jew; A Comedy, in Five Acts by Richard Cumberland, Esq. As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Printed Under the Authority of the Managers from the Prompt Book With Remarks by Mrs. Inchbald Speed the Plough; A Comedy, in Five Acts; As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden by Thomas Morton, Esq. Printed Under the Authority of the Managers from the Prompt Book With Remarks by Mrs. Inchbald Mahomet the Imposter. A Tragedy, by the Rev. Mr Miller. As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Regulated from the Prompt-Book, by Permission of the Managers, by Mr Hopkins Prompter John Bull: Or, An Englishman's Fireside. A Comedy in Five Acts As Performed at the Theatre Royal in Dublin by George Colman, Esq. With engraved frontispieces to two of the plays. In a half-calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, rather worn, with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Joints are cracked, and there is some slight loss to the backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have some foxing and handling marks throughout. Good Only . Ill.: Unamed. Good Only .

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Book number: LTH28-C-12

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Leather Plays Frontispiece Theatre Plays Unamed