387 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, gilt lettering, [xii] + 387 pages, illustrated endpapers, index, b/w frontispiece portrait of Kemble on glossy plate. ; 1st edition, 1938. ; Excellent biography of the great Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) famous English actress who toured extensively in US, considered first truly great actress in US, most famous Lady Macbeth of all time, outspoken Unitarian, rubbed shoulders with all classes from African American slaves to British nobility. ; Almost no visible wear. Monochrome bookplate on front blank page. A few tiny spots to fore-edge. No other defects. (Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual hardcover from 1938. It has no isbn. We are sorry that Amazon's system forces us to list it under an isbn)