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Two poems: 'The Year of Love' and 'Love and Sleep'

1865 - 1866

The original manuscripts for 'The Year of Love' and 'Love and Sleep', written on verso fragments of the manuscript for 'Chastelard'. Contained in a volume bound in full blue morocco gilt by Riviere. F...

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The love girl and the innocent

Solzheni︠t︡syn, Aleksandr Isaevich (1918-2008); Bethell, Nicholas William Baron Bethell (1938-2007); Burg, David

1971

This translation originally published, London: Bodley Head, 1969.

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Scanderbeg : or, Love and liberty. A tragedy

Whincop, Thomas (1730); Whincop, Martha (1782); Mottley, John (1692-1750)

1747

Sig. G4 recto (p.[87], part-title to the 'Compleat list of...dramatic poets') is blank and unsigned. "List of all the dramatic authors" attributed to John Mottley.

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Love and duty reconcil'd, a play.

c.1730-1740

Comprises an anonymous verse drama, perhaps for an amateur country-house production of around the 1730s or 1740s. Its characters include Sir James Lovesworth, Lord Alcidor, Theanor, Sir Charles, Colon...

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Scanderbeg : or, Love and liberty. A tragedy

Whincop, Thomas (1730); Whincop, Martha (1782); Mottley, John (1692-1750)

1747

Sig. G4 recto (p.[87], part-title to the 'Compleat list of...dramatic poets') is blank and unsigned. "List of all the dramatic authors" attributed to John Mottley.

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The loving enemies : a comedy, as it was acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre

Maidwell, Lewis (1650-1715); Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692)

1680

Includes cast list: "Dramatis Personae" on p. [6], 1st sequence: Mr. Betterton, Mr. Smith, Mr. Jo. Williams, Mr. Leigh, Mr. Underhill, Mr. Richards, Mrs. Mary Lea, Mrs. Barry, Mrs. Shadwell, Mrs. Leig...

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Fatal love : or, The degenerate brother. A tragedy. As acted at the Theatre in the Hay-Market

Wandesford, Osborne Sidney (fl. 1730); Coffey, Charles (1745)

1730

Prologue and epilogue by Charles Coffey. Errata A4\v. Press figures present. Bookseller's advertisement at foot of p.71.

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The works of Sir John Suckling : containing all his poems, love-verses, songs, letters, and his tragedies and comedies

Suckling, Sir John (1609-1642)

1696

"Never before printed in one volume." Contents: 1. [Poems] -- 2. Letters... -- 3. An account of religion by reason ... -- 4. Aglaura, presented at the private house in Black-Fryars ... -- 5. Aglaura...

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Five new playes, viz: The Seege of Urbin, Selindra, Love and Friendship, tragy-comedies, Pandora, a comedy, The Imperiall Tragedy, by Sir William Killigrew

Killigrew, William (1606-1695)

1669-1695

The volume comprises a projected new edition of Killigrew's plays, and is made up of the printed editions of "Four new plays", 1666, and "The imperial tragedy", 1669, with manuscript additions and alt...

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The works of Mr. William Congreve : consisting of his plays and poems (v.1)

Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1730

Several special title-pages.

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The works of Mr. William Congreve : consisting of his plays and poems (v.2)

Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1730

Several special title-pages.

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The works of Mr. William Congreve : consisting of his plays and poems (v.3)

Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1730

Several special title-pages.

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