AN APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF MR COLLEY CIBBER, COMEDIAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
by Cibber, Colley
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Hunt and Clarke, 1826. [iv], [vi], 340pp [spine backing missing; front and rear covers detached; first signature of text block detaching, otherwise intact; front free endpaper chipped and detached - full page vintage ink note on detached endpaper: This is an excellant text-book for actors. Admirable advice is given as regards Acting. (See page 62.) Which proves Colley Cibber to be a thorough master of the noble art of acting. As a theatrical autobiography it has yet to be equaled.; bookplate of Michael Monahan inside front detached cover]. Hard Cover. Poor. Illus. by Frontispiece portrait. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- David H. Gerber Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019982
- Title
- AN APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF MR COLLEY CIBBER, COMEDIAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
- Author
- Cibber, Colley
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece portrait
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- Hunt and Clarke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Size
- 24mo - over 5" - 5¾&
- Keywords
- Biography, Theater, Acting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Retain;
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About the Seller
David H. Gerber Books
Biblio member since 2003
Austin, Texas
About David H. Gerber Books
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