Search Results: Dance & Drama & Plays & Theater from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Avon, Connecticut: The Heritage Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Shannon Strinweis. The special contents of this edition are copyright 1972 by The George Macy Companies, Inc,; the play copyright 1933 by Eugene O'Neill, renewed 1960 by Carlotta Monterey O'Neill. Introduction by Walter Kerr. Hard cover in very good condition with light blue boards, navy spine cloth, title in white on spine in red panel; red, white, and blue decorations on front and rear boards. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. No jacket as issued; has red slipcase in very good condition showing light age toning; small abrasion to center of spine. Size approx 11"" tall x 8 1/8"" wide x 7/8"" thick. 161 numbered pages. * From Wikipedia, "". . . a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on October 2, 1933. It differs from a typical O'Neill play in its happy ending for the central character,… Read More

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. OVERSIZE. Throughout the colorful history of twentieth-century dance, dancers and choreographers alike have found inspiration in the themes of the Bible. The Gospel According to Dance is a celebration, in eloquent text and over two hundred rare photographs, of the many forms these eternal stories have taken: the Creation, for instance, as told by Jose'Limon's Exiles, John Butler's After Eden, and Martha Graham's Embattled Garden, or Salome' as seen by Loie Fuller, Maud Allan, and Ruth St. Dennis. No one who loves dance will be able to put down this panoramic journey through some of the greatest dances of our time. Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Former owner's name is written on front fly leaf. Dust jacket in good condition with some rubbing at edges and a small closed tears at edgesr. Jacket has been price clipped.

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1973. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Soft cover in good condition with pictorial wraps showing age toning, and light shelf & edge wear. Interior text block clean and tight; small stain on bottom of side text block which does not show on interior. No other markings noted. * Book contains five plays: Agamemnon by Aeshylus; Prometheus Bound by Aeshylus; Oedipus the King by Sophocles; Antigone by Sophocles; and Hippolytus by Euripides. * From the book, ""For the Greekless reader, there is no other translation to be considered.""

NY: The Modern Library, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stated : First Modern Library Edition, 1953. Copyright 1953; no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards; red panel on front with gold gilt lettered title; red panel on spine also containing gold lettering and the Modern Library logo.Top stained red. Interior text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. General overall light age toning. No dust jacket.* Volume contains eight plays: The Rehearsal, The Country Wife, The Man of Mode, All for Love, Venice Preserved, The Relapse, The Way of the World and The Beaux' Stratagem.

Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.A.: T.F.H. Publications, Inc, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. OVERSIZE. Hardcover 8 3/4"" wide x 11 1/4"" tall with glossy pictorial boards in very good condition showing light shelf & edge wear. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. First two facing pages are a brilliant full two-page photograph of theater with actors on stage. Bottom of these pages appear to have at one time stuck together and 2/16"" along bottom is rough blotchy white from being separated. Identical pages at rear are pristine. Glossy color photographs throughout. 93 pages. * Premiere held at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on April 9, 1968. A Ballet in Three Acts, Twelve Scenes and Nine Monologues. Music by Aram Khachaturian. Libretto by N. Volkov, edited by Y. Grigorovich. Choreography and Stage Production by Yuri Grigorovich. From the back cover, ""This book is one in a series of 12 which will cover the entire Bolshoi history of Yuri… Read More

New York: Avenel Books, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Subtitle: ""Giving references by Topics to Notable Passages and Significant Expressions; Brief Histories of the Plus; Geographical names and Historical Incidents; Mention of all Characters and Sketches of Importones Together with Explanations of Allusions and Obscure and Obsolete Words and Phrases. Forward by Alice Sachs."" Originally published in 1887 as ""Topical Index to the Booklover's Edition of Shakespeare"" Stated ""Avenel 1978 Printing"" Hard cover in very good condition with light brown boards gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight with no writing, no markings to note. Deep age toning to the papers. Dust jacket very good; mild shelf & edge wear; minor chips to head & heel of spine and corners. Spine sun faded. No price on jacket flap.