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New York, New York, USA: Vintage Books, 1972. BX2 - A mass market paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated black wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some light rubbing overall. A collection of three plays by one of the greatest modern American playwrights that deal with the metaphysical misery of man. In each play the central character is one of the insulted and injured. One is an African American, another a stoker, and the third a prostitute. 232p.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4.25"x7.25".

London: Henry Walker CT3 - A hardcover book in very good condition that has bumped corners, darkened spine and free endpapers, lightly moisture soiled, tanning and light shelf wear with no dust jacket. With The True Story of "The Only Way" and other matters. Foreword by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. 10.25"x8", 176 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press, 1964. BZ4 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white and blue wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a patch of rubbing and label staining at the top right corner of the front cover plus there is some very light overall rubbing and soiling of the covers plus there is some foxing on the top outside paper edges. This is a title in the publisher's Regents Renaissance Drama series. Edited by Robert J. Lordi. This play was originally performed in 1604 and is the author's first play. A play about the chivalric heroism of the main character. The action centers on a duel he fights in a heroic fashion and its contrast to the actions of a vengeful Count who tortures and kills his wife in a rage because of her affair with the main character. Variant passages, chronology, 128p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8".

London: The Athlone Press, 1980. BH3 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has chipping and some tears on some edges, corners, and sides, scattered scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has bumped corners, lightly cocked, light tanning and shelf wear. Also inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper. 10"x7.5", 171 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Coriolanus has always attracted strong interest, whether seen as the last of Shakespeare's tragedies, or as his most political play. In performance it has been constantly reinterpreted and has often strayed far from Shakespeare's text. The recent Royal Shakespeare Company production, mounted by Terry Hands with Alan Howard in the title role, was acclaimed by audiences and critics in Stratford and London for its forcefulness and fidelity to Shakespeare's play. David Daniell… Read More

Texas: The Waterloo Press of the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, 1985. H6 - An ex-library hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, lighly moisture soiled on the last pages, some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 11.5"x8.75", 122 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Research Press, 1987. AO2 - An ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the spine, fading, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), label stains on the front free endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. Theater and Dramatic Studies, No. 44, Oscar G. Brockett, Series Editor. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baton Rouge, Louisana: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. CA4 - An ex-library first printing hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) on his page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tape stains on the top and bottom of the cover and free endpapers, some label and tape stains, some dog-eared pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. A book about African-American theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins. 9.25"x6.25", 252 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baton Rouge, Louisana: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. CN3 - An ex-library first printing book SIGNED and dated by Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) on his page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tape stains on the endpapers and cover, small chipping on the lower hinge of the back endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. A book about African-American theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins. 9.25"x6.25", 252 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baton Rouge, Louisana: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. CC5 - A first printing ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on the edges, corners and some sides, label on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), tape stains on the cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. Signed by Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) on his story page. A book about African-American theater's five most productive playwrights: Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, and Ed Bullins. 9.25"x6.25", 252 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982. AO5 - A ex-library first edition (First published 1982 stated) hardcover book in good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has price clipped, wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, some scattered wrinkling and light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, dents and cover edgewear, some scattered stains, wrinkling and marked out info, a few pencil underlining and marking, light discoloration and shelf wear. Theatre Production Studies. 9.5"x6.5", 234 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Pitman Publishing, 1975. BU5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, label on the spine, wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has library stamping on the page edges, front loose endpaper with label, title page, and back loose endpaper with label and cardholder adhered, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Theatre and Stage Series.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Grove Press, Inc., 1958. CF4 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some moderately heavy yellowing of the paper plus there is some very, very light creasing on the spine plus there is some very light overall rubbing of the covers. Translated from the French by Donald M. Allen. This book contains four plays by a noted French playwright noted for his ability to startle his audiences with his own "lonescoland" on stage that invariably erupts in explosive laughter and nightmare anxiety. The plays in this book are "The Bal Soprano," "The Lesson," "Jack, or The Submission," and "The Chairs." 160p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. E2 - A 2nd printing ex-library hardcover book in very good condition that has library stamping on the top page edges and front free endpaper with light glue stain, light discoloration and shelf wear. Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies, Number 33.Satisfaction Guaranteed.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 2004. BA5 - Book has a few light stains and very light shelf wear. Kurt Weill: A Life in Pictures and Documents is an utterly unique and engaging document of Weill's life and accomplishments through photos and the composer's own words.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Penguin Books, 2000. BY2 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with clear plastic tape reinforcing the right front and back cover corners plus there is a library label on the spine wrapping around onto the front and back covers plus there are the usual library stamps on the title page and the last page. Edited by Claire McEachern. The play "King John" by William Shakespeare with an introduction and annotations and an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare. A dramatic play about King John,the weak son of King Henry II and brother of the dead King Richard. Queen Elinor is his domineering mother and Prince Henry is his son. There is also the child Arthur who is the son of King Richard. Arthur's mother, Constance, forms an alliance with the French King in order to put her son on the throne. War begins and when Arthur is believed to be… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. B2 - A first edition hardcover book signed by author in very good condition that has some bumped corners, lightly bowed, some light discoloration and shelf wear in fair dust jacket that is worn with significant tears and discolored. 11.25"x9", 236 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Brooklyn, New York: Dance Horizons, 1976. AO5 - An ex-library hardcover book in good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, and creaseon some edges and corners, taped label on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has light tanning and some stains on the cover edges, tape stains on the top and bottom of the fixed endpapers, front free endpaper missing/cutout, lirbary stamping on the top page edges, half-title page, title page, copyright page, and back free endpaper with some peeling on the bottom left corner, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Merit/Pathfinder Press, Ind., 1971. BX1 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very light creasing on the spine plus there is some very light yellowing on the paper edges plus there is the original owner's name in ink on the front endpaper. Two plays that are examples of the women's liberation movement's effects on literary and artistic creation. 200p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Prague, Czech Republic: Panorama, 1982. B1 - A Czech language text hardcover revised edition book in very good condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. The Mylar plastic protected dust jacket has minor overall shelf wear with some light edge wear, very light creasing and rubbing. The blue cloth bound book has only very minor overall shelf wear with an ink inscription on one of the front free endpapers and some edge wear on the back free endpaper. The National Theatre in Prague has an extraordinary position in Czech cultural history. This resulted from the tradition of Czech theater, which since the mid-18th century became the major tool of national awakening. It also rose to this prominence because it was build from voluntary collections as a symbol of Czech national revival with a status comparable to other culturally advanced nations of the world. The work of design and construction brought together leading architects, painters and sculptors. Unfortunately a fire destroyed their work… Read More

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1968. AT6 - Ex-library, very good condition. Body text clean. Mylar DJ is glued to front and back fixed endpapers. Library stampings on front loose endpaper, title page; library card holder and stickers on back loose endpaper. Library security sticker on back fixed endpaper. Minor marking on last page of index. Library stickers on spine and back cover. Stampings on top, bottom, and side page edges. In honor of the renowned musicologist Donald J. Grout, eight scholars from the fields of music and literature have written on varied aspects of Italian opera - Claude V. Pallisca, Nino Pirrotta, William C. Holmes, Jack Allan Westrup, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, Denes Bartha, Robert A. Hall, Jr., and Robert M. Adams.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.