Shelfmark
Krr.3.46(03)
Author
Title
The distrest mother. A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. By Mr. Ambrose Philips..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for J. Wenman, No 44, Fleet-Street; and sold by all other booksellers in town and country, MDCCLXXVII.. [1777]
Physical description
15, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 22 cm.
Note
Translated and adapted by Philips from 'Andromaque' by Racine.
Note
Title-page and preliminaries included in pagination.
Note
Printed in two columns.
Note
Prologue written by Richard Steele; Epilogue attributed to Eustace Budgell (but possibly by Joseph Addison).
Citation/references note
ESTC, T34726
Provenance
No provenance information recorded in this item.
Binding
Sammelband. Late 18th- or early 19th-century half speckled calf and brown speckled or marbled paper over pasteboard. Spine rounded, divided into six large compartments by transverse gilt single fillets; second compartment from head of spine has title-label with gilt lettering; false headbands of alternating red and green thread. Textblock trimmed and rounded. Endpapers comprising at both sides a single bifolium of laid paper, forming a pastedown with free endpaper; undecorated.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wants plate.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's code on upper endpaper recto of sammelband.
Copy-specific note
Bound with 37 other items, shelfmarks Krr.3.46(01) - (02), (04) - (38).
Subject
Racine, Jean, 1639 - 1699 Andromache
Subject
English theatre (Tragedy) 18th century.
Added entry--name
Wenman, Joseph, ? - -1790 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Budgell, Eustace, 1686 - 1737 associated name.
Added entry--name
Addison, Joseph, 1672 - 1719 associated name.
Added entry--name
Steele, Richard joint author.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50727