The School for Scandal
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. Cloth. Good. 11" by 8.5". Hugh Thomson. A smart copy of this brightly illustrated work from Anglo-Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, lacking the title page. Illustrated with twenty-four tipped-in colour images and many in-text drawings. Lacking the frontispiece due to loss of title page. A comedy of manners written first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre in 1777, following Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Snake in their various scandal-spreading plots. Written by Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who owner the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, an Irish Illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations. Dated from the British Library. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the spine. Front hinge starting but firm with title page detached. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903T60
- Title
- The School for Scandal
- Author
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- School Scandal Sheridan Thomson Scandal
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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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.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...