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The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington; The First Part by Francis L. Clarke, The Second Part by William Dunlap, Van Winkle and Wiley, New York, 1814, 423pp, leather, 5.5 x 8.5", 12mo Poor condition/as is. Wear and chipping to front and rear boards. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Edges are scuffed. Chipping and cracking to spine; illegible. Tail is lacking with exposed binding. Hinges are cracked. Front endpapers are completely detached from binding. Frontispiece opposite title page. Toning, age-staining, tea-staining, and foxing throughout textblock. No known marginalia. Includes fold-out map. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. William Dunlap (February 19, 1766 - September 28, 1839) was a pioneer of American theater. He was a producer, playwright, and actor, as well as a historian. He managed two of New York City's earliest and most prominent theaters, the John Street Theatre (from 1796 to 1798) and the Park Theatre (from 1798 to 1805). He was also an artist, despite losing an eye in childhood. He produced more than sixty plays, most of which were adaptations or translations from French or German works. However, he is best known for his encyclopedic three-volume History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States . FORN-TUB-0031-BB-0424-JC616
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