James Sheridan Knowles — The Love-Chase a Comedy, in Five Acts
London, Edward Moxon, 1837. Leather. A scarce first edition of this comedy from James Sheridan Knowles. First Edition. James Sheridan Knowles, born in 1784, was a Irish dramatist and actor, as well as a prolific author. Giving up a career in medicine for the stage, it is believed his first appearance was in Bath, before he took on the role of Hamlet, for a production at the Crow Theatre in Dublin. In a quarter-calf binding. Externally, rather worn, with cracked joints and bumping. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signature to title page. Pages are bright, though with some scattered instances of foxing throughout. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .