F. W. Hawkins - The Life of Edmund Kean

London, Tinsley Brothers, 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of F. W. Hawkin's biography on the life of the celebrated Shakespearean stage actor, Edmund Kean. The first edition. Two volume complete set. This biographical work on the Shakespearian actor Edmund Kean was written by F. W. Hawkins. Kean performed his Shakespeare pieces in London, Paris, Belfast, Quebec, and New York. He was particularity known for his short stature, and for his gossip-inspiring personal life. An eccentric man, Kean worked mostly at Drury Lane, and restored the tragic ending to 'King Lear', which had been previously replaced on stage by a happier ending.Includes a newspaper review of the work. In the publisher's original cloth. Re-backed with endpapers restored. In the publisher's original cloth. Re-backed, with endpapers restored. Externally smart with slight fading to the spines, binding to the extremities of the front boards, minor rubbing to the extremities and joints and minimal marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with generally clean and lightly age toned pages with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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