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Title(s)
The life of an actor / by Pierce Egan, author of "Life in London," "Tom and Jerry," "A Musical Drama," etc. ; dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. ; the poetical descriptions by T. Greenwood ; embellished with twenty-seven characteristic scenes, etched by Theodore Lane ; enriched also with several original designs on wood, executed by Mr. Thompson.
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Published/Created
London : Printed for C.S. Arnold, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, 1825.
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Physical Description
xvi, 272 p., [27] leaves of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PN2095 .E4 1825
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
Wood engravings by John Thompson. Cf. Abbey.
Printed by C. and C. Whittingham, College House, Chiswick.
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 414
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Subject Terms
Acting -- Great Britain. | Actors -- Great Britain. | Arnold, C. S. -- Publisher. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Theater -- Great Britain -- 18th century. | Theater -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Whittingham, C. and C. -- Printer.
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Form/Genre
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1825. | Wood engravings -- 1825.
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