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Twelfth night, or, What you will : a comedy as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden / written by Shakespeare.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.; Harrison, James, 1765-1847, bookseller.; Wenman, Joseph, -1790, bookseller.; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England); Covent Garden Theatre.
1779
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Title
Twelfth night, or, What you will : a comedy as it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden / written by Shakespeare.
Uniform title
Twelfth night
Created/published
London : Printed for J. Harrison, no. 18, Paternoster-Row; and sold likewise by J. Wenman, Fleet-Street; and all other booksellers, MDCCLXXIX [1779]
Description
20 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. (engraving) ; 22 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
Harrison, James, 1765-1847, bookseller.
Wenman, Joseph, -1790, bookseller.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Covent Garden Theatre.
Note
"Probably, like some of the Wenman and Harrison texts, printed from the same type-setting as the Oxlade edition (if Oxlade printed this play)."--Folger card catalog

Possibly issued with 'The press-gang' by Henry Carey and 'The mock doctor' adapted by Henry Fielding from 'Le médecin malgré lui' by Molière (ESTC).

Signatures: A-B⁴ C².

Printed in double columns.

Frontispiece portrait of Olivia.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T52028
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
PR2837 1779 Sh.Col.
Folger-specific note
Disbound.
Folger accession
cs559