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A Sleep of Prisoners
by Fry, Christopher
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of A Sleep of Prisoners by Christopher Fry.. Small octavo, [viii], 51pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine. Solid text block, gilt fading slightly along spine, touch of rubbing to corners. Faint toning to endpapers, otherwise a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap, archival tape on verso, some light wear and chipping to corners. Cover art remains clean and dark. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. A Sleep of Prisoners is a poetic drama that explores the psychological and spiritual struggles of four prisoners during World War II. The play delves into themes of faith, redemption, and the human condition as the characters grapple with their inner demons while confined in a church during an air raid.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15093
- Title
- A Sleep of Prisoners
- Author
- Fry, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of A Sleep of Prisoners by Christopher Fry.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- A Sleep of Prisoners first edition, A Sleep of Prisoners signed book, The Lady's Not for Burning first edition, Venus Observed first edition, The Dark is Light Enough first edition, The Firstborn Christopher fry, Christopher fry first edition, Christ
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Glossary
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
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