Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of The King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including A Period of nearly Half a Century; with Original Anecdotes of Many Distinguished Persons, Political, Literary, and Musical: Second Edition (Complete in Two Volumes)
by Michael Kelly
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn, 1826. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volume set in original binding of brown leather over spine and corners, marbled paper covered boards. Gilt titles on leather title plates on spines with gilt embellishments. Some rubbing and wear to edges but remaining very neat, well preserved. Sprinkled red page edges. Hinges and text blocks tight, no inscriptions or book plates. Very light foxing sporadically. Portrait frontispiece to Volume I. Pages smooth and clean, appears seldom if ever handled. May incur additional postage charges overseas.
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- David's Bookshop
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- Title
- Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of The King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including A Period of nearly Half a Century; with Original Anecdotes of Many Distinguished Persons, Political, Literary, and Musical: Second Edition (Complete in Two Volumes)
- Author
- Michael Kelly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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