Shelfmark
Krr.3.19(11)
Author
Title
Shakspeare's [sic] early days: a historical play, in two acts, by C. A. Somerset, ... 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., [1829?]
Physical description
48 p. : ill. (frontis.) ; 14 cm.
Series statement
(Cumberland's British theatre)
Note
Pagination continuous but with some prelims. in roman numerals; frontispiece included in pagination.
Note
Probably issued as part of Cumberland's British Theatre series, although this information is not given in the copy described.
Note
Additionally on title-page: "Embellished with a fine engraving, by Mr. Bonner, from a Drawing taken in the Theatre, by Mr. R. Cruikshank."
Note
Directions for "Disposition of the charcters at the fall of the curtain." on p.48.
Note
Publication date inferred from p.[10], "Cast of the Characters, ... Covent Garden, Oct. 29, 1829."
With note
Bound with 11 other plays issued either by John Cumberland, Thomas Dolby, or Thomas Richardson, shelfmarks Krr.3.19(01) - (10), (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.
Subject
Subject
Dramatists Drama.
Genre/Form
Historical drama.
Genre/Form
Plays.
Added entry--name
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789 - 1856 engraver.
Added entry--name
Bonner, G. W. (George Wilmot), 1796 - 1836 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Cumberland, John, 1787 - 1866 publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50499