Winter, William: The Life and Art of Edwin Booth

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Winter, William : The Life and Art of Edwin Booth

Macmillan and Company, New York, 1893

Original publisher's blue cloth binding. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4." 308 pages, complete. Eight pages of advertisements for other books in the back. Sixteen black and white plates, complete. Top edge gilt. Gilt decoration on front cover that shows a coat of arms and the Latin phrase, "Quod Ero Spero" ("What I Hope to Accomplish, I Shall Accomplish"). Gilt lettering on the spine. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. This is a biography of Edwin Booth that was published in honor of the late actor. Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was an American actor who performed in Shakespearean plays and toured throughout the United States and Europe. According to some theatrical historians, Booth is considered to be the greatest American actor and to have done the best portrayal of Hamlet. Edwin Booth was the brother of John Wilkes Booth.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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