The Century Co., New York, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover, no dj. Bound in full vellum, top edge gilt. Presentation copy SIGNED by author J. Jefferson w/ his warm gift inscription, to the wife of one of his dearest friends, on half-title pg. Vg condition. Prev. owner's armorial bookplate. Front hinge very slightly loose at half-title pg, but no loosening of pages at all. Contents clean, no interior foxing, no "thumbing" to pages, binding firm. Outer vellum moderately smudged/browned, spine lettering somewhat dulled but fully legible. ix-xv, 501 p., illus. w/ b&w plates, tissue-protected frontis. portrait of Jefferson.

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Bookseller: Tiber Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1170817.08
Title: The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson
Author: Jefferson, Joseph
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: The Century Co., New York
Date Published: 1890
Keywords: 19th, Acting, Actor, Actors, Biography, Carolina, Century, History, Jefferson, Joseph, North, Plays, Stage, States, Theater, United, Wilmington
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