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The dramatick works of George Colman
by COLMAN, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1777 1ed Works George Colman Theater Plays Polly Honeycomb Silent Woman 4v SET
George Colman was an 18th-century English playwright. While Colman was not the most famous dramatist of the 1700s, his plays are still considered to be valuable works in English theater. This four-volume 1777 set of the works of Colman includes his most important works including 'The Jealous Wife', 'The Clandestine Marriage', and 'Polly Honeycomb'.
Item number: #19222
Price: $750
COLMAN, George
The dramatick works of George Colman
London : Printed for T. Becket, Adelphi, 1777. 1st edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
o Vol. 1 – [4], 292, [10]
The Jealous Wife
The Clandestine Marriage
o Vol. 2 – [4], 294
The English Merchant
The Man of Business
Man and Wife; or, The Shakespeare Jubilee
o Vol. 3 – [4], 324
Philaster
King Lear
Epicoene, the Silent Woman
o Vol. 4 – [4], 348
Polly Honeycomb
Musical Lady
Deuce is in Him
Oxonian in Town
Fairy Prince
plus more
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7in X 4.75in (18cm x 12cm)
· Quite rare
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19222
- Title
- The dramatick works of George Colman
- Author
- COLMAN, George
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for T. Becket, Adelphi
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1777
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1777 1ed Works George Colman Theater Plays Polly Honeycomb Silent Woman 4v SETrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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