A view of the English stage; or, a series of dramatic criticisms

Hazlitt, William

Published by Robert Stodart, 81, Strand; Anderson and Chase, 40, West Smithfield; and Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh, London, 1818

About this Item

First edition, first issue; 8vo, pp. xix, [1], 261, [3]; without the two leaves of ads which appeared, according to Keynes "in some copies"; unopened starting at gathering Y; original drab paper-covered boards, author's name in manuscript on spine; upper joint just starting, light foxing to fore-edge and spotting to title and half title, very good. Bookseller's ticket of "W. F. Watson / Bookseller & Stationer / 52 Princes Street / Edinburgh.' Later bookplate of Douglas Grant. A collection of critical columns originally published in the Morning Chronicle, the Champion, the Examiner, and the Times. Keynes notes this edition is "uncommon . part of the edition having been transferred three years later to another publisher, John Warren, and reissued with a new title-page." Keynes 28.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A view of the English stage; or, a series of dramatic criticisms
• Publisher: Robert Stodart, 81, Strand; Anderson and Chase, 40, West Smithfield; and Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh, London
• Publication Date: 1818
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Drama
  • Theatre
  • English Literature