Memoirs of the Late Thomas Holcroft, Written by Himself; And Continued to the Time of his Death, From his Diary, Notes, and Other Papers

Thomas Holcroft

Verlag: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, 1852

Beschreibung

A handsomely bound copy of Thomas Holcroft's memoirs, continuing up until his death in 1809. Thomas Holcroft (1745 1809) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. His novels include Alwyn (1780), an account, largely autobiographical, of a strolling comedian, Anna St. Ives (the first British Jacobin novel, published in 1792), and The Adventures of Hugh Trevor (1794 - 1797). Sympathetic to the early ideals of the French Revolution, Holcroft assisted in the publication of the first part of Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man in 1791. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally a trifle rubbed, some wear to the boards and extremities. Internally, firmly bound with generally clean pages throughout, save for some tidemarks and spotting to the rear. Textblock cockled. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LTH29-C-2

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Memoirs of the Late Thomas Holcroft, Written...

Verlag: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1852

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: book