1968Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Else book has minor shelfwear. DJ has a few small tears and chipping; For classical scholars and others interested in metric. ; 236 pages
1979Former owner's name on inner cover. Former owner has written the year of birth of the author on title page else Fine. ; This book is an attempt to understand in what senses the tragic odes are lyrical and in what ways their lyricism contributes to tragic drama as a whole. ; 241 pages
1979DJ has minor edgewear and rubbing. ; This book is an attempt to understand in what senses the tragic odes are lyrical and in what ways their lyricism contributes to tragic drama as a whole. ; 241 pages
Best.-Nr. 1334166579.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
199796p. Paperback Fine condition
1950102 pages. Wear to cover edges. Boots library label on front cover.
1966Texts of radio plays first broadcast on BBC Dec. 1941-Oct. 1942. Producer Val Gielgud. First published 1943, reprinted 1966.Delicatory: The Makers, foreword by J W. Welch, Director of Religious Broadcasting, B.B.C, author's introduction, production note by Val Gielgud. Book
1930Best.-Nr. 006875Circa 1930 1930. First Edition . Sheets. Very Good. Original Typescript Some Pages In Purple Carbon Of A Very Old Circa 1920'S Or 1930'S Play Which Takes Place In Marathon. Original Pencil Notes Changes And Scene Sketches. Authorship And Date Unknown From The Old Library Of Ny And Hollywood Director Louis Brandt unknown
1921Best.-Nr. 021493New York: Samuel French 1921 First printing of the first edition publisher's original binding 157pp. with 3pp. ads. Signed and inscribed by Durant on the FFEP: to Mrs. Jesse Lasky wife of the co-founder of Paramount Studios Jesse Lasky includes a typed letter signed by Durant to Mrs. Lasky dated in year of publication. Some toning to spine light rubbing/wear to spine ends and corners and a bookplate on front paste-down else book in fine condition. Samuel French hardcover
1821pp. (12), (1)-219. Deckle edges. Quite foxed. Early manuscript ownership of J. Blacksan (Blackson?) 17th June, 1821 on title page. 12mo. 195 mm. Disbound. Fair. Contains also, in prose: Observations On American Literature; Observations Upon Poetry And Drama. The author was born in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard. He was under 20 years old when he wrote 'The Maniac's Confession.' He was co-editor, with William Gilmore Simms, of the Souther Literary Gazette. He was a government official in the Republic of Texas. His brother died at the Alamo. S&S/AI 6800. PAIMP 10
1969Best.-Nr. 048152New York City Ny: Grove Press 1969. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 158 Pp. Blue Cloth Lettered In Silver. First Printing Stated. Very Near Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $4.95. Per Wikipedia Witold Marian Gombrowicz 1904 - 1969 Was A Polish Writer And Playwright. His Works Are Characterised By Deep Psychological Analysis A Certain Sense Of Paradox And Absurd Anti-Nationalist Flavor. In 1937 He Published His First Novel Ferdydurke Which Presented Many Of His Usual Themes: Problems Of Immaturity And Youth Creation Of Identity In Interactions With Others And An Ironic Critical Examination Of Class Roles In Polish Society And Culture. He Gained Fame Only During The Last Years Of His Life But Is Now Considered One Of The Foremost Figures Of Polish Literature. His Diaries Were Published In 1969 And Are According To The Paris Review "Widely Considered His Masterpiece" While Cosmos Is Considered According To The New Yorker "His Most Accomplished Novel". He Was Nominated For The Nobel Prize In Literature Four Times From 1966 To 1969. Grove Press hardcover
1846pp. (13), 147. Thin 8vo. Handsome original full cloth binding, lettered in gold and decorated in blind, executed by Westleys & Clark, London - with their small ticket on the rear paste down. Mildly XLib. James Orchard Halliwell (1820-1889) was a biographer of Shakespeare, book collector, antiquarian, and prodigal scholar. In spite of his intelligence and industry, Halliwell's life was dogged with controversy on both personal and professional fronts. His marriage to the daughter of Sir Thomas Phillips did not meet with Phillips' approval, and the young couple was disinherited and placed in financial st aits. He was later investigated for book theft from the library of Trinity College, Cambridge, regarding several volumes later sold to the British Museum, but no charges were ever filed and Halliwell was able to clear his name. Later disputes arose over Halliwell's views concerning the authenticity of various Shakespeareian works. His quarrel with the authorities at Stratford-on-Avon led to his decision not to bequeath his important personal Shakespeare collection to their library; instead, it was sold to a buyer in the United States upon Halliwell's death. See the DNB JUN2B / NW23
1937pp. xviii, 44 + color frontis and full page color plates printed from the artist's, M. R. H. Farrar, linoleum-cuts at the Curwen Press. Printed on Pannekoek mould-made paper. Text and music printed by John Johnson at the University Press, Oxford. Color drawing on title page. Uncut.Autograph ownership (1931) of Waynesboro, PA financier, industrialist, and press book collector, Jefford F. Oller (1896-1974). . Insert of Nonesuch News, Number One, September 1938. Folio. Original full vellum like paper binding, embossed and decorated in blind. Yapp edges. Gilt lettered spine. Binding by the Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Company. Original slip case, worn and broken. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 416 of only 950 copies. Very handsome copy. PRESS/W38
1994Publisher's remainder mark to bottom of textblock (small black dot). Small tear to cloth at base of spine (~1 cm). ; 1.06 x 9.33 x 6.26 Inches; 287 pages; This book provides a detailed analysis of the conventions and techniques of performance characteristic of the Greek theatre of Menander and the subsequent Roman theatre of Plautus and Terence. Drawing on literary and archaeological sources, and on scientific treatises, David Wiles identifies the mask as crucial to the actor's art, and shows how sophisticated the art of the mask-maker became. He also examines the other main elements which the audience learned to decode: costume, voice, movement, etc. In order to identify features that were unique to Hellenistic theatre he contrasts Greek New Comedy with other traditions of masked comedy, and shows how different Roman conventions of performance rest upon different underlying assumptions about religion, marriage and class. David Wiles offers theatre historians and classicists a radical new approach to reading play texts. His book will also be useful to archaeologists seeking to understand what masks mean and how Greek and Roman theatres were used.
1991Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Minor shelfwear. ; 1.06 x 9.33 x 6.26 Inches; 287 pages; This book provides a detailed analysis of the conventions and techniques of performance characteristic of the Greek theatre of Menander and the subsequent Roman theatre of Plautus and Terence. Drawing on literary and archaeological sources, and on scientific treatises, David Wiles identifies the mask as crucial to the actor's art, and shows how sophisticated the art of the mask-maker became. He also examines the other main elements which the audience learned to decode: costume, voice, movement, etc. In order to identify features that were unique to Hellenistic theatre he contrasts Greek New Comedy with other traditions of masked comedy, and shows how different Roman conventions of performance rest upon different underlying assumptions about religion, marriage and class. David Wiles offers theatre historians and classicists a radical new approach to reading play texts. His book will also be useful to archaeologists seeking to understand what masks mean and how Greek and Roman theatres were used.
1973Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is free of marking of any kind. Very nice copy in mustard clothl boards with jacket, book shows very light use. Unpaginated -- about 50 pages -- with music, artwork, 7 page introductory note. From a reference library, very clean.
194821p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
1977Best.-Nr. 24896Harper & Row 1977. First printing quarter cloth hard cover with dust jacket NF/VG. Clean tight square and unmarked copy shows slight shelf wear. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at extremes and retains original price on front flap. Offered in new mylar cover. x307pp index b&w photos. "Albert Payson Terhune 1872-1941 was the most famous the most productive and the highest-paid writer of dog stories who ever lived.". First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Harper & Row Hardcover
1958Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. First appearance in Rieu's renowned 'Penguin Classics' series, and first publication of Ellis-Fermor's new translation. Contains Rosmersholm, The Master Builder, Little Eyolf and John Gabriel Borkman. The cover roundel is by Sem Hartz. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Penguin Classics, L53.
305 p. Modern Library No. 36. Introduction by H. L. Mencken. Hardcover Good condition; edges worn! in green limp cloth
1904Boards are worn. Chipping/fraying to spine ends and joints. Former owner's name and blindstamp to ffep. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). ; English Introduction and Commentary with Greek Text. ; 300 pages
1895Endpapers browned and a little chipped. Rubbing to spine ends. Minor shelfwear. Hinge starting to crack between pg 4 and 5 else VG. ; Handy Literal Translations; 38 pages
1933Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Spine a bit browned. Rubbing to boards; Elementary Classics; 159 pages
1912pp. xi, 96. Top edge gilt. Bookseller's label on rear paste down. Inked ownership of Emilie F. Latimer (from York, PA), Christmas 1916, on first fly leaf. 185mm. Original full green cloth binding lettered in gold gilt. CLASSICS BX 1
Best.-Nr. CnS25Routledge 2003. hbk ISBN: 0415279305 0415261953 no dj as issued decorated laminated boards excl as new Routledge, 2003 hardcover
