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BEST PLAYS Of The Modern American Theatre (Second Series) by John Gassner (ed) - 1950

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BEST PLAYS Of The Modern American Theatre (Second Series) by John Gassner (ed) - 1950

BEST PLAYS Of The Modern American Theatre (Second Series)

by John Gassner (ed)

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seventh printing of this excellent compilation of 17 contemporary plays, with contributions from Tennessee Williams, William Saroyan, Lillian Hellman and others. All in VG internal order. Toning to endpapers. Red boards a little bumped and faded to spine. 8vo. 774pp

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  • Publisher Crown Publishers
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1950
  • Pages 774
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
  • Keywords American literature
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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Best Plays Of The Modern American Theatre (Second Series Complete)

by John Gassner (Editor)

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Crown Publishers, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Crown Publishers, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Crown Publishers, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Text has some notations. Writing and bookstore label on FFEP. Boards are soiled, worn and frayed in places.
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1947. Second Series. 776pp. Tall 8vo. N.Y., (1947).<br/><br/>
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Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre.

Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre.

by Gassner, John (ed.)

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1 . hardback. Very Good. Second Series. Edited with an Introduction by JG. 1st ed. NY (Crown) (1947). Covers rather soiled and some very light marginalia, else very good.
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Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre:: Second Series, Complete (The John Gassner Best Play Series)

by John Gassner (Edited with an Introduction by)

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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1957. 11th Printing, April 1957 . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 774 + xxx pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear and clean text. Slight foxing on pages. Dj shows major cuts and tears around places. Price inside front flap cut out. Cover boards reinforced per tape inside.
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BEST PLAYS OF THE MODERN AMERICAN THEATRE : SECOND SERIES

by John Gassner (Editor)

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New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 1947. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Bright, clean & Near New. Red linen boards/NF. DJ/None. Faint creasing to title page. PO name to fEP dated 1949. Anthology of 17 plays edited by Hungarian-America drama critic, scholar, and professor John Gassner (1903 -1967). All the plays, with complete text, were staged between 1939 -1946, during World War II --- as playwritwrights adjusted to the melodrama of warfare. 774 pgs, the plays are: 1, The Glass Menagerie; 2, The Time of Your Life; 3, I Remember Mama; 4, Life With Father; 5, Born Yesterday; 6, The Voice of The Turtle; 7, The Male Animal; 8, The Man Who Came To Dinner; 9, Dream Girl; 10, The Philadelphia Story; 11, Arsenic and Old Lace; 12, The Hasty Heart; 13, Home of the Brave; 14, Tomorrow The World; 15, Watch On The Rhine; 16, The Patriots; and 17, Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Strong copy despite flaws.
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