B1-903. First edition, the trade without the "University of Pennsylvania" notice at the head of the title. (BAL 1176). Contains the first known publication of "Pelopidas," "The Gladiator" and "Oralloossa," three of Bird's dramas. Foust states that the book was based on his doctoral thesis under Quinn and Schelling at Pennsylvania. This New Castle, Delaware, author and doctor wrote many works of fiction and a number of plays produced by Edwin Forrest. Name in ink stamp of William P. Frank. Back inside hinge cracked.