The Emperor Jones. A Play By Eugene O'Neill
by O'Neill, Eugene
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1925. O'Neill's first hit play, performed in America in 1920. An expressionist experiment, based upon events in Haiti. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition Green paper-covered boards with black titling on front cover and spine. Clean text; viii, 53 pages. Just faint hints of corner wear, else a Fine copy. The dustwrapper has two small chips to the head of the spine, and a small closed tear at the bottom of the front cover. An extremely fresh and bright copy; in an archival plastic protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004759
- Title
- The Emperor Jones. A Play By Eugene O'Neill
- Author
- O'Neill, Eugene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre/Drama;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...