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The touch-stone, or, Historical, critical, political, philosophical, and theological essays on the reigning diversions of the town : design'd for the improvement of all authors, spectators, and actors of operas, plays, and masquerades : in which every thing antique, or modern, relating to musick, poetry, dancing, pantomimes, chorusses, cat-calls, audiences, judges ... is occasionally handled / by a person of some taste and some quality ; with a preface, giving an account of the author and the work.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Forrest Collection PN2036 .R35 1728
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ralph, James, -1762.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--England--London.
- Theater.
- England--London.
- London (England)--Social life and customs.
- London (England).
- Penn Provenance:
- Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (Donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, xxviii, 237 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 17 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Touch-stone.
- Touchstone.
- Historical, critical political, philosophical, and theological essays on the reigning diversion of the town.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed, and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1728.
- Notes:
- Dedication signed: A. Primcock. Pseudonym for James Ralph. Cf. Halkett & Laing, v. 6, p. 65.
- OCLC:
- 3051286
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