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Ladies First: The Story of Woman's Conquest of the English Stage
by Macqueen-Pope, W
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
W. H. Allen, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. Signed by the Author on Half Title Page. illustrated with 16 black-and-white plates, indexed. The front end page is a facsimile of a playbill, and someone has written 6d in ink at the top right-hand corner. The half title page has a lengthy inscription by the author dated 27/11/57. Dustiness of the top edge of the text block, light rubbing of the base edge of the boards, and there are three short white lines at the lower right-hand corner of the front board. This is a book about the Actresses who have graced the stage of our country, a stage whose history is without rival in the world and which today still holds its premier position. When Charles II came into his own again, a travelled, experienced, and broadminded king, he reopened the theatres which had been closed, and at the same time he opened the door to women, and the English actress I arrived. It is the story of those women pioneers which this book seeks to tell. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Performing Arts; Theatre; Signed by the Author on Half Title Page. Inventory No: 0214506. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0214506
- Title
- Ladies First: The Story of Woman's Conquest of the English Stage
- Author
- Macqueen-Pope, W
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. H. Allen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Theatre, actresses, England, Signed History; Performing Arts; Theatre; Various Signed by the Author on Half Title Page Unbranded Macqueen-Pope, W. Ladies First: The Story of Woman's Conquest of the English Stage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts; Theatre;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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