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Theatre and David Garrick.- Sayer (Robert) and John Smith of Cheapside. Dramatic characters, or different portraits of the English stage, two engraved titles in English and French, engraved dedication to David Garrick, contents leaf, 36 numbered plates only (of 38, lacking plate 5 and 38), hand-coloured engravings, by Charles Grignion, some after Johann Ludwig Wernhard Faesch and Zoffany, each plate approx. 95 x 75 mm. (3 3/4 x 3 in), each leaf 130 x 104 mm. (5 1/8 x 4 1/4 in), occasional spotting and light surface dirt, Robert Sayer and John Smith, circa 1770-75; [bound with] The Metamorphoses of Melpomene and Thalia, or Dramatic Characters of the French and Italian Comedies, two engraved titles in English and French, contents leaf in French, 19 plates only (of 30, lacking plates 5, 6, 9, 13, 14-18, 27-28), hand-coloured engravings, after Faesch, each plate approx. 95 x 80 mm. (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in), each leaf 130 x 104 mm. (5 1/8 x 4 1/4 in), occasional spotting and light surface dirt, half calf, spine split, rubbed and worn, 12mo, Robert Sayer, [circa 1773].

⁂ A rare collection of theatrical engravings, still with full margins as issued.

Lot 323

Theatre and David Garrick.- Sayer (Robert) and John Smith of Cheapside. Dramatic characters, or different portraits of the English stage [bound with] The Metamorphoses of Melpomene and Thalia, or Dramatic Characters of the French and Italian Comedies, [circa 1770-1775].  

Hammer Price: £2,000

Description

Theatre and David Garrick.- Sayer (Robert) and John Smith of Cheapside. Dramatic characters, or different portraits of the English stage, two engraved titles in English and French, engraved dedication to David Garrick, contents leaf, 36 numbered plates only (of 38, lacking plate 5 and 38), hand-coloured engravings, by Charles Grignion, some after Johann Ludwig Wernhard Faesch and Zoffany, each plate approx. 95 x 75 mm. (3 3/4 x 3 in), each leaf 130 x 104 mm. (5 1/8 x 4 1/4 in), occasional spotting and light surface dirt, Robert Sayer and John Smith, circa 1770-75; [bound with] The Metamorphoses of Melpomene and Thalia, or Dramatic Characters of the French and Italian Comedies, two engraved titles in English and French, contents leaf in French, 19 plates only (of 30, lacking plates 5, 6, 9, 13, 14-18, 27-28), hand-coloured engravings, after Faesch, each plate approx. 95 x 80 mm. (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in), each leaf 130 x 104 mm. (5 1/8 x 4 1/4 in), occasional spotting and light surface dirt, half calf, spine split, rubbed and worn, 12mo, Robert Sayer, [circa 1773].

⁂ A rare collection of theatrical engravings, still with full margins as issued.

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