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British Theatrical Gallery A Collection of Whole Length Portraits with Biographical Notices
by Terry, Daniel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Piccadilly: H. Berthoud, 1825. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Cooper; Sharp; Clint; De Wilde; Waldeck. 4to, library rebound in green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and library name on cover. 72pp with frontispiece and 19 other plates. Contains 20 engraved portraits of actors in character by Cooper alongside biographies of the actors. As with other copies of this scarce volume, the frontis is of Mr Kean, rather than Mrs Siddons as originally intended. Some discolouration to the edges of the plates and foxing on text pages. Please see pictures. Ex reference library with stamps to the reverse of plates, single stamp on endpapers, first and last page. Pictorial bookplate on front pastedown. Handwritten number on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3001
- Title
- British Theatrical Gallery A Collection of Whole Length Portraits with Biographical Notices
- Author
- Terry, Daniel
- Illustrator
- Cooper; Sharp; Clint; De Wilde; Waldeck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- H. Berthoud
- Place of Publication
- Piccadilly
- Date Published
- 1825
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Engraved portrait, portrait, british stage, births theatre, theatrical history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Music & Dramatic Arts;
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