[Five eighteenth century plays, printed in Dublin and bound in one volume]

Cibber, Colley (1671-1757) ; Mason, William (1724-1797) ; Dryden, John (1631-1700) ; Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718) ; Voltaire (1694-1778)

1735, First Dublin Edition. Dublin : M. Rhames ; George Faulkner ; Theo. Jones ; James Dalton ; T. Moore. Very good sammelband, in contemporary leather boards, rebacked in later gilt-blocked leather. Boards somewhat scuffed and lightly edgeworn. The Double Gallant lacks its title page, as originally bound. The binding is cracked between Elfrida and Don Sebastian, with both sides remaining very secure. Marginal tear to the lower corner of the final leaf, with text unaffected. The text block remains strong overall, showing only the scattered, faint dust-dulling, foxing, and offsetting expected of age. A well-preserved example overall. Item #463868

Physical description; 1 volume, variously paginated ; 17 cm. Contents; 1. The double gallant, or, The sick lady's cure / Colley Cibber. [Dublin : M. Rhames, 1735]. 2. Elfrida : a dramatic poem / William Mason. Dublin : George Faulkner, 1752. 3. Don Sebastian : King of Portugal : a tragedy / John Dryden. Dublin : Theo. Jones for William Smith, 1735. 4. The fair penitent : a tragedy / Nicholas Rowe. Dublin : James Dalton, 1750. 5. The tragedy of Zara / Voltaire ; translated by Aaron Hill. Dublin : T. Moore, 1737. Subjects; English drama 18th century. English drama (Tragedy) 18th century. Verse drama, English 18th century. Irish imprints 18th century. Dublin (Ireland) Imprints 1730-1752. Sammelbands 18th century. Collected works.

Price: €195.00