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SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. Pizarro; a tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the theatre royal in Drury-Lane: taken from the german drama of kotzebue; and adapted to the english stage. London. Printed for James Ridgway, 1799. First edition. 8vo. [8], 76pp, [4]. Without two terminal advertisement leaves. Final line of Act 4 [p. 64] reads: ‘No!---thought and memory are my Hell.’, a variant edition reads: ‘No living---thought and memory are my Hell.’ Disbound. Title page browned and marked, scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29278
REYNOLDS, Frederick. Speculation; a comedy... London. Printed for T. N. Longman, 1795. First edition. 8vo. [4], 76pp, [4]. With a terminal leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29282
[WALDRON, Francis Godolphin]. Heigho for a husband! A comedy... London. Printed for T. Arrowsmith, 1794. First edition. 8vo. 10, [2], 60pp. With an engraved plate. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Title page and verso of final leaf browned and marked, scattered spotting, early inked ownership inscription of J. Kent Esq. to head of title, manuscript annotations in his hand to ‘dramatis personae’. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29285
ROBERTS, William. The Divine Institution of the Gospel Ministry, and the Necessity of Episcopal Ordination, Asserted, by Proofs from Scripture, and the Practice of the Primitive and Purest Ages of the Christian Church. In a sermon, Preach’d at the Primary Visitation Of the Right Reverend Father in god offspring blackall, Formerly Lord Bishop of exon. Held at Okehampton in the County of Devon, Aug. 19, 1709. London. Printed for Benjamin Matthews et al., [1750]. Fourth edition. 8vo. viii, 31pp, [2]. With two terminal leaves of publisher’s advertisements. Later buff wrappers. Initial and terminal leaves pasted to wrappers. Extremities heavily worn and marked, loss to spine and panel edges. Scattered spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30923