The Candidates; or, The Humours Of A Virginia Election: A Comedy in Three Acts
Williamsburg, Va: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1948. Limited ed. Hardcover. One of an unspecified number of copies, numbered on the colophon page (this being No. 122) Slim octavo in white paper-covered boards printed in red and black, over light grey cloth spine. 43 pp. First edition thus, an offprint from the William and Mary Quarterly. A fine, fresh, bright example. In the original glassine dust wrapper, small tear front flap fold. "The Candidates", a slapstick farce, was originally written and produced in 1770 and is one of the eraliest native American comedies; it introduced for the first time on any stage "the Negro" as a comic type. It also presents what is considered to be an accurate assessment of colonial Virginia politics at the time. Fine / near fine. Item #E13503B
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