UP FOR  SALE TODAY WE HAVE "NO. I. - MODERN STANDARD DRAMA. - EDITED BY EPES SARGENT, AUTHOR OF VELASCO, A TRAGEDY, &C. -- ION: A TRAGEDY IN FIVE ACTS - BY THOMAS NOON TALFOURD, SERGEANT AT LAW. -- WITH THE STAGE DIRECTIONS, DESCRIPTIONS OF COSTUMES, &C.-- NEW YORK: WILLIAM TAYLOR, NO. 2 ASTOR HOUSE. - BALTIMORE: TAYLOR, WILDE & CO., JARVIS BUILDINGS; AND WASHINGTON D.C. - 1846."(SCARCE, 1846 ORIGINAL PLAYBOOK OF THIS BRITISH PLAY SET IN ANCIENT GREECE)--

                     Here we have a scarce, probable first American edition playbook for this play  written by English politician and author Thomas Talfourd. Today, Talfourd is best known for his long-term close friendship with Charles Dickens. Talfourd helped out Dickens before he became the successful writer that he became, encouraging him from the beginning. The authors gave each other signed copies of their books, with Dickens especially treasuring his copy of Ion, mentioned in the DICKENS JOURNALS ONLINE  which I show a picture of in my last picture. I was unable to locate another 19th Century copy of this book for sale anywhere.--

                    THIS IS A LIBRARY REBOUND HARDCOVER BOOK OF 80 PAGES, WHICH MEASURES ABOUT 7 AND 1/2 BY 4 AND 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER--I AM PUTTING THIS UP FOR SALE TODAY AT A REASONABLE BUY-IT-NOW PRICE WITH FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING, OR FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT YOUR BEST OFFER--GARY FROM HAUNTED MANSION RELIX--