The dramatic works of Sir Richard Steele, Knt. Containing The funeral. The tender husband. The lying lover. The conscious lovers
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- The dramatic works of Sir Richard Steele, Knt. Containing The funeral. The tender husband. The lying lover. The conscious lovers
- Plays
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- Imprint
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London : printed for J. and R. Tonson, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, T. Lownds, H. Woodgate, and S. Brookes, 1760.
- Publication year
- 1760
- ESTC No.
- N48418
- Grub Street ID
- 32970
- Description
- [12],83,[1];71,[1];81,[1];83,[1]p. : ill.,port. ; 12°.
- Note
- Each play has a separate dated titlepage, pagination and register: 'The funeral' is dated 1758; 'The tender husband', sixth edition, 1734; 'The lying lover', sixth edition, 1760; 'The conscious lovers', 1760
Titlepages to 'The funeral' and 'The conscious lovers' are in red and black; the titlepage vignette for 'The conscious lovers' is a portrait in an ovalframe; imprints for each play vary
The lying lover' is based upon 'Le Menteur' by Pierre Corneille
The various editions of 'The dramatic works' are made up volumes from previously printed plays; their contents may vary from copy to copy.
- Uncontrolled note
- Frontis. port. = ill