Theatralische Sammlung Vol. 3-4 - Schiller, Friedrich 1759-1805; Diderot, Denis 1713-1784; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616; Schink, Johann Friedrich, 1755-1835 (Vienna Jahn, 1790)
Contains 'Die Räuber', 'Der Hausvater', 'Die bezähmte Widerbellerinn [oder Gasner der Zweyte]' (The Taming of the Shrew), 'Masaniello von Neapel', 'Olivie' and 'Die schöne Wienrinn'
These are volumes 3 and 4 of the series Theatralische Sammlung, started by publisher Johann Joseph Jahn in Vienna. Jahn published the first 8 volumes in 1790. Many volumes followed in the following years and other publishers started to copy him from 1795 onwards. There are over 200 (300?) volumes by several publishers.
The titlepage of vol. 4 is missing.
Ex libris I C D F (armorial bookplate)
beautiful endpapers stamped/printed in two colours
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Play (theater); Theater history; Vienna (Austria)