The Conscious Lovers. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants.
London: J. Tonson, 1723.
Price: $500.00
About the item
First edition. [xvi], 86, [ii] pp. 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled calf. Rebacked, preserving red morocco spine label ("Comedy"). Contemporary manuscript note of contents on front free endpaper. ESTC N59227. Provenance: The Honble. George Baillie, Esq (armorial bookplate); Louis & Anne Marie Davidson.
Item #308156
ESTC identifies 7 separate settings, which can be distinguished by press figures; the present copy has press figures 11-4, 47-6, & 48-2.
[Bound with:]
FENTON, Eliijah. Mariamne. A Tragedy. Acted at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. [viii], 75, [5] pp. London: J. Tonson, 1723. First edition. One of two impressions identified by ESTC; this with press figure 13-5. ESTC T38972
PHILIPS, Ambrose. The Briton. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane by His Majesty's Servants. [xvi], 64 pp. London: B. Lintot, 1722. ESTC T57685; Rothschild 1527.
