The dramatick works of John Dryden, Esq; in six volumes.

People / Organizations

• John Dryden (Author)
• Jacob Tonson III ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Jacob Tonson in the Strand, MDCCXXXV. [1735] [1768?]

Publication year

1768-1768

ESTC No.

T127478

Grub Street ID

177175

Description

6v. : ill.,port. ; 12⁰

Note

Vols.1 and 5 are dated 1735, vols.2 and 6 1762 and vols.3 and 4 1763.

Each play has a separate dated titlepage: 'Sir Martin Mar-all', 'Almanzor and Almahide' pt.2, 'The assignation', 'Oedipus', 'Troilus and Cressida', 'Albion and Albanius', 'Amphitryon', 'King Arthur', 1735; 'The wild gallant', 'The rival ladies', 'The Indian queen', 'Secret love', 'The tempest', 'An evening's love', 'Tyrannick love', 'Don Sebastian', 'Cleomenes', 'Love triumphant', 1762; 'The Indian emperor', 1750; 'Almanzor and Almahide', 'Marriage a-la-mode', 'Amboyna', 'The state of innocence', 'Aureng-Zebe', 'Limberham', 'The Spanish fryar', 'The Duke of.

Guise', 1763; the imprint to 'All for love' reads: Printed for W. Strahan; Hawes, Clarke and Collins; T. Davies; R. Baldwin; T. Lowndes; W. Griffin; and T. Becket, 1768.

All titlepages, except for 'All for love', are in red and black.

Uncontrolled note

This made-up set described by Macdonald as having a re-issued 1735 titlepage; his description based on the BL copy