Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Edited with Introductions, Appendices and Bibliographies by R. Crompton Rhodes. Three volumes. Frontispieces. First edition thus. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was an Irish-born playwright, poet, impresario, orator, and Whig politician. His plays, notably The School for Scandal (1777), form a link in the history of the comedy of manners between the end of the 17th century and Oscar Wilde in the 19th century. Original blue cloth bindings, with gilt titles. With the bookplate of G. de Clifton Parmiter and a small bookseller's label to each front pastedown. The boards are a bit edgeworn, with some sun fading and minor spotting along the spines, a small nick to the gilt lettering on the third volume, and general bumping to the bottom corners of the first and second volumes. A very good set. Very Good. Item #47492

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