ANNALS OF THE ENGLISH STAGE FROM THOMAS BETTERTON TO EDMUND KEAN Memoir of Dr. Doran & Introduction by R. H. Stoddard (Volumes 1 & 2)
by Doran, Dr
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay Publisher. Very Good. 1890. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes. Clean blue cloth. Spine with gilt title. Both texts clean, tight & intact. Top edge gilt. Vol. #1, 424 pages. Vol. #2, 432 pages. The biographical part of these volumes cover a century and three-quarters, beginning with Thomas Betterton who started his dramatic career in 1659, and ending with Edmund Kean, who finished his career in 1833. Theatre ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 856 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13145
- Title
- ANNALS OF THE ENGLISH STAGE FROM THOMAS BETTERTON TO EDMUND KEAN Memoir of Dr. Doran & Introduction by R. H. Stoddard (Volumes 1 & 2)
- Author
- Doran, Dr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- David McKay Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Theatre
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....