Krr.3.22
An essay on the dramatic character of Sir John Falstaff..
London: : Printed for T. Davies, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden., MDCCLXXVII.. [1777]
[4], 8, 185, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Anonymous. By Maurice Morgann.
With a preliminary half-title leaf. Half title reads: "An essay on Shakespeare's Falstaff".
Signatures: pi² A⁴ B-M⁸ N⁶ (-N6).
Errata on leaf N5v.
ESTC, T6248
19th-century armorial bookplate of William Duer Robinson on upper pastedown.
Late 19th-century or early 20th-century armorial bookplate of the Prime family (granted arms 1683) on upper endpaper recto.
Bookseller's code on lower pastedown.
Rebacked and repaired. 19th-century speckled half calf with orangey-red marbled paper over pasteboard. Spine smooth and rounded (in the early 20th century?), the leather tucked in at head and tail, divided into seven compartments by transverse gold-tooled double fillets; gilt titling ('Essay on Falstaff') on red morocco label bordered by a gilt roll; gilt date ('1777') tooled at tail of spine. Textblock trimmed and sprinkled. Endpapers (wove paper) comprised of a folded bifolium or two separate sheets likewise folded, pasted down leaving one free, and reinforced with gauze-like material and ?glue; undecorated.
Imperfect: wanting the half-title.
Ms. shelfmark and author's name on title-page.
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) Sir (Fictitious character) Early works to 1800.
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Characters Falstaff.
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 King Henry IV.
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 King Henry IV.
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Merry wives of Windsor.
Essays.
Davies, Thomas, ca. 1712 - 1785 bookseller.
Robinson, William Duer, 1811 - 1876 former owner.
An essay on Shakespeare's Falstaff
England London.
eng
B50568