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On Thrones of Gold, Three Javanese Shadow Plays
by Brandon, James R
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1970 Hardcover, in black cloth with design in blind to front board, title in gilt to spine, with dust jacket, now in mylar, 407 pp. The first general study (in English) of wajang kulit, or Indonesian shadow theater, as a theater art. Includes some color and black and white photography. Scripts in English for three productions: "The Incarnation of Rama," "Irawan's Wedding," and "The Death of Karna." Condition: Very Good with a Good dust jacket. The top of the text block is mildly foxed, however the interior of the book is remarkably bright and clean, appearing as new. The dust jacket is a bit scuffed, showing edgewear, and with small closed tears to corner and spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7986
- Title
- On Thrones of Gold, Three Javanese Shadow Plays
- Author
- Brandon, James R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1970
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- Text Block
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- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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