LADIES FIRST. The Story of Woman's Conquest of the English Stage
by Pope, W. Macqueen
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
1952 1st, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 16 pp. illustrations. London: W.H. Allen, 1952. First edition. Review copy, with slip laid in. Distaff history of British theatre, and the celebrated actresses who, beginning in the 17th century, began to publicly perform for the first time. Includes profiles Lavinia Fenton, Kitty Clive, Peg Woffington, Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry, and the irrepressible Nell Gwynne. From the library of Milton Merlin, award-winning theatrical writer, director, producer, and book reviewer for the L.A. Times under editor Paul Jordan Smith. Jacket price-clipped and lightly edgeworn, with light browning to spine; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5528
- Title
- LADIES FIRST. The Story of Woman's Conquest of the English Stage
- Author
- Pope, W. Macqueen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- 1952 1st
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- General, Women's Studies, Pope, W. Macqueen Theatre Drama Acting Women's Studies
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...