Ada Rehan. A Study
by Winter, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: Privately Printed, 1898. Irish-American actress Ada Rehan (1857-1916) may be unfamiliar today, but she was much admired by Shaw, Twain, and Wilde. Here is a sort of vanity biography, Privately Printed by Augustin Daly, her theatrical manager (and lover). First published in 1891, this is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a "New Edition, Revised and Enlarged." An interesting artifact, and uncommon. Bound in white cloth, with Ada's signature in gilt on the front cover; no titling on the spine. Clean text; 211 pages; many illustrations. Mildly bumped, and showing inevitable light soiling due to white binding. This would be graded much higher, save that the first signature containing the Title Page, has come loose. Please note the condition issue. While an attractive book, Quercus must offer it as a Binding Copy, in need of restoration/repair. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004710
- Title
- Ada Rehan. A Study
- Author
- Winter, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
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