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(SIGNED) Standing Room Only: A History of the San Antonio Little Theatre 1912-1962
by Felix Diaz Almaraz, Jr
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Standing Room Only: A History of the San Antonio Little Theatre 1912-1962
by Felix Diaz Almaraz, Jr.
Hardcover Cloth 125 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1964. Beautiful blue boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth and clean is discolored with age with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Signed by author on interior page.
The book traces the development of the community theatre movement, from its inception in Europe by Andrea Antonine, through its formative period during the Twenties in the United States, and finally, the first time, a comprehensive account of amateur dramatics in the Alamo City, from humble beginnings in 1912 to an impressive building program by "a non-professional theatre with professional standards" of the Sixties.
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- Seller
- River House Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 656895
- Title
- (SIGNED) Standing Room Only: A History of the San Antonio Little Theatre 1912-1962
- Author
- Felix Diaz Almaraz, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Texian Press
- Place of Publication
- Waco, TX
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 125
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed books; First Editions;
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Have some dust jackets to sell? Drop me a line!
I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off.
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