The Jew

London: C. Dilly, 1794. First edition. [4], 76, [1] pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Early 20th-century 3/4 blue calf gilt, covers detached; contents toned, title lightly soiled, with minor stains. First edition. [4], 76, [1] pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Sheva -- not Shylock. "Cumberland . . . tried to reverse the image of the Jew created by Shakespeare in… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, 1797. vg. 1) The Jew: A Comedy. Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry. 1797. Sixth edition. 8vo. 64, [2]pp. Modern three-quarter calf over marbled boards with gold lettered red title-label. English dramatist Richard Cumberland wrote "The Jew" in 1794, attempting to reverse the image of the Jew created by… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed For C.Dilly, 1794. Second Edition (published the same year as the first). Cumberland's was the first English play to feature a Jewish moneylender hero, a characterization that ran counter to centuries of anti-Semitic portraits, the most famous being Shakespeare's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 75, [1]. disbound

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Dilly in the Poultry, 1797. sixth . library binding. Good. slight brown stains for about ten pages ,scotch taped in top corner of title page, epilogue page top corner missing "Cumberland (1732-1811) was an English playwright and novelist who tried to reverse the image of the Jew created by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice… Saber más sobre este artículo

Fair. EARLY US EDITION. Philadelphia: Thomas H. Palmer, 1823. Disbound. 68 pages plus ffep, but apparently lacking the frep. Foxed, and toned but otherwise good condition. A Binder's copy. (P4)

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