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, the second volumes of comedies - The Wonder, Rulea Wife and Have a Wife, The Suspicious Husband, The Conscious Lovers, & The Recruiting Officer, 70, 66, 74, 73, and 84 pages, each with indiviviual title page and 5 plates in total First Edition , front board missing, rear board well rubbed and loss of paper to boards, spine rubbed and chipped at head, occasional light spots and stains to pages, fair condition ,quarter brown calf with paper to boards, 5 raised bands 17.5 x 11 cm Hardback ISBN:

First edition thus, 12mo; [6];66,[2];84;108;79,[1];93,[3]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands (slightly worn, spine labels missing from second and third compartments), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62192) is listed at 4 UK and 4 US institutional locations.

First edition thus, 12mo; [4];65,[7];57,[3];54,[6];74,[2];65,[5]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered leather title and volume labels to second and third compartments respectively (binding very lightly worn), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves, Lady Jane Gray pp.41-44 loose with chipped fore-edge, overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62142) is listed at 4 UK and 5 US institutional locations.

First edition thus, 12mo; [4];64,[4];79,[1];64,[8];79,[5];62,[2]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands (slightly worn, spine labels missing from second and third compartments), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62147) is listed at no UK and 4 US institutional locations.

First edition thus, 12mo; [4];71,[1];82,[2];62,[2];92,[4];69,[3]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece, general title page, separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered red title label to second compartment (slightly worn, volume label missing from third compartment), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volumes of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62146) is listed at 3 UK and 4 US locations.

Eighteen of the twenty volumes of this set of British plays. Volumes 4 (comedies) and 18 (tragedies) are missing. Volume 11 is present but the spine is completely split and the book is now in two parts. All the other volumes are in at least good condition with rubbing to the spine with some chipping to the top and bottom in several volumes. There is rubbing around the edges and some light discolouration to the front and rear panels. Volume 1 has a narrow two inch stain to the rear panel but there are no other heavy marks. Each volume has two title panels on the spine - at the top this has 'Bell's Theatre' and near the centre a panel with the volume number and the category (Tragedies, Comedies or Opera). Volumes 1,3,5,7,10,12,14,16 and 20 contain tragedies. Volumes 2,6,8,11,13,15,17 and 19 contain comedies and volume 9 contains operas. Some of these panels have unfortunately been lost with the top panel missing from three volumes and the volume panel missing from eight volumes. There is a browning to the page edges. Each volume has the original owner's bookplate - this was Alfred Octavius Hartley, M.A. of Steeple Ashton Vicarage in Wells in Norfolk. Browning to the endpapers. There is browning on the title pages of each volume and also at the beginning of each individual play - these are all individually paginated and each play has a title page and a pictorial frontispiece with several of these folding out. Some light browning and spotting through each volume but most of the pages are largely unmarked. Because this is a set of 18 volumes there will be an additional postage charge so if this is a concern please make contact before ordering so the different options can be discussed.

All still well bound with some wear to leather as expected on a set of this age (no boards detached). Each play starts with a plate, an engraving of an actor from that play. Marbled end-papers. Interiors generally in nice clean condition with just a bit of age staining - no deliberate marks. Bookplates inside cover & on fep, owner's name on back of fep dated 1791. Vol 1 was 1776 & completed with 20 in 1778. Last vol contains index to plays in all vols. Spines with gilt decoration have lost some of their labels (see pic). Heavy - Weighs about 10kg additional P&P may be requested, please ask bookseller for a quote stating destination before ordering.

Full contemporary aniline calf, edge-worn and browned. Hinges cracked; all spines glazed (amateurishly) with a glossy resin. Bookplate of William Draper to each paste-down. Internally, exceptionally well-preserved. Scans on request. ; 0 pages; Subject: Theater (Plays) -England-London-History-18th century, Early works to 1800. Addison, Joseph, (1672-1719) . Philips, Ambrose (1674-1749) . Jonson, Ben, (1573? -1637) . Cibber, Colley, (1671-1757) . &c. &c. 100 plays, issued separately, each with seperate title-page, engraved general title page, and front. , showing an actor in a leading part. 15 Kg.