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    By Colley Cibber
    London   R. and J. Dodsley
    7.5" by 4.5" 2-324; 303 [31] pp
    The fourth edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century.
    By Colley Cibber

    1756 An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber

    London   R. and J. Dodsley
    7.5" by 4.5" 2-324; 303 [31] pp
    The fourth edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century.
    £395.00
    : 2kgs / : 968F38
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    Leather Binding

    The complete two volume fourth edition of the autobiography of English actor, playwright and Poet Laureate Colley Cibber. The final edition published in Cibber's lifetime.

    Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Cibber to volume I.

    First published in 1740, this colourful memoir is the work Cibber is best remembered for, notable for its conversational, rambling and anecdotal tone, and deliberate narrative inaccuracies. The text focuses on Cibber's life as a young actor in Drury Lane in the 1690s, and discusses the actors and managers he associated with.

    ESTC reference no. T73426

    A memorable work, praised by the usually critical Samuel Johnson as 'very entertaining and very well done'.

    With the bookplate of John Maddle to front pastedown.

    Condition

    In full calf bindings, with gilt detailing to back strip. Light rubbing to joints and back strip head and tail. Front joints and rear joint heads and tails starting, with boards holding firm. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages significantly age toned due to paper type, with spotting throughout.

    Very Good

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