Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq (1805)
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Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq (1805)
by Samuel Foote, Esq.
Full Title: Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq. with a Collection of His Genuine Bon-Mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &c. Mostly Original. and Three of His Dramatic Pieces not published in His Works
6 ½ x 4. In English. Printed for Richard Phillips, London, 1805. FIRST EDITION. Three Volumes. Complete. Leather over marbled paper boards. Flat spines with exterior wear to joints (bindings still solid), head and tail pieces. Corners range from slightly bumped to still sharp. White paste downs, end papers and text remarkably free from any ownership markings or foxing, save for an occasional stain. Frontispiece of the author in Volume I. Text with virtually no signs of use. A handsome FIRST EDITION set. Complete and unrestored, which gives it an appeal.
Samuel Foote (1720 – 1777) was a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall. He was known for his comedic acting and writing. He was born into wealth, providing opportunity to hone a wit and sense of humor he developed while being raised in an eccentric family. (He turned the loss of his leg in a riding accident in 1766 to comedic opportunity.) He was an undisciplined student, ultimately being disenrolled by Oxford. He eventually settled down and acquired classical training which enabled him to turn a classical quotation or allusion and helped to give to his prose style a certain fluency and elegance as an author and playwright. Foote flirted with debt, marital discord, alleged abuse and legal troubles throughout his life.
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