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The palace of eternal youth
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The palace of eternal youth

by Hong, Sheng; Yang, Xianyi (translator), Yang, Gladys (translator)

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle bump to spine, less than quarter inch fraying mark to front board, ex
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very good
Edition
First edition (stated)
Published
1955
Binding
Hardcover
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Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1955. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle bump to spine, less than quarter inch fraying mark to front board, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners (bumping to front corners), stamp to front free endpaper, stamp residue to front pastedown and front DJ flap, DJ flap edges clipped, very… Read more about this item
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The adoration of the soldiers = L'adoration des soldats
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The adoration of the soldiers = L'adoration des soldats

by Cammaerts, Emile; Raemaekers, Louis (illustrator)

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Published
1916
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Hardcover
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London, England: Longmans, Green & Co, 1916. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine foot and head, half inch closed tear to spine head, gently bumped and frayed corners, faint soiling to spine and fore-edges, moderate soiling to boards and front free endpaper, few spots to front endpaper, faint soiling to title page and (few spots to) two rear endpapers,… Read more about this item
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Curtains going up
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Curtains going up

by McCleery, Albert; Glick, Carl

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to spine and edges, light soiling to fore-edges, clean pages, tight b
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First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1939
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Hardcover
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New York: Pitman Pub. Corp, 1939. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to spine and edges, light soiling to fore-edges, clean pages, tight binding, sunned DJ spine, about six inch closed tear to rear DJ, one inch closed tear to rear DJ-top edge, quarter inch clipped tear… Read more about this item
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The struggling actor's coloring book; the ABC's of this crazy business we call the theatre

by Frank, Richard

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, mild fraying to front cover-top edge, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soili
Edition
First edition (unstated)
Published
1979
Binding
Paperback
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[New York, NY]: R. Frank, 1979. First edition (unstated). Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, mild fraying to front cover-top edge, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to rear cover and fore-edges, faint sunning to rear cover edge and front cover, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, light red soiling to front pastedown, else… Read more about this item
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Tandem triumphans; a Grove Play

by Case, Alexander T; Marcelli, Ulderico (composer)

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Used - Two less than quarter-inch frayed tears to spine foot, extremely mild rubbing to spine head, gently frayed and bumbed rear corne
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First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1952
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Hardcover
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San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1952. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Two less than quarter-inch frayed tears to spine foot, extremely mild rubbing to spine head, gently frayed and bumbed rear corners, exceedingly gentle rubbing to top corners, light soiling to boards and fore-edges, ink book notes to front free endpaper, else Very Good.. Red plaid… Read more about this item
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The Beard

The Beard

by McClure, Michael

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Used - Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, faint soiling to covers and fore-edges (spot to
Edition
First printing, March 1967 (stated)
Published
1967
Binding
Paperback
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[San Francisco]: Coyote, 1967. First printing, March 1967 (stated). Paperback. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, faint soiling to covers and fore-edges (spot to fore-edge), light fading to front cover, else Very good(+) to near fine(-). White octavo, 9-82 pages, 20 cm. Short introduction by Norman Mailer. / Beat poets. San… Read more about this item
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The devil to pay; being the famous history of John Faustus, the conjurer of Wittenberg in Germany; how he sold his immortal soul to the enemy of mankind, and was served XXIV years by Mephistopheles, and obtained Helen of Troy to his paramour, with many other marvels; and how God dealt with him at the last. A stage-play

by Sayers, Dorothy L.

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to boards, faint soiling-mark (less than
Edition
First American edition
Published
1939
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1939. First American edition. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to corners, light soiling to boards, faint soiling-mark (less than quarter-inch) from front pastedown to page 18, ink ownership signature and date to front free endpaper, faint soiling to two fore-edges, bright pages, tight binding, else Very… Read more about this item
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A play; Strange interlude

by O'Neill, Eugene

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped corners, very light soiling to boards and spine, sunned spine, clea
Edition
First edition, second printing
Published
1928
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently bumped corners, very light soiling to boards and spine, sunned spine, clean pages, tight binding, about Very Good.. Blue-grey octavo, deckled edges, 352 pages ; 22 cm. The plot centers on Nina Leeds, the daughter of an… Read more about this item
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A history of the American drama from the Civil war to the present day

by Quinn, Arthur Hobson

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Used - Extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light sunning to front free endpaper, extremely
Edition
Revised
Published
1936
Binding
Hardcover
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New York, 1936. Revised. Hardcover. Extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light sunning to front free endpaper, extremely faint soiling from front pastedown to title page, bright pages, tight binding, quarter-half inch tear to DJ, less than quarter-inch tear to front-top DJ corner, very gently rubbed DJ corners, very mild rubbing to DJ… Read more about this item
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24 favorite one-act plays

by Cerf, Bennett (editor); Cartmell, Van H. (editor)

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely gentle rubbing to rear board-rear edge
Edition
First edition (stated)
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1958. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely gentle rubbing to rear board-rear edge, bright pages in tight binding, very mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, very gently rubbed DJ corners, sunned DJ spine, extremely light fading to DJ, else near fine in… Read more about this item
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The revenger's tragedy

by Tourneur, Cyril; Gibbons, Brian (editor)

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, DJ spine lightly sunned, edge-torn DJ, quart
Edition
First American edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Hill and Wang, 1967. First American edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, DJ spine lightly sunned, edge-torn DJ, quarter-inch tear to rear DJ, quarter-inch tear to DJ spine head, torn DJ corners, faint soiling to DJ, bright pages, tight binding, else Very Good(+) in Good DJ.. Octavo… Read more about this item
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The desperate hours; a play by Joseph Hayes ; based on the novel by the same author

by Hayes, Joseph

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Used - Slight wear to head and foot of spine. Slight denting to the bottom front corner. Top front and rear corners lightly bumped. Bro
Jacket Condition
very good +
Published
1955
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Random House, 1955. Hardcover. Slight wear to head and foot of spine. Slight denting to the bottom front corner. Top front and rear corners lightly bumped. Browning DJ wrapped in new mylar sleeve. Neat ownership signature and date to FFEP. Overall a tight and clean copy in very good condition. Now in archival mylar sleeve./very good +.… Read more about this item
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The princess marries the page:; a play in one act

by Millay, Edna St. Vincent ; Paget-Fredericks, J. (illus)

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Used - Slightly chafed corners, with upper right corner's paper backing lacking at very tip of corner. Mild foxing to margins of prelim
Edition
Secdond printing (stated)
Published
1932
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harper, Edition, 1932. Secdond printing (stated). Hardcover. Slightly chafed corners, with upper right corner's paper backing lacking at very tip of corner. Mild foxing to margins of prelims. Some edges untrimmed. Overall, a tight copy in very good to very good(-) condition.. Paget-Fredericks, Joseph Rous. Green cloth quarto with yellow spine; 50 pages; illustrations (some color),… Read more about this item
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Sweet bird of youth

Sweet bird of youth

by Williams, Tennessee

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, spine titling partly sunned and faded; extremely faint soiling to spine head, extremely ge
Edition
First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1959
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: New Directions, 1959. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, spine titling partly sunned and faded; extremely faint soiling to spine head, extremely gentle rubbing to rear corners, very bright pages in tight binding, very small tear to rear-top edge to DJ, extremely light soiling to DJ, extremely mild rubbing… Read more about this item
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Melloney Holtspur :; or The pangs of love

by Masefield, John

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently bumped corners, extremely light soiling to boards, ownership bookplat
Edition
Limited ed
Published
1922
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Co, 1922. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently bumped corners, extremely light soiling to boards, ownership bookplate to front pastedown, else Very Good(+).. Light brown octavo, black spine, gilt to spine, 5 preliminary leaves, 151 pages, b&w illustrations (plan); 23 cm. #162/1000 copies. || Signed by author.… Read more about this item
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Sociodrama :; who's in your shoes

by Sternberg, Patricia; Garcia, Antonina

Condition
Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, green ink gift inscription to front pastedown, else Near Fine(+).
Edition
First edition, first printing (full number line)
Published
1989
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780275930530
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New York: Praeger, 1989. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, green ink gift inscription to front pastedown, else Near Fine(+).. Grey octavo, xvi, 201 pages ; 25 cm. No DJ. Sociodrama, Theater.
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Maternvs

by Fergvson, Kenneth; Otey, Wendell (music)

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Used - Extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, extremely mild rubbing and bumping to corners, ink ownership signature to front fr
Edition
First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1948
Binding
Hardcover
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San Francisco, California: Bohemian Club, 1948. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, extremely mild rubbing and bumping to corners, ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, extremely light soiling to few pages throughout book, else Near Fine(+).. Grey octavo, red spine, 61 p, b&w illus. Play, Drama, Theater.… Read more about this item
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The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Punch and Judy

by Collier, John Payne; Cruikshank, George (illustrator)

Condition
Used - Extremely mild rubbing to corners, extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, faint edge-wear to mylar sleeve, light spotting
Edition
Limited ed
Published
1937
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Limited ed. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to corners, extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, faint edge-wear to mylar sleeve, light spotting to rear slipcase, bright pages, tight binding, else Near Fine(+) in Fine hard cover and Near Fine(+) slipcase.. Light brown octavo in mylar sleeve, in hard cover, in slipcase,… Read more about this item
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Louis Esson and the Australian theatre

by Esson, Louis; Palmer, Vance

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Used - Very mild wear to spine head and foot, faint sunning to spine and boards, top-rear corner very gently bumped, other three corner
Edition
First edition (stated)
Published
1948
Binding
Hardcover
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Melbourne: Georgian House, 1948. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very mild wear to spine head and foot, faint sunning to spine and boards, top-rear corner very gently bumped, other three corners extremely mildly rubbed, two pieces of tape residue to DJ, one small tear and one medium-sized tear to DJ, faint soiling to DJ, bright pages, tight binding, else Very… Read more about this item
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Rock musical; Hedwig and the Angry [Japan tour program]

by Mitchell, John Cameron ; Trask, Stephen

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Used - Near fine.
Published
2005
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Paperback
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[Japan]: (Parco & Nippon Broadcasting System), 2005. Paperback. Near fine.. Large octavo in glossy black color photo illus stiff paper wraps; 36 un-numbered pages; chiefly color photos. Small poster of show laid in. Scarce. In Japanese with a few captions in English. Program from the "Hedwig and the Angry Inch, [this] "the best rock musical ever" (Rolling Stone)… Read more about this item
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