The life and adventures of George Augustus Sala / 2 Vol. — London: Cassel and Co., 1895.
Author/Editor
Character/Sitter
Sala, George Augustus (British, 1828–1895) Simon Sala, Henrietta [Madame Sala] (British, 1789 – 1860)
Sala, George Augustus (British, 1828–1895) Simon Sala, Henrietta [Madame Sala] (British, 1789 – 1860)
Vol. 1.
Title: THE | LIFE AND ADVENTURES | OF | George Augustus Sala | WRITTEN BY HIMSELF | In Two Volumes | VOL. I. | (WITH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR) | CASSEL AND COMPANY, Limited | LONDON, PARIS & MELBOURNE | 1895 | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ||
Pagination: frontispiece portrait of Sala by Boussod, Valadon & Cie. w/guard tissue, [i, ii] – t.p./blank, [iii, iv] – dedication/blank, [v]-x – preface, [xi]-xvi – content, [1] 2-442, [16] advert.
Collation: A-Z8 AA-BB8 CC5 [Advert.]8.
Vol. 2.
Title: THE | LIFE AND ADVENTURES | OF | George Augustus Sala | WRITTEN BY HIMSELF | In Two Volumes | VOL. II. | (WITH PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHORS MOTHER) | CASSEL AND COMPANY, Limited | LONDON, PARIS & MELBOURNE | 1895 | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ||
Pagination: frontispiece portrait of Sal’s mother w/guard tissue, [i, ii] – t.p. / blank, [iii] iv-viii – content, [1] 2-457-[460], [16] advert.
Collation: A-Z8 aa-cc8 dd6 [Advert.]8.
Binding: two volumes in uniform green publisher’s pebbled buckram, gilt lettering to spine, contemporary newspaper clippings to front and back pastedowns, vol. 2 uncut.
Note: George Augustus Sala's mother was an actress Henrietta Simon Sala, known as Madame Sala, (Guyanese, British, 1789 – 1860). Here she is depicted by an engraver Thomas Alfred Woolnoth (British, 1785 – 1857) after a portrait painted by Rose Emma Drummond (British, fl. 1820 – 1840).
| Collection | Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Period | Late 19th century |
| Language | English |
| Subject | 19th century , Autobiography , Biography , Europe , History , Memoirs , Politics |
| Media/Technique | Paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1895 |
| Binding | Buckram , Hardcover |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Size | 23 x 15 cm , 8vo |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |