Two Swedish pieces for the theatre, 1739, 1741

[Reinhold Gustaf Modée] (1698-1752):

Fru Rangsiuk, comoedia af fem acter. Förestäld åtskillige gånger på kongliga theatren i Stockholm åhr 1738. Stockholm, tryckt hos Lorentz Ludewig Grefing. 1741. 4to. (19 x 15 cms.) 108 pp.

Bound with:

Håkan Smulgråt, comoedia bestående af fem öpningar. Förestäld åtskilliga gångor på Kongl. theatren i Stockholm åhr 1738. Stockholm, Gottl. Schneiders änckia, 1739. 4to. (19 x 15 cms.) 104 pp.

Late 1800s half vellum, red label to gilt spine, marbled sides and endleaves, binding very lightly worn and soiled. Initial leaves of first work lightly soiled, with a few small ink stains and small hole in margin of one leaf, rather narrow margins, leaf signature A2 cropped by the binder, tear in text of final leaf mended without loss. Titles with very neat reinforcements to margins verso. Neat old inscription of the author’s name on titles.

First editions.

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