Nell Gwynne; The City on the Wye; or, The Red Lands of Herefordshire. A Play, in Three Acts, by T. Horton, Comedian.
(Hereford). From the Press of W.H. & J. Parker. 1828. 1828. 8vo, 22.5cm, 69p., litho frontis portrait (Nell Gwynne), disbound, crudely taped long spine, water stain on upper frontis corner, good. Scarce. (ds1). - A play based on the life of Nell Gwynne, English actress and mistress of Charles II, a native of Hereford. The play was probably performed in Hereford and dedicated to E.T. Foley, Member of Parliament of Stoke Edith Park, Herefordshire (a patron?). The portrait of Nell Gwynne "from an original drawing in the possession of Revd. J. Duncumb" was engraved by J. Tye of Birmingham. Item #26911
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