The Antiquary a musical play in three acts from Sir Walter Scott; The Lying Valet a farce; Jane Shore a tragedy in five acts; The Citizen a farce; The Tobacconist a farce altered from Ben Jonson - 5 plays in one volume Oxberry's Edition 1823

London/Boston/New York: John Cumberland/Wells and Lilly/A.T. Goodrich & Co., 1823. 3/4 leather. Good ex-library/no dustwrapper. 16mo. b&w engravings Five 18th-19th Century plays bound in one volume (14.5 x 9.5cm), 'The Antiquary a musical play in three acts from Sir Walter Scott, Bart to which is prefixed a memoir of his life printed from the acting copy with remarks biographical and critical by D-G to which are added a description of hte costume etc', 'The Lying Valet a farce with prefatory remarks the only edition....faithfully marked with the stage business...as it is performed at the Theatres Royal by W, Oxberry, comedian', 'Jane Shore a tragedy in five acts printed from the acting copy to which are added etc', 'The Citizen a farce....as performed by W. Oxberry , comedian', 'The Tobacconist a farce....as performed by W. Oxberry, comedian'; three of the plays headed Oxberry's Edition (William Oxberry being an English actor, writer and printer); all plays dated show 1823, Jane Shore and The Antiquary undated; includes b&w engravings; three-quarter black leather with marbled boards; ex-Varmouth Public Library with library plate to front pastedown, no other library paraphernalia; missing first 4 pages to the introduction for The Antiquary; general foxing and tanning to pages throughout, ink inscription to title page of Jane Shore, o.w. Good; Scarce.