Marjorie Deans (71 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No dust jacket, some fading to the spine and rear cover, lightly tanned and foxed pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some light wear to the dust jacket and a little loss to the edges. Book not dated but name and date (1946) written inside. A little light tanning to the pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardbound. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Paint on bottom of pages, significant binding damage, webbing showing at flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Undated; published ca. 1944. 12mo. volume in red cloth binding with gilt lettering and B&W illustration mounted on front cover. Illustrated with color and B&W photographs. This filmed production of the Bernard Shaw play featured Claude Rains and Vivian Leigh in starring roles. Contains excerpts from the production and correspondence and comments about the production. Condition: upper corners heavily bumped; inked gift inscription on 1st free endpaper; general light shelf-wear; else VG. 146 pages.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Pictorial Boards (hardcover). Condition: Fair. Lending library stickers at top of front cover and on inside front cover. Pages unmarked. End pages spotted. Covers highly edge & shelfworn. Corners scuffed. Ends of spine frayed. Entire book has light vertical bend. Upper corner of front cover creased. Binding firm. Contains many colored kodachromes by Wilfred Newton from the production. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Book is slightly cocked but can still stand on its own. The DJ has minor edgewear head/foot of spine, slight cornerwear, thin pencil mark slashed through price (but price can still clearly be read) , slight rubbing to spine. Overall, a solid copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo, red cloth w/portrait of Cleopatra's Head by Michael Angelo tipped in, gilt lettering front/spine, frontis, DJ, 146pp. Includes 32 b&w full page stills and 32 Kodachromes.

Hardcover. Smudges on endpapers. Soiling on edge. Edge, spine and corner wear (also bumped) to covers. In protective plastic. Gift inscription on front flyleaf; Book written circa 1947 ; Photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. edge-wear rubbing, minor loss to top edge and spine top edge, price unclipped, 113pp, lots of illustrations, overall VG condition.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Tear to front joint and hinge. In protective mylar cover. (Drama, Film Adaptations).

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good red boards with gilt on spine and front cover and picture of Cleopatra. Corners bumped and some fading in spine ends where dust jacket damaged. DJ intact but tattered at edges and small pieces missing off spine ends (unclipped). No inscriptions, but some price marks and pencil scribbles inside front cover. Forewords by Shaw and Pascal and a chapter on notes between them. Original Oliver Messel costume sketches in margins of text. 32 colour illustrations and 32 b/w. (M).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. x+114 pages. Illustrated, foxing back end paper and frontispiece, covers scuffed and wear, sunned spine.

1st edn. numerous photo stills from the film, including many colour; 146 pages, 220 x 140mm; red cloth, dustwrapper; (with PICTURE) 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Red pictorial hardcover. Spine faded. Corners bumped. A few small marks to the cover. Pages toned.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st UK Edition. VG++/VG+. 1st UK Edition. Drama of a young woman's first reactions to sex and marriage. Book has slight crush on the spine head, and some erosion of the cloth on the top ridge of both boards. Gilt spi ne titles are tarnished. Jacket is price-clipped, with spine browning, several tears, and silverfish perforations on the flap hinges and flap top edges. A scan of the jacket is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st ediiton. ND [1946]. 146pp. Gabriel Pascal's Production of Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra. 32 Colour and 32 bl/wh. photos. Portrait frontis. of Shaw and Pascal. MEETING AT THE SPHINX Gabriel Pascal's Production of Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra. With Forewords by both the Author and Producer.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Size 5.5" x 8.7" tall,red decorative cloth with gold stamped title to front and spine,slight edgewear to spine,inscription wrote in pen to pastedown,pastedowns and endpapers plain with no other marks,frontispiece and title page,The book includes colour plates and black-and-white stills from the film. 146 pages all clean and clear,page ends also clean,illustrated dustjacket has a couple of small surface tears, top edge chipped with slight loss. not price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to cover and spine, mainly edges and corners, Corners bumped and a little worn, Top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, spine faded, text on spine faded, Internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Meeting at the Sphinx is a captivating book that chronicles the making of Gabriel Pascal's legendary production of George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra." Written by Marjorie Deans, the book provides a fascinating insight into the history, biography, art, and theater of the 20th century. This edition of the book features a classic brown cover depicting the theatres of old that adds to its charm. Readers will be enthralled by Deans' detailed account of the behind-the-scenes drama that went into the making of this iconic play. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in theater history, George Bernard Shaw, and the art of producing a successful stage production. Title: Meeting at the Sphinx Gabriel Pascal's Production of George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra Author: Marjorie Deans Publisher: Macdonald Publication Date: Undated Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Condition: This book is in good condition for its age. The dust jacket is worn and damaged and the covers are worn and have markings.

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. Packed weight = 00.60kg. Minimum postage applies. In generally very good condition overall. Largely very clean inside with neat pen inscription on f.e.p. Boards and spine in generally very good condition. V.g. d\w with one or two very small tears. Price clipped. 146pp. Size: 5.5" - 8.5" Tall.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-worn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 146 pages; Description: x, 11-146 p. Incl. Front. (group port. ) illus. , plates (part cl. ) 23 cm. Subjects: Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Caesar and Cleopatra. Impressively illustrated with a series of photo-plates. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscription (dated 1946) inside front cover. Rubbing and bumping to corners and ends of spine. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lightly foxed edges but crisp and tight. A little edge-wear to price-clipped jacket.

Macdonald & Co (Publishers), [1946]. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 146pp, illust. Gift message, d/j worn, chipped and torn with some loss. A fair copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.