peg woffington introduction austin dobson von reade charles (8 Ergebnisse)

Hugh Thomson (illustrator). 8vo, pp. 297. Green cloth, with elaborate decorative stamping in gilt. A VG tight copy. A novel based on the life of the 18th century Irish actress.

First edition thus, 8vo., pp: lii,[1]-297,[1], half title, tissue guarded frontispiece & well illustrated throughout, incl. full page, dark green endpapers, in original dark green cloth, gilt, with ornate gilt pictorial design to front cover & spine, all edges gilt, sound, tight & very good indeed.

1899 Edition. Near fine, attractive copy in the original, and elaborately decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 297 pages; Description: li, 297, [1] p. , 1 l. Incl. Front. , illus. 19 cm. Subjects: Woffington, Margaret, d. 1760 --Fiction. Actresses--Fiction. Great Britain--History--18th century--Fiction. 1 Kg.

Or.cloth decorated with elaborate gold illustration & lettering. 297pp. a.e.g. Many b/w ills. by Hugh Thomson. Very good copy. 1st ed. Margaret Woffington was a British actress of the Georgian era who was known professionally as Peg. Born from humble origins in Dublin, she was apprenticed to Madame Violante, a tightrope walker.

Leatherbound. Zustand: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 360. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1899 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 360.

8vo. 7.25 x 5 inches. li + [i] + 297 + [2] pp. Bound in original red decorative cloth, gilt. All edges gilt. Slight wear to corners and spine lightly sunned, but otherwise a fine clean copy. Illustrated by frontispiece, engraved vignette title and by numerous text figures, including whole page. Decorated by head, tail and endpiece vignettes and by publisher's device on verso of half title. The first published novel (1853) by Charles Reade (1814-84), dramatist and novelist. It was inspired by his popular stage play Masks and Faces which portrayed the London success of the Irish actress Peg Woffington (1720-1760) and also featured other prominent figures of the time such as David Garrick. Austin Dobson (1840-1921), poet and literary biographer worked as a civil servant at the Board of Trade, 1856-1901. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), who additionally designed the attractive binding, Irish born artist famous for his pen and ink work in editions of the classics. FICTION THEATRE LIT. FICTION 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED FINE BINDING FICTION.

First edition illustrated by Hugh Thomson. 8vo. Bound by Ramage of London in half green morocco over cloth, gilt rules to covers, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Original decorative cloth covers and spine bound in at the rear. A near fine copy, spine sunned. Profusely illustrated in line by Hugh Thomson. Recounting the life and loves of Margaret [Peg] Woffington - an acclaimed and scandalous actress on the Georgian stage.

Large Paper, one of 200 copies. Thomason, Hugh. Large Paper, one of 200 copies. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. li,[i], 298, [1] pp. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co at the Ballantyne Press. 4to. Bound in three quartters blue morocco, t.e.g., corners slightly bumped, esle Fine Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. li,[i], 298, [1] pp. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co at the Ballantyne Press. 4to.