Titles starting with Y from Stuart Bennett Rare Books

London: Printed and sold by T. Trye. . . and W. Reeve 1752 [4], viii, [4], [17]-182, sm. 8vo. With the half-title. A fine fresh copy in contemporary tree calf, spine prettily gilt; very slight wear at the head of the upper joint. First edition of one of the earliest English theatrical novels, so titled because it is based on Scarron's Roman Comique, and like that work is set forth in short, highly colloquial episodes. The novel is dedicated to the managers of the London theatres, who rule the the... more information