A Select Collection of Old Plays in Twelve Volumes
London: H. Hughs, 1780. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (4) 436 (20)pp. Original textured calf with gilt ruling on covers and gilt lettering and tooling on spine; raised bands. Marbled edges. Decorative endpapers. Corrected and collated with the old copies and with notes critical and explanatory. Contains "The Adventures of Five Hours" by Sir Samuel Tuke, "Elvira" by George Digby, Earl of Bristol, "The Widow" by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher and Thomas Middleton, "Chichevache and Bycorne" and "Historia Historionica, and Historical Account of the English Stage," additional notes and index. Some light wear along edges of binding and partially cracked hinges. Two ex Libris on front endpapers. Very light age-toning of block. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #39706
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