Life of Mrs. Siddons.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834.
Price: $200.00
About the item
First American edition, published first in London in two volumes the same year. Frontispiece portrait engraved by S. H. Gimber after portrait by Thomas Lawrence, 8 pages publisher's advertisements at the back. 1 vols. 8vo. Original rose cloth, printed paper label. Cloth faded, some fraying of joints and extremities, stain in center of upper cover causing buckling of cloth, careful repair to head of spine, some light spotting, generally at front and back and light, upper portion of title torn away affecting the upper portion of the letter “L” else very good. NCBEL 3:263; Lowe, Arnott and Robinson 3541 for first edition.
Item #33410
