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An actor's library : David Garrick, book collecting and literary friendships / Nicholas D. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Nicholas D., 1975- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779--Library.
- Garrick, David.
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779--Books and reading.
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779--Friends and associates.
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
- Private libraries--England--History--18th century.
- Private libraries.
- Book collecting--Europe--History--18th century.
- Book collecting.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--Bibliography.
- English drama.
- History.
- Friends and associates.
- Books and reading.
- Europe.
- England.
- English drama--17th century--Bibliography.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 345 pages ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2017.
- Contents:
- Book collecting, bibliomania and the eighteenth-century
- Building a library
- Garrick, book culture and The Club
- Collecting Shakespeare and other English dramatists
- Book-buying in France and Italy
- Dispersal
- Appendix A. Locations of Garrick's books
- Appendix B. Books to which Garrick subscribed
- Appendix C. Books addressed/dedicated to Garrick
- Appendix D. Lots purchased by Thomas Thorpe at the 1823 sale
- Appendix E. Garrick books formerly belonging to George Frederick Beltz
- Appendix F. Carrington Garrick's books.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781584563624
- 1584563621
- OCLC:
- 991585072
- Publisher Number:
- 99974171432
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