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SHELF I.

ENGLISH DRAMA; THEATRICAL HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, &c.

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Philosophical Letters: or Modest Reflections upon some opinions in Natural Philosophy, &c. fol. ib. 1664 Cibber's (Colley) Apology for his Life; written by himself. With an historical View of the Stage during his own time. 4to.

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ib. 1740

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With MS. note by Sir ib. 1637

See LIFE, vol. i. p. 62.

ib. 1673

See PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. p. 370.

See PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. pp. 372-3. Sterline's (William, Earle of) Recreations with the Muses. fol. W. S.

Davenant's (Sir William) Works. (Plays, Gondibert, &c.) fol.

See PROSE WORKS, vol. i. p. 38.

Drake's (Dr. Nathan) Shakspeare and his Times, including the Biography of the Poet, &c. 2 vols. 4to.

See PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. pp. 313-14, 334, &c.

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ib. 1817

Cowley's (A.) Works, including those formerly printed, and others now first pub. fol. ib. 1688 Blackmore's (Sir Richard) Prince Arthur, an Heroic Poem, in ten Books. 3d edit. fol. ib. 1696 See PROSE WORKS, vol. i. p. 354, et seq.

Poems from the Irish, and Irish Stories. MS. 4to.

Walker's (Joseph Cooper) Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards, &c. 4to.
See POETICAL WORKS, vol. ii. p. 315; vol. ix. pp. 185, 225, 340.

Lond. 1786

Dublin, 1788

Historical Essay on the Dress of the Ancient and Modern Irish, &c. 4to. Berners's (Lady Juliana) Book of St. Albans; containing the Treatises of Hawking, Hunting, Coat-Armour, Fishing, and Blazing of Arms. As printed at Westminster by Wynkyn de Worde, 1486. Reprinted in black letter, with biographical and bibliographical Notices by Joseph Haslewood. sm. fol. Lond. 1810

See POETICAL WORKS, vol. v. pp. 381-385; vol. viii. p. 166; Note to Ivanhoe, vol. i. &c. Maturin's (Rev. Ch. R.) Bertram, a Tragedy. The original Autograph MS. of the author, with his letter of presentation. 4to. Dublin, 1816

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See LIFE, vol. iii. p. 312.

Baillie's (Joanna) Family Legend, a Tragedy. The original Autograph MS. of the author.

4to.

See LIFE, vol. ii. pp. 268–273.

1809

Watson Taylor's (George) Profligate, a Comedy. Privately printed for the author's friends. 4to. L. P. . Lond. Shakspeare Press, 1820 Howard's (Sir Robert) Five New Plays, viz. the Surprisal, the Committee, Comedies; and the Indian Queen, the Vestal Virgin, and the Duke of Lerma, Tragedies. 2d edit. föl. With MS. note.

ib. 1692

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See POETICAL WORKS, vol. ix. p. 144. Dee's (Dr. John) True and Faithful Relation of what passed for many years between Dr. J. D. and some Spirits, &c. With Preface, &c. by Dr. Meric Casaubon. fol. ib. 1659

See Letters on Demonology, p. 339.

ib. 1664

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More's (Rev. Dr. Henry) Works, in 2 parts, &c. fol.
See POETICAL WORKS, Vol. iv. p. 184.

Taylor's (John, the Water Poet,) Works, &c. being 63 in number, collected into one vol.
by the Author. fol.
ib. 1630

See POETICAL WORKS, Vol. vii. note F.

SHELF II.

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Dodsley's Collection of Old Plays. 2d edition, corrected and collated with the old copies. With Notes, &c. by Isaac Reed. 12 vols. cr. 8vo. ib. 1780 See POETICAL WORKS, vol. v. p. 439; PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. p. 283; vol. vii. pp. 204-5; vol. viii. p. 75. Egerton's (John) Theatrical Remembrancer, containing a Complete List of all the dramatic performances in the English Language, &c. to the year 1787. To which are added, Notitia Dramatica, &c. 12mo. ib. 1788 Croker's (John Wilson) Familiar Epistles to Frederick Jones, Esq. on the present state of the Irish Stage. 5th. edit. 12mo. Dublin, 1806 Wilkinson's (Tate) Wandering Patentee, or a History of the Yorkshire Theatres from 1770 to the present time. 4 vols. 12mo. York, 1795

Sumbel, (Mrs. late Wells,) Memoirs of, written by herself, &c. 3 vols. 12mo. Lond. 1811 Bellamy, (George Anne) Apology for the Life of, by herself. 4th edit. 5 vols. 12mo. ib. 1786 Everard's (Edward Cape) Memoirs of an unfortunate son of Thespis; being a Sketch of his Life, written by himself. 12mo.

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Edin. 1818 Cooke's (William) Memoirs of Charles Macklin, Comedian; forming a History of the Stage during the last century. 8vo.

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Lond. 1806

ib. 1817

ib. 1812

Dub. 1814

Lond. 1817

ib. 1817

Ballantyne's (James) Dramatic Characters by Mrs. Siddons. (Originally published in the Edinburgh Courant.) royal 8vo.

Dorset's (St. John) Montezuma, a Tragedy, &c. royal 8vo.

Edin. 1812

Lond. 1822

Home's (John) Douglas, a Tragedy. with plates. Subscription Edition. royal 8vo. Edin. 1798 Williams's (John, alias Anthony Pasquin,) Eccentricities of John Edwin. Collected from his MSS. &c. 2 vols. cr. 8vo. Lond. 1791 Waldron's (F. G.) Literary Museum, or Ancient and Modern Repository; comprising scarce and curious Tracts, Poetry, Biography, and Criticism. 8vo. ib. 1792 (Contains 11 Pieces by Lord Morley, George Gascoigne, Spenser, Peacham, Ben Jonson, Beltcher, Heywood, Downes, &c.)

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Downes's (John) Roscius Anglicanus, or Historical Review of the Stage, from 1641 to 1660,
first edit. (John Home's copy.) 12mo.
The same, reprinted, with Additions by the late Thomas Davies and F. G. Waldron.
MS. notes. 800.

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See PROSE WORKS, vol. xx. p. 145.

Lond. 1708

With

ib. 1789

SHELF III.

Jonson's (Ben) Works; with notes, &c. and a Biographical Memoir, by William Gifford.
9 vols. 800. L. P. .
Lond. 1816
See POETICAL WORKS, Vol. viii. p. 167; vol. ix. p. 226; PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. pp. 339-342; vol. vii. pp. 374-382.
Massinger's (Philip) Plays; with notes, &c. by William Gifford. 4 vols. 8vo.

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Old Plays; being a Continuation of Dodsley's Collection; with notes. 6 vols. 8vo. ib.
See POETICAL WORKS, vol. v. p. 418.

Ford's (John) Dramatic Works; with an introduction and notes, by Henry Weber. 2 vols. 800. L. P.

Edin. 1811

See POETICAL WORKS, Vol. vii. p. 60.

Otway's (Thomas) Works; with notes, &c. and Life of the Author, by Thomas Thornton, Esq. With MS. Letter from the Editor. 3 vols. 8vo. L. P.

See PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. p. 356.

Lond. 1813

Poet's Complaint to his Muse, or a Satire against Libells. Lond. 1680.-Epistles to the King and Duke. ib. 1683.

4to.

See PROSE WORKS, vol. i. pp. 177-8.

Davies's (Thomas) Genuine Narrative of the Theatrical Transactions of Mr. John Henderson, the Bath Roscius. 2d edit. 8vo. ib. 1777

Henderson's (John) Letters and Poems; with Anecdotes of his Life, by John Ireland.

8vo.

ib. 1786

Cibber's (T.) Lives and Characters of the most eminent Actors and Actresses. 8vo. ib. 1753 Betterton's (Thomas) History of the English Stage, from the Restauration to the present time, &c. 8vo.

Booth, (Barton) Memoirs of, with his Character, and several Poems by himself.
Dennis's (John) Usefulness of the Stage to Religion and to Government, &c.

SHELF IV.

ib. 1741

8vo. ib. 1733 2d edit. 8vo. ib. 1738

Shakspeare's (William) Plays; with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators. With the notes of Dr. Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. 5th edit. revised and augmented by Isaac Reed. With a glossarial Index. 21 vols. 8vo. Lond. 1803 Douce's (Francis) Illustrations of Shakspeare and of Ancient Manners; with Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakspeare, &c. 2 vols. 8vo.

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ib. 1807

See LIFE, vol. ii. p. 139.

Britton's (John) Remarks on the Life and Writings of Shakspeare, &c. 8vo. for sale.

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Wilson's (John) Shaksperiana; Catalogue of all the Books, Pamphlets, &c. relative to Shakspeare, &c. 8vo. ib. 1827

Monck Mason's (Right Hon. J.) Comments on the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher; with Observations on Shakspeare, &c. 8vo.

ib. 1798

Bowdler's (Thomas) Letter to the Editor of the British Critic, occasioned by the censure pronounced in that Work on Johnson, Pope, Bowdler, &c. 8vo. ib. 1823 Aristophanes, Comedies of, (translated) by T. Mitchell, A.M., &c. vol. 1. 8vo. ib. 1820 Hunt's (Sir Aubrey de Vere) Julian the Apostate, a Dramatic Poem. With MS. Letter from the Author to Sir W. S. 8vo. ib. 1822 The Duke of Mercia, an Historical Drama.-The Lamentation of Ireland, and other Poems. With MS. Letter from the Author. 8vo. ib. 1823 SHELF V.

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Skottowe's (Augustine) Life of Shakspeare.-Enquiries into the originality of his dramatic plots and characters, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. ib. 1824

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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works; with Introduction and explanatory Notes by Henry Weber. 14 vols. 8vo.

Glasg. 1812

See LIFE, vol. ii. p. 331; PROSE WORKS, vol. vi. p. 343-4. Dramas founded on Sir Walter Scott's Poems. 1 vol. 8vo. and 1 vol. 12mo. containing, Vol. I. 1. Lady of the Lake, Melo-Dramatic Romance, by Ed. J. Eyre. With MS. note by Sir W. S. Lond. 1811 2. Marmion, or Flodden Field, a Drama, &c. ib. 1812 II. 3. Border Feuds, or the Lady of Buccleuch, a Musical Drama, founded on the Lay of the Last Minstrel, &c. Dub. 1811

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4. The Lady of the Lake, a Grand Dramatic Romance, &c.

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ib. 1811

Terry's (Daniel) Guy Mannering, or the Gipsy's Prophecy, a Musical Play, in 3 acts, &c.

8vo.

See LIFE, vol. iv. p. 2; POETICAL WORKS, vol. xi. p. 317.
Heart of Mid-Lothian, a Musical Drama, in 3 acts, &c. 8vo.
See LIFE, vol. iv. pp. 252-3.

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Lond. 1816

ib. 1819

ib. 1820

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Antiquary, a Musical Play, in 3 acts, &c. 8vo. Montrose, a National Melo-Drama, in 3 acts, (taken from the Legend of Montrose.) 12mo.

Lyndsay's (David) Dramas of the Ancient World. 8vo.

Glasg. 1820
Edin. 1822

The Court of Tuscany.-The Heir of Innes, Tragedies. 8vo.
The Duke of Mantua, a Tragedy. 8vo.

8vo.

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ib. 1821

Proctor's (Barry Cornwall) Mirandola, a Tragedy. 2d edit.
Home's (John) Works, now first collected. To which is prefixed an Account of his Life
and Writings, by Henry Mackenzie. 3 vols. 8vo.
Edin. 1822

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Boswell's (James, jun.) Biographical Memoir of the late Edmond Malone, Esq. 8vo. Not printed for sale. ib. 1814 The Laureat or the Right Side of Colley Cibber, Esq. Containing Explanations, Amendments, &c. on a book intituled, an Apology, &c. sm. 8vo. ib. 1740

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Cibber's (Colley) Letter to Mr. Pope, inquiring into the motives that might induce him, &c.
to be so frequently fond of Mr. Cibber's name. 3d edit. 12mo.
Glasg. 1742
Foote's (Samuel) Roman and English Comedy considered and compared ; with Remarks on
the Suspicious Husband. sm. 8vo.
Lond. 1747
Woodward's (Henry) Letter from (H. W.) Comedian, the least of all characters, to Dr. John
Hill, &c. the greatest of all characters. 3d edit. sm. 8vo.
ib. 1752
Leigh's (Richard) Censure of the Rota. On Mr. Driden's Conquest of Granada. Oxford, 1673.
-Friendly Vindication of Mr. Dryden from the Censure of the Rota. By his Cabal of
Wits. Cambridge, 1673. sm. 4to.

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Description of the Academy of Athenian Virtuosi; with a Discourse held there in Vindication of Mr. Dryden's Conquest of Granada, &c. 4to. Lond. 1673

See PROSE WORKS, vol. i. pp. 133-36.

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