Drammaturgia e teatro

THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.

Barrie, J. M., · 1939 · A Book for all Reasons

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Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1939, 27th, (2nd in this form), 224pp incl. 12pp in text line drawings by Hugh Thomson, olive cloth lettered in black and blind stamped bds., lightly rubbed at extrems., faint xox marks to cloth, fore-edge and endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipp...

SHALL WE JOIN THE LADIES? and Other One-Act Plays.

Barrie, J. M., · 0 · A Book for all Reasons

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Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 128pp incl. 6pp in text line drawings by Isobel and John Morton-Sale, olive cloth lettered in black at spine, bds blind stamped, sl. cocked, lightly bumped and rubbed at extrems., single fox mark fore-edge, small (4mm) hole in eps. at upper h...

THE BATSFORD BOOK OF COUNTRY VERSE.

Thomas, R. S. (ed.), · 1961 · A Book for all Reasons

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

B. T. Batsford, London, 1961, 1st thus, 128pp, 16pp in text col'd ills., green cloth gilt, lightly bumped and rubbed at extrems., ink name front free endpaper and half title, dustwrapper: a little rubbed and creased at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper,

THE BATSFORD BOOK OF CHILDREN'S VERSE.

Jennings, Elizabeth (ed.), · 1958 · A Book for all Reasons

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B. T. Batsford, London, 1958, 1st thus, 128pp, 16pp in text col'd ills., red cloth gilt, top edge col'd, lightly rubbed at extrems., ink name front free endpaper and half title, dustwrapper: rubbed and creased at extrems., sev. edge tears internally repaired, very good in a g...

THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING.

Fry, Christopher, · 1951 · A Book for all Reasons

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Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press, London, April 1951, 2nd edition, 5th imp., 97pp, dark green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed at extrems., spine ends a little sunned, some pencil annotations in text, dustwrapper: well rubbed with several large chips (internally repair...

MY KIND OF VERSE.

Smith, John (compiler), · 1965 · A Book for all Reasons

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Burke Publishing, London, 1965, 1st thus, 204pp, unattrib. line decs., magenta cloth gilt, anthology of verse for children between the ages of 5 and 11, edges rather dusty, ink name front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., short repaired tears at spine ends, ver...

ROTUNDA.

Huxley, Aldous, · 1932 · A Book for all Reasons

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Chatto and Windus, London, 1932, 1st edn., 1081pp, dark green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, double line border in blind upper and lower boards, upper edge coloured, a selection from the works of the author, some rubbing to tips and spine ends, edges tanned wi...

THE GREAT SHIP and RABELAIS REPLIES - Two conversations.

Linklater, Eric, · 1944 · A Book for all Reasons

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Macmillan, London, 1944, 1st edn., 65pp, ivory cloth lettered in red at spine and upper board, col'd lettered dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., snag and small chip at spine, very good in a good plus du...

THE RAFT and SOCRATES ASKS WHY - Two conversations.

Linklater, Eric, · 1942 · A Book for all Reasons

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Macmillan, London, 1942, 1st edn., 121ppcream cloth lettered in red at spine and upper board, col'd lettered dustwrapper, a little bumped at tail of spine, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., light soil...

THE CORNERSTONES - A conversation in Elysium.

Linklater, Eric, · 1942 · A Book for all Reasons

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Macmillan, London, 1942, 3rd imp., 85pp. ii ads., cream paper covered bds. lettered in red at spine and upper board, col'd lettered dustwrapper, sl. cocked, lacks front free endpaper, 2 line ink inscr. on half title, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., sl. loss to spine ends and...

CRISIS IN HEAVEN - An Elysian comedy.

Linklater, Eric, · 1944 · A Book for all Reasons

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Macmillan, London, 1944, 1st edn., 103pp, cream cloth lettered in blue at spine and upper board, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems., 3 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss to spine ends ands cnrs., very good in a good...

THE FLASHING STREAM - a play, with an essay ON SINGLENESS OF MIND.

Morgan, Charles, · 1948 · A Book for all Reasons

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Macmillan, London, 1948, revised edition, 263pp, turquoise cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper, after four impressions of the first edition 1938-42, this is a second edition with some of the text revised and changed, lightly rubbed at tips, lower cnr. ...

MORE POEMS.

Housman, A. E., · 1936 · A Book for all Reasons

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Jonathan Cape, London, 1936, 1st edn., 71pp, half tone frontis port., dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper bd., fore and lower edges uncut, spine heavily sunned, small ink name front free endpaper, light foxing to endpapers, prelims and final blanks, occasional...

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL.

Eliot, T. S., · 1945 · A Book for all Reasons

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Faber and Faber, London, 1945, reprint, 88pp, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, lower edge uncut, col'd lettered dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, top edge dusty, nick in top edge front free endpaper, both endpapers faintly foxed, dustwrapper: well rubbed and chipped, ...

AFTER THE NARROW LEDGE - A Collection of Poems.

Playfair, Kate, · 1982 · A Book for all Reasons

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Poet and Printer Press, Hatch End - UK, 1982, 1st edn., 32pp, paperback, stapled ochre paper wrappers lettered in maroon, signed by author on half title, lightly rubbed at extrems., 5 leaves with vertical crease, no dustwrapper, very good,

THE LAMP.

Church, Richard, · 1946 · A Book for all Reasons

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J. M. Dent, London, 1946, 1st edn., 95pp, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd lettered dustwrapper, a dramatic narrative poem set in occupied France, very faint lettering from dustwrapper: on cloth at upper bd., light diag. crease cnrs. three leaves, dustwrapper: sunne...

Great Sea Stories

VILLIERS, ALAN · 1959 · John Thompson Books

CA$6.00 (€3.81 | $4.20 | £3.18 | ¥671)

United States, Dell First Edition LB127. 1959, 1st Printing. Paperback. Solid with a corner crease on each cover. Very Good.

A House in the Uplands

CALDWELL, ERSKINE · 1969 · John Thompson Books

CA$7.00 (€4.45 | $4.91 | £3.71 | ¥783)

United States, Fawcett T2278. 1969, 1st Printing. Paperback. Solid with light wear on the covers. Very Good.

Restoration and 18th Century Prose and Poetry: Excluding Drama and the Novel

ROGERS, PAT (INTRODUCTION) · 1983 · John Thompson Books

CA$22.00 (€13.99 | $15.42 | £11.67 | ¥2,462)

London, Macmillan. 1983, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0-333-28350-3) Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 196 pages. Square tight copy with minor wear on covers and interior is clean and unmarked. Part of the Great Writers Library series. Very Good.

Writing Grief: Margaret Laurence and the Work of Mourning

RIEGEL, CHRISTIAN · 2003 · John Thompson Books

CA$19.00 (€12.08 | $13.31 | £10.08 | ¥2,126)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, University of Manitoba Press. 2003, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0-88755-673-6) Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. Square tight near new copy and interior is clean and unmarked. Very Good - Fine.