Buy this book on-line Dodsley, Robert (Editor and Preface) : A Selection of Old Plays (Twelve Volumes)Printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, London, England, 1744
Twelve volumes, complete. Brown full leather binding with gilt decorations and lettering on spine. Five raised bands. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4." All pages of each volume, complete. Vol. 1: xl, [12] 1-299. Vol. 2: 364 pages. Vol. 3: 412 pages. Vol. 4: 384 pages. Vol. 5: 360 pages. Vol. 6: 394 pages. Vol. 7: 340 pages. Vol. 8: 407 pages. Vol. 9: 456 pages. Vol. 10: 376 pages. Vol. 11: 324 pages. Vol. 12: 437 pages and two additional pages in back advertising other books printed for R. Dodsley. Former owner's bookplate (black-and-white illustrated coat of arms) and "F.S.I" sticker tipped in on front pastedown of each volume except Vols. 11-12 which have the sticker but no bookplate. Pages are very clean and intact except for light to moderate foxing and slight offsetting from the printed text. Covers are very clean and intact overall but have rubbing and light to moderate wear to extremities. Binding is tight. Vols. 1, 4, 5-6, and 10-12 are missing spine labels. Each volume and the entire set are Very Good. A collection of English plays edited by Robert Dodsley. Vol. 1 has a list in front naming the plays in Vols. 1-10. Vols. 11-12 contain additional plays Dodsley thought would be of interest to the general public. The following are the plays, organized by Volume. Vol. 1: A Tragedy or Interlude, manifesting the chief Promises of God unto Man in all Ages, from the Beginning of the World to the Death of Jesus Christ (1537) by John Bale; New Custom: a Morality; The Four P's: An Interlude by John Heywood (Jester to King Henry VIII); Gammer Gurton's Needle: a Comedy; The Pinner of Wakefield: a Comedy; and Damon and Pithias: a Comedy by Richard Edwards. Vol. 2: The Tragedy of Gorboduc by Lord Buckhurst; Campaspe: a Comedy by John Lilly; The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is mad again; The History of Edward the Second by Christopher Marlow; and Mustapha: a Tragedy by Lord Brooke. Vol. 3: Green's Tu Quoque, or the City Gallant by Joseph Cooke; The Honest Whore: a Comedy: With the Humours of the Patient Man and Longing Wife by Thomas Decker; The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl: a Comedy by Robert Tailor; Fuimus Troes: The True Trojans, Being a Story of the Britons Valor at the Romans first Invasion; and Vittoria Corombona, a Lady of Venice: a Tragedy by John Webster. Vol. 4: The Malcontent: a Comedy by John Marston; The Woman Kill'd with Kindness: a Tragedy by Thomas Heywood; Eastward Hoe: a Comedy by Ben Johnson, Chapman, and Marston; The Widow's Tears: a Comedy by George Chapman; and The Revenger's Tragedy by Cyril Turneur. Vol. 5: Lingua, or the Combat of the Tongue and the five Sense for Superiority: a Comedy; A Mad World My Masters; a Comedy by Thomas Middleton; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore: a Tragedy by John Ford; Grim the Collier of Croydon by J. T.; and Microcosmus: a moral Maik by Thomas Nabbs. Vol. 6: The Widow: a Comedy by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher, and Thomas Middleton; A Match at Midnight: a Comedy by William Rowley; The Dumb Knight: a Comedy by Lewis Machin; The Muses Looking-Glass: a Comedy by Thomas Randolph; and The Jovial Crew, or Merry Beggars: a Comedy by Broome. Vol. VII: The Heir: a Comedy by May; The Old Couple by May; The Antiquary: a Comedy by Shakerly Marmion; The Goblins: a Comedy by John Suckling; and The Shepherd's Holiday: a Pastoral by Mr. Rutter. Vol. VIII: The City Madam: a Comedy; The New Way to Pay Old Debts: a Comedy; The Guardian: a Comedy; The Unnatural Combat: a Tragedy; and The Picture: a Tragi-Comedy by Philip Massenger. Vol. IX: Albumazar: a Comedy; The Gamester: a Comedy; The Bird in a Cage: a Comedy by Mr. Shirley;The City Night-Cap: a Comedy by Mr. Davenport; and The Parson's Wedding: a Comedy by Thomas Killegrew. Vol. X: The City-Match: a Comedy by Jasper Maine; The Lost Lady: a Tragi-Comedy by William Barclay; The Ordinary: a Comedy by Mr. Cartwright; The Queen of Arragon: a Tragi-Comedy by Mr. Habington, and The Marriage Night: a Tragedy by Lord Falkland.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dodsley, Robert (Editor and Preface) : A Selection of Old Plays (Twelve Volumes). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, incunabula, out of print books, libri antichi and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |