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The Anthem Sprinters And Other Antics
by Ray Bradbury
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dial Press, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). Signed by Bradbury on title page. First Edition. Brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows very light edgewear, a few short closed tears; minor soiling on rear panel; not price clipped ($4.50); in a clear archival sleeve. 159 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches. The first plays to be published by Ray Bradbury. This collection includes: The Great Collision of Monday Last, The First Night of Lent, A Clear View of An Irish Mist, and The Anthem Sprinters. With an afterword, The Queen's Own Evaders, by the author. These are Bradbury's ''Irish'' plays, inspired by and written during the nine months he spent in Ireland while writing the screenplay for Moby Dick. The world premier of these four one-act plays was staged at the Cirque Playhouse in Seattle on March 30, 1966. The Queen's Own Evaders, An Afterword.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013510
- Title
- The Anthem Sprinters And Other Antics
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- drama, plays,
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