The rescue : a melodrama for broadcasting based on Homer's Odyssey / by Edward Sackville-West ; orchestral score by Benjamin Britten ; with six illustrations to the text by Henry Moore
by Sackville-West, Edward, Hon. (1901-1965) Moore, Henry (1898-1986) (illus.)
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About This Item
London : Secker and Warburg, 1945. 1st Edition limited: No. 593 of 850. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some minor loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy is not price-clipped. Top-edge-gilt. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 96 pages; Physical description. : 96 p. : plates (part col. ) ; 23 cm. Notes: Without the music. ""Performed by the British broadcasting corporation on November 25th (part I) and 26th (part II), 1943."" Subject: Radio play -- Homer. - Odyssey. Britten, Benjamin. Moore, Henry, 1898-1986. Radio plays. Notes: Without the music. Subject: Radio plays. 1st Edition limited: No. 593 of 850 printed on hand-made paper.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200798
- Title
- The rescue : a melodrama for broadcasting based on Homer's Odyssey / by Edward Sackville-West ; orchestral score by Benjamin Britten ; with six illustrations to the text by Henry Moore
- Author
- Sackville-West, Edward, Hon. (1901-1965) Moore, Henry (1898-1986) (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition limited: No. 593 of 850
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Secker and Warburg
- Date Published
- 1945
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