Description
FIRST EDITION, vol. 1 with engraved portrait frontispiece of Sarah Siddons, 3 plates (2 music, 1 folding); vol. 2 with 2 folding plates; vol. 1 half title with a shelfmark in blue crayon, both volumes uniformly a little toned, some light soiling and offsetting; pp. [2], 332; [2], 600, 8vo.; original pink printed paper wrappers preserved within full contemporary tree calf, rebacked, original backstrip, gilt tooled with red label, blue sprinkled edges; bookseller's printed paper label (Gambier, Brussels) appearing several times (sometimes across the text), ex-library copy with the occasional blue or orange stamp.
