James William Dodd: List of J. W. Dodd’s Old Plays, ca. 1796

RLIN ID No.

NYGG02-A36

Main Entry

Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796, collector.

Title

A list of Mr. J. W. Dodd’s old plays, and written with his own hand…, ca. 1796.

Physical Description

1 item (4 p.)

Historical/Biographical Note

English actor who performed at the Drury Lane theatre in London and specialized mainly in the roles of men-about-town and coxcombs. He collected some 240 pre-Restoration English plays for his library. After his death, Sotheby’s conducted a sale of his books in 1797 that went on for nine days.

Scope and Contents Note

List, presumably in Dodd’s own hand, of his collection of pre-Restoration, non-Shakespearean printed English drama, with his notes as to condition.

General Note

The title was given to the manuscript by the purchaser at the Sotheby’s sale of 1797.

Names

Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796. Library.

Subjects

Book collecting. England. London. 18^th century.

Book collectors. England. London. 18^th century.

English drama. Early modern and Elizabethan. Bibliography.

English drama. 17^th century. Bibliography.

Private libraries. England. London. 18^th century.

Genres

Lists. England. London. 18^th century.

Library catalogues. England. London. 18^th century.

Occupation (as reflected in collection)

Book collectors. England. London. 18^th century.

Location

Grolier Club, 47 East 60^th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1098.