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The tragedy of Sophonisba. Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's servants.

Author/Creator:
Thomson, James, 1700-1748.
Publication:
London : Printed for A. Millar at Buchanan's Head, over-against St. Clement's Church in the Strand, MDCCXXX [1730]
Format/Description:
Book
8 unnumbered pages, 75 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm
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Other Title:
Sophonisba
Fingerprint:
rare e,n; l.ys ArAl (3) 1730 (R)
Subjects:
Sophonisba, -203 B.C. -- Drama.
Sophonisba, -203 B.C.
English drama.
Form/Genre:
Drama.
Place of Publication:
England London.
Notes:
In this issue the press figures are as follows: p. 29 and the verso of the final leaf have 1 and 7 respectively, and there is an errata on the recto of the final leaf.
Printed by William Bowyer; his records show a total of 5000 octavo copies printed in four impressions; also printed in a 4⁰ imposition. See D. F. Foxon, 'Oh! Sophonisba! Sophonisba! Oh!', Studies in bibliography 12 (1959), 204-13 for a detailed account.
Leaf A2 has catchword Monarchy.
Signatures: A-L⁴.
Local notes:
Culture Class Collection copy has "M D" written in ms. on t.p.
Culture Class Collection copy has [1] loose leaf with information about this book written in ms. laid in.
Penn Chronology:
1730
Cited in:
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1516
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1519
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1602
ESTC, T100041
Contributor:
Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
OCLC:
34317178