Shelfmark
Krr.3.19(06)
Author
Title
My old woman : a musical comedy by George Macfarren with remarks by D-G.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : [John Cumberland], [c.1820-1830?]
Physical description
47, [1] p. : ill. (frontis.) ; 14 cm.
Note
Pagination continuous but with some preliminaries in roman numerals; frontispiece included in pagination.
Note
Directions for "Disposition of the charcters at the fall of the curtain." on p.47.
Note
Remarks by 'D-G' i.e. George Daniel, series editor.
With note
Bound with 11 other plays issued either by Thomas Dolby or John Cumberland, shelfmarks Krr.3.19(01) - (05), (07) - (12).
Provenance
Ms. signature in pencil, undated and name unread, of a "Professor of [?Gl...]", on title-page recto of first item in sammelband (Krr.3.19(01)).
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 printed text; edges sprinked red; endpapers undecorated.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting title-page. Bibliographical information taken from preliminaries and running title, and from copy at Bodleian.
Copy-specific note
Presumed to be on title-page: "Embellished with a fine wood engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a Drawing taken in the Theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank."
Copy-specific note
Probably issued as part of Cumberland's British Theatre series, although this information is not given in the copy described.
Subject
English drama (Comedy) 19th century.
Subject
Musicals Librettos.
Genre/Form
Plays.
Genre/Form
Comedies.
Added entry--name
Cumberland, John, 1787 - 1866 publisher.
Added entry--name
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789 - 1856 engraver.
Added entry--name
Bonner, G. W. (George Wilmot), 1796 - 1836 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Daniel, George, 1789 - 1864 editor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50495