Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of The English Stage, From Thomas Betterton to edmund Kean. Actors - Authors - Audiences. In Two Volumes.
by DORAN, Dr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wm. H. Allen & Co. London. 1864. W. H. Allen. 1864. First edition. In two volumes. Bound in half marron morocco gilt, worn and rubbed, lacks small portion of leather to head of spine of vol. I. All page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Portrait frontis. to both vols. Prelims foxed, ownership inscription otherwise contents clean and sound.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 99876
- Title
- Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of The English Stage, From Thomas Betterton to edmund Kean. Actors - Authors - Audiences. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- DORAN, Dr
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Wm. H. Allen & Co. London. 1864
- Keywords
- PLAYS, DRAMA and THEATRE 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- PLAYS, DRAMA and THEATRE;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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