The Dramatic Works of Colley Cibber.
by CIBBER (Colley):
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Clarke...[et al], 1760. 4 volumes. 12mo, pp. [iii] - xii, [3] - 394 [395 - 396 Epilogue]; 372; [3] - 369 [370 - 371 Epilogue, 372 blank]; 381 [382 - 383 Epilogue, 384 blank], engraved portrait of Cibber as frontispiece in volume 1, early 20th century quarter roan, gilt spines, plain boards; front volume 2 crudely repaired, ex-library, with library stamps in blind on various leaves, shelf marks on verso of title-pages, library pockets and date due labels at end of each volume. A very short biography of Cibber (1671 - 1757) appears in volume, and sixteen of his plays are reprinted. The first collected edition 1721 contained ten of his plays. A further edition of his plays appeared in 1777, in five volumes.
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- Seller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4244
- Title
- The Dramatic Works of Colley Cibber.
- Author
- CIBBER (Colley):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for J. Clarke...[et al], 1760
- Keywords
- Drama theatre literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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