SHERIDAN AND HIS TIMES ( Richard Brinsley Sheridan )

By an Octogenarian ( William Earle )

Verlag: J. F. Hope, London, 1859

Beschreibung

this is the First Edition of this biography of Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 - 7 July 1816) the Irish playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna and A Trip to Scarborough. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780-1806), Westminster (1806-1807) and Ilchester (1807-1812). He was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Bound in nice quality half leather bindings, and illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece to volume one, the bindings have general mild edge rubbing, a mild scratch to the cloth on upper board of volume two, else bindings in nice condition, internally bookplates of former owner to front pastedowns, noticeable foxing to opening and closing pages else contents in good condition, a nicely bound example of this scarce work. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001320

Bibliografische Details

Titel: SHERIDAN AND HIS TIMES ( Richard Brinsley ...

Verlag: J. F. Hope, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1859

Einband: Half-Leather

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition