Biographia dramatica; or, A companion to the playhouse: : containing historical and critical memoirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions; among whom are some of the most celebrated actors: : also an alphabetical account, and chronological lists, of their works, the dates when printed, and observations on their merits: : together with an introductory view of the rise and progress of the British stage.
David Erskine Baker, Isaac Reed, Stephen Jones, Samuel Gosnell (Printer), Thomas Payne (Bookseller), J. Barker (Bookseller), William Miller (Bookseller), R. H. Evans (Bookseller), J. Harding (Bookseller), J. Faulder (Bookseller), Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (Bookseller), G. and W. Nicol (Firm) (Bookseller), J. Nichols and Son (Publisher), Scatcherd and Letterman (Publisher), Gale and Curtis (Bookseller)
Print Book, English, 1812
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, T. Payne, G. and W. Nicol, Nichols and Son, Scatcherd and Letterman, J. Barker, W. Miller, R.H. Evans, J. Harding, J. Faulder, and Gale and Curtis., London:, 1812
Binders' stamps (Binding) C. Lewis
3 v. in 4 ; 23 cm.
191229990
Vol. 1, part 1. Introduction. Authors and actors, A-H
v. 1, part 2. Authors and actors, I-Y. Appendix to the first volume. Additions and corrections to the first volume
v. 2. Titles, A-L
v. 3. Titles, M-Z. Latin plays, written by English authors. Oratorios. Appendix to the second and third volumes. Additions and corrections to the second and third volumes
First edition, published anonymously in 1764, has title: The companion to the playhouse
"S. Gosnell, printer, Little Queen Street, London."--Colophon, p. 384, v. 1, part 1, verso of title page v. 1, part 2, and colophons, v. 3-4