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Days of the Dandies: Peg Woffington [2 Volume Set]
by J. Fitzgerald Molloy, Peg Woffington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Two volume set. Half red grain morocco over blue marbled boards with gilt decoration and particulars to spine. Five raised bands; top edge gilt, other deckle; marbled endpapers. Edition de Luxe limited to 1000 copies, of which this is 328. Colored frontispieces with original tissue guard to both volumes. Fold-out replica letter bound in Volume I. Facsimile playbill for Woffington's play The Fair Penitent bound in Volume II. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Publisher's watermark, three stars and three circles in a cartouche topped by a fleur de lis, to all pages. Wear to head of spine on Volume I. No previous owners' names or other markings.
6.25 x 9 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7840
- Title
- Days of the Dandies: Peg Woffington [2 Volume Set]
- Author
- J. Fitzgerald Molloy, Peg Woffington
- Illustrator
- B. Wesley Rand
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition de Luxe
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society, Edinburgh Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Pages
- 312, 303
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- actress
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History; Performing Arts;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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