Shadwell, Thomas

4to (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.; 216 x 165 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, two parallel rolls of a foliate tool on covers near the joints, the spine in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, edges sprinkled red; some slight losses to spine ends, corners bumped, a few old scrapes on lower cover.

1. The Sulllen Lovers: Or, the Impertinents. A Comedy ... London: Printed for H. Herringman, and Sold by R. Bently, F. Saunders, J. Knapton, and D. Brown, 1693. Browned throughout, K² shaved at the bottom affecting text. Third edition. Based in part on Molière's Les Fâcheux and Le Misanthrope. (Wing S2880; ESTC R10683) — 2. The Humorists: A Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1691. Quires B–I browned. Second edition. (Wing S2852; ESTC R38230 and R235221; Woodward & McManaway 1075) — 3. The Royal Shepherdess, A Tragi-Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browning and staining throughout. Second edition. (Wing S2869; ESTC R7758; Woodward & McManaway 1104) — 4. The Virtuoso. A Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browning and staining throughout. Second edition. (Wing S2884; ESTC R24523) — 5. Psyche: A Tragedy. London: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for H. Herringman, and Sold by R. Bentley, at the Post-House in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1690. Browned and stained. Second edition, sometimes considered the first English opera. (Wing S2867; ESTC R38231) — 6. The Libertine: A Tragedy. London: Printed for H. Herringman; and Sold by R. Bently, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and J. Bennet, 1692. Light browning. Second edition. (Wing S2858; ESTC R40611) — 7. Epsom-Wells. A Comedy. London: Printed for H. Herringman; and Sold by R. Bentley, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and J. Bennet, 1693. Light browning. Second edition. (Wing S2845; ESTC R1905; Woodward & McManaway 1068) — 8. The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater. London: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Richard Bentley at the Post-house in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, 1688. Third edition. (Wing S2849; ESTC R17054) — 9. A Comedy Called The Miser. London: Printed for H[enry]. H[erringman]. and T.C. and Sold by Francis Saunders at the Anchor in the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browned and stained throughout. Second edition. (Wing S2838; ESTC R38229 Woodward & Macmanaway 1085) — 10. A True Widow. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1689. Sooty spots on E4v and F1r obscuring a word or two. A reissue of the 1679 (first) edition with a cancel title-page and epilogue leaf. (Wing S2882; ESTC R35170; Woodward & MacManaway; MacDonald, Dryden 113b) — 11. The Lancashire Witches, and Teague o Divelly the Irish Priest. A Comedy. London: Printed for Robert Clavell, Jonathan Robinson in St. Paul's -Church-Yard, Awnsham and John Churchill in Pater-Noster-Row, 1691. Error in pagination after D4v (p. 24). (Wing S2855A; ESTC R203808) — 12. The Woman-Captain: A Comedy. London: Printed for Samuel Carr, at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1680. First edition, with state 1 ("Wish of") in last line of dedication on A2v. (Wing S2887; ESTC R13844; Woodward & McManaway 1106; Pforzheimer 879) — 13. The Squire of Alsatia. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1692. Some stains on D1v–D2r, light browning in last 2 quires. Third edition. (Wing S2875; ESTC R37152; Woodward & MacManaway 1094) — 14. Bury-Fair. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1689. First edition. (Wing S2836; ESTC R18450; Woodward & Macmanaway 1065; MacDonald, Dryden 260) — 15. The Amorous Bigotte: with the Second Part of Tegue O Divelly, A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1690. First edition. (Wing S2835; ESTC R 18410; Woodward & Macmanaway 1064; Nicoll, History of English Drama, I:207) — 16. The Scowrers. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Some text browning. First edition, the last play published in Shadwell's lifetime. (Wing S2872; ESTC R22766; Woodward & Macmanaway 1064; Pforzheimer 875) — 17. The Volunteers, or the Stock-Jobbers. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1693. Where Are Also to Be Had All Mr. Shadwell's 17 Plays &c. Bound Up, or Single [1693]. Dedication signed by Anne Shadwell, prologue by Thomas D'Urfey; paper flaw shaving three words in last line of E4r, quires F–H browned.  First edition, published posthumously. (Wing S2885; ESTC R14190; Woodward & Macmanaway 1105; Pforzheimer 878)   

(unidentified armorial bookplate)  — Victor Albert George Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, 1845–1915, Osterley Park Library (sale, Sotheby's, 6–13 May 1885, lot 1593, to) — Henry Stevens. acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1991

 

For the general title: Wing S2834; ESTC R18335

4to (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.; 216 x 165 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, two parallel rolls of a foliate tool on covers near the joints, the spine in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, edges sprinkled red; some slight losses to spine ends, corners bumped, a few old scrapes on lower cover. 1. The Sulllen Lovers: Or, the Impertinents. A Comedy ... London: Printed for H. Herringman, and Sold by R. Bently, F. Saunders, J. Knapton, and D. Brown, 1693. Browned throughout, K2 shaved at the bottom affecting text. Third edition. Based in part on Molière's Les Fâcheux and Le Misanthrope. Wing S2880; ESTC R10683 — 2. The Humorists: A Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1691. Quires B–I browned. Second edition. Wing S2852; ESTC R38230 and R235221; Woodward & McManaway 1075 — 3. The Royal Shepherdess, A Tragi-Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browning and staining throughout. Second edition. Wing S2869; ESTC R7758; Woodward & McManaway 1104 — 4. The Virtuoso. A Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browning and staining throughout. Second edition. Wing S2884; ESTC R24523 — 5. Psyche: A Tragedy. London: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for H. Herringman, and Sold by R. Bentley, at the Post-House in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1690. Browned and stained. Second edition, sometimes considered the first English opera. Wing S2867; ESTC R38231 —6. The Libertine: A Tragedy. London: Printed for H. Herringman; and Sold by R. Bently, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and J. Bennet, 1692. Light browning. Second edition. Wing S2858; ESTC R40611 — 7. Epsom-Wells. A Comedy. London: Printed for H. Herringman; and Sold by R. Bentley, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and J. Bennet, 1693. Light browning. Second edition. Wing S2845; ESTC R1905; Woodward & McManaway 1068 — 8. The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater. London: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold Richard Bentley at the Post-house in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, 1688. Third edition. Wing S2849; ESTC R17054 — 9. A Comedy Called The Miser. London: Printed for H[enry]. H[erringman]. and T.C. and Sold by Francis Saunders at the Anchor in the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browned and stained throughout. Second edition. Wing S2838; ESTC R38229 Woodward & Macmanaway 1085 — 10. A True Widow. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1689. Sooty spots on E4v and F1r obscuring a word or two. A reissue of the 1679 (first) edition with a cancel title-page and epilogue leaf. Wing S2882; ESTC R35170; Woodward & MacManaway; MacDonald, Dryden 113b — 11. The Lancashire Witches, and Teague o Divelly the Irish Priest. A Comedy. London: Printed for Robert Clavell, Jonathan Robinson in St. Paul's -Church-Yard, Awnsham and John Churchill in Pater-Noster-Row, 1691. Error in pagination after D4v (p. 24). Wing S2855A; ESTC R203808 — 12. The Woman-Captain: A Comedy. London: Printed for Samuel Carr, at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1680. First edition, with state 1 ("Wish of") in last line of dedication on A2v. Wing S2887; ESTC R13844; Woodward & McManaway 1106; Pforzheimer 879 — 13. The Squire of Alsatia. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1692. Some stains on D1v–D2r, light browning in last 2 quires. Third edition. Wing S2875; ESTC R37152; Woodward & MacManaway 1094 — 14. Bury-Fair. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1689. First edition. Wing S2836; ESTC R18450; Woodward & Macmanaway 1065; MacDonald, Dryden 260 — 15. The Amorous Bigotte: with the Second Part of Tegue O Divelly, A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1690. First edition. Wing S2835; ESTC R 18410; Woodward & Macmanaway 1064; Nicoll, History of English Drama, I:207 — 16. The Scowrers. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Some text browning. First edition, the last play published in Shadwell's lifetime. fWing S2872; ESTC R22766; Woodward & Macmanaway 1064; Pforzheimer 875 — 17. The Volunteers, or the Stock-Jobbers. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1693. Where Are Also to Be Had All Mr. Shadwell's 17 Plays &c. Bound Up, or Single [1693]. Dedication signed by Anne Shadwell, prologue by Thomas D'Urfey; paper flaw shaving 3 words in last line of E4r, quires F–H browned. First edition, published posthumously. Wing S2885; ESTC R14190; Woodward & Macmanaway 1105; Pforzheimer 878
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The Osterley Park copy. The general title-page was printed to accompany this nonce collection of seventeen plays by Shadwell, which includes four first editions.