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Caractacus : a dramatic poem / by W. Mason ... ; adapted for theatrical representation, as performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden ; written on the model of the ancient Greek tragedy ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR1241.B4 v.17 no.3
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3566 .A1 1796
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, William, 1725-1797.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caractacus, active 48-51--Drama.
- Caractacus.
- Caractacus, active 48-51.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Lewis, John Frederick (donor) (RBC 822C B415)
- Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)
- Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)
- Erde, John M. (autograph) (Milton Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 106 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm (12mo)
- Fingerprint:
- r-ut e,e, n,y, 'WIs (3) 1796 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for, and under the direction of George Cawthorn ..., MDCCXCVI [1796]
- Notes:
- Signatures: A⁴ B-I⁶ K1.
- Leaf A4 signed A2.
- Engraved plates.
- Woodcut head-piece.
- Also issued as part of 'Bell's British theatre', London, 1797, vol. 31.
- Includes printed cast list for production at Covent Garden.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copy (PR1241 B4) in British Theatre. London: John Bell, 1791. Vol. 17, no. 3.
- RBC 822C B415 v.12 bound with: Farquhar, George. The twin rivals. London :Printed for the Proprietors, under the direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1795. (Item 4 of 4)
- Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.
- Penn Libraries Milton Collection copy bound with: Milton, John. Samson Agonistes. London : Printed for, and under the direction of George Cawthorn ..., 1796.
- Penn Libraries Milton Collection copy has unidentified bookplate on front pastedown; autograph of John M. Erde on blank leaf at beginning of volume; illegible ms. inscription on title leaf; leaves dampstained throughout.
- Penn Libraries Milton Collection copy has [2] p. of advertisement ("Arrangement From No 121 to No 140 of Bell's British Theatre ...") bound in at beginning of volume.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T19929
- OCLC:
- 187465318
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