CIBBER, Colley (1671-1757).

Plays Written by Mr. Cibber: In Two Volumes. [Vol. I. Only]. Containing, Love's Last Shift; or, The Fool in Fashion. The Tragical History of King Richard the Third. Love makes a Man; or, The Fop's Fortune. She would, and she would not; or, The Kind Imposter. The Careless Husband.

London. Printed for Jacob Tonson. M.DCC.XXI (1721). Volume One only. 4to., 28cm, [xii],219,[8],249-324,[8],329-406p.,in contemporary full sprinkled calf, real raised bands, gilt panel borders, crushed crimson morocco label, gilt ruled borders on the boards, blind and black roll decorations on the board edges, some wear on the edges, clean and sound, with neat contemporary ms. initials "G.W." on the top cover on the past down endpaper, (not other provenance), very good to fine copy (ds1). Item #41121

~ EST C T 26008; Each play has separate title page. List of subscribers included. ~ Colley Cibber was born in London and after a checkered academic education, took to the stage as an actor. While he gained some success in comic roles, he was ridiculed as a tragedian. Nevertheless, his calling was in all aspects of theatrical life, from performance to staging and managing. After acting at Drury Lane for ?ve years, Cibber wrote Love's Last Shift . It was a great success, and he continued writing and pelforming. In 1710, Cibber bought the Drury Lane company with two other partners, He continued to appear on stag in his own plays, as well as in adaptations of Shakespeare's works. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1730 over Alexander Pope, although his poetic abilities were far from being comparable. Pope, in turn, made Cibber the mock-hero of his Dunciad, giving him the title King of the Dunces. An interesting collection of plays from one of 18th century London's most visible characters.

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