UK: John Murray, 1839. 19th edition of a collection of addresses for the new Drury Lane Theatre, purported to be by famous poets/writers, contains the new preface by the true writers from 1833, heavily soiled grey boards with a brown cloth spine strip, some fraying, splits and wear to spine ends, paper title panel chipped and largely illegible, previous owner has written his name on front and back boards, title page, and both pastedowns (!); dust to edges, strain to stitching, foxing to endpapers, frontispiece of the Smith brothers, contents generally good with some foxing.. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by George Cruikshank.

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Bookseller: Nigel Sustins Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003159
Title: Rejected Addresses or the New Theatrum Poetarum
Author: Smith, James and Horatio
Illustrator: George Cruikshank
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 1839
Keywords: Rejected Addresses Drury Lane Theatre
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian; Theatre;

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Spine Strip: The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...