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Moncrieff MULTIPLE TITLES PRIVATE BINDING Dramas

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Bound in three quarter leather with marbled boards, this antique volume is a unique collection of shorter works, assembled in a private binding. As was a popular pursuit of the day, an individual commissioned a bindery to create this unique collection, bound in a specific order and trimmed where needed to create a cohesive look to the volume. The included texts were most often originally published in wraps and were ensured a longer life through this process. This particular private binding volume presents a number of dramas by William Thomas Moncrieff (1794 - 1857), including his most popular production, Tom and Jerry. There are as well dramatic works by other others, a list of which is written out on the front endpaper. Several of these short works are illustrated with frontispieces depicting characters and/or scenes in the play. The individual titles included in this volume are:

• The Spectre Bridegroom; or, A Ghost in Spite of Himself: A Farce in Two Acts by William Thomas Moncrieff - No date provided by Samuel French Publishers
• Monsieur Tonson; A Farce, in Two Acts by William Thomas Moncrieff - No date provided by Thomas Hailes Lacy (London)
• The Somnambulist: or, The Phantom of the Village. A Drama. In Two Acts by W. T. Moncrief (sic) - No date provided by Thomas Hailes Lacy - "With an illustration and remarks"
• The Jewess: or, The Council of Constance. An Historical Drama, in Three Acts by W. T. Moncrieff - No date provided by Samuel French - "To which are added, a description of the costume - cast of characters - entrances and exits - relative positions of the performers on stage, and the whole of stage business"
• Tom and Jerry: or, Life in London in 1820. A Drama in Three Acts. From Pierce Egan's Celebrated Work by William T. Moncrieff -No date provided by Thomas Hailes Lacy
• Eugene Aram; or, Saint Robert's Cave. A Drama, in Three Acts by William T. Moncrieff - No date provided by Samuel French Publishers - "With an illustration, and notes, biographical and critical, by D. G."
• The Scamps of London; or, the Cross Roads of Life! A Drama of the Day, in Three Acts by W. J. (sic) Moncrieff - No date provided by Samuel French Publishers - "Adapted from the French"
• The Rake's Progress: A Drama in Three Acts by William Leman Rede -No date provided by Thomas Hailes Lacy
• His First Champagne: A Farce, in One Act by W. Leman Rede -No date provided by Samuel French Publishers - "With an illustration, and remarks by D. - G."
• The Warlock of the Glen: A Melodrama in Two Acts by C. E. Walker -No date provided by Samuel French Publishers
• Sixteen String Jack; or, The Knaves of Knaves' Acre. A Romantic Original Drama, in Two Acts by Thomas Egerton Wilks - No date provided by Samuel French Publishers
• The Bohemians of Paris, A Romantic Drama in Three Acts by unnamed author -No date provided by Thomas Hailes Lucy

The volume shows lexternal age/wear. Binding lacks spine and front board is detached. Text block is intact with clean, bright pages. The book measures approximately 4.5" x 7". Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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