Shelfmark
Krr.3.19(01)
Author
Title
The merchant of Venice: : a play, in five acts, / by William Shakspeare. Printed from the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D-G. To which are added, a description of the costume, ... and the whole of the stage business, as now performed at the Theatres Royal, London..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : John Cumberland, 2, Cumberland Terrace, Camden New Town., [c.1820-1830?]
Physical description
[1], 62 p. : ill. (frontispiece; engravings) ; 14cm.
Series statement
(Cumberland's English theatre)
Note
Additionally on title-page: "Embellished with a portrait of Mrs. W. West, in the character of Portia. Engraved on Steel by Mr. Woqlnolh [sic.; i.e. Woolnoth], from an original Drawing by Mr. Wageman."
Note
Address of John Cumberland on frontispiece ("19 Ludgate Hill") differs from address in imprint.
Note
Directions for "Disposition of the charcters at the fall of the curtain." on p.62.
Note
Probably issued as part of Cumberland's British Theatre series, although this information is not given in the copy described.
Note
Remarks by 'D-G' i.e. George Daniel, series editor.
With note
Bound with 11 other plays issued either by John Cumberland, Thomas Dolby, or Thomas Richardson, shelfmarks Krr.3.19(02) - (12).
Provenance
Ms. signature in pencil, undated and name unread, of a "Professor of [?Gl...]", on title-page recto; another on plate facing title-page, also unread.
Binding
Sammelband. 19th-century three-quarter leather with blue marbled paper; blind-tooled dotted roll at edges of leather. Spine flat, divided into five compartments by horizontal gilt double fillets flanked by the same blind roll as on covers, with gilt lettering 'DRAMA' and 'VOL I' in second and fourth compartments thereof; blue false headbands. Textblock trimmed with some minor loss to running titles; edges sprinked red; endpapers undecorated.
Copy-specific note
Ms. index written in pencil on first upper endpaper recto.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's inventory number on upper pastedown; ?price on first upper endpaper recto.
Subject
Jews Venice Drama.
Subject
Venice (Italy) Drama.
Added entry--name
Cruikshank, George, 1792 - 1878 engraver.
Added entry--name
Cumberland, John, 1787 - 1866 publisher.
Added entry--name
Daniel, George, 1789 - 1864 editor.
Added entry--name
Woolnoth, W. (William) engraver.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50487