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My Fair Lady; A Musical Play in Two Acts Based on Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
by Shaw, Bernard (Alan Jay Lerner -- Adaptation and Lyrics)
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1959. First Edition. Softcover (Illustrated). Good. Illustrator: Photographic. note and musical synopsis, list of plates and original English cast. Between pages 64 and 65 there are eight pages of black and white photographs from the English stage play; most notable difference from the film to the stage play – Julie Andrews in the title role as Eliza Doolittle. Illustrated paperback binding with orange and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of Alan Jay Lerner to the rear panel. The script for Alan Jay Lerner's "My Fair Lady" -- based on Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion". A little creasing to the book corners and chipping of the backstrip corners. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with sunning also present. Some chipping along the front backstrip edge. Tanning of the text block edges and pages. Browning to the backstrip. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [4], 5 - 127, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; Film Script; Inventory No: 0129848. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129848
- Title
- My Fair Lady; A Musical Play in Two Acts Based on Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
- Author
- Shaw, Bernard (Alan Jay Lerner -- Adaptation and Lyrics)
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Illustrated)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- BZDB2 My Fair Lady -- Musical -- Play -- Script Theatre & Plays; Film Script; Photographic Unbranded Shaw, Bernard (Alan Jay Lerner -- Adaptation and Lyrics) My Fair Lady; A Musical Play in Two Acts Based on Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- 12mo
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- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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