Author: SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley
Title: The Rivals. A Comedy
Description: London, Limited Editions Club, 1953. Hardcover. Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.M." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher George Macy's very own copy. Ill.: Rene ben Sussan. Mild soiling to the covers. Near Fine in an intact, Good slipcase with the top edge abraded .

Keywords: Signed, LEC, Plays, Hand-colored, Illustrated Books, Curwen Press Rene ben Sussan Signed Original Etchings Literature: English 18th Century British Literature


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