The Companion to the Play-House: Or, An Historical Account of all the Dramatic Writers (and their Works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Commencement of our Theatrical Exhibition, down to the Present Years 1764.
by [Baker, David Erskine]
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London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt, in the Strand; C. Henderson at the Royal-Exchange; and T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1764.. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Two volumes. No pagination. I: A6, b6-c6, d3, []2, B6-Z6, Aa6-Ee6; II: A6-Z6, Aa6-Hh6, Ii4 [last leaf is blank]. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, repaired. From the libraries of John H. Burgh, Esq., and J.A. Fuller Maitland, with their bookplates in both volumes. John Alexander Fuller Maitland (7 April 1856 - 30 March 1936) was an influential British music critic and scholar from the 1880s to the 1920s. He encouraged the rediscovery of English music of the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly Henry Purcell's music and English virginal music.
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- The Companion to the Play-House: Or, An Historical Account of all the Dramatic Writers (and their Works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Commencement of our Theatrical Exhibition, down to the Present Years 1764.
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- [Baker, David Erskine]
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- London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt, in the Strand; C. Henderson at the Royal-Exchange; and T. Davies, in Russel-St
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