London: George Bell And Sons, 1891. Handsome volume in cloth over boards with brown leather corners and wrap-around ribbed spine with gilt title & author. In VG condition, despite some rubbing on spine ribs, right top edge of front cover, and corners. Inside with lovely light brown and white marbleized endpapers, showing the slightest shadow around edges. Signed by former author on page before title page. With frontispiece portrait of Sheridan, protected by tissue. Sheridan's Life takes up the first 206 pages of this 559 page volume. The rest contains his plays. . Cloth & Leather. Very Good/None as Issued. 8vo.

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Bookseller: The Country Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 30838
Title: The Dramatic Works with a Short Account of His Life
Author: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: None as Issued
Publisher: George Bell And Sons
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1891
Size: 8vo
Keywords: heater; English Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Plays and Playwrights;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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