1.2.

WORKS OF THE ENGLISH DRAMATISTS-continued.

1659

2296 Day (J.) Blind-Beggar of Bednal-Green, with the merry Humor
of Tom Strowd the Norfolk Yeoman
Rhodes's copy of this Play sold for £1. 1s.

6. 8. 6. 2297 Dekker (T.) Satiro-Mastix, or the Untrussing of the Humorous Poet, green morocco, g. e. scarce

E. White, 1602

In this Play of Dekker Ben Jonson is ridiculed in the Character of Horace. The Roxburghe copy sold for £3. 19s.

2298 Drake (J.) Sham-Lawyer, n. d.-Dover (J.) Roman Generalls,

1667

(2)

2299 Dramatic. Dialogue in the Shades between Mrs. Cibber and Peg Woffington, both of Amorous Memory, uncut 1766 2300 Dramatic Gazette, 12 numbers in 1 vol. plate of Macready as Hotspur 1830-31 2301 Drue (T.) Life of the Dutches of Suffolke (a Play), 1631— Dryden (J.) King Arthur, an Opera, 1691, both uncut (2) Edmonton. The merry Deuill of Edmonton, as it hath been sundry times acted by his Maiesties Servants at the Globe on the Bancke-side, half morocco

2302

**

1631

*The authorship of this Comedy has been ascribed to Shakspeare, Drayton, and Brewer. See Baker's Biographia Dramatica. 2303 Familie of Love, acted by the Children of his Maiesties Revells 1608 2304 Field (N.) Amends for Ladies, with the merry Prankes of Moll Cut-Purse, &c. a Comedy, uncut, but portion of title containing imprint torn off

2305 Fletcher (John) and William Shakspeare, The two noble Kinsmen, 1634-Fletcher (J.) The Elder Brother, a Comedie, 1647

(2) 2306 Fletcher (J.) Faithfull Shepherdesse, acted at Somerset House on Twelfnight, 1633, &c. T. Park's copy, with his autograph signature and note, calf gilt

1656

2307 Fletcher (J.) Faithfull Shepherdesse, acted at Somerset-House, half morocco

1665

**This edition (which was unknown to Baker, Reed, Jones, Lowndes, and other bibliographers,) is very scarce, nearly the whole impression having been destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

2308

Fletcher (Phineas) Sicelides, a Piscatory, as it hath been acted in King's College in Cambridge, uncut 1631

2309 Fyfe (A.) Royal Martyr, Charles I, an Opera, 1705-Gay (J.) Beggar's Opera, with music, 1777—Polly, with music, wants (3)

title

2310 Glapthorne (H.) Argalus and Parthenia, 1639-Wit in a Constable, a Comedy, 1640; uncut

(2)

2311 Harris (J.) Love's a Lottery, 1699-City Bride, n.d.- The Mistakes, 1691

(3)

2312 Heywood (T.) The Wise-Woman of Hogsdon, a Comedie

calf extra, g.e. by J. Clarke

1638

2313 Heywood (T.) Loves Mistresse: or the Queenes Masque

half green morocco, g. e.

1640

WORKS OF THE ENGLISH DRAMATISTS-continued.

2314 Haywood (T.) and W. Rowly, Fortune by Land and Sea, a TragiComedy, uncut

*** The Roxburghe copy sold for £1. 1s.

2315 Heywood (T.) Loves Mistresse, or the Queenes Masque

uncut

1655

1640

*This copy sold for £2. 12s. 6d. at these Rooms in 1856. 2316 Howard (Hon. E.) The Women's Conquest, a Tragi-Comedy

uncut

1671

2317 Johnson (C.) Plays, viz. Generous Husband, FIRST EDITION, half morocco, n.d.-Gentleman Cully, 1702-Fortune in her Wits, 1705-Love and Liberty, 1709-Force of Friendship, 1710-Generous Husband, n. d.-The Wife's Relief, 1712 -The Successful Pyrate, 1713

(7) 2318 Jones (Sir Inigo) and Sir W. Davenant, The Temple of Love, a Masque, blue morocco, g. e. 1634 2319 Jones (Sir Inigo) and Sir W. Davenant, Britannia Triumphans, a Masque, presented at White Hall on Sunday after Twelfth Night, 1637, half green morocco, g. e.

1637 **Not in Davenant's Works; this Masque having given great offence, and having been rigidly suppressed. The Author of the "Stage Condemned" devotes 19 pages to a description of it, and states "that it was then (1698) very rare and scarcely to be had." Bindley had two copies, which sold for £9 and £8. 2s. 6d. 2320 Kyd (T.) Spanish Tragedy; or Hieronimo is mad againe, portion of last leaf torn off and supplied in MS. half morocco, uncut 1623 2321 Lacy (J.) The Old Troop, or Monsieur Raggon, 1698-Lansdowne (G. Granville Lord) She-Gallants, 1696

(2) 2322 London Chaunticleres, a Witty Comedy, full of various and/ delightfull Mirth, red morocco extra, g. e. rare 1659

2323 Lower (Sir W.) The Phoenix in her Flames, a Tragedy, uncut, 1639-Horatius: a Roman Tragedy, 1656-Lunatick (The), a Comedy, 1705

(3)

2324 Macklin (C.) Man of the World, and Love à la Mode, portrait calf extra

1793

2325 Manley (Mrs.) Lucius the first Christian King of Britain, a Tragedy, 1717-Almyna, 1707-Lost Lover, 1696-Manning (F.) Generous Choice, 1700

(4)

2326 Marmyon (Shakerley) A fine Companion, acted before the King and Queene at White-Hall, uncut, 1633-The Antiquary, a Comedy, by Shackerly Mermion, uncut, 1641

(2)

کار

ج

2327 Marston (J.) The Malcontent, augmented by Marston, with the /. //. Additions played by the Kings Maiesties Servants, written

by Ihon Webster

green morocco extra, g. e. by J. Mackenzie

Printed by V. S. for W. Aspley, 1604

** Mr. Rhodes's copy sold for £2. 10s.

2328 Masque. Rape of Europe, with Garrick's writing on cover, 1694

-May (T.) The Old Couple, a Comedy, uncut, 1658

Mead (R.) Combat of Love and Friendship, a Comedy,
uncut, 1654

(3)

1.8.

WORKS OF THE ENGLISH DRAMATISTS-continued.

2329 Maske of Flowers, presented by the Gentlemen of Graies-Inn
at the Court of White-hall, in the Banquetting-House, upon
Twefe night, 1613, being the last of the Solemnities and
Magnificences performed at the Marriage of the Earle of
Somerset and Lady Francis, Daughter of the Earle of
Suffolke (in Prose and Verse), with music, scarce 1614

The Dedication to Sir Francis Bacon is signed I. G. W. D. and
T. B.

(2)

2330 Medbourne (E.) St. Cecily, a Christian Tragedy, 1666-Tartuffe
from Moliere, with much Addition and Advantage, by E.
Medbourne, 1707
2331 Middleton (T.) A Game at Chess as it was Acted nine days to Juk
gether at the Globe on the banks side, finely engraved title
with figures, uncut, but slightly stained, and leaf following
title-page mended, very rare

n. d.

**For writing this Play the Author was imprisoned. Sir Mark
Sykes's copy sold for £6 2s. 6d., Jolley's for £5 2s. 6d., and
Rhodes's for £4 14s. 6d.

worm

2332 Midleton (T.) Tricke to Catch the old one, slightly damaged by a
G. Eld, 1616
Middleton (T.) Michaelmas Terme, as it hath beene sundry
Times acted by the Children of Paules

2333

1640

1640

fine copy in blue morocco extra, borders of gold, by C. Lewis 1630
2334 Middleton (T.) A Mad World my Masters, a Comedy
fine large copy, with rough leaves, apparently on thicker paper
than usual
2335 Middleton. Another copy, uncut
2336 Nabbes (T.) Hannibal and Scipio, an historicall Tragedy, 1637
-Covent Garden, a pleasant Comedie, corner of Prologue
torn off, 1638-The Bride, a Comedie, 1640, uncut (3)
*** Mr. Rhodes's copies of these Plays sold for £3. 3s.
2337 Nabbes (Thomas) Totenham Court, a pleasant Comedy
calf gilt
2338 New-Market Muse, or Mirth and Drollery, being three Farces
acted before the King and Court at New-Market, viz. The
Merry Milkmaid of Islington, Love Lost in the Dark and
the Politick Whore, scarce

1638

1680

2339 Otway (T.) The Souldiers Fortune, a Comedy, uncut, 1683
-Dryden (J.) Aureng-Zebe, uncut, 1676; and 8 other
Plays

2340 Plays.

(10)

Edipus, by Dryden and N. Lee, 1692-Cæsar Borgia,
by N. Lee, 1680-Psyche and Libertine, by T. Shadwell,
1690-92-Titus and Berenice, with Cheats of Scapin, by
T. Otway, 1677-Circe, by C. D'Avenant, 1685-Valentinian
as altered by the Earl of Rochester, 1685
in one vol.

2341 Plays.

Edipus, by Dryden and Lee, 1696-Victorious Love, by W. Walker, 1698-Rinaldo and Armida, by J. Dennis, 1699-Congreve (W.) Mourning Bride, wants title and imperfect-De Foe (D.) True-born Englishman, 1701-The Subscribers, a new Song, 1722 -Steele's Apology for himself and Writings, 1714

in one vol.

WORKS OF THE ENGLISH DRAMATIS TS-continued.

FOLIO.

2342 Beaumont (F.) and J. Fletcher, The Wild Goose Chase, a

Comedy, uncut

1652
1679

2313 Beaumont (F.) and J. Fletcher, Fifty Comedies and Tragedies, 1.

2344 C[ourts] and Country, a Play of seven Acts, with the Blundering
Brothers and Comical Humours of Punch, concluding with
the grand Masque, call'd The Downfall of Sejanus, plates

1735

1673

2345 D'Avenant (Sir W.) Works, portrait by Faithorne
2346 Diggs (T.) England's Defence against Invasion by Sea in Kent,
with Account of Stores of War, &c. by T. Adamson 1680
2347 Druid Judgment, a Dramatic Essay on the Model of the Greek
Tragedy, MANUSCRIPT, with several other Poems in the
same Hand-writing-Elegy on John Caple, M.D. 1753—
Elegy on Lord Windsor-The Happy Swain-The Taaff-
Usk and Ode to G. Heathcote

2348 DRURY LANE THEATRE. A Collection of 357 Wardrobe and
Property Bills, from 1713 to 1716, certified for Payment
by Colley Cibber, B. Booth and R. Wilks, with their
Autograph Signatures, neatly mounted on cartridge paper,
and bound in red morocco

** A very curious and important volume for the History of the
Stage.

2349 Generous Impostor, a Comedy in five Acts (by Rev. T. L.

Obeirne)

MANUSCRIPT, with author's autograph additions and corrections

2.12. 2.12.6.

2350 Gwinn (Nell). A true Account of the late most doleful and .
lamentable Tragedy of Old Maddam Gwinn, Mother to
Elenor Gwinn, very scarce

2351

well 2352
arwich
·C. Folger.

Jonson (Ben) Works, portrait

n. d. 1692

SHAKESPEARES (MR. WILLIAM) COMEDIES, HISTORIES AND 410.
TRAGEDIES. Published according to the True Originall
Copies

FIRST EDITION, fine portrait by M. Droeshout on title-page,
with Ben Jonson's Verses "To the Reader," in large type,
on a separate leaf opposite, fine copy (12 by 8 inches), red
morocco super extra, tooled in the Harleian style, g. e. by
Clarke and Bedford, EXTREMELY RARE

Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623
The possession of the first edition of Shakespeare's Plays
has always been regarded as the foundation for a dramatic
Library, and as a sine qua non with Collectors of rare Books.
Hence its continually increasing value at sales, until the time
when Mr. Daniel's produced £716. 2s. The difficulty of pro-
curing a perfect copy of an edition, pronounced by Horne Tooke
as THE ONLY ONE WORTH REGARDING," is now so great, and
the competition, whenever one occurs, so strong, that probably
what our ancestors deemed dear at £100, will be regarded as
cheap at £1000 by our successors, the more especially as nearly

2353

WORKS OF THE ENGLISH DRAMATISTS-continued.

every copy is gradually being secured for public libraries. If,
however, any excuse were wanted for spending so large a sum
of money on any one favorite volume, none assuredly can be
pleaded with better grace than the desire of possessing the
original and genuine Text of Shakespeare's immortal Plays.
No sum of money can be considered too large for the acquisition
of the Works of an Author, who has probably found more de-
lighted Readers than any other writer that ever lived.

SHAKESPEARES (MR. WILLIAM) COMEDIES, HISTORIES AND Buk
TRAGEDIES. Published according to the true Originall
Copies. The second impression

SECOND EDITION, portrait by M. Droeshout on title-page, with
Ben Jonson's Verses in large type, on opposite leaf, BEAUTIFUL
COPY (13 by 9 inches), splendidly bound in red morocco
super extra, Harleian tooling on sides, g. e. by Clarke and
Bedford, VERY SCARCE

Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, &c. 1632 A copy any Collector may be proud of. Mr. Smith considered it in point of condition, although a trifle shorter, preferable to Mr. Daniel's, which sold for £148. It exhibits some slight variations from the pagination of the usual copies, as given by Lowndes: e. g. 57 is marked 79, second 49 is correct, Actor's Names is printed Actosr Names, 164 is correct, in Macbeth 161 and 164 are marked 164 and 161, and 311 is marked 353.

2354 SHAKESPEAR'S (MR. WILLIAM) COMEDIES, HISTORIES AND Will
TRAGEDIES. Published according to the true Original
Copies. The third impression. And unto this impression
is added seven Playes, never before printed in folio
THIRD EDITION, portrait by M. Droeshout, with Ben Jonson's
Verses beneath, very tall and fine copy (13 by 8 inches),
but portrait and title mended, red morocco extra, g. e. by J.
Clarke
Printed for P. C. 1664

Even in 1685, when the fourth edition was issued, the rarity of
this third must have been very great, for the Publishers, probably
aware of the extent of its destruction by the Great Fire of Lon-
don, treated its existence as a nonentity, and inscribed on their
title-page Fourth Edition, "unto which is added seven Plays
never before printed in folio," although previously published in
1664. This copy is exactly the size of Mr. Daniel's, which sold
for £46., and its pagination agrees generally with Lowndes's
collation of corrected copies.

2355 SHAKESPEAR'S (WILLIAM) COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGE-
DIES. Published according to the true Original Copies.
The third impression. And unto this impression is added
seven Playes, never before printed in folio

THIRD EDITION, portrait by Droeshout, with Ben Jonson's
Verses beneath, very fine copy (123 by 8 inches), red mo-
rocco super extra, Harleian tooling, g. e. by O. Lewis
Printed for P. C. 1664