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The Dramatic Works of the Celebrated Mrs. Centlivre, with A New Account of Her Life . In Three Volumes
by Mrs. (Susanna) Centlivre
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: John Pearson, 1872. RARE. This edition not seen at auction since 1949. (RBH). Tissue guarded frontispiece portrait Vol. I. The bookplates of prominent San Francisco banker John Dempster McKee. Three volumes with 1872 title pages and the 1760-61 title pages. Handsomely bound in contemporary half dark brown pebbled morocco over brick pebbled morocco, the backs with blind tooled decorations and gilt lettering, marbled end papers and edges. Near Fine, light rubbing at edges. Susanna Centlivre ( ca. 1669-1723) was "one of the most successful playwrights of her time, Susanna Centlivre was also one of the most performed female playwrights after her death. With a popularity that stretched from the 18th century well into the 19th, at least one of her plays was performed somewhere for nearly two hundred consecutive years" ( Andrea Watson Canning, Juggernaut Theatre Co.). Second Edition. Pebbled Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008162
- Title
- The Dramatic Works of the Celebrated Mrs. Centlivre, with A New Account of Her Life . In Three Volumes
- Author
- Mrs. (Susanna) Centlivre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Pearson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Theatre; Women Authors; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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