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Bookholder Nicholas Bracewell, fresh from his triumph holding together his volatile players' company during a treasonous plot against Queen Elizabeth, is set to make the galleries of The Queen's Head ring with laughter with a new comedy, The Merry Devils. The lugubrious landlord is sure mischief will result. Nicholas sees only a harmless comedy that will not summon up real devils, but two actors adept at tumbling. How then, during the crucial scene, do three devils appear on stage, one looking disturbingly real? And what of the deviltry that follow? One imp, in fact, soon lies dead beneath the stage...The author's knowledge of Elizabethan statecraft and his deep affection for the period show in every word.
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Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lofthouse, Barbara (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. The boards are clean and unmarked. The page edges are browned with some yellow spotting. Scattered light spotting to the endpapers and the pages are browned around the edges but otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has some light surface wear only. Jacket illustration by Barbara Lofthouse. First printing. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 017084
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Edition Unstated. Signed by Author. EDWARD MARSTON. The Merry Devils: London: Transworld/Bantam, 1989.Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. 237, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, signed on the title page by Marston. Nicholas Bracewell investigates murder on an Elizabethan theatrical set.Condition of this book:Fine in fine jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0593017749. ISBN/EAN: 9780593017746. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55360. Seller Inventory # 55360
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing of the first British hardcover edition SIGNED by Marston on the title page. No inscription. A square and tight copy with sharp corners, and the jacket is bright, crisp and price intact. Marston's second whodunit featuring actor-manager Nicholas Bracewell and set against the backdrop of the Elizabethan theatre. Canadian orders will be charged GST. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000186
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