Author: Colley Cibber
Title: Love&Apos;S Last Shift Lady&Apos;S Last Stake the Comical Lovers Perolla and Izadora
Description: London, W. Feales; Henry Lintot; et al, 1735-36. Leather. A smart volume of four plays by Colley Cibber, including an early edition of his best known work 'Love's Last Shift&apos. Four plays by Colley Cibber bound in one volume.'Love's Last Shift', a comedy, published in 1735. ESTC citation number N3236. Bound without the frontispiece and leaf A3. 'Lady's Last Stake', a comedy, published in 1736, the third edition. ESTC citation number N11612. Pagination of pages 38 and 39 is reversed. Bound without the frontispiece. One leaf of adverts to the rear.'The Comical Lovers', a comedy, published in 1736. ESTC citation number N28249. Bound without the frontispiece, and pages 63-82.'Perolla and Izadora', a tragedy, published in 1736. ESTC citation number T26030. Pagination of pages 58 and 59 is reversed. Bound without the frontispiece. Colley Cibber was an actor-manager and playwright who wrote twenty-five plays for his own company at Drury Lane.His best known play is 'Love's Last Shift', which started a public shift in taste away from Restoration intellectualism and sexual frankness towards conservative and sentimental comedy. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with the occasional spot. Ink mark to the top and fore edge. Each play is bound without the frontispiece, 'The Comical Lovers' is bound without pages 63 to 82. 'Love's Last Shift' is bound without leaf A3. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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