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A History of Hispanic Theatre in the United States: Origins to 1940
by Nicolás Kanellos
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0292730497
- ISBN 13
- 9780292730496
- Seller
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Menifee, California, United States
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About This Item
University of Texas Press, 1990. hardcover. Good/Good. 1x10x10. 1990 first edition, University of Texas Press (Austin, Texas), 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches tall red cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, index, xvi, 240 pp. Slight staining to covers. Front board very slightly bowed. Very slight foxing to page edges and endpapers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a very slightly edgeworn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP37~ [2.0P] The first serious study of this rich tradition, filled with details about plays, authors, artists, companies, houses, directors, and theatrical circuits. Recipient of the Texas Institute of Letters's Friends of The Dallas Public Library Award for the book making the most important contribution to knowledge, and a citation from the San Antonio Conservation Society. Includes 60 photographs. Contents: 1. Origins; 2. Los Angeles; 3. San Antonio; 4. New York City; 5. Tampa; 6. On the road : Hispanic theatre outside its major centers; 7. Conclusion.
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- Bookseller
- Flamingo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SP37-0142-14171
- Title
- A History of Hispanic Theatre in the United States: Origins to 1940
- Author
- Nicolás Kanellos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0292730497
- ISBN 13
- 9780292730496
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin Texas
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 1x10x10
- X weight
- 32 oz
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