BELL, JOHN [ED] (ENGRAVINGS BY I & J ROBERTS AND MORTIMER)

Bell's British Theatre. Volume 5. English Plays; Being the Third Volume of Tragedies. All for Love by Mr Dryden; the Orphan by Mr T. Otway; Tancred and Sigismunda by Mr Thomson; George Barnwell by Mr Lillo; Isabella Altered from Southerne

London: John Bell, 1780. Reprint. Brown leather cover. 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 88pp; 77pp; 70pp; 62pp; 53pp. Copper engravings. All for Love by Mr Dryden; The Orphan by Mr T. Otway; Tancred and Sigismunda by Mr Thomson; George Barnwell by Mr Lillo; Isabella altered from Southerne.. G: in good condition. Cover rubbed. Hinges weakening. Spine cracked with damage to top and tail. Occasional foxing and other minor damage. Heraldic bookplate of Montagu Burgoyne on front paste-down .

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Catalogue: Drama

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Jeffrey Kacirk

Altered English - Surprising Meanings of Familiar Words

POMEGRANATE san francisco, 2002. 2002. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 240 pages- en anglais - quelques lettrines et vignettes en noir/blanc - jaquette correcte. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. ISBN: 0764920197.

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Book number: RO20254677

Catalogue: LANGUES

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Shakespeare, William

A Collection of the Best English Plays. Vol. II. Containing IV. Plays of Mr. Will. Shakespear: K. Henry IV. With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff. A Tragi-Comedy. + The Merry Wives of Windsor; With the Amours of Sir John Falstaff. A Comedy. + The Tempest: or, The Enchanted Island. A Comedy. Altered by W. Davenant, and J. Dryden. + The Jew of Venice. A Comedy. Now altered & very much improved, by M. Granville. Printed for T. Johnson, Bookseller at The Hague. 4 volumes.

London, T. Johnson, 1710-1711. Scarce and rather early adaptations of Shakespeare's plays. New maroon imitation leather bindings, 15x10 cm. Engraved vignets on the title pages. 100, 90, 112, 68 pp. -(paper slightly browned and foxed, but all in all 4 very fine and collectible copies).

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Book number: 64671-V1-1