The Burning Glass: A Play
by Charles Morgan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co. , 1953. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A lovely copy of the first impression of this dramatic play by Charles Morgan, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A dramatic play by Charles Morgan, following Christopher Terriford's discovery of a method to capture solar energy. The performance had successful run on West End, but was a failure on Broadway and it closed within the same month. Morgan was a British playwright and dramatist known for often dealing with themes of love, art, and death. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only. The dust wrapper is unclipped and lovely, with minor shelf wear only, some sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to the endpapers only, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 804A65
- Title
- The Burning Glass: A Play
- Author
- Charles Morgan
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- charles morgan plays drama first editions plays
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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