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PUPPET Do-It-Yourself Book, A Handbook for beginners and teachers with three-handed puppet plays [and] Puppets For Pleasure and Profit by Higginbotham, The.
by Pratt, Lois H
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About This Item
London: Stanley Paul, (1959). Illustrated by b&w line drawings and [4] pages of photographs. First thus edition. c.1957. Blue paper covered boards, white spine print. 12mo. pp. 78, [2]. Near Fine/Good/Unclipped price in mylar. Three tears and shallow edgewear and chipping to jacket. Includes three hand puppet plays: Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Little Bear tries to see Santa Claus and The Pirate's Treasure Chest. Includes VG copy of Puppets for Pleasure and Profit by C & L Higginbotham. Dallas: Dealey & Lowe. 1936. First Edition. Illustrated, 8vo. "This volume is divided into four parts: a short history of puppetry; a manual for the making of marionettes; suggestions for adaptation of stories; and a guide for public-school teachers who wish to conduct a unit in marionettes". Foreword by Harold Brenholtz. Informative beginner perspectives on both puppets and marionettes from both sides of the pond..
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- OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
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- Title
- PUPPET Do-It-Yourself Book, A Handbook for beginners and teachers with three-handed puppet plays [and] Puppets For Pleasure and Profit by Higginbotham, The.
- Author
- Pratt, Lois H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Stanley Paul, (1959).
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- Performing Arts;
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OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994)
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West Brookfield, Massachusetts
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