An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber
By: written by himself ; 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 ...
Contributors: Lowe, Robert William, 1853-1902.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.; Aston, Tony, ca. 1682-ca. 1753.; Parkes, Robert Bowyer, fl. 1867-1883.; Lalauze, Adolphe, 1838-1906.
Series: Library of English literature -- LEL 20818.
Publisher: J.C. Nimmo
Published: 1889
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: English drama -- History and criticism; Theater -- Great Britain -- History; Actors -- England; Actors -- England -- 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. Bellchamber's edition of the 'Apology,' 1822 [perhaps by J.H. Burn]": v. 2, p. [319]-371.

With reproductions of original title-pages.

"510 copies printed on this fine deckle-edge demy 8vo paper for England and America, with the portraits as India proofs after letters. No. 290."

Bibliography: v. 2, p. 286-296.

Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1970. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 20818)

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