Harlequin Sheppard. A night scene in grotesque characters: as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By John Thurmond, Dancing-Master. With New Scenes Painted from the Real Places of Action. To which is prefix'd An Introduction, Giving an account of Sheppard's life: with a curious frontispiece representing Harlequin Sheppard.

ID 25547
Title Harlequin Sheppard. A night scene in grotesque characters: as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By John Thurmond, Dancing-Master. With New Scenes Painted from the Real Places of Action. To which is prefix'd An Introduction, Giving an account of Sheppard's life: with a curious frontispiece representing Harlequin Sheppard.
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Signed Author By John Thurmond, Dancing-Master.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 23, [1]
Date of Publication 1724
Edition Statement
Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed: and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, and A. Dodd at the Peacock without Temple-Bar
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
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Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 6
Non-UK Price
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Notes We have interpreted the mechanics in this imprint as: no printer was listed deliberately.
Hand-Verified No
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Thurmond, John. Harlequin Sheppard. A night scene in grotesque characters: as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By John Thurmond, Dancing-Master. With New Scenes Painted from the Real Places of Action. To which is prefix'd An Introduction, Giving an account of Sheppard's life: with a curious frontispiece representing Harlequin Sheppard.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 25547, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/25547. Accessed 2025-10-31. 

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