Murphy Colman (8 results)

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Volume 6 of Sharpe's British Theatre, 1st edition, 32mo, paginated play by play; full calf binding blocked and lettered gilt and black to spine, with gilt embellishments to edges; decorated title page (the binder has misbound Volume 5's decorated title - the printed title however is Volume 6); an odd volume; mild rubbing to hinges and general spine area o/w VG Copy Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4 volumes only, not the complete set. 32mo. Half-leather, 1 board detached, rubbing. Plays include: The Orphan of China, Every Man in his Humour, The Recruiting Officer, The Mayor of Garratt, A New Way to pay Old Debts, The Duke of Milan, The Orphan; or, the Unhappy Marriage, The Recruiting Sergeant, The Double Gallant, Which is the Man?, The Earl of Warwick, The Virgin Unmasked, The Way of the World, Edward the Black Prince; or, the Battle of Poictiers, Hit or Miss!, The Miser, Polly Honeycombe, The Earl of Essex, Lady Jane Grey, The Sultan; or, a Peep into the Seraglio, The Maid of the Oaks, Twenty Per Cent, The Merchant of Bruges, The Tender Husband, The Constant Couple, My Spouse and I, &c.

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 129 Pages In Comedy: The Way To Keep Him; 129 Pages In The Clandestine Marriage. Pages Severely Foxed With Many Margins Darkened. Page Edges Darkened, Foxed And Soiled. Some Warping; Pages Stiff; End Pages And Title Page Show Smudges And Brittle Edges. Penciled Markings On Front End Page And Few Other Pages. String Binding; Inner Spine Creases Of Front And Back Boards Very Weakened And Split But Pages Intact. Fragile Dark Green Hard Covers In Severe Condition; Areas Faded, Rubbed, Soiled, Water Stains; With Many Chipped Areas Along Corners, Edges And Spine Ends.Some Corner Areas Are Severely Worn And Darkened, Exposing Inner Cardboard. The Way To Keep Him Was Performed By W Oxberry, Comedian; Contains Prologue; Words Of Song :In The Way To Keep Him By Mr. Garrick; Music By Dr. Arne; Costumes Of Characters; Persons Represented; And Stage Directions. The Clandestine Marriage Contains Prologue Written By Mr. Garrick; Epilogue; Remarks; Time Of Representation; Stage Directions; Costumes For Characters; Persons Represented. Very Vintage Copy (Of 1822) Is In Poor And Fragile Condition; A Collector's Rare Volume!

Deux textes en un volume de format in 18 (14x9cm); de VIII, 224 pp.; puis VI, 224 pp. illustré d'un très beau frontispice gravées sur cuivre de l'actrice Mrs. Abington; ainsi qu'un frontipice de l'acteur Mr. Bensley. Reliure de l'époque en demi veau blond à coins titres dorés sur pièces de maroquin rouge. Charmant exemplaire , intérieur bien frais. Voir les photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Roach's Edition. 8 volumes containing 30 plays with separate title-page and pagination, 28 with an engraved frontispiece, 28 printed by J. Roach at either Russell-Court/Russel-Court or Woburn-Street with "Roach's Edition" at head of title-page, 1 published in Edinburgh by Oliver & Boyd, and 1 printed in Dublin "for the Booksellers." Full tree-calf, gilt-stamped maroon leather spine labels. Contemporary ink signature to front blank in each volume, first four volumes with ink date of 1814. Covers scuffed and rubbed, some tanning, foxing and offsetting to text, some text pages and plates trimmed at lower edge, vol. 3 hinge between plate and title-page of "Isabella" cracked though tight and holding. Overall, a very good, scarce set of early Regency theatricals. Contents include: Thomas Otway - Venice Preserved, n.d.; The Rev. Henry Bate - The Flitch of Bacon, 1808; T. Knight - The Honest Thieves, 1797; Arthur Murphy - The Citizen, n.d.; George Lillo - George Barnwell, n.d. [1813?]; Mrs. Centlivre - A Bold Stroke for a Wife, 1806; Charles Coffey - The Devil to Pay, or The Wives Metamorphosed, 1808; Sir John Vanbrugh - Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master, Like Man, 1806; [???] Artaxerxes. An English Opera, n.d. (without frontispiece); [Thomas Southerne] - Isabella or The Fatal Marriage, [1811]; Kane O'Hara - Midas. An English Burletta, n.d. [1802]; David Garrick - Bon Ton or High Life Above the Stairs, 1811; Shakespeare - Othello, n.d [1803]; Isaac Bickerstaff - Love in a Village, 1807; Mrs. Brooke - Rosina, n.d. [1816]; Henry Fielding - Tom Thumb, A Burlesque Tragedy, 1811; [???] The Tailors. A Tragedy for Warm Weather, n.d. [frontispiece dated 1805]; Mr. Bickerstaff - The Hypocrite, A Comedy Altered from C. Cibber, 1811; Beaumont & Fletcher - Rule A Wife & Have A Wife, 1808; Arthur Murphy - Three Weeks After Marriage, 1811; George Colman - The Jealous Wife, 1807; G. Colman & David Garrick - The Clandestine Marriage, n.d. [without frontispiece]; A. Murphy - The Way to Keep Him, 1807; R.B. Sheridan - A Trip to Scarborough, 1811; [Sheridan] - The School for Scandal, Dublin, 1800; Sheridan - The Rivals, 1811; Samuel Foote - The Mayor of Garratt, 1809; Edward Young - The Revenge, n.d. [frontispiece dated 1805]; A. Murphy - All In The Wrong, 1808; George Farquhar - The Beaux Stratagem, 1811. James (or John) Roach was a bookseller and compiler who kept a shop in Drury Lane near the Theatre Royal. His bookshop on Drury Lane stocked everything from children's anthologies to salacious prints, and he is credited with producing one of the first part-publications - a collection of poetry published over two years. He published an infamous pamphlet entitled Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies (a notorious catalogue of courtesans and their various specialties) which landed him in prison for several months. However, with his new found notoriety, he released a selection of theatre books which sold very well.

Brown hardback leather cover. Condition: Good. First edition thus. G : in good condition. Cover heavily rubbed. Hinges weak. 120mm x 80mm (5" x 3"). 64pp, 84pp, 88pp. As Performed at Drury Lane.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A group of four plays acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and Haymarket in one volume, each with critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. A collection of four British plays in one volume. Each printed under the authorrity of the managers from the prompt book and with remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. Dated from Copac and ESTC.Containing the following:The Dramatist; or, Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy in Five Acts by Frederick Reynolds. Dated from ESTC 1790, Ref. N64091.The first authorised edition; from the first performance at Covent Garden in May 1789. It printed in Dublin in a pirated edition the following year. No frontispiece.The Way to Keep Him; A Comedy in Five Actsby Arthur Murphy. Dated from Copac 1806. As performed at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Originally performed in 1760 in three acts, later expanded to five due to its great success. Illustrated with a frontispiece.The Goodnatured Man; A Comedy by Oliver Goldsmith. Dated from Copac 1807. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Originally performed in 1768 with Mary Bulkley as Miss Richland and printed in the same year, a success for Goldsmith. Illustrated with a frontispiece.John Bull; or, the Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy in five Acts, by George Coleman, the Younger. Dated from Copac 1806. First authorised edition. As first performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in March 1803: there was a Dublin piracy the same year. The most successful play by this author. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In half calf binding over paper covered boards. Externally generally sound with fair shelf wear, considerable rubbing to boards and spine with minor loss to boards. Previous ownership ink inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Minor staining mark affecting occasional leaf throughout, Pages lightly age tones, as usual. Illustrated with three frontispieces. Good. book.

Pp.Each play has a frontis eng. Both vols each have 6 plays bound together, all published by Cumberland. All are printed from the acting copy as now performed at the Theatres Royal, London. Volume I: The School for Scandal;The Review; or the Wags of Windsor A Musical Farce In Two Acts; The Prize: Or, 2, 5, 3, 8; A Musical The Way to Keep Him: A Comedy in Five Acts; The Village Lawyer. A Farce In Two Acts; The Jew and the Doctor: A Farce In Two Acts; Volume 2: The Will: A Comedy In Five Acts; The Wonder: A Comedy in Five Acts; Love, Law & Physic. A Farce, In Two Acts; The Dramatist; Or, Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy in Five Acts; Paul Pry: A Comedy in Three Acts; John Bull: Or, The Englishman's Fireside. A Comedy in Five Acts; Both vols have previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, previous owner's name to front flyleaf, some light foxing, light sunning to spine, light wear to covers. Volume 1: spine frayed, front cover stained, covers coming detached. Both vols. green cloth with gilt title to spine.