The Iron Chest: A Play in Three Acts

Published by Cadell and Davies, London, 1796

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A scarce second edition of this play in three acts from British writer George Colman the Younger. Second edition. Scarce work. A play composed after the novel Things as They Are by William Godwin. A melodrama, following the villain is Sir Edward Mortimer, a head-keeper of the New Forest, who has been acquitted on a charge of murder some years previously. As well as Wilford, the hero, who discovers Mortimer's secret from documents in an old iron chest. Written by George Colman, known as "the Younger", an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer who was the son of George Colman the Elder. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, worn with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Both boards detached but present with loss to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Age toning to the first and last few pages with discolouration to pages 106 and 107. Good Only.

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Iron Chest: A Play in Three Acts
Author
George Colman the Younger
Publisher
Cadell and Davies, London
Publication year
1796
Condition
Good Only
Book Type
book
Binding
Leather
Illustrator
None
Item weight
0.75 kilograms
Dimensions
8" by 5"

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