select collection of old plays
Subtitle: In twelve volumes.
Contributors: Reed, Isaac, 1742-1807.; Wale, Samuel, d. 1786, ill.; Grignion, Charles, 1717-1810, engraver.; Nichols, J., printer.; Dodsley, James, 1724-1797, bookseller.
Edition: The second edition : corrected and collated with the old copies, with notes critical and explanatory.
Publisher: Printed by J. Nichols for J. Dodsley
Published: 1780
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
Other titles: Dodsley's old plays.
Notes: Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature gives Isaac Reed as author of notes.

Frontispiece in vol. 1 drawn by S. Wale and engraved by C. Grignion.

Includes index (v. 12)

"Errata" p. [455-456] of v. 12.

002-118718014 - 002-118718121.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 1. God's promises / John Bale; title: Four P's / John Heywood; title: Ferrex & Porrex / Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, Thomas Norton; title: Damon & Pithias / Richard Edwards; title: New custome.  Vol. 2. Gammer Gurton's needle; title: Alexander & Campaspe / John Lyly; title: Tancred & Gismunda / Robert Wilmot; title: Cornelia / Thomas Kyd; title: Edward the second / Christopher Marlowe; title: Vol. 3. George a Greene, the Pinner of Wakefield / [Robert Greene]; title: 1st part of Jeronimo, Spanish tragedy / Thomas Kyd; title: Honest whore, pts. 1-2 / Thomas Dekker; title: Vol. 4. Mal-content; Ben Jonson / John Marston; title: All fools; Eastward hoe / George Chapman; title: Revenger's tragedy / Cyril Tourner [i.e. Tourneur]; title: Dumb knight / Lewes [i.e. Lewis] Machin; title: Vol. 5. Miseries of inforced marriage / George Wilkins; title: Lingua / Anthony Brewe; title: Merry devil of Edmonton; Mad world, my masters / Thomas Middleton; title: Ram alley, or Merry tricks / Lodowick Barry.; title: Vol. 6. Roaring girl / Thomas Middleton & Thomas Dekker; title: Widow's tears / George Chapman; title: White devil / John Webster; title: Hog hath lost his pearl / Robert Tailor; title: Four prentises of London / Thomas Heywood; title: Vol. 7. Greenes tu quoque / John Cook; title: Albumazar / [Thomas] Tomkis; title: Woman kill'd with kindness / Thomas Heywood; title: Match at midnight / William Rowley; title: Fuimus Troes / Jasper Fisher; title: Vol. 8. 'Tis pity she's a whore / John Ford; title: Heir / Thomas May; title: Bird in a cage / James Shirley; title: Jew of Malta / Christopher Marlowe; title: Wits / William Davenant; title: Vol. 9. Gamester / James Shirley; title: Microcosmus / Thomas Nabbes; title: Muse's looking-glass / Thomas Randolph; title: City match / Jasper Maine [i.e. Mayne]; title: Queen of Arragon / William Habington; title: Vol. 10. Antiquary / Shakerly [i.e. Shakerley] Marmion; title: Goblins / John Suckling; title: Ordinary / William Cartwright; title: Jovial crew / Richard Broome [i.e. Brome]; title: Old couple / Thomas May.; title: Vol. 11. Andromana / James Shirley; title: Mayor of Quinborough / Thomas Middleton; title: Grim, the collier of Croydon; City night-cap / Robert Davenport; title: Parson's wedding / Thomas Killigrew; title: Vol. 12. Adventures of five hours / Samuel Tuke; title: Elvira / George Digby; title: Widow / Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Thomas Middleton; title: Chichevache & Bycorne; title: Historia histrionica; title: Additional notes, v. 1-12.