Gay Was the Pit - the Life and Times of Anne Oldfield, Actress, 1683-1730
by Robert Gore-Browne
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Max Reinhardt, 1957 For nearly thirty years she was the idol of the pit and the gallery, the darling of the boxes. Alexander Pope, almost her only enemy, lampooned her as Narcissa; but her beauty and charm conquered the hearts of all, even her sister actresses. 192pp with a frontis portrait.
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- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16033s61
- Title
- Gay Was the Pit - the Life and Times of Anne Oldfield, Actress, 1683-1730
- Author
- Robert Gore-Browne
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Max Reinhardt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 220x150mm
- Keywords
- English Theatre. 18th Century.
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Wadard Books PBFA
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Farningham, Kent
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The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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