The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1900. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An assortment of the plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Bound by the Relfe Brothers (binder's ink stamp to verso of front free-endpaper). Containing School for Scandal, St Patrick's Day; Or the Scheming Lieutenant, The Rivals, The Duenna, The Critic, A Trip to Scarborough, Pizarro and Verses to the Memory of Garrick. In an armorial calf binding. Externally, generally smart, though with some rubbing to the extremities and some marks to the boards. Some slight discolouration to the top of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. School bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH19-C-8
- Title
- The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Author
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- RElfe Brothers School for Scandal St Patricks Day School for Scandal
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.