THE MAN BORN TO BE KING. A PLAY-CYCLE ON THE LIFE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST WRITTEN FOR BROADCASTING
by SAYERS, Dorothy
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- first
- Condition
- Very good./Good.
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1943. First edition. Very good./Good.. Gilt cloth. A very good copy of this cheaply made wartime book in lightly soiled dust jacket with tiny dots on upper panel and a small loss at crown of spine.
First edition. From the dust jacket: "The text of Miss Sayers' famous series of broadcast plays on the life of Christ: together with (1) notes on the action and characters as furnished by Miss Sayers to the producer, (2) a long introduction by Miss Sayers, covering the theology and dramatic structure of the plays, (3) a foreword by Dr. Welch of the B..C., giving the history of the controversy aroused, (5) a brief note on the production by Val Gielgud, and (6) the complete cast for each play.
First edition. From the dust jacket: "The text of Miss Sayers' famous series of broadcast plays on the life of Christ: together with (1) notes on the action and characters as furnished by Miss Sayers to the producer, (2) a long introduction by Miss Sayers, covering the theology and dramatic structure of the plays, (3) a foreword by Dr. Welch of the B..C., giving the history of the controversy aroused, (5) a brief note on the production by Val Gielgud, and (6) the complete cast for each play.
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- Bookseller
- Second Wind Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 319
- Title
- THE MAN BORN TO BE KING. A PLAY-CYCLE ON THE LIFE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST WRITTEN FOR BROADCASTING
- Author
- SAYERS, Dorothy
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Jacket Condition
- Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
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