Cibber's two dissertations on the Theatres. With an appendix, in three parts. The whole containing a general view of the stage, from the earliest times, to the present: with many curious anecdotes relative to the English Theatres, never before published; and remarks on the laws concerning the theatres

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  • Cibber's two dissertations on the Theatres. With an appendix, in three parts. The whole containing a general view of the stage, from the earliest times, to the present: with many curious anecdotes relative to the English Theatres, never before published; and remarks on the laws concerning the theatres
  • Dissertations on theatrical subjects
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London : Printed for the author, and are to be had of Mr. Griffiths (the publisher) in Pater-noster Row. The subscription bound books may be had of Mr. Marks, stationer, in St. Martin's Lane, to which place the subscribers are requested to send their receipts. Also to be had of Mr. Cibber, in Great Newport Street, St. Martin's Lane, [1757?]
Publication year
1757
ESTC No.
T99986
Grub Street ID
319080
Description
[4],76;[6],47,[1];32,17-113,[1]p. ; 8°.
Note
The text and register of the third section are continuous despite the pagination

Includes: 'An epistle from Mr. Theophilus Cibber, to David Garrick, Esq;'

A reissue of: 'Dissertations on theatrical subjects, .. by Mr. Cibber.', London, 1756, with a new titlepage and the addition of a dedication leaf. The titlepage of the original edition is bound before the second dissertation

Price in square brackets: (Price stitch'd Three Shillings.)
Uncontrolled note
First issue of this work advertised in the 'Daily advertiser' 9 Aug.1756 as 'Two dissertations'. Register: [Pi]2,B-F8,[Pi]1,B-D8;A-C8,C-G8,H1. The first semicolon in 300 should technically be between the 2nd and 3rd leaves of the [6]p. Contents: [4] = main titlepage and dedication leaf, 76 = 'Cibber's dissertation on the theatres. First dissertation.'; [4] = second titlepage ('Dissertations on theatrical subjects' and 'Contents of the second dissertation.', 47,[1] = 'Cibber's second dissertation.'; 32,17-112 = 'The appendix' which is in several parts but with continuous pagination and register; pp. 113,[1] = advertisement for 'Cibber, and Company, snuff-merchants' with, on the verso, errata to both Dissertations and to the Appendix. C report frontispiece