The Rope and other Plays [Penguin Classics L136]
by Plautus; translated by E. F. Watling
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing in this translation. Octavo paperback. 288 pp. Page edges tanned as usual otherwise Very Good + condition. Previous owner's name on half title.
Synopsis
This modern translation presents, in a form suitable for the modern stage, The Ghost (Mostellaria), The Rope (Rudens), A Three-Dollar Day (Trinummus), and Amphitruo .
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- Bookseller
- Alexander's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 078624
- Title
- The Rope and other Plays [Penguin Classics L136]
- Author
- Plautus; translated by E. F. Watling
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.44 lbs
- Keywords
- Plautus; E F Watling; Classics; Greek Drama; The Rope and other Plays [Penguin Classics L136] General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics and Ancient History; Theatre;
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