Both sides of the mask: the world of Muriel Alexander
by Sowden, Lewis
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1964). Pictorial dustwrapper, slightly frayed, pp. (vii) + 179. Text edges slightly foxed. Edition limited to 1000 copies; this copy un-numbered. '... based on the life of Muriel Alexander, one of the few actresses to have a theatre named after her. her story will be of interest to many people, outlined as it is against the bizarre years of the early 1900's, continuing right up to modern times. We meet famous people who crossed her path such as Tree, Ellen Terry, Bernard Shaw, Pinero and many South Africans who have achieved fame. The book ranges from London to the Cape, from Druban to the Zambesi, and whilst mainly describing the theatre in Southern Africa, ...' .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3116
- Title
- Both sides of the mask: the world of Muriel Alexander
- Author
- Sowden, Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- (Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1964)
- Keywords
- South Africa. Theatre. Drama. Performing arts. Muriel Alexander. Theatre
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...