Dramatic Event, First Edition (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustrated, 315 pgs., pages clean, bound in dark brown cloth, clean and tight. Wrapped in very good dust jacket. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 491 pages. Ex-university library book, light wear, pages yellowed; a good tight binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays; Inventory No: 210657.

Hardcover. First Edition. Clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, original dust jacket with light bumping, illustrated dust jacket over cloth boards Clean pages, tight binding, clea illustrated dust jacket over clo.

Hard C. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Tanning to d/j, edge and tip wear to d/j, clipped d/j flap, tear to d/j on top of spine, bumping to bottom edge of spine (board) , rubbing to edges of board, name in ink to ffep, tanning to inside of board, tanning to text block and pages. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First English edition. 8vo. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 370 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

First Edition. Study of the evidence for the great flood depicted in the Bible. VG in VG dustjacket which is faded to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover. Text clean. Sticker with publishers name on title page. Blue sticker on copyright page. Name inside front cover. Solid black cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. some light fading to the spine of the dust jacket, some light tanning to the pages, illustrated, 336 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.50 price intact). Published by Horizon Press, 1954. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good, partial sticker on flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good with shelfwear and some small tears along edges. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Review copy, with slip laid in. Collection of reviews of more than 50 important American plays, including The Children's Hour, The Caine Mutiny, The Crucible, The Grass Harp, and Picnic by the prominent English critic who became drama editor for the New Republic in 1952. From the library Milton Merlin, award-winning writer, director, producer, and book reviewer for the L.A. Times under editor Paul Jordan Smith. Jacket slightly sunned along spine, with one very small chip to the rear fold; otherwise very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Softcover, first edition, 498gms, 316 pages. This book explores the 'big bang' of evolution known as the Cambrian Explosion and the theory behind it that is largely centred around the evolution of the eye. Book is in very good condition with only minor general wear and tear and very mild page discolouration, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. large paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 125pp. Colour and b/w photographs. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions, light wear to cover edges. (50/6).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A clean tight copy. Some light creasing to spine. C00001611.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Missing. Harry Ford (Design) (illustrator). 1st Edition. 491 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dj missing.

1st ed. ". is the book of a writer of challenging originality, whose comments on society are as valuable as his insights into theatre .". Pp. 278/5 Index, inscrip. to verso front board. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w rubbed with edge tears. G+/G.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. Bentley's critical essays here capture American theater as both art and social commentary. Inscribed by Bentley on the front free endpaper: 'My Christmas card to Ben 1956, Eric Bentley.' A significant association copy from the estate of Horizon Books publisher Ben Raeburn, who was deeply connected to New York's postwar literary community. The book is from his estate. Very Good book in a Good Dust Jacket. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Pencil notation on the front flyleaf, likely by Raeburn or Bentley, noting the title and author. The Dust Jacket has toned with an exterior tape repair on the top front and the rear of the spine crown. Presents well under fresh mylar protection. 8.75 inches tall; 14 278 [10]. Eric Bentley one of the twentieth century's foremost drama critics, profoundly influenced modern theater study. A student of Reinhold Niebuhr and a translator of Brecht, Bentley helped shape English-language understanding of European modernism while grounding his essays in American social and moral contexts. The Dramatic Eventhis first major work on American theatercaptures the postwar stage's vitality, examining productions and playwrights with both scholarly rigor and theatrical insight. Bernard Shaw praised Bentley's criticism as 'the best critical description of public activities I have yet come across,' while Kenneth Tynan lauded his 'theoretical knowledge and practical fervor.' Inscribed to Raeburn, this copy bridges two key literary worlds: the critic's international reach and the publisher's Manhattan literary salon. Subjects: American Drama, Postwar Literary Criticism, Eric Bentley, Ben Raeburn, Horizon Books, Modern Theater, Brechtian Influence, Mid-Century Criticism, Theater Criticism, Literary Nonfiction, Association Copy.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A significant association copy of Eric Bentley's foundational theatrical criticism, held by the man who published it. From the estate of Ben Raeburn, founder of Horizon Press, this first edition serves as a bridge between the literary and production worlds of 1950s New York. Bentley, who introduced Brecht to America and redefined the role of the drama critic, presents here a 'chronicle' of the American stage at its most vibrant. The copy is distinguished by a manuscript note laid-in addressed to 'B.R.' (Raeburn), inquiring about the 'two-color' title treatment on the binding, suggesting this copy was pulled for final approval during the manufacturing process. KEY FEATURES +++ Binding: Two-tone black cloth spine over vibrant red paper boards; spine features silver gilt and red titles, with silver gilt titles repeated on the front board. +++ Content: A comprehensive collection of Bentley's reviews and essays from 19521954, followed by an 8-page index of the specific plays and works criticized. +++ Association/Provenance: Personal copy of publisher Ben Raeburn, featuring a manuscript note in an unidentified hand: 'B.R. - How do you like this? The two-color on the front didn't work out, so we tried this. Does it pass?' +++ Imprint: Horizon Press, New York. 1954. First Edition, First Printing. +++ Specs: 8.25 inches tall; 278 pp. + [8] index. CONDITION: Very Good / Good. +++ The Book: The bindings are tight and square with no lean. The cloth and boards are clean with only minimal shelf handling wear. Internally clean and bright with light, even age-toning. +++ The Jacket: Original dust jacket with the price intact ($3.50). The jacket is age-toned and shows moderate wear, including a significant chip/loss at the lower spine and light rubbing to the extremities. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. SCHOLARLY FEATURES +++ The Critical Turn: Documents Bentley's pivotal role in shifting American theater criticism away from mere 'reporting' toward a rigorous, intellectual engagement with the 'Dramatic Event' as a social phenomenon. +++ Publishing History: The manuscript note provides rare insight into the cost-benefit decisions of mid-century independent publishing, specifically regarding the technical difficulties of multi-color stamping on cloth. +++ Intellectual Network: Raeburn's Horizon Press was the epicenter of a specific brand of New York humanism; owning the publisher's copy places this volume at the heart of that circle. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Eric Bentley was the conscience of the American theater during the McCarthy era. As the theater critic for The New Republic, his voice was instrumental in championing European modernism and challenging the commercial complacency of Broadway. This book, published by his close collaborator Ben Raeburn, represents the first major collection of the work that earned him the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. SUBJECTS: Theater Criticism, Broadway History, Eric Bentley, Horizon Press, Ben Raeburn, 1950s New York Intellectuals, Association Copy, First Edition, Performing Arts.