The critic [electronic resource] : or a tragedy rehearsed a dramatic piece in three acts as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by, Richard Brinsley Sheridan Esqr.
1781
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The critic [electronic resource] : or a tragedy rehearsed a dramatic piece in three acts as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by, Richard Brinsley Sheridan Esqr.
Edition
[The second edition].
Publication Details
London : printed for T. Becket, Adelphi Strand, MDCCLXXXI. [1781]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
[4],ii,[4],98,[2]p. ; 8⁰.
Note
Edition statement from half-title.
The titlepage is engraved.
With a final advertisement leaf.
In fact a reimpression of the first edition; no press figure on p. 52; p.9 catchword: sneer.
On p. 84, in the middle of the page, "awkward" is correctly spelt.
There is a piracy with the dots above the i's in "it is" on the titlepage placed slightly to the left of an imaginary line extending above the ascenders; and on p. 84: "aukward".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
The titlepage is engraved.
With a final advertisement leaf.
In fact a reimpression of the first edition; no press figure on p. 52; p.9 catchword: sneer.
On p. 84, in the middle of the page, "awkward" is correctly spelt.
There is a piracy with the dots above the i's in "it is" on the titlepage placed slightly to the left of an imaginary line extending above the ascenders; and on p. 84: "aukward".
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Indexed In
Todd, W. 'Sheridan's "The critic"'. The book collector, 1956, p.172
English Short Title Catalog, T767.
English Short Title Catalog, T767.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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