Boadicea: A Tragedy

Published by Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, London, 1857

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[4], 83pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Gaisford to FEP, spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'With Coutts Lindsays kindest regards'. A presentation copy of the sole edition of a five-act historical tragedy by artist and aesthete Sir Coutts Lindsay (1824-1913). In an effort to emulate the tropes of the tragic plays of Greek antiquity, Lindsay includes strophe and antistrophe intended for a chorus and casts his eponymous heroine as overwhelmed by passion redolent of Medea. Lindsay authored only a handful of dramatic works, all of which centred on historical figures, and all of which focussed on themes of Christian morality in opposition to heathen values. Size: 8vo.

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Title
Boadicea: A Tragedy
Author
LINDSAY, Sir Coutts
Publisher
Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, London
Publication year
1857
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Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First edition.

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Established 2007, Antiquates Ltd is an Antiquarian bookseller with a large, custom built shop in the heart of the Dorset countryside. We sell fine and rare books from our Wareham shop, in catalogues, and via our website (www.antiquates.co.uk). Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children, we nevertheless stock a wide range of works on paper from 1500-present - including modern first editions. Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy; we are just the place if you're looking for an extra-special gift for a wedding, birthday, anniversary or graduation. (Open Wednesday - Saturday, 10am-4pm)

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Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children. We always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E

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Antiquates Ltd

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Corfe Castle, Dorset, United Kingdom BH20 5HU