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POPE, W. MACQUEEN. Ladies First. The Story of Woman's Conquest of the English Stage.
1952 1st. 1952, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 16 pp. illustrations. London: W.H. Allen, 1952. First edition. Review copy, with slip laid in. Distaff history of British theatre, and the celebrated actresses who, beginning in the 17th century, began to publicly perform for the first time. Includes profiles Lavinia Fenton, Kitty Clive, Peg Woffington, Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry, and the irrepressible Nell Gwynne. From the library of Milton Merlin, award-winning theatrical writer, director, producer, and book reviewer for the L.A. Times under editor Paul Jordan Smith. Jacket price-clipped and lightly edgeworn, with light browning to spine; otherwise very good. /Dust Jacket Included.
Offered for US$ 40.00 by: The Book Shop, LLC - Book number: 005528