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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | 18 |
| Foote, Samuel (1720-1777) | 8 |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | 7 |
| Garrick, David (1717-1779) | 6 |
| Handel, George Frideric | 6 |
| Carey, Henry (1687?-1743) | 5 |
| Farquhar, George (1678-1707) | 5 |
| Gay, John (1685-1732) | 5 |
| Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718) | 5 |
| Dryden, John (1631-1700) | 4 |
A vision, concerning His late pretended Highnesse Cromwell, the Wicked : containing a discourse in vindication of him by a pretended angel, and the confutation thereof by the author
Cowley, Abraham (1618-1667)
1661
Reissue with reprinted title and preliminaries of his The visions and prophecies concerning England, Scotland, and Ireland. London, 1661. Signatures: A-D12 (A1-4 cancels; B5 incorrectly signed F5; D...
The rivals : A comedy. Acted by His Highnes [sic] the Duke of York's servants. Licensed September 19. 1668
D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668); Fletcher, John (1579-1625)
1668
An alteration by D'Avenant of "The two noble kinsmen" by Fletcher and Shakespeare. First edition of this alteration. Signatures: [A], B-H⁴. Cf. Wise, T.J. The Ashley Library. 1922-36. v. 10, p...
The historie of the world, commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus
Pliny the Elder; Holland, Philemon (1552-1637)
1601
First edition. With errata leaf at end of vol. 2. "[Book 13] Sundrie sorts of gum. Also of the cane papyrus... Of divers kinds of paper, and how writing paper is made, also the triall of good or b...
Poems on several occasions (v.1-2)
Gay, John (1685-1732); Kent, William (1685-1748)
1720
First edition. The Duke of Leinster's copy, with his bookplate (Carton Library). Volumes have separate title pages but are paged continuously; a variant exists with p. 482-3 and 486-7 wrongly impo...
The odes of Casimire
Sarbiewski, Maciej Kazimierz (1595-1640); Hils, G
1646
First edition of this translation. Signatures: A⁶ (1 leaf unsigned (plate) between A1 and A2), B-G¹². Title within line border. Added illustrated title-page, engraved by William Marshall (Jo...
Daphnis and Amaryllis
Harris, James (1709-1780); Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
[1779]
Originally published in 1762 under title: The spring. Caption title. Two columns to a page. Includes untitled songs composed by Handel and others cf. Nicoll (v.3., p266).
The tender husband, or, The accomplish'd fools : a comedy as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden
Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)
1779
Printed in double columns. Prologue by Addison who also assisted in writing the play. cf. G.A. Aitken's Life of Steele, v. 1, p. 108-109; Nicoll's Eighteenth century drama, p. 192.
The revenge : a tragedy as is it acted at the Theatres-royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden
Young, Edward (1683-1765)
1777
Two columns to a page.
The suspicious husband : a comedy as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden
Hoadly, Benjamin (1706-1757)
1777
Two columns to a page.
The king and the miller of Mansfield : a dramatic tale. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)
1777
Two columns to a page.
Othello, the Moor of Venice. : A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1777
Two columns to a page.
The drummer; or, The haunted house. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden
Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)
1777
Two columns to a page.