The way to keep him : a comedy in three acts : as it is performed at the Theatre royal in Drury Lane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805.

Contributor:

Vaillant, Paul, -1802, bookseller.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama (Comedy)--18th century--Early works to 1800.

English drama (Comedy).

Genre:

Cast lists -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Forbes, William, Sir (bookplate) (Furness copy)

Kincaid, Alexander, junior (autograph) (Furness copy)

Physical Description:

[4], 56 p. ; 18 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The third edition.

Fingerprint:

E.Y. utl- ;-m? buyo (3) 1760 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for P. Vaillant ... MDCCLX [1760]

Notes:

"Anonymous. By Arthur Murphy."--ESTC.

Signatures: pi² A-D⁶ E⁴.

Cast list on leaf pi2v.

Local Notes:

Furness copy bound with: Steele, Richard. The conscious lovers. Edinburgh : Printed by and for Martin & Wotherspoon, MDCCLXVIII [1768].

Furness copy has early ms. contents list on front free endpaper; early ms. numeral ("3") at head of title leaf.

Furness copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2019 from Antique Parchments (eBay).

Furness copy has on front pastedown armorial bookplate of "Sir William Forbes Bart. of Pitsligo" (probably either the 6th baronet, 1739-1806, or the 7th, 1773-1828); early autograph ("Alexr. Kincaid Junr."), struck through, at head of front free endpaper.

Furness copy: title leaf cropped at head edge with damage to ms. numeral and first line of title.

Cited in:

ESTC T130500

OCLC:

316348161