The Tempest
Subtitle: a comedy
By: written by William Shakspeare ; the music by Purcel and Dr. Arne ; with additional airs and chorusses, by the late Mr. Linley, Jun. ; marked with the variations in the manager's book at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
Contributors: Bathurst, Charles, bookseller; Davis, Lockyer, 1719-1791, bookseller; Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797, bookseller; Law, B. (Bedwell), -1798, bookseller; Dilly, Charles, 1739-1807, bookseller; Nichols, John, 1745-1826, bookseller; Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller; Robson, James, 1733-1806, bookseller; Bowles, Thomas, -1788, bookseller; Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller; Gardner, Henry Lasher, -1808, bookseller; Bew, John, -1793, bookseller; Cater, William, active 1759-1787, bookseller; Murray, John, 1737-1793, bookseller; Stuart, William, active 18th century, bookseller; Hayes, Samuel, active 1779-1795, bookseller; Lowndes, W. (William), bookseller; Bladon, Samuel, -1799, bookseller; Fox, William, active 18th century, bookseller; Newbery, E. (Elizabeth), 1746-1821, bookseller; Sharp, Michael William, -1840, printmaker; Plumptre, James, 1770-1832, former owner; Evans, Henry Ridgely, 1861-1949, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; W. and A. Strahan (London, England); J., F., and C. Rivington (Firm); W. Owen and Son; B. White and Son; T. Payne and Son; G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England); G. and T. Wilkie (Firm); Scatcherd and Whitaker; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Publisher: Printed for C. Bathurst; W. and A. Strahan; J., F., & C. Rivington; L. Davis; W. Owen & Son; B. White & Son; T. Longman; B. Law; C. Dilly; T. Payne & Son; J. Nichols; T. Cadell; J. Robson; G., G., J., & J. Robinson; T. Bowles; R. Baldwin; H.L. Gardner; J. Bew; W. Cater; J. Murray; W. Stuart; S. Hayes; W. Lowndes; S. Bladon; G. & T. Wilkie; W. Fox; Scatcherd & Whitaker; and E. Newberry
Published: 1785
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Work titles: Tempest
Description: The Music by Purcel and Dr. Arne ; With the Additional Airs and Chorusses, by the late Mr. Linley, jun. Marked with the Variations in the Manager's Book At The Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Notes: Signatures: A-B℗£℗ø Ćœ D℗ø.

Engraved frontispiece plate lettered: Rooker del., Sharp sculp. Publishd by T. Lowndes & Partners, Novr. 19th, 1783.

With a cast list for Drury Lane Theatre dated 1785.

Advertisements for The new English theatre (leaf A3r) and for Lowndes (leaf D2v).

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, Shakespeare, p. 41, no. 629

ESTC T177479

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy halfbound in calfskin and marbled papers. This copy is interleaved with blank sheets countermarked "C. Wilmott, 1820" and annotated, with manusript corrections and editorial commentary in the hand of James Plumptre. The bookplate of H.R. Evans (Henry Ridgely?) is present on the front pastedown, as is the armorial bookplate of the Barton Library. The engraved frontispiece is wanting in this copy.