Tell truth shame devil comedy (4 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

FIRST EDITION, with half-title, outer leaves a little stained, sellotape repairs to last three leaves, residual staining, pp. [i, half-title], 45, [1, Errata and advertisement], 12mo, disbound, good. A fairly early piece - a satire on the legal profession - by this pioneer of American theatre, and also author of History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States, 1834. ESTC locates 14 copies in the US (in 9 institutions), none in the UK. (ESTC W28273).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Title: Tell truth and shame the Devil: a comedy, in two acts, as performed by the Old American Company, New-York, January, 1797.Author: William DunlapPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03405400CollectionID: CTRG00-B1532PublicationDate: 17970101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Adapted by Dunlap from Beaunoir's farce 'Jérome Pointu.' 'Those who are curious to know how far this comedy is original, or how far borrowed, will be satisfied by consulting a French dramatic proverb, of one act, called Jerome Pointu. Wm. Dunlap.'--P. [4]Collation: 45 p.; 20 cm.…