nigel playfair intro (2 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. cover shows minor wear and rubbing, pages are lightly tanned and foxed.

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. After Lovat Fraser, Sheringham, Zinkeisen, Kapp (illustrator). First edition. Vibrantly bound in quarter morocco, this is the illustrated first edition of Nigel Playfair's account of the history of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventeen plates, after Lovat Fraser, Sheringham, Zinkeisen and Kapp. Collated, complete.Playfair presents an account of the West London theatre that he revitalised in the early 20th century. The book recounts the Lyric"s origins and development, its architectural features, and its struggles before Playfair"s management.In a handsome quarter morocco binding. In a quarter morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards, and with endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, with instances of light spotting to first and last few leaves. Near Fine. book.