Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Nigel Playfair [intro.] — The Duenna: A Comic Opera in Three Acts

London, Constable & Company Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The first of this illustrated edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic comic opera, with coloured plates. The first of this edition. In the publisher's original purple cloth binding.  With a frontispiece, illustrated title page, twelve coloured plates, and twelve monochrome plates. Collated, complete.  Including facsimile title-pages from the first edition of the Duenna playbill (1775) and of the programme of the Playfair-Sheringham production at the Lyric Theatre (1924). The volume contains Richard Brinsley Sheridan's famous three-act comic opera. At the time it was considered one of the most successful operas ever staged in England. With an introduction by Nigel Playfair.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fading to spine, with light bumping to the head and tail. Odd small mark to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George Sheringham. Very Good Indeed .