John ford and the drama of his time.
by LEECH, Clifford
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1957. 144pp. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered gilt. With the publisher's blue and red printed dustwrapper, unclipped. Boards bright with very minor rubbing, dustwrapper toned and a little scuffed. Inscribed by Leech on the FFEP: âTo Sir Laurence Olivier in token of admiration, Clifford Leech 23 March 62'. The first edition of a biography of playwright John Ford (bap. 1586, d. 1639x53?) by historian Clifford Leech (1909-1977), whose non-fiction was published extensively, predominantly on Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists. From the library of Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), one of the most important figures of stage and screen in the twentieth century. . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ31088
- Title
- John ford and the drama of his time.
- Author
- LEECH, Clifford
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Theatre
Terms of Sale
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...