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PP-P.778.045
10 Oct 1778:43
The following New Publications, in Literature, are just
arrived from London by the way of Egg-Harbour, and are now
for sale at Bell's Book-Store, in Third-Street,
Philadelphia.
Among a great variety of others are the following:
Bell's British Theatre, 18 volumes, containing ninety of the
most favourite tragedies, embellished with a curious and
valuable set of ninety prints, finely executed by the first
masters in Britain, representing some principal performer in
the most favourite scene of each play; consisting of ninety-
five dramatic characters, all drawn from life, on purpose
for this work, and executed in a stile that will hand the
subjects down to posterity with an uncommon degree of
respect and reputation; likewise to each volume is prefixed
a grand vignette, on the front title page, beautifully
designed, and elegantly engraved.
Bell's Edition of British Poets, 32 vol. Nothing short of
occular observation can convey a just idea of the beauty of
this work.
. . . Shakespear's Works, 8 vols.
. . . Dodsley's Collection of Poems, 6 vols
. . . [List of other works on History, Philosophy,
Literature]
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