THE DRAMATIC EVENT An American Chronicle by Bentley, Eric - 1954

Beacon Press, January 1956. Hardcover. Good.

Dennis Dobson, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 278 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, rear board slightly loose. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Wear marks overall.

Horizon Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea/illustrated dust jacket over clo. Clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, original dust jacket with light bumping, illustrated dust jacket over cloth boards

New York: Horizon Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. NY: Horizon Press, 1954. First Edition. 8vo. 285pp. Hardcover. Binding bright, unworn, four pages of text have few pencil underlines, and one marginal comment responding to the text about theatre work at that time (2 of those leaves have vertical creases), very good overall. Dj spine faded, few short tears, very good. Terminal 5 pages list of works criticized. From dj: "first book on the American theatre."; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages .

Beacon Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York: Horizon Press, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Review copy, with slip laid in. Collection of reviews of more than 50 important American plays, including The Children's Hour, The Caine Mutiny, The Crucible, The Grass Harp, and Picnic by the prominent English critic who became drama editor for the New Republic in 1952. From the library Milton Merlin, award-winning writer, director, producer, and book reviewer for the L.A. Times under editor Paul Jordan Smith. Jacket slightly sunned along spine, with one very small chip to the rear fold; otherwise very good.

USA: Horizon Press, 1954.. 1st ed. "... is the book of a writer of challenging originality, whose comments on society are as valuable as his insights into theatre ...". Pp. 278/5 Index, inscrip. to verso front board. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w rubbed with edge tears. G+/G.