{"product_id":"the-life-and-correspondence-of-charles-matthews-mrs-matthews-new-edition","title":"The Life and Correspondence of Charles Matthews... Mrs. Matthews — New Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_339c1dbb12eff046-1058\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-965\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-965 citation-end-965\"\u003e London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1860\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-964 citation-end-964\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [xvi], 480.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_339c1dbb12eff046-1059\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The publisher's original blind-stamped red cloth binding remains sound and largely secure, though it exhibits obvious cosmetic wear commensurate with its mid-nineteenth-century origins, justifying the average grade. The spine is notably sunned, rendering the gilt titling dull, and there is evident surface rubbing alongside minor fraying and a tiny split at the head of the spine cloth. The boards show general rubbing, moderate edge wear, and slightly bumped corners. Internally, the text block is pleasingly firm; the pages remain mostly clean and bright, exhibiting only scattered, sporadic foxing that is primarily confined to the preliminaries and the frontispiece portrait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_339c1dbb12eff046-1060\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This \"New Edition\" presents a thoughtfully condensed, single-volume iteration of the original four-volume memoir, aiming to provide a more accessible and fast-paced narrative while retaining Mathews's own graphic autobiographical writings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-963 citation-end-963\"\u003eThe editorial duties were undertaken by Edmund Yates, a prominent Victorian novelist and playwright, whose appreciation for theatrical history breathes fresh life into the text\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-962 citation-end-962\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_339c1dbb12eff046-1061\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eThe volume is notably enhanced by a finely engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles Mathews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e. While modern print-on-demand copies currently saturate the market, securing the authentic nineteenth-century release in its original publisher's cloth binding remains a surprisingly uncommon feat for dedicated collectors of theatrical history. This copy is cleanly presented and free from distracting historical ownership inscriptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eCharles Mathews the Elder (1776–1835) was one of the most celebrated and innovative figures of the early nineteenth-century British stage, universally renowned for his one-man shows, \"At Homes,\" and extraordinary powers of mimicry. Originally compiled by his second wife, Anne Jackson Mathews, this intimate biography traces his dramatic life from his early provincial struggles to his crowning successes in London and America. It stands as a vibrant tapestry of Regency theatrical history, offering firsthand accounts of his trials, triumphs, and entertaining encounters with the leading literary and dramatic luminaries of his era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54142182654291,"sku":"4378","price":60.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260619_121955_1.jpg?v=1782818245","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-life-and-correspondence-of-charles-matthews-mrs-matthews-new-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}