Shelfmark
Krr.3.19(12)
Author
Title
The inconstant, a comedy, in five acts. By G. Farquhar. Printed under the authority of the managers, from the prompt book. With notes, critical and explanatory. Also an authentic description of the costume, and the general stage business. As performed at the Theatres Royal, London..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed and published by T. Dolby, Britannia Press, 17, Catherine Street, Strand., [1824?]
Physical description
[2], 58, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (frontis.; diagrams) ; 14 cm.
Series statement
(Dolby's British theatre)
Note
Publication date from p. [v].
Note
Reworking of 'The Wild Goose Chase' by John Fletcher (first performed 1621).
Note
Additionally on title-page: "Embellished with a Wood Engraving, from an original Drawing made expressly for this Work, by Mr. I.R. Cruikshank, and executed by Mr. White."
Note
At head of title-page: "Dolby's British Theatre".
Note
At foot of title-page: "Price Sixpence."
Note
Engraved plate following p. 58 shows "Position of the characters at the fall of the curtain".
Note
Publication date inferred from p.[v], "Cast of the Characters, ... Covent Garden, 1824."
With note
Bound with 11 other plays issued either by John Cumberland, Thomas Dolby, or Thomas Richardson, shelfmarks Krr.3.19(01) - (11).
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
English drama (Comedy) 19th century.
Subject
English drama 17th century Adaptions.
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Cruikshank, Robert, 1789 - 1856 engraver.
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Dolby, Thomas, 1782 - 1856 publisher.
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England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50500