The Actor's Ways and Means
by Redgrave, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt spine lettering. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Illustrated text of the Rockefeller Foundation Lectures delivered by Redgrave at the University of Bristol in 1952/53, examining how he approached his parts and his views on his craft and the theatre. Book is VG. Clean and tight, slight lean, pages gently age-toned. Spine sunned, a little worn to head and tail. Boards a little grubby from handling. Crease (not affecting main part of image) to the frontispiece page bearing a photo of Redgrave as King Lear from the 1953 RSC production at Stratford. Inscribed in ink to FFEP "To John Goodwin / Stratford 1953 / affectionately / Michael R". Goodwin was the longstanding chief publicist at the RSC (1960-73) and the National Theatre (1973-88). From 1948-56 he represented the annual Shakespeare season at Stratford. In 1953 Redgrave played the title role in King Lear, during which run it is likely he signed this book for Goodwin. The D/W is about VG with a chip to the base of the lower panel (not affecting any lettering), which is also lightly soiled; a little loss to the head and tail of the spine; some wear to extremities; and a small (3mm) hole along the rear hinge. Better, perhaps, than it might sound. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490720437
- Title
- The Actor's Ways and Means
- Author
- Redgrave, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- Tight
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- FFEP
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- VG
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- Hinge
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- Sunned
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...