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Trouping: How the Show Came to Town
by Lewis, Philip C
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060126027
- ISBN 13
- 9780060126025
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1973 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (4) 266 pp, list of b&w illustrations, 13 chapters, notes, acknowledgments, index of towns and cities, index of plays and musicals, index of songs, general index. First Edition, 1973. "In 1900 at the height of the great American roadshow era, 339 touring companies were crisscrossing the country, bringing Uncle Tom's Cabin and Hamlet, Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model, East Lynne, The Black Crook and Richard III to every town that could be reached by rail and to some that lay beyond. In this reconstruction of this history, the author traces the fifty-odd year --- from 1850 to 1905 --- when the interaction bwtween the theatre and American society was at its most vigorous." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Remainder dot on bottom text block edge. Only the slightest wear to dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown and blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
Synopsis
Anne Carson's new book, Men in the Off Hours , is available from Knopf. Ms. Carson is the recipient of many awards, including the 1996 Lannan Award and the 1997 Pushcart Prize, both for poetry. She will be teaching at University of California, Berkeley, in the spring of 2000.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004656
- Title
- Trouping: How the Show Came to Town
- Author
- Lewis, Philip C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060126027
- ISBN 13
- 9780060126025
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY PERFORMING ARTS THE AMERICAN ROADSHOW ERA 1950-1905
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Remainder
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Text Block
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- Marginalia
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
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