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ABRAHAM LINCOLNA PlayBy John Drinkwater
London : Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd.
3 Adam Street, Adelphi, MCMXXI
DESCRIPTION
(ii) + 72pp + (ii)
Book measures 180mm x 125mm approximately.
fourteenth impression
Nicely bound in quarter green calf over green cloth covered boards. Spine with intricate gilt decorated compartments with gilt title and date labels. Marbled end-papers to front and rear. Top page edges in gilt. Original first performance (12th Oct 1918) cast members list to rear.
CONDITION
Holding very firm indeed. A few minor scratches and scuffs. Both boards are a little bowed. Internally, the pages are incredibly bright and fresh with just the odd spot, mostly to front end-papers. Also the pages are a little tightly bound into the seam so do not fold over too well.
Please refer to the photo images for a clear indication of both condition and content.
INTERESTING
John Drinkwater (1882 to 1937) was an English poet and dramatist. Drinkwater was born in Leytonstone
and worked as an insurance clerk. In… Read More

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From the Remotest Antiquity
Down to the Present Times
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A C O L L E C T I O N of Manuscripts and
Printed Tracts, no where to be found but
in the Closets of the Curious
L O N D O N, Printed for J. Morphew near Stationers Hall
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DESCRIPTION
(ii) + 570 + (ii)
(ii) + 552 + (ii)
Books measure 195mm x 130mm approximately.
Nice contemporary bindings in full panelled brown calf. Spine with five gilt-ruled raised bands with elaborate gilt decoration to compartments and maroon and black title and volume labels. Board panel work with blind-tooled borders and leaf cornices. Plain end-papers and paste-downs.
CONDITION
The bindings are firm although boards are a little loose with front board of vol II cracked along lower half. Some wear and gilt losses to spines. Boards retain a rich deep lustre with only some surface scratches and small losses to leather… Read More