The Substitute. An English Farce

by James Payn, attributed to

$1,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

21, 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Full blue polished calf, gilt spine, with red morocco title labels, t.e.g., by Riviere & Son, wrongly ascribed to Wilkie Collins on one label. Near fine, light wear to tail of spine. Item #301696 An unrecorded dramatic adaptation, or perhaps precedent, of James Payn's short story An Aunt by Marriage, collected in 1879 volume of his short stories, High Spirits. We find record of the play being produced in London

• Binding: Leather

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