STEELE, Sir Richard.—The Funeral: or, Grief A-la-mode. a Comedy. As it is Acted at The Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Steele. [Three lines from Horace] London: Printed for Jacob Tonſon within Gray's-Inn-Gate, next Grey's-Inn-Lane. 1702. 4to, half green levant morocco, gilt edges, by Roger de Coverly.
First edition: with the half-title, not in the British Museum copy.
Collation: Half-title, one leaf (verso blank). Title, one leaf (verso blank). Dedication to the Countess of Albemarle, A1-A2 recto. Preface, A2 verso-A3. Text, B1-L4 (verso Epilogue), in fours. Pages 1-79, last page unnumbered, 74 and 75 reversed.
STEELE, Sir Richard.—The Tender Husband; or, the Accompliſh'd Fools. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Steele. [Two lines from Tull. de Oratore] London, Printed for Jacob Tonſon, . . . 1705. 4to, red levant morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, by David.
First edition. As this play was first produced in April, 1705, the date of the first edition as 1703 in Biographia Dramatica is obviously incorrect.
Half-title and title, two leaves, and A-I3 in fours. Final leaf of advertisement, I4. Dedication to Addison, Prologue by him.
STEELE, Sir Richard.—The Lucubrations of Iſaac Bickerſtaff Eſq; Vol. I. [Vol. II.] [Line from Homer] London, Printed: And ſold by John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall. MDCCX. [-M DCCXI.]
☞ Note, The Bookbinder is deſired to place the Index after [Tatler, No. 114.] which ends the Firſt Volume in Folio, [after Tatler, No. 271 which ends the Second Volume in Folio.] Folio, two volumes, green vellum, gilt sides, uncut edges.
The original 271 numbers of The Tatler from April 12, 1709 to January 2, 1711, published three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
From the libraries of Lord Hope and the Earl of Munster.