Memoir of the Life Of David Garrick, Esq., Interspersed with Characters and Anecdotes of his Theatrical Contemporaries. Two Volumes.
by Davies, Thomas
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
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Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland
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About This Item
Dublin: Printed by Joseph Hill for J. Williams, W Hallhead, E. Cross, D. Jenkin, L. Flin, W. Gilbert, T. Walker, W. Wilson, L. White, J. Beatty, and R. Burton, Booksellers., 1780. First thus . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo, pp. I (xiv), 274; II (vii), 311, errata, original full leather with title and volume number to second of six panels separated by raised bands, , chipping to tops and bottoms of spines, cracks at hinges and on the spine of Vol I, some small loss of leather to rear of Vol II, corners bumped and chipped, interiors lacking ffeps, engraved portrait frontispiece (after in Vol I with a copied Garrick signature above image, faint pencil address on fep of Vol II which ends with 'Cork' in ink, some foxing and staining to pages but perfectly presentable, small paper loss to bottom corner of page 3/4 in Vol I, not affecting text, binding is fragile to Vol I, sound to Vol II. Issued the same year as the first edition in London.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001493
- Title
- Memoir of the Life Of David Garrick, Esq., Interspersed with Characters and Anecdotes of his Theatrical Contemporaries. Two Volumes.
- Author
- Davies, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- Printed by Joseph Hill for J. Williams, W Hallhead, E. Cross, D. Jenkin, L. Flin, W. Gilbert, T. Walker, W. Wilson, L. White, J.
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1780
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
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Rosscarbery, Cork
About Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
The Book Shed Gallery - open Sunday to Friday by appointment. Antiques, pictures and second hand and rare books especially on the arts, history, biography, travel, horticulture and poetry
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