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OTWAY, Thomas (1652-1685). The Orphan: or The Unhappy-Marriage. A Tragedy . London: R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1680. In verse. (A few headlines shaved, small burn-hole in H4 affecting two letters on recto, old stains and soil marks.) FIRST EDITION of this domestic drama set in Bohemia, based on a tale by Roger Boyle, earl of Orrery. Elizabeth Barry achieved lasting fame in the role of Monimia, and the play’s popularity was such that some ninety editions had been published by the close of the 18th century. Wing O-552. In a collection of 47 bound plays in English by Thomas D’Urfey, Thomas Shadwell, John Crone, Elkanah Settle, Otway, Nathaniel Lee, and others, 1669 to 1699, 4 volumes, 4° (208 x 152mm). (11 of the 47 known to be imperfect.) Uniform late 18th-century tree calf. Provenance : Jane Londonderry (bookplate).
OTWAY, Thomas (1652-1685). The Orphan: or The Unhappy-Marriage. A Tragedy . London: R. Bentley and M. Magnes, 1680. In verse. (A few headlines shaved, small burn-hole in H4 affecting two letters on recto, old stains and soil marks.) FIRST EDITION of this domestic drama set in Bohemia, based on a tale by Roger Boyle, earl of Orrery. Elizabeth Barry achieved lasting fame in the role of Monimia, and the play’s popularity was such that some ninety editions had been published by the close of the 18th century. Wing O-552. In a collection of 47 bound plays in English by Thomas D’Urfey, Thomas Shadwell, John Crone, Elkanah Settle, Otway, Nathaniel Lee, and others, 1669 to 1699, 4 volumes, 4° (208 x 152mm). (11 of the 47 known to be imperfect.) Uniform late 18th-century tree calf. Provenance : Jane Londonderry (bookplate). Other complete plays include: LEE, Nathaniel. The Rival Queens or the Death of Alexander the Great . London: James Magnes and Richard Bentley 1677. In verse. With commendatory verses by Dryden. FIRST EDITION of a work still regarded as one of Lee’s best tragedies. Wing L-865 -- BEHN, Aphra. The Young King or The Mistake . London: D. Brown, T. Benskin, and H. Rhodes, 1683. (Title ink stained and with date cropped away, prologue leaf cropped, some headlines cut away, other stains.) FIRST EDITION . Wing B-1776 -- SOUTHERN, Thomas. The Wives Excuse or Cuckolds make Themselves . London: W. Freeman, [1692]. With dedication in verse by John Dryden. (Title cropped with loss of date, cropping causing slight loss to text, regular loss to page numbers and catch words.) One of two issues published in 1692. Wing S-4769 -- [CORNEILLE, Pierre]. The Mistaken Beauty or The Lyar . London: Simon Neale, 1685. (Title soiled, some headlines cropped.) ONLY EDITION of this translation of Corneille’s Le Menteur . Wing C-6314 -- [PIX, Mary]. The Deceiver Deceived . London: R. Basset, 1698. (Some margins close cut.) ONLY EDITION. This play was plagiarised by George Powell, one of Rich’s leading actors. Wing P-2327 -- HIGDEN, Henry. The Wary Widdow or Sir Noisy Parrat . London: Abell Roper and Tho. Rainy, 1693. (Margins cut close with some loss of signatures and catch-words.) ONLY EDITION . Wing H-1945 -- [HARRIS, Joseph]. Love’s a Lottery and a Woman the Prize . London: Daniel Brown and Edmund Rumball, 1699. ONLY EDITION . Wing H-864.