| Item Description: | Each volume contains five plays, each with separate titlepage and pagination, all with imprint: Edinburgh, printed for A. Donaldson, 1759. - English Short Title Catalog, N21664. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The titlepages are engraved; each volume has an individual printed titlepage dated 1759 and reading: 'A select collection of English plays. In three volumes.'. - Vol.1 contains: 'Mahomet the impostor', 'The orphan of China', 'The siege of Damascus', 'The Christian hero', and 'Don Sebastian'; vol.2 contains: 'The Indian emperor', 'All for love', 'Theodosius', 'King Henvy V', and 'Oroonoko'; vol.3 contains: 'The miser', 'The provok'd wife', 'The recruiting officer', 'The constant couple', and 'Sir Harry Wildair' |
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