The Life and Times of Frederick Reynolds. Two Volumes

London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction number 2776. Pencil notation "Augustin Daly Collection" beneath number. First Edition. English playwright Frederick Reynolds (1764 - 1841) authored nearly a hundred plays during his life. Bound in three quarter tan leather over marbled paper covered boards with red label "Stage Biography" and green title / author label beneath. This is part of a series of books Daly had bound in a matching style, all labeled "Stage Biography." Rubbing, pulling, and wear to leather. Clean and bright interiors with frontispiece to both volumes. Top edge gilt with marbled endpapers. Bound by R.W. Smith. Volume I: 373 pages; Volume II: 422 pages. DRA/031419.