1839 Theater Actor Charles Mathews 4V Plts

Description: 1839 Theater Actor Charles Mathews 4V Plts Click to Enlarge Description: Memoirs of Charles Mathews, Comedian by Mrs. Mathews Complete Four-Volume Set Richard Bentley, London, 1839, Second Edition. Three-quarter calf over marbled paper-covered boards, with ribbed spine and gilt spine titles, octavos, marbled page edges, Volume I: xi, 434pp; Volume II: xi, 470pp; Volume III: xiv, 650pp; Volume IV: xii, 504pp, engraved frontispiece illustrations, full-page and two-pages plates, illustrated title pages, armorial bookplate of the original owner (Charles Wilson of Dundyvan, see below) on front pastedowns. Charles Mathews (28 June 1776, London -28 June 1835, Devonport) was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well-known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment. His play, At Home, in which he played every character, was the first monopolylogue and the defining work in the genre. --From Wikpedia Mathwes appeared on the English stage and also acted in the United States. The Memoirs include his experiences and travels in New York, Baltimore etc. Coatbridge was the site of the Dundyvan Iron works founded by John Wilson. Apart from becoming one of the wealthiest of the iron masters he had been a co-sponsor of the JB Neilson patent for the Hot Blast process and made a considerable sum from that investment. Condition: Covers are in Good to Very Good condition (some edgewear, corner wear to leather, varying loss of spine gilt and color. Several of the spine labels are missing. Volume III has wear at top of spine. Volume IV has a small area of marbled paper missing from front board). Contents are in Very Good condition (Minor soiling on pastedown and endpapers. Light foxing on endpapers and engravings. Texts are clean. Bindings are tight.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. (Click here to view all of our auctions) Shipping and Payment Information Shipping : DOMESTIC Domestic Media Mail shipping, including Delivery Confirmation and Insurance, is standard. This applies to any address in the US and Puerto Rico, as well as to APO addresses. Media Mail, available only for domestic shipping, is trucked to its destination, and shipped by boat to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, On the average it takes 3 to 10 days to arrive, depending on the distance and the vagaries of the US Postal Service. Shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, APO and other off-shore addresses take longer to arrive. During the pre-Christmas season, Media Mail is subject to delays. When filling out the Ebay Detailed Seller Ratings, please keep in mind that the sometime slow arrival is due to the performance of the Postal Service and not to any tardiness on the part of the seller. For expedited domestic mailing, Priority Mail shipping can be arranged at an additional cost. For most books, we charge between two and nine dollars for this service, including delivery confirmation and insurance. For heavy sets or high-value books, the charge may be higher. INTERNATIONAL For international shipping, we urge bidders to request quotes of shipping costs before bidding. We will also specify international shipping options and prices after the conclusion of the auction. We will try to provide a range of options but buyers should be aware that all shipments are via air mail and shipping of heavy books can be expensive. COMBINED SHIPPING For international transactions, combined shipping of multiple lots can substantially reduce postage. This is especially the case for M-Bag shipments of up to 11 lbs and for multiple volumes that will fit into a single Priority Mail flat rate box. For the above options, the postage rate is fixed independently of the weight. INSURANCE All of our domestic shipments are fully insured. Payment : No credit cards except through PayPal. Paypal payments should be in US Dollars but Euros are also acceptable if prior agreement is obtained. As of October 2008, Ebay is imposing the requirement that all payments be made via Paypal. We understand that this requirement may be a problem to some of our customers and we will do our best to accommodate their needs. inkfrog terapeak

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Location: NJ

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