A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM AS IT IS ACTED AT THE THEATRES-ROYAL 1778 SHAKESPEARE

[SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)]. A midsummer night’s dream. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. London: printed for J. Wenman, No 144, Fleet-Street; and sold by all other booksellers in town and country, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778].

First edition thus. Leather-bound. Hardback. Octavo (225 x 140 x 10). Pp. 19. English text in double columns. Rebound in quarte leather. Spine gilt lettered. Cloth sides. Head- and tail-pieces. Condition: Fair to good. Binding secure with rubbing to joints. The covers a little faded and marked. Interior lightly tone and lacking the engraved frontis. Scarce.

Notes: An uncommon edition appearing towards the end of a long run of successful Shakespearean productions at Drury Lane. ESTC T39351.