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Faithful Memoirs of the Life, Amours and Performances, of That justly Celebrated, and most Eminent Actress of her Time, Mrs. Anne Oldfield. Interspersed with several other Dramatical Memoirs. By William Egerton, Esq.
by [Curll. Edmund]
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About This Item
London: 1731 First edition. Contemporary calf ruled in gilt. Octavo. Woodcut folding frontispiece of Anne Oldfield after portraits by Godfrey Kneller and J. Richardson; woodcut headpieces, vignettes, and initial letters. Binding extremities lightly rubbed with slight wear to corners. Very minor spotting to boards. Front joint starting to crack, but sound. Intermittent slight foxing. A near fine, unrestored copy in its original binding. increasing quality of her roles and the income she earned from them suggest that she established herself quickly within Drury's company. She acted in many plays, including Hampstead Heath and Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer. In Faithful Memoirs, Curll tells a story of a contest between Oldfield and Anne Bracegirdle, both cast in the title role of Betterton's The Amorous Widow; allegedly the town judged Oldfield as having given the better performance, though it is not clear whether this truly happened or not. Her overall popularity is evident, given the two biographic works that were hurriedly printed within a year of her death, the brief, anonymous Authentick Memoirs and Curll's biography.
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- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16405
- Title
- Faithful Memoirs of the Life, Amours and Performances, of That justly Celebrated, and most Eminent Actress of her Time, Mrs. Anne Oldfield. Interspersed with several other Dramatical Memoirs. By William Egerton, Esq.
- Author
- [Curll. Edmund]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf ruled in gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1731
- Pages
- [4], iv, v, [1, blank], xi, [1, blank], 212, 21 pp.
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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