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1942. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. used.
MAUD DURBIN SKINNER: An Appreciation. by Skinner, Cornelia and Otis - (1939).
by Skinner, Cornelia and Otis
MAUD DURBIN SKINNER: An Appreciation.
by Skinner, Cornelia and Otis
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
(Binghamton, NY: printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc.), (1939)., (1939).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. The spine & top edges of the wraps are slightly darkened & the top corner of the front wrap is creased. There are a few tiny chips to the edges of the wraps. Half-title, title & 28 pages. There is a small area of light soiling to the half-title with a crease caused in the printing. Very good. Maud Durbin Skinner [1871-1936] was an American actor. The authors of this tribute are her husband actor Otis Skinner and her daughter actor and author Cornelia Otis Skinner. A protégé of Helena Modjeska, Durbin was touring in the Booth-Modjeska Dramatic Company when she met Otis Skinner, who went on to form his own dramatic company, which included Durbin, and they married in 1895. Durbin was also a writer and was the author of "Pietro" as well as the published short stories "The Ne'er to Return Road" and "Tom's Little Star".
- Bookseller Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Book Condition Used - Very good
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher (Binghamton, NY: printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc.), (1939).
- Date Published (1939).
- Keywords THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; AMERICAN ACTORS; ACTRESSES; AUTHORS; MAUD DURBIN SKINNER: AN APPRECIATION; OTIS SKINNER, HUSBAND; CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER; DAUGHTER.