The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsed
by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (ed. & notes G. A. Aitken)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, blue clothbound boards (some ?water-staining at base but pages unaffected); blind-pressed cover design, gilt spine ti
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1940. reprint. hardback. Very good, blue clothbound boards (some ?water-staining at base but pages unaffected); blind-pressed cover design, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked but a little tanned. Provenance: owned by P. M. B. Savage, renowned Headmaster of Summer Fields, Oxford until 1975 (signature on front pastedown). 24mo (127 x 88 / 5"" x 3_). Small, pocket edition (135cm x 105cm) of Sheridan's masterpiece. It was first staged at Drury Lane Theatre in 1779, and is a burlesque on stage acting and play production conventions, and Sheridan considered the first act to be his finest piece of writing. One of its major roles, Sir Fretful Plagiary, is a comment on the vanity of authors, and in particular a caricature of the dramatist Richard Cumberland who was a contemporary of Sheridan.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC91091
- Title
- The Critic or A Tragedy Rehearsed
- Author
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (ed. & notes G. A. Aitken)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, blue clothbound boards (some ?water-staining at base but pages unaffected); blind-pressed cover design, gilt spine ti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 95
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- drama, pocket, Sheridan, satire
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 24mo (127 x 88 / 5\"\" x 3_)
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