Biographia dramatica; or, A companion to the playhouse: containing historical and critical memirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions; among whom are some of the most celebrat

Title: Biographia dramatica; or, A companion to the playhouse: containing historical and critical memirs, and original anecdotes, of British and Irish dramatic writers, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions; among whom are some of the most celebrat
list of authors: Baker, David Erskine; Jones, Stephen; Reed, Isaac
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Brown.
Date: 1812
General Notes: 2 volumes. First edition published anonymously, 1764, under title: "The companion to the playhouse"; 2d edition by I. Reed, 1782, under present title.; Bound in contemporary calf with title in gilt on spine. Bookplate of Dr. William Warren Baldwin (1775-1844), "Baldwin of Spadina in the Upper County of York, Upper Canada". For further details see: https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/book_plates/4/ Copy also has the signature of Hugh Howell? Tanner on first endpaper.
uri: http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=81747; https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001169120?type%5B%5D=all&lookfor%5B%5D=Biographia%20dramatica%3B%20or%2C%20A%20companion%20to%20the%20playhouse%3A%20containing%20historical%20and%20critical%20memoirs&ft=; http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1101204409
Spatial Coverage: London
Identifier: Z2014.D7B3
locator: Special Collections