British Theatre - 6 plays with notes by Mrs. Inchbald

Mrs. Inchbald, editor. [Noah Webster's Daughter's Copy.] Aaron Hill, Nicholas Rowe, Thomas Holcroft, Richard Cumberland, John Hughes, Sir John Vanbrugh

Published by London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme., 1810

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Noah Webster's Daughter's Copy - 6 plays bound together c.1810 Zara; A Tragedy By Aaron Hill. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. The Fair Penitent. A Tragedy By Nicholas Rowe. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. The Deserted Daughter; A Comedy By Thomas Holcroft. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. First Love; A Comedy. By Richard Cumberland. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. The Siege of Damascus; A Tragedy. By John Hughes. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. The Provoked Wife; A Comedy. By Sir John Vanbrugh. With remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. About 85 pages each. Each play has an engraving or two. Bound in full leather. Title on the spine says, New British Theatre. Published around 1810. First signature is detached, but could easily be reinserted. Endpaper are a mottled orange/red I think they were originally light red or pink, but have aged unevenly. All these plays also say, on the title page, As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. This copy with ownership name on the first blank page of Emily Webster Ellsworth. She is the daughter of Noah Webster, of dictionary fame. She married William Ellsworth in 1813 - he went on to become a Congressman and later Governor of Connecticut. Ellsworth was a classmate of Noah Webster at Yale. Mrs Webster Ellsworth's signature, at the top of the front endpaper page, is in a very neat script, as you would expect.

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• Title: British Theatre - 6 plays with notes by Mrs. Inchbald
• Publisher: London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.
• Publication Date: 1810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)