Pericles, prince of Tyre : A tragedy / Supposed to be written by Mr. William Shakespeare ; Adapted for theatrical representation, as intended to be performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Covent Garden Theatre.

Language:

English

Genre:

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Lewis, John Frederick (donor) (RBC 822C B415)

Physical Description:

91 pages, 1 unnumbered page (last pages blank), 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm (12mo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for, and under the direction of, George Cawthorn, British Libray, Strand, 1796.

Notes:

Also issued as: 'Bell's British theatre', London 1797, vol.29.

With an additional titlepage, engraved.

Headpiece.

Local Notes:

Copy 1 imperfect: p. [1]-[2] (engraved title-page) and frontispiece wanting.

Copy 1 bound with: Young, Edward. Busiris, king of Egypt. London, 1796, and Smith, Edmund. Phaedra and Hippolitus. London, 1796.

Copy 2 imperfect: added engraved t.p. wanting.

Copy 2 in British Theatre. London : John Bell, 1791. Vol. 23, no.1.

RBC 822C B415 v.10 imperfect: added t.p. wanting.

RBC 822C B415 v.10 bound with: Congreve, William. The old batchelor. 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)

Cited in:

ESTC N19277

OCLC:

14249972