Shelfmark
Em.4.08(01)
Author
Young, Edward, 1683 - 1765 author.
Title
The revenge : a tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's servants. / By E. Young, LL.D..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for W. Chetwood at Cato's-Head in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and S. Chapman at the Angel and Crown in Pall-Mall, [1721].
Physical description
[16], 63, [1] pages ; 8⁰.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Signatures: A-E⁸.
Note
Initials, head- and tail-pieces.
Note
Publisher's catalogue on final page.
Note
Sheets A and B are found in two states and in varying combinations: sig. A8r with and without ornamentation; catchword on B4r: Hum- or Enter; catchword on B4v: Would or My.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T44866
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Robert Chambré Vaughan, Burlton Hall, Shropshire.
Provenance
Ms. ownership inscription on front free end-paper: "M. Wynn, 1811" ; cancelled ms. ownership inscription on front pastedown: "Wm. Vaughan" ; ms. inscription on front pastedown: "Coll: in 1731".
Binding
18th/19th-century brown calf binding, gold-tooled, with red morocco spine label reading "Collection of plays" ; spine stamped in gold: "6".
Copy-specific note
ECL copy lacks one leaf of preliminaries.
Copy-specific note
Bound with five other 18th-century plays.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy: publisher's catalogue obscured by leaf pasted to that page.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy has second state of sheets A and B.
Genre/Form
Drama.
Added entry--name
Chetwood, W. R (William Rufus), bookseller.
Added entry--name
Chapman, S. (Samuel), fl. 1721 - 1728 (Samuel), bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B49887