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Pierce Egan, The blind lover; or, The maid of Malines
Egan, Pierce (1814-1880)
c. 1850
A historical drama in prose
Oscar Wilde, autograph letters and manuscripts, including the manuscript of his play 'The Duchess of Padua', with some related material
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
1878-1895
Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph letter to Marian Willets [1878]; (2) Manuscript draft and notes for the original contract made by J.M. Stoddart, and Co. with Wilde for publishing Rennell ...
Manuscript of the third act of the play 'The Siege of St Quentin' by Theodore Hook, in the hand of William Powell the prompter, and with manuscript annotations by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Tom Sheridan.
Hook, Theodore Edward
1808
Comprises a fair copy of Act 3 of Hook's play, signed 'W. Powell, Prompter, T[heatre]. R[oyal]. D[rury]. L[ane]. Octr 5th 1808'. The first scene is said to be enacted in 'a courtyard in the Castle of ...
The London theatre : a collection of the most celebrated dramatic pieces, correctly given, from copies used in the theatre, by Thomas Dibdin (v.16/22)
Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)
1815-18
Vols.22-26 published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones.
The ancient British drama (v.1)
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764); Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
1810
Title vignettes. "Intended to form, with The British drama, and Shakspeare, a complete and uniform collection, in ten volumes, of the best English plays... The ground-work of the present collection ...
The ancient British drama (v.2)
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764); Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
1810
Title vignettes. "Intended to form, with The British drama, and Shakspeare, a complete and uniform collection, in ten volumes, of the best English plays... The ground-work of the present collection ...
The ancient British drama (v.3)
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764); Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
1810
Title vignettes. "Intended to form, with The British drama, and Shakspeare, a complete and uniform collection, in ten volumes, of the best English plays... The ground-work of the present collection ...
The companion to the play-house : or, An historical account of all the dramatic writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions, down to the present year 1764. Composed in the form of a dictionary... [etc.] (v.1)
Baker, David Erskine (1730-1767)
1764
Caption title: The play-house dictionary. Published anonymously. A second edition (1782) and a third (1812) were issued under title: Biographia dramatica.