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THE ENGLISHMAN RETURN'D FROM PARIS, A FARCE IN TWO ACTS. As perform'd at the Theatre Royal In Drury-Lane.

Foote, Samuel (1720-1777))

London: Printed for Paul Vaillant, facing Southhampton-Street, in the Strand, 1756. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Very good+ condition. Item #002177

Incomplete copy; lacking four pages of text (pages 51-55) just preceding the last leaf of text/publisher's advertisement. Foote built and managed the new Haymarket Theatre 1767-77. He lost his leg due to a hunting accident in 1766. Three sewing perforations on the inside margin, never affecting the text. Measures 8-5/8" tall. Minimal age-toning and shelfwear to first and last pages, with minor scattered foxing. Several signatures (gatherings of pages) are loose or detached, in need of resewing.

Price: $50.00