EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FARCES: The Contrivances; The Irish Widow; The Lyar; The Mock Doctor; The Lying Valet
by Carey, Henry; Garrick, David; Foote, Samuel; Fielding, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Worcester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: London: Printed by J.Jarvis, 1794. Half leather. Good. Collection of separately paginated eighteenth century farces, each with its own frontispiece and title page (lacks frontispiece to 'The Lyar' and frontispiece and title page to 'The Lying Valet', the first leaf of which is loose); 12mo, in contemporary eighteenth century half calf over marbled boards (rubbed and worn with loss to extremities). Working copy of these early play texts.
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- Bookseller
- Lyppard Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000780
- Title
- EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FARCES: The Contrivances; The Irish Widow; The Lyar; The Mock Doctor; The Lying Valet
- Author
- Carey, Henry; Garrick, David; Foote, Samuel; Fielding, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Half leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed by J.Jarvis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- henry carey david garrick samuel foote henry fielding farces drama theatre eighteenth century comedy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian books; Antiquarian English Literature;
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Lyppard Books
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Worcester
About Lyppard Books
Lyppard Books was established in Worcester, UK, in 2012, adopting the unusual name from Lyppard Grange, once a farm attached to the monastery of Worcester's ancient cathedral. We maintain a small and select stock of English and Continental antiquarian titles from the dawn of western printing to the 19th century, and aim to offer original, early examples of scarce and sought-after texts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
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