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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD THEATER
by Esslin, Martin (Edited with an Introduction)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 068414834X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684148342
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1977) 320 pp. Original red covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. DJ has modest edge wear. Includes 2,000 entries, 420 illustrations, and Index of 5,000 play titles.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5504
- Title
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD THEATER
- Author
- Esslin, Martin (Edited with an Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 068414834X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684148342
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- October 1982
- Keywords
- THEATER WORLD THEATRE ENCYCLOPEDIAS REFERENCE GUIDE DICTIONARY DICTIONARIES PLAYS PERFORMING ARTS ENTERTAINMENT ACTING ACTORS ACTRESSES THEATRICAL HISTORY WORLD HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Theater; Plays;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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