RACINE

Athaliah. A tragedy (+) Lucius Junius Brutus, A Tragedy. By Duncombe (+) An Essay on Tragedy by Mr. Voltaire (+) The Fatal Secret. A Tragedy. By Mr. Theobald (+) Philotas. A Tragedy. By Philip Frowde. The Fall of Saguntum. A Tragedy. By Phil. Frowde.

London, Watts, 1735

8vo. In contemporary half calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Leather on spine cracked. Annotations in ink to pasted down front end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (14) 64, 83, (10), 57, (4), (III)-VIII, (1), 10-70, (2), (3)-84 pp. + 5 frontispieces.

Interesting sammelband of six English tragedies issued in the 1730ies and 1740ies including adaptations of classical and French subjects as well as original historical dramas.

Order-nr.: 62799