An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber
By: written by himself
Contributors: Lowe, Robert William, 1853-1902; Wright, James, 1643-1713; Aston, Tony, ca. 1682-ca. 1753
Edition: A new edition with notes and supplement by Robert W. Lowe; with twenty-six original mezzotint portraits by R. B. Parkes, and eighteen etchings by Adolphe Lalauze. London, J. C. Nimmo, 1889
Publisher: AMS Press
Published: 1966
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: English drama -- History and criticism; Theater -- Great Britain -- History; Actors -- Great Britain; Actors -- Great Britain -- Portraits
Notes: With reprints of two rare tracts: Wright's "Historia histrionica, 1699" (v. 1, p. [xix]-li) and Aston's "Brief supplement to Colley Cibber ...  Lives of the late famous actors and actresses" (v. 2, p. [297]-318)

"Memoirs of the actors and actresses mentioned by Cibber, taken from E. Belichamber's edition of the 'Apology', 1822 [perhaps by J. H. Burn]": v. 2, p. [319]-371

With reproductions of original title-pages

Bibliography: v. 2, p. 286-296