[Rarebooks] FS: "The Greek Theatre of Father Brumoy" 1st English ed. 3 vols. London: 1759

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(THEATER) Brumoy, Pierre. THE GREEK THEATRE OF FATHER BRUMOY. Translated by 
Mrs. Charlotte Lennox. In Three Volumes. London: Printed for Mess. Millar, 
Vaillant et al. 1759. First English edition. Lg. 4to. 3 vols. 
(8),cxx,422;(2),540;(4),478,(2)pp. With the final errata leaf at the end of Vol. III. 
Cont. blind tooled suede with ornately gilt tooled black calf backstrips & brown 
calf spine labels. Hinges cracked but holding, extremities of spines 
chipped. Title page of Vol. III with a 1" paper repair with the "missing" 3 
letters in manuscript facsimile. Engraved armorial bookplates of Anthony William 
Glynn (1766-1819) on front pastedowns.     $1,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
Brumoy (1688-1742) translated the Greek plays into French. Charlotte 
Lennox, an assistant to Dr. Samuel Johnson, then translated Brumoy's work into 
English.

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