Bell's British theatre, consisting of the most esteemed English plays. Volume the twelfth. Being the sixth volume of tragedies. Containing King Charles I. by Mr. Havard. The Gamester, by Mr. Moore. Don Sebastian, by Dryden. OEdipus, by Dryden and Lee. The revenge, by Dr. Young by Havard; Lee; Dryden; Young; Moore - 1777

London: Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet Street, 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo; vii, 216pp. In contemporary half leather over green cloth boards (a little rubbed and worn, remnants of early paper label to head of spine), five raised spine bands, gilt lettered leather spine label to second compartment, all page edges marbled, contemporary ink inscription to front blank, early library blind-stamp to first two leaves ('William Todd and Co. Library, Limerick'), light foxing to opening and closing leaves, unobtrusive light paper browning and occasional spots ans stains otherwise internally clean. The title page bears no date but the publisher's address and book's typography place it in the late 1850s to early 1860s. Very good early example of this American novel of the civil war era.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1776. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];65,[7];57,[3];54,[6];74,[2];65,[5]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered leather title and volume labels to second and third compartments respectively (binding very lightly worn), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves, Lady Jane Gray pp.41-44 loose with chipped fore-edge, overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62142) is listed at 4 UK and 5 US institutional locations.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1777. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];71,[1];82,[2];62,[2];92,[4];69,[3]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece, general title page, separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered red title label to second compartment (slightly worn, volume label missing from third compartment), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volumes of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62146) is listed at 3 UK and 4 US locations.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1777. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];76,[8];96;83,[1];57,[3];81,[3]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered red title label to second compartment (slightly worn, volume label missing from third compartment, rear board dented midway along bottom edge), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volumes of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62143) is listed at 3 UK and 5 US locations.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1777. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];77,[3];63,[1];77,[3];85,[1],2;67,[5]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands (slightly worn, spine labels missing from second and third compartments), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62148) is listed at 4 UK and 3 US locations.

London: London: Printed by John Nichols. Sold by T. Payne and Son, J. Robson, B. White, Leigh and Sotheby, in London: Fletcher at Oxford, and Lewis at Worcester, 1781. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; very large folio; two volumes; Vol.1: [4], xcii, [610]pp; Vol.2: [4], 484, clxviii, [13], 32, [11]pp. In full 19th century crimson leather (rubbed at extremities, spines a little faded, light stain to centre of front board to vol.1), five raised bands to spines, gilt lettering direct to spines in second and third compartments, remaining compartments with gilt tooled panels, gilt date to foot of spines, gilt panelled boards, board edges and inner dentelles gilt, all page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Collated complete: Volume I with folding engraved map as frontispiece, 33 engraved plates and 17 pedigrees, many folding. Volume II with 42 Plates and pedigrees. Includes supplement, Domesday facsimile, and with additional plate opposite p.276 of vol.2. Internally a superb clean copy.… Read More

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1776. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];65,[7];57,[3];54,[6];74,[2];65,[5]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered leather title and volume labels to second and third compartments respectively (binding very lightly worn), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves, Lady Jane Gray pp.41-44 loose with chipped fore-edge, overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62142) is listed at 4 UK and 5 US institutional locations.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1777. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];71,[1];82,[2];62,[2];92,[4];69,[3]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece, general title page, separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered red title label to second compartment (slightly worn, volume label missing from third compartment), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volumes of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62146) is listed at 3 UK and 4 US locations.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1777. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];76,[8];96;83,[1];57,[3];81,[3]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands with gilt lettered red title label to second compartment (slightly worn, volume label missing from third compartment, rear board dented midway along bottom edge), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volumes of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62143) is listed at 3 UK and 5 US locations.

London: London: printed for John Bell, 1777. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good/Very Good. First edition thus, 12mo; [4];77,[3];63,[1];77,[3];85,[1],2;67,[5]pp. With opening engraved frontispiece and general title page, and separate title pages, frontispieces and pagination/register for each play. In eighteenth century full leather over five raised spine bands (slightly worn, spine labels missing from second and third compartments), remaining spine compartments gilt, original marbled endpapers, very light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves but overall a very clean example. ESTC separately lists each volume of Bell's extensive dramatic collection; this volume (ESTC N62148) is listed at 4 UK and 3 US locations.