FIRST LOVE: A COMEDY PERFORMED AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE

London: Printed for C.Dilly, 1796. London: Printed for C.Dilly, 1796, Third Edition, (4), 78, (2) pp; title, Prologue spoke by Mr. Parker; Dramatis Personae; Epilogue spoken by Mrs. Joprdan; publisher's list; disbound- removed from binding; pages untrimmed; internally clean and sound. Richard Cumberland (1732-1811), was born in the master's lodge of Trinity College, Cambridge; his maternal grandfather's residence. On his father's side he was the great-grandson and son of bishop; on his mother's, the grandson of the classical scholar Richard Bentley, and the son a woman who inspired John Byron to compose one of the most popular pastoral poems of the time. His family connections secured him the position as private secretary to the Earl of Halifax, who was then the First Lord of Trade and Plantations. There follow a number of political appointments which left him abundant lesiure for literary ppursuits. He published upwards of a hundred books, about half of which were plays.. Third Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.