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![The Terrible Meek: A One Act Stage Play For Three Voices: To Be Played in Darkness [1st Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/262/116/1618116262.0.m.jpg)
The Terrible Meek: A One Act Stage Play For Three Voices: To Be Played in Darkness [1st Edition]
by Kennedy, Charles Rann
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1912
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$29.86
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912 Frontis-piece with the tissue guard intact, [8], 44pp, bound in purple cloth, blind stamped and with gilt lettering, which is still bright on the front cover, binding and hinges tight. Previous owner's name penciled in on the front free endpaper, no interior markings, no labels. Covers age darkened along… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Noh Play Explanation and Stories, Series 1 and 2 [2 Volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/383/122/1615122383.0.m.jpg)
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Noh Play Explanation and Stories, Series 1 and 2 [2 Volumes]
by Shiraishi, Fumio [edited & translated by]
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1954
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- Soft cover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$97.04
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Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Hanga In Co., Ltd., 1954 Series 1: January 1954. Series 2: June 1954. Four leaves in each series, printed on fine glossy paper, single cord binding, illustrated. Text in English and Japanese. Interiors show age darkening. Includes the cover only, for Series 3. Item Price
A$97.04
![Japanese Theatre [Signed, 1st Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/082/070/1615070082.0.m.jpg)
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Japanese Theatre [Signed, 1st Edition]
by Bowers, Faubion
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- Used - Good
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- Poor
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- 1st Edition
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$97.04
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NY: Hermitage House, 1952 Inscribed by the Author in the title page "For Joan & Eliot - with much love, Faubion". Along with the authors penned notation regarding the actor displayed in the frontis-piece titled A Puppet - "No ! No! No! Its an actor - and I hate him - but not so much as to… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Noh: Volume One - God Noh, in Parallel Translations with a General Introduction and Running Commentaries [1st Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/081/070/1615070081.0.m.jpg)
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The Noh: Volume One - God Noh, in Parallel Translations with a General Introduction and Running Commentaries [1st Edition]
by Shimazaki, Chifumi
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- Used - VERY GOOD ++
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- Fair
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$92.56
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Tokyo, Japan: Hinoki Shoten, 1972 [8], xviii, 322pp, bound in purple cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, illustrated. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The dust jacket shows closed tears, now housed in a protective mylar cover. Text in English and Japanese. Item Price
A$92.56
![The Noh: Volume 3 - Woman Noh 1, in Parallel Translations with an Introduction and Running Commentaries [1st Edition, SCARCE]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/077/070/1615070077.0.m.jpg)
The Noh: Volume 3 - Woman Noh 1, in Parallel Translations with an Introduction and Running Commentaries [1st Edition, SCARCE]
by Shimazaki, Chifumi
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1976
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$97.04
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Tokyo, Japan: Hinoki Shoten, 1976 [2], ix, [1],158pp, bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, light edge wear to the covers, illustrated. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Text in English and Japanese. Item Price
A$97.04
Major Plays of Chikamatsu
by Chikamatsu / Keene, Donald [translated by]
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Published
- 1962
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$29.86
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NY & London: Columbia University Press, 1962 xiv, [6], 485pp, bound in black cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, stamped inside the front cover "Purchased at USPS Auction". The dust jacket shows tears, and lacking a piece on the back, now housed in a protective mylar cover. Complete with 15 b/w photographic plates, as called for. Item Price
A$29.86
![The Morikami Quarterly Autumn 2000 [SCARCE]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/063/070/1615070063.0.m.jpg)
The Morikami Quarterly Autumn 2000 [SCARCE]
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Soft cover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$52.25
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Delray Beach, Florida: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 2000 12pp, staple bound, printed on fine glossy paper, illustrated throughout. A Catalogue of Events and Exhibits, including The Face of Drama: Contemporary Noh Masks, Woodblock Prints of Tsukioya Kogyo and the Bon Festival. Item Price
A$52.25
![NOSUGATA [Scarce, Noh Theatre]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/116/363/1614363116.0.m.jpg)
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NOSUGATA [Scarce, Noh Theatre]
by Kanze Sakon [1895-1939]
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- Used - Very Good
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- Portfolio
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$4,851.92
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Teramachi. Hino Kyoto / 1 Yushima, Honho, Tokyo: Unsodo Printing Dep't No indication on the date of publication. The contents are in Very Good Condition. 230 of 231 plates, unbound as issued, lacking most of the wooden box it would normally reside in. Kanze Sakon is a name which has been handed down from generation to generation… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old and Middle English Texts. The Wakefield Pageants in the Townley Cycle
by Brook, G. L. / Cawley, A. C. [editors]
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- Used - Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1963
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$20.90
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NY: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1963 xxxix, [1], 187pp, hard cover, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, frontis-piece present, previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. The dust jacket is price-clipped and shows foxing. Item Price
A$20.90
![Chaliapin: A Critical Biography [1st Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/672/205/1595205672.0.m.jpg)
Chaliapin: A Critical Biography [1st Edition]
by Borovsky, Victor
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394560960
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$17.91
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988 xv, [1], 630pp, hard cover with gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, dust jacket is NOT price-clipped, NO INSCRIPTIONS, NOR LABELS. Remainder mark. Item Price
A$17.91
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Two Air Mail Sheets Celebrating the Shakespeare Festival - Unused
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- Used - Very Good
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- Ephemera
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$17.91
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1) With a double page colour illustration from David Gentleman. 2) With double page colour photograph of the Shakespeare Memorial Theater, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire. Photograpgh courtesy of the British Travel and Holidays Association. Item Price
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Leon Bakst: Set and Costume Designs, Book Illustrations, Paintings and Graphic Works
by Pruzhan, Irina
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780140087345
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$37.32
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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1988 246pp, [1], printed on fine glossy paper, bound in illustrated glossy stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, color and b/w illustrations throughout. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Item Price
A$37.32
Christmas Card from American Composer and Conductor Lehman Engel
by Engel, Lehman
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- Used - Fair
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- Ephemera
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$14.93
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Lehman Engel (1910-1982) was an American Composer, and Conductor of Broadway Musicals, TV Shows and Film. The card Reads " Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year, Lehman Engel. With the card depicting The Nativity, an engraving by Albrecht Durer. Card exterior is age darkened, with two staples on the back portion, no envelope present. Item Price
A$14.93
A Signed Letter From the Theatre Impresario Chamberlain Brown, dated Nov 5, 1934, New York City
by Brown, Chamberlain
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1934
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- Ephemera
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$216.47
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New York City, 1934 Chamberlain Brown was an actor, producer of Broadway plays, an actor's agent, publisher of theatrical publications, as well as hosting radio shows. He represented many prominent clients including Rudolph Valentino, Helen Hayes, Alfred Lunt, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, along with others. This is an 8-1/2" by 11" letter typed on Brown's letterhead, dated Nov.… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Country of the High Flowers. A Christmas Cut-Out Crib [SCARCE]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/468/261/1584261468.0.m.jpg)
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The Country of the High Flowers. A Christmas Cut-Out Crib [SCARCE]
by Le Foll, Alain [Designed by]
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- Used - Good to Very Good
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- Soft cover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$67.18
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London: Pollock's Toy Theatres and Toy Museum Oblong format, unpaginated. Two thin leaves provide Instructions, Flowers that one can paint, Title Page and Advertising. Two hard stock leaves provide the scene's characters. The front and back covers are also on hard stock, with the front and back covers providing four flowers which can be cut out and… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Theatre Complet De J. Racine, Precede D'Une Notice [Association Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/357/589/1582589357.0.m.jpg)
Theatre Complet De J. Racine, Precede D'Une Notice [Association Copy]
by Auger, M.
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1854
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$82.11
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Paris: Librairie De Firmin Didot Freres, 1854 With the armorial bookplate of Alexander Stewart Hincks, Lieutenant in the 3rd West India Regiment, who then went on to become Captain of the 76th Hindoostan Regiment, retiring in 1868. [4], Frontispiece, 663pp, [1], bound in three quarter leather and marbled paper, with raised bands on the spine. Covers are rubbed,… Read more about this item Item Price
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![The Ghost Plays of Japan [Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/399/898/1581898399.0.m.jpg)
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The Ghost Plays of Japan [Limited Edition]
by Beck, L. Adams
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1933
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$62.70
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New York: The Japan Society, 1933 Limited to 1000 Copies. NOH THEATRE. 35pp, [5], bound in paper over boards, with a mounted label on the front cover [no chips], binding and hinges are tight. With four colour and one black/white plates. Reprinted from The Perfume of the Rainbow by L. Adams Beck (1923). Extensive foxing on… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Ballads in Black: A Series of Original Shadow Pantomimes With Forty-Eight Full-Page Silhouette Illustrations and Full Directions for Producing Shadow Pictures with Novel Effects [Scarce, 1st Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/534/479/1578479534.0.m.jpg)
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Ballads in Black: A Series of Original Shadow Pantomimes With Forty-Eight Full-Page Silhouette Illustrations and Full Directions for Producing Shadow Pictures with Novel Effects [Scarce, 1st Edition]
by [Chase, F. E.]
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- Used - Good to Very Good
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1881
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$216.47
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Boston: Walter H. Baker & Co., 1881 Oblong format, frontispiece, 154pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in illustrated stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout. Covers are in Good Condition, showing upper/lower spine wear. Interior in Very Good Condition. Now housed in a protective mylar sleeve. Item Price
A$216.47
Ghosts: A Drama of Family Life in Three Acts
by Ibsen, Henrik
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1891
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$59.72
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London: Griffith Farran Okeden and Welsh, 1891 Translated From the Norwegian by Henrietta Frances Lord, New Edition, Revised. xii, 108pp, bound in green cloth, with the binding and hinges tight. Penciled notation inside the front cover "Purchased in Rye, Sussex at the Landgate Bookshop while attending a Ghost Club weekend at the Mermaid Inn, 20th April 1990". … Read more about this item Item Price
A$59.72
![Booth Tarkington's Seventeen: A New Musical [SCARCE Program]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/234/009/1575009234.0.m.jpg)
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Booth Tarkington's Seventeen: A New Musical [SCARCE Program]
by Tarkington, Booth / Benson, Sally
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- Used - Good++
- Published
- 1951
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- Soft cover
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Houlton, Maine, USA
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A$67.18
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1951 This is the program for "A New Musical Comedy Based on Booth Tarkington's Seventeen". Presented by Milton Berle, Sammy Lambert and Bernie Foyer. Staged by Hassard Short, starring the original cast of Sally Benson, Walter Kent and others. It opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway in New York City on June 21, 1951 for 182… Read more about this item Item Price
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