• A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
  • A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.
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DAVIES, Thomas.

Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq.

Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq.

Intersped with Characters and Anecdotes of his Theatrical Contemporaries. The Whole Forming a History of the Stage which Includes a Period of Thirty-six Years.

Stock Code 124392

London, Printed for the author, 1781.

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A third edition in two volumes containing an intimate look at the life of David Garrick (1717–1779), the seminal English actor, playwright, and theatre manager who revolutionised the London stage.

This edition was self-published by the author Thomas Davies, himself a well-respected actor of the 18th century, and retraces Garrick's life from to his upbringing and family to his early acquaintance with Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Third edition, two volumes; 8vo (20 x 13 cm); bookplate to front pastedown, black and white frontispiece portrait to Vol. I, light spotting and damp-staining to prelims, marginal staining and wrinkling to final pages of both volumes though not affecting legibility of text; full tree calf with some wear to extremities, spine decorated in gilt with contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, joints repaired, frayed black numbering piece to spine of Vol. 1, corners slightly rubbed, board fore-edges decorated in gilt; 352, 434 pp.

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