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147 DOWNEY (Thomas, R. N.) Naval Poems-Pleasures of the Naval Life, and the Battle of Trafalgar. 4to, half caif (some pages foxed.) London, 1813 148 DRAKE (Nathan, M.D.) Essays, Biographical, Critical, Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator and Guardian, 3 vols.; also, Illustrative of the Rambler, Adventurer, Idler, etc. Steel Portraits and fronts. 4 vols. 8vo, fresh calf, gilt. Loudon, 1805-09 LARGE PAPER. Printed by C. WHITTINGHAM for JOHN SHARPE. Noontide Leisure, 2 vols. (includes Tale of Days of Shakespeare'); Mornings in Spring, or Retrospections, Biographical, Critical and Historical, 2 vols. in 1; Evenings in Autumn, Essays, 2 vols.; Winter Nights or Fire Side Lucubrations, 2 vols.; Literary Hours, Sketches Critical, Narrative and Poetical, 3 vols. Together 10 vols. 12mo, boards, uncut. London, 1820-28

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(SAMUELS, G., A.M.) History and Antiquities of Boston, from the Settlement in 1630 to the year 1770, also an Introductory History to the Discovery and Settlement of New England, with Notes Critical and Illustrative. Profusely illustrated with wood engravings, fac-similes, and two large folding views. 4to, half moro. Boston, 1856

DRAMATIC LITERATURE AND SHAKE

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151 BAKER (D. E.,) REED (Isaac) and JONES (S.) Biographia Dramatica; or, a Companion to the Playhouse. 4 vols. 8vo, calf, gilt. London, 1812

Portraits and engraved 8vo, calf, gilt, marbled

152 BEAUMONT and FLETCHER. Works, with an Introduction by GEORGE DARLEY. vignette fronts. 2 vols. royal edges.

153 COLMAN (George, the younger). Life. 4 vols. 32mo, fresh half others uncut.

A pretty and very scarce edition,

London, Moxon, 1840 Dramatic Works, with blue moro., top edge gilt, Paris, Malepeyre, 1823

154 CUMBERLAND (R.) Odes, 1776; Ellen Fitzarthur, a Metrical Tale; Touchstone, or Analysis of Peter Pindar; Children of Apollo, etc. 13 pieces.

155 DAMARRIANT. Midnight Hour, A Comedy. Translated from the French by Mrs. INCHRALD. 12mo, calf, rebacked. Dublin, 1788

Bound up with the above is "The Little Hunchback; or, a Frolic in Bagdad," written by JOHN O'KEEFE.

156 FOOTE (S.) Memoirs of, by W. COOKE. 2 vols. 12mo, old sheep. N. Y. 1806 With a collection of FOOTE's genuine bon-mots, anecdotes, opinions, etc., and three of his plays.

157 GOETHE. Dramatic Works. Front. post, 8vo, half moro. London, 1851 Comprises--Faust, Iphigenia, Torquato Tasso and Egmont. Translated by SWANWICK; and Goetz von Berlichingen, by

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158 GOLDEN LEAVES from the British and American Dramatic Poets, by J. W. S. Hows; the Late English Poets, edited by Stoddard. 2 vols. uniform fresh moro., gilt, bevelled sides, edges gilt. N. Y. 1867 159 KELLY (Hugh). Romance of an Hour, a Comedy, 1774; False Delicacy, a Comedy by the same, engraved frontispiece and title, also dedication to GARRICK [1768]; a Word to the Wise, by the same, 1775; Clementina, a Tragedy, 1771; School for Wives, 1774. Together five pieces in 1 vol. 8vo, new half green gilt, red edges.

London, 1768-74 160 LONDON STAGE (The). A Collection of the most Reputed Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, Melo-Dramas, Farces and Interludes. Steel frontispieces, portraits and charming wood engravings. 4 vols. 8vo, fresh half red moro. gilt, top edge gilt. London, 1827

A handsome copy, with brilliant impressions of the plates. The plays were accurately printed from acting copies as performed at the Theatres Royal, and carefully collated and revised."

The "Modern British Drama "—A Handsome Copy. 161 MODERN BRITISH DRAMA, in five volumes. Charming vignette titles by or after HOWARD, NOBLE and KAIMBACH, SHARPE, ROMNEY, SMIRKE and FITTLER. 5 vols. royal 8vo, half red moro. extra, gilt edges.

London, W. Miller, 1811

A clean, handsome copy. Includes-Tragedies, 2 vols.; Comedies, 2 vols. ; Operas and Farces, 1 vol.

162 MR. TURBULENT; or the Melanchollicks.

A Comedy,

as it was Acted at the Duke's Theater. 4to, half calf, cloth sides, interleaved.

London, 1682

RARE. With prologue "spoke by the LADY SLINGSBY." 163 MURPHY (ARTHUR), Works of. 7 vols. 8vo, new half green moro. gilt, red edges. London, T. Cadell, 1786 "Murphy (the dramatist) was supposed to understand the temper of the wit as well as any man of his time.”—MACAULAY. 164 MYSTERIOUS MOTHER, a Tragedy. 12mo, calf gilt, yellow edges. Dublin, 1791

165 O'KEEFE, KELLY and TAYLOR. Personal Reminiscences. Illustrated. 16mo, cloth. N. Y. 1875 166 PORTER (Henry). Two Angry Women of Abington. 8vo, half calf. London, reprinted for the Percy Society, 1841 Edited by the Rev. ALEXANDER DYCE.

167 REYNOLDS (Frederick). Life and Times, Written by Himself. Portrait after HARLOW (slightly foxed). 2 vols. Svo, half calf, gilt. London, Colburn, 1826 168 RYMER (Thomas). A Short View of Tragedy; Its Original, Excellency and Corruption. 12mo, half moro. gilt, marble sides, gilt edges.

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VERY SCARCE. "With some reflections on SHAKESPEARE, and
Other Practitioners for the Stage."

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Edgar, or the English Monarch; an Heroick Tragedy. 4to, half moro., cloth sides.

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Loudon, Richard Tonson, 1678 "Licensed, September 13, 1677. ROGER L'Estrange."

170 SAPPHO. A Tragedy. By F. GULLPAIZER. 12mo, cloth. Edinburgh, 1855 171 SARGENT (John). The Mine, a Dramatic Poem. Front., and Plates by Stothard. 16mo. Red morocco, extra green silk ends, gilt edges. London, 1796 172 SCHLEGEL (A. W.). Dramatic Art and Literature, Portrait; Esthetic and Miscellaneous Works; History of Literature, 3 vols. Uniform half morocco, top edge gilt. London, 1846-49 173 SHAKESPEAREANA.-SHAKESPEARE (W.). Dramatic Works, with Corrections, etc., of JOHNSON, STEEVENS, and others, revised by REED. Fronts. by STOTHARD, WESTALL, MORRIS, THURSTON, SMITHE, etc. Engraved by MAVERICK and DURAND. 10 vols. Small 8vo, calf, gilt (foxed). N. Y., 1825-26 SHAKESPEARE, as put forth in 1623.-A Reprint of Mr. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, published according to the True Original Copies. Portrait after DROESHOUT. 4to, new brown levant morocco, beveled sides, gilt edges. London, Iaggard and Blount, 1623; London, reprinted for Lionel Booth, 1864. BOOK OF SHAKESPEARE GEMS. In a series of Landscape Illustrations of the most interesting localities of SHAKESPEARE'S Dramas, engraved on steel. 8vo cloth, uncut. London, 1850 HAYWARD (Sir John). Annals of Reign of QUEEN ELIZABETH. 4to, cloth, uncut.

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Letters of QUEEN ELIZABETH and KING JAMES
VI, of Scotland. Edited by BRUCE. 4to, cloth, uncut.
London, for the Camden Society, 1849

Works of SHAKESPEARE. Edited by CHARLES
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LESLIE, MAOLISE, WARD, FRITH, MARKS, and others.
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King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, and other plays, half roan; also French plays. Together, 7 pieces.

KNIGHT'S Pictorial SHAKESPEARE. Vol. I (Comedies), Numerous Woodcuts (front lacking). Royal Svo, red turkey morocco, extra. London, n. d. SHAKESPEARE'S Tragedies and Comedies. With Notes by HALLIWELL. Engraved front., title, and portraits of English and American actors in character. 2 vols. 4to, turkey morocco, gilt, edges gilt, (one cover loose). London, n. d

WEISS' Wit, Humor and SHAKESPEARE, new cloth; LAMB's Tales from SHAKESPEARE; JOHNSON and STEVENS' Shakespeare (odd vol). Together, 4 vols. HOWARD (FRANK). Spirit of the Plays of Shakespeare, with Quotations and Descriptions. Exhibited in a series of outline plates illustrative of the story of each play. 5 vols. 8vo, new half morocco, top edge gilt, others uncut. London, 1833 RARE. The excellent plates in the above are admirably adapted for extra illustrating the works of the Bard of Avon. This copy has the engraved titles to the plays in Knight's Shakespeare inserted.

Works of SHAKESPEARE, i. e. The STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE. Edited by CHARLES KNIGHT. Wood engravings. 6 vols. crown 8vo, new half calf gilt, marbled sides and edges. London, Griffin, 1874 LATHAM (R. G.). Two Dissertations on the Hamlet of SAXO GRAMATICUS and of SHAKESPEARE. 8vo, cloth. London, 1872 STEARNS (C. W.). SHAKSPEARE Treasury of Wisdom and Knowledge. Illustrations. 12mo, fresh cloth, beveled sides, gilt edges. N. Y. 1869

HERAND (John A.). SHAKSPEARE, His Inner Life as Intimated in His Works. Fine engraving by ADLARD of Tercentenary Bust of SHAKESPEARE. Thick 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1865 Jackson (Z). SHAKESPERE's Genius Justified. 8vo, boards, uncut. London, Major, 1819 Hamlet; or Shakespeare's Philosophy of History, by "Mercade." Svo. Fresh cloth. London, 1875

SHAKSPERE'S Seven Ages of Man (with Introduction). Illustrated in 7 original designs, by Gilbert,

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London, n. d.

GREEN (C. F.). Legend of SHAKSPEARE'S Crab Tree, 4to, boards (no plates). London, 1857

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BOADEN (J.). Authenticity of Portraits of SHAKSPEARE. 4to, boards (no plates). London, 1824 Three Essays on SHAKSPEARE'S King Lear. 8vo, London, 1851 DRAKE (Nathan). Memorials of SHAKSPEARE, or Sketches of His Character and Genius, by Various Writers. 8vo, boards, uncut. London, 1828 HUNTER (R. E.). SHAKSPEARE and Stratford upon Avon. Portrait and plan. 16mo, new cloth.

London, 1864

"Includes a full record of the Stratford Tercentenary."

GRIFFITH (Mrs.). Morality of SHAKSPEARE'S
Drama. Illustrated. Inserted Portraits of Authors.
8vo, half calf, uncut.
London, Cadell, 1775

Dedicated to GARRICK. This copy has book plates of SIR FRAN-
CIS FREELING and JOHN POYNDER. It has a MS. note by
last named.

SINGER (S. W.). Text of SHAKSPEARE Vindicated from Interpolations and Corruptions of JOHN PAYNE COLLIER. 8vo, cloth, uncut.

London, W. Pickering, 1853

Printed by C. WHITTINGHAM.
KENNY (T.). Life and Genius of SHAKESPEARE.
2 portraits, view and fac-simile. 8vo, cloth.

cuts.

London, 1864

London, n. d.

LAMB (C. & M.) Tales from SHAKSPEARE. Wood-
Crown 8vo, new cloth.

HALL (H. T.). Shakespearean Fly Leaves and Jottings. 16mo, new cloth.

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WHITE (James). Falstaff's Letters, with Notices of Author by LAMB, LEIGH HUNT and others. 12mo, new cloth, uncut. London, 1877 LARGE PAPER. The above is a handsome verbatim et literatim reprint from the 1796 edition.

TRANSACTIONS of New SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY, 1874-76. 3 vols. 8vo, sewed. London, 1874-76 THIMM (Franz). SHAKESPEARIANA from 1564-1864. 8vo, cloth. London, 1865

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A bibliography of the Shakespearean Literature of England,
Germany and France

MONTAGU (Mrs.). Writings and Genius of SHAKE

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