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Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
by MANLEY, DELARIVIER
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- Condition
- First and final leaves a bit smudged; early paper repair to the lower margin of the verso of the title-page; very good copy.
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London: Printed for John Barber and Sold by Benj. Tooke, Henry Clements and John Walthoe, 1717, 1717. First edition. ESTC T38771; NCBEL II, 767. First and final leaves a bit smudged; early paper repair to the lower margin of the verso of the title-page; very good copy.. 4to, 19th century half vellum, marbled paper boards, black morocco spine label, gilt lettering. The last of three plays by Delarivier Manley (1663-1724), who was well known for her roman à clef fictionalized memoirs. The is plot is loosely based on the reign of Lucius, the last king of Rome, and his powerful wife Queen Rosalinda, who lives to triumph over the schemes of numerous evildoers. Manley dedicated the play to Richard Steele, who paid her £600 for the right to produce it. As well, he wrote a preface "expressing my gratitude to the Ladies," and prologue. The epilogue is by Matthew Prior. Bound for T. Connolly, Bookseller of Dublin, with his booksellers' ticket on the front paste-down.
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- The Brick Row Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28773
- Title
- Lucius, the First Christian King of Britain. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
- Author
- MANLEY, DELARIVIER
- Format/Binding
- ESTC T38771; NCBEL II, 767
- Book Condition
- Used - First and final leaves a bit smudged; early paper repair to the lower margin of the verso of the title-page; very good copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- London: Printed for John Barber and Sold by Benj. Tooke, Henry Clements and John Walthoe, 1717
- Date Published
- 1717
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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