Johnson, Samuel

Irene:; A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane

London: R. Dodsley, 1749. First Edition. 8vo, [vi], 86pp; nineteenth-century morocco and marbled boards (by Bradstreet's), t.e.g.; bound without terminal blanks and without publisher's list in rear. Evenly toned; some soil; covers scuffed slightly; Tiffany bookplate of Charles M. Fleischmann on front pastedown. Item #206004

Johnson's only play, published in an edition thought to be around 1000 copies. Fleeman 49.2I/1a; Courtney & Smith pp. 24-25.

Price: $650.00