An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Comedian and late Patentee of the Theatre-Royal Written by Himself

(Golden Cockerel Press) Cibber, Colley

Edité par The Golden Cockerel Press, [Waltham Saint Lawrence, Twyford, Berkshire], 1925

Gill, Eric. Number 113 of 450 copies. With initial letters by Eric Gill printed in blue. 2 vols. 4to. The dramatist's ingenuously frank autobiography and description of the Restoration and early 18th theatre. Cibber (1671-1757) was an actor, and the author of the comedies The Careless Husband, and Love's Last Shift; he was also generally considered one of the worst poets to hold the office of Poet Laureate (which he did for the last 27 years of his life)--it was, he cheerfully admitted, strictly a political appointment for being a good Whig. Chanticleer 29. Chanticleer 29 Buckram and boards. Spine slightly sunned, else fine With initial letters by Eric Gill printed in blue. 2 vols. 4to. N° de réf. du vendeur 236514

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Titre : An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber...
Éditeur : The Golden Cockerel Press, [Waltham Saint Lawrence, Twyford, Berkshire]
Date d'édition : 1925
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Edition : Number 113 of 450 copies.