Specimens of English dramatic poets who lived about the time of Shakspeare [sic], with notes /
Lamb, Charles,1775-1834.
Bolton, E.former owner.NLS
Bolton, F.,former owner.NLS
London : Edward Moxon ...,
1835.
Printer named on the verso of each title page: Bradbury and Evans (late T. Davison).
The last two pages of v.2 contain an advertisement, 'Books published by Edward Moxon ...'
'More than a third of the following specimens are from plays which are to be found only in the British Museum and in some scarce private libraries. The rest are from Dodsley's and Hawkins's collections, and the works of Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, and Massinger. I have chosen wherever I could to give entire scenes, and in some instances successive scenes, rather than to string together single passages and detached beauties ...' -- Preface.
Provenance: Armorial bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume: E & F. Bolton.
English drama