The Early Manchester Theatre by Hodgkinson, J.L. & Pogson, Rex:

Anthony Blond, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. First Edition. 189 pages. Cream dust jacket over red cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Visible foxing and tanning to text block edges. Pencil inscription to half title page and half title page is partially stuck to front endpaper. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and sunning. Heavier sunning to spine and there is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Fair sunning to interior and foxing to flaps.

Anthony Blond for the Society for Theatre Research, London, 1960, 1st. 8vo. cloth, 189pp. 1st. 2 theatres in Manchester, 1750-1807. G in chipped & torn dj $

London: Anthony Blond. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with edgewear in alike dust-jacket; tells the story of the Manchester Theatre from its origins in the mid-18th century to its heyday in the late 19th century. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of the acting profession, the role of the theatre in society, and the theatre's impact on the development of British culture.; 8vo ; 189 pages .