WERNER. A TRAGEDY. [With letter from W.C. Macready and forged letter signed J.W. de Goethe]
WERNER. A TRAGEDY. [With letter from W.C. Macready and forged letter signed J.W. de Goethe]
Edition: First Edition
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: John Murray
Publication Date: 1823
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Octavo, viii, 188, 7 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good ephemera. Bound in contemporary brown leather covered with elaborate gilt tooling and titling. Six-band embossed spine; burgundy silk end papers. Text block is age-toned with dusty deckled edges. First end page has a tipped-in folded letter (forged) from Goethe about a contribution to Lord Byron's Monument. Second end page has a folded, lengthy note from W.C. Macready concerning a personal legal matter (Macready was the best actor performing Werner for twenty years (1830-1850) both in England and the U.S.). A previous owner's penciled inscription on top of inside first end paper. VK Consignment. Shelved in Case 0.
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