Shelfmark
Krr.3.45(01)
Author
Uniform title
[Déserteur. English]
Title
The point of honor : a play, in three acts. Taken from the French, and performed with universal applause at the Theatre-Royal, Hay-Market. By Charles Kemble.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed by A. Straham, Printers-street; for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-row., 1800..
Physical description
64 p. ; 21 cm.
Note
An adaptation of Mercier's 'Le déserteur'.
Note
Title-page and preliminaries included in pagination.
Note
Manufacturer's information also printed in colophon, p. 64.
Note
Prologue (p.3) "Written by a friend. Spoken by Mr. Barrymore."
Note
Price on title-page: "Two shillings."
Note
Dramatis Personae on p. 4.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T42758
Provenance
Ms. inscription on upper endpaper recto of sammelband: "Jn Strayne Wilton".
Binding
Sammelband. 19th-century half leather with brown marbled paper over pasteboard. Spine flat and rounded, divided into six compartments by transverse gilt fillets; second compartment from head with onlaid red morocco, with gilt lettering ("Plays"). Textblock trimmed and rounded; endpapers comprising at each end a pastedown and two free endpapers (of laid paper), undecorated.
Copy-specific note
Bound with 9 other plays, shelfmarks Krr.3.45(02) - (10).
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's code on upper endpaper recto of sammelband.
Copy-specific note
Ms. list of contents, in J. Strayne's hand (see Prov. Note) on upper endpaper recto of sammelband.
Subject
French drama 18th century Translations into English.
Added entry--name
Mercier, Louis-Sébastien, 1740 - 1814 Déserteur.
Added entry--name
Strahan, Andrew, ? - -1831 printer.
Added entry--name
Barrymore (William), 1759 - 1830 performer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
T.N. Longman and O. Rees bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B50710