The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare; and Annals of the Stage to the Restoration [3 volumes]

Collier, J. Payne (1779-1883)

Editore: John Murray, London, 1831

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Joints with rubbing and splits. Volume 3 has tissue paper over worn joints, and the spine and tissue paper have been dyed a brown colour, somewhat darker than the other surrounding leather and the spine of the other 2 volumes. Gutters split at front hinge on Volume 3. Heavy knock to lower corner of front board on Volume 3, with 12mm crease to corner of board, not affecting text block. Joints and hinges are strong enough that the set can be comfortably handled and read without boards falling off. A newspaper clipping from the Times 22 April 1881 tipped in to front fly leaf of Volume 1. "At a meeting of the Royal Historical Society, held at 22, Albemarle-street, yesterday, a paper 'On the History of Theatres in London, from their first erection, in 1576, to their closing in 1642,' was read by Mr. F. G. Gleay, M.A. The author had collected numerous isolated facts which enabled him to assign to each theatre, during this period, the companies who acted in them and the poets who wrote for them. He maintained that the statements made in Mr. Collier's 'Annals of the Stage' were in many respects erroneous. To no one of the theatres had that gentleman assigned the true date of its original building, and in many cases he had wrongly distributed the companies who gave performances in them. Mr. Fleay also vindicated the accuracy of the statements on these points in Howe's continuation of Stow's Chronicle." - from the 1881 "Times" clipping. Provenance: ex libris label with initials "D C M" on front endpaper of each volume, with motto "advance with courage". ; 3 volumes, complete set. Volume 1: xxxvi, 454, [1], [1 (blank)] pages. Volume 2: vi, 488 pages. Volume 3: vi, 508 pages. Attractive 19th century full calf bindings with four raised bands to spines, each band with 4 gilt ruled lines. Two leather lettering pieces on each spine. Gilt ruled borders to boards, and gilt rule to edges and dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Page dimensions: 194 x 117mm. All page edges gilt.

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• Titolo: The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare; and Annals of the Stage to the Restoration [3 volumes]
• Editore: John Murray, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1831
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Good+
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Shakespeare