Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757; Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726
London: 1735-1736. 18mo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print, raised bands; Boards in green leather, wear/light scuffing to spine caps, hinges, and corners, light blemishes on on rear, else clean and strong; Text block has marbled edges and endpapers, cracked front hinge, slight occasional foxing and age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; Volume title from spine; CONTENTS: Includes five separately published comedies bound together: The Careless Husband : a Comedy / written by C. Cibber (Printed for Jacob Tonson, London, 1735; 106 pages, frontispiece) — Woman’s Wit, or, The Lady in Fashion : a Comedy Acted at the Theatre-Royal by His Majesty’s Servants / written by Colley Cibber (Printed for W. Feales, London, 1736; 119 pages, frontispiece) — The Rival Fools : a Comedy Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane by Her Majesty’s Servants / written by Colley Cibber (Printed for Henry Lintot, London, 1736; 94 pages, frontispiece) — She Wou’d and She Wou’d Not (lacks title page; 94 pages) — The Provok’d Wife : a Comedy as It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane / [written by John Vanbrugh] (Printed for W. Feales … et al., London, 1835; 107 pages, frontispiece). More