Antique Asprey & Co. Fine Leather Binding Book

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Published circa 1909 by Asprey & Co., this edition of R. B. Sheridan's Dramatic Works has a leather binding and … more Published circa 1909 by Asprey & Co., this edition of R. B. Sheridan's Dramatic Works has a leather binding and hand-tooled gold gilt detailing on the cover and the spine as well as gold gilt page edges.

Although the binding is tight, there is obvious wear to leather cover along the front spine hinge as shown in the listing photographs. The book pages are toned from age and there is some foxing to the paper.

"Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna and A Trip to Scarborough."

Dramatic Works by R. B. Sheridan
Asprey & Co., Ltd.
Booksellers and Publishers
New Bond Street, London
Circa 1909 less