Various — A Selection of Plays and Miscellaneous Pieces

London, Edinburgh and Paris, Henry Colburn et al. 1819-1839. Cloth. A scarce anthology of Georgian theatrical pieces as well as the first edition of "Massaniello; or a The Revolt of Naples" by Sir John Dean Paul. Includes the third edition of "Mirandola" a tragedy by Barry Cornwall, "The Irishwoman" a comedy by Lady Clarke as it was performed at the Theatre Royal in Dublin in 1819, "The Follies of Fashion" a comedy by the Earl of Glengall, "Aristodemus" a tragedy about Greek mythology, "La Fille D'Honneur" a French comedy by Alexandre Duval, and "Andrea of Hungary and Giovanna of Naples" by Walter Savage Landor, all bound as one. Writer of "Mirandola", 'Barry Cornwall' was a pseudonym for Bryan Waller Procter, with William Makepeace Thackeray dedicating his most prolific work Vanity Fair to B.W. Procter. Procter was predominantly a poet with works such as; Dramatic Scenes and other Poems, A Sicilian Story, Marcian Colonna, andThe Flood of Thessaly. He was also the author of Effigies poetica, Life of Edmund Kean, Essays and Tales in Prose, Charles Lamb; a Memoir, and of memoirs of Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare. "Mirandola", was originally performed at Covent Garden with Macready, Charles Kemble and Miss Foote in the leading parts. With gilt lettering to the spine entitled "Pamphlets". In a cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, a trifle rubbed with light fading to the spine and library label to the tail of the spine. Slight bumping to the cloth. Rear hinge are slightly strained. Internally, binding has failed in places, with pages 107-110 of "Mirandola" detached but present. Pages are bright with occasional instances of spotting scattered throughout, which is heavier to "The Irishwoman" and "La Fille D'Honneur. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .