Harbage Alfred Revised Schoenbaum (5 results)

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained pink, xvii + 321pp, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards & edges, light foxing & fading to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to front flap).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London, Methuen & Co Ltd, 1964 (second, revised, edition)/ 1940. Quarto; cloth slightly flecked and bumped; edges slightly foxed; contemporary ink ownership initials; a very good copy. Loosely inserted are Schoenbaum's first and second supplements to this edition (1966 and 1970, both in excellent condition and each with Schoenbaum's compliments slip loosely inserted). With the later pencilled ownership signature of poet, author and critic Alan Brissenden.

FIRST THUS Large 8vo. blue cloth hardback, black title label, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 323pp., Indexed. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket spine a little faded, with light wear and small areas of loss to top, base and corners. A VERY GOOD COPY in Good+ Dust Jacket. (Shelf 94/76) PLEASE NOTE: Heavy Book (1 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A lovely example of this notable work of English theatrical history, charting eight centuries worth of English history. Written and revised by two notable Shakespearean and theatrical scholars of the twentieth century. A pleasing copy of this work of English theatrical history. In the publisher's original cloth binding this volume is held in the original price-clipped dustwrappers. A revised edition of this work, first published in 1940. This revised and improved edition published in 1964 offers an expansive record of English theatre covering close to 800 years. Written by Alfred Harbage. Harbage was a important Shakespearean academic, who published numerous notable non-fiction and fiction works throughout his lifetime. Revised by S. Schoenbaum, the noted Shakespearean biographer and scholar. This particular work 'Annals of English Drama' is a excellent historical resource for those with an interest in English theatrical history. In the publisher's original cloth binding, held in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine also to the extremities. The dustwrapper is generally smart, with lightly bumping the spine and extremities. Small closed tears to the head of the rear joint, and the head of the front fly leaf joint. With and additional three small closed tears to the head and tail of the wrap. A small amount of loss to the head of the rear fly leaf joint. Sunning to the spine. Light marks to the front and rear of the wrap. Small mark to the tail of the front fly leaf, most likely from a previous price sticker. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 4to, xviii, 323pp, orig. cloth gilt. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. This book provides a chronological listing as complete as knowledge permits of plays, masks and similar forms of entertainment, devised in English (or by Englishmen abroad) from the time of the earliest Quem Quaeritis trope in the tenth century until the death of John Dryden in 1700.