Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq. [VOLUME I ONLY].  
  Interspersed with Characters and Anecdotes of his theatrical contemporaries. The whole forming a History of the Stage, which includes a period of thirty-six years. By Thomas Davies. A new edition with ample additions and illustrations, in the form of notes.  

 
Author Davies, Thomas
Place of Publication London
Publication Name Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
Year 1808
Language(s) English
Description
VOLUME ONE ONLY. RARE detailed biography of one of the greatest English actors David Garrick (1717-1779), who was also a playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr. Samuel Johnson. 185x115mm. XXI+381 pages. Marbled board Hardcover with brown leather spine. Cover and spine worn and stained/age-stained. Cover and spine edges, and cover corners peeling. Both front and rear cover (with last page) together with whitepages detached from binding. Front whitepage coming loose from front cover and creased. Page 75 creased. Last page and rear whitepage coming loose from rear cover. Pages I-IV upper half detached from binding. Pages yellowing and wavy, some pages slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare biographical study of an eminent personality in English letters and theatre has sustained some damage to cover, but is internally in good reading condition.
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Catalog Index Number AR 463 015

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