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Alfred : : a masque. ; Represented before Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, ; at Cliffden, on the first of August, 1740..

Title
Alfred : : a masque. ; Represented before Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, ; at Cliffden, on the first of August, 1740..
Author
Thomson, James, 1700-1748.
Publication
London: : Printed for A. Millar, over-against St. Clement's Church in the Strand,, M DCC XL. [1740]

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Additional Authors
  • Mallet, David, 1705?-1765.
  • Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778.
  • Millar, Andrew, 1707-1768
Description
44 p.; 20 cm. (8vo)
Alternative Title
Rule Britannia.
Subjects
Note
  • Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁴ F⁴ (-F3,4).
  • Libretto only.
  • Anonymous. Written by James Thomson and David Mallet. Cf. Nicoll, A.A history of English drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 2, p. 343.
  • Composed by Thomas Arne. Cf. NUC pre-1956.
  • Includes Thomson's ode Rule Britannia, its first publication, without the music by Arne: p. 42-43.
  • With type ornaments, engraved head and tailpieces ; "the ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall." (-ESTC).
  • One of two variants (priority unknown) of the 1st ed. of the libretto.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Indexed In (note)
  • Sonneck
  • Fuld
  • ESTC
  • Rothschild
Call Number
Berg Coll Thomson, J A46 1740
OCLC
270547259
Author
Thomson, James, 1700-1748.
Title
Alfred : : a masque. ; Represented before Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, ; at Cliffden, on the first of August, 1740..
Imprint
London: : Printed for A. Millar, over-against St. Clement's Church in the Strand,, M DCC XL. [1740]
Local Note
Berg Collection copy with price, "Price One Shilling," in square brackets, at foot of half-title. A variant issue lacks the price statement.
Berg Collection copy bound in full tan calf, French fillet borders with circular ornaments at corners on front and back covers, board-edges gilt with double-fillets, raised bands with gilt spine compartments, green morocco lettering pieces, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g, signed by Riviere and Son.
Berg Collection copy with red morocco bookplate of Frank J. Hogan on verso of front cover ; with bookseller's label, "Bookman, Inc." [Washington DC], affixed to back cover recto.
Indexed In:
Sonneck, p. 66
Fuld, p. 477
ESTC, T21215
Rothschild, 1361
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Added Author
Mallet, David, 1705?-1765. Author
Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778.
Millar, Andrew, 1707-1768, Publisher.
Added Title
Rule Britannia.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll Thomson, J A46 1740
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