The Life & Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. Including a Summary of the English Stage for the Last Fifty Years, and a Detailed Account of the Management of the Princess' Theatre, from 1850 to 1859

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1859 · London

by Cole, John William
London: Richard Bentley, 1859. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Two volumes. Charles Keen (1811 - 1868) was an English actor and stage manager known for his revivals of Shakespearean plays. Three quarter red leather bound with red cloth covered boards. Gilt title and decoration as well as raised bands to spines. Minor rubbing to exteriors. Marbled endpapers. Light browning to edges of end pages. Very light foxing to first and last few pages. Inscription to front free end pages of both volumes. Else is clean and bright. Frontis engraving of Kean. Embroidered cloth bookmark laid into volume I. Vol. I: 368 pages, Vol. II: 398 pages. Drama. DRA4010201. (Inventory #: 11910)
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