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Desperate Stages; New Brunswick's Theatre in the 1840's
by Mullaly, Edward
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780864920676
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$18.00
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Fredericton: Fiddlehead Poetry Books/ Goose Lane Editions, 1987 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original beige softcover. A newspaperman, a director, and an actor come together to create real life drama in New Brunswick in the 1840's. . Item Price
$18.00
Timon of Athens
by Shakespeare, William
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- Used - Very Good Minus
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- No Jacket
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- Booklovers Edition
- Published
- 1901
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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New York: The University Society, 1901 Book. Illus. by Colour Frontispiece By Gerald Moira, B& W Illustrations. Very Good Minus. 1/4 Leather on Cloth Boards. Booklovers Edition. 5 x 7 Inches. 1/4 red leather over red pebbled cloth on boards. Crest decoration embossed on front cover. Embossed owner's initial on FFEP. Top of leather spine is… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
It Happened This Way
by Rand, Rev. Royden Nelson
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- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1932
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$50.00
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Albany, N.Y.: Le Vere L. Fuller (Book Club of the Air), 1932 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good Minus. Paper Covered Boards. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original light blue paper over boards with pastedown label, backed in dark blue cloth. Wear to corners and edges of cover. Reverend Rand was… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
A Star Is Born
by Nicol, Eric and More, Dave
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1968 Book. Illus. by Sid Barron. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "I arrived in New York as a nobody, but I left it as a complete nonentity."- Prologue. Among several other things, the budding playwright learns to be careful with his stage directions in the script. For example: HARRY: Yes. (NODS HIS… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Daughters of Dawn; A Lyrical Pageant or Series of Historic Scenes for Presentation with Music and Dancing
by Carman, Bliss / King, Mary Perry
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- Used - Good Plus
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$25.00
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New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913 Book. Illus. by Photos By B. J. Falk. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Blue cloth on boards. Several edge chips due to careless page separation. Shows much promise as a guide to current portrayal of themes of Feminism. 118 pp.. Item Price
$25.00
Shakespeare and the Ordinary Man
by Murphy, Dr. George H. (M.D.)
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- Used - Good Plus
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1939
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1939 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue paper boards backed in beige cloth. Dr. Murphy makes the case for reading Shakespeare. First free endpaper missing. Previous owner's name. 41 pp.. Item Price
$15.00
Mr. Punch
by Stead, Philip John
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1950
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$50.00
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London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1950 Book. Illus. by A.S. Henning, et al. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. DJ nearly complete, with small edge chips. Inscribed to J.B. Bishop and signed. Everybody knows Punch, according to this author, who traces him from Italy to France,… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Shakespeare's Comedy of As You Like It
by Shakespeare, William
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1923
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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London: J.B. Dent & Sons, 1923 Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Maroon flexible leather covers with ribbon bookmark. Shakespeare's coat-of arms and motto inside front cover. Frontispiece of Shakespeare's birthplace. Preface and Glossary by Israel Gollancz. 143 pp.. Item Price
$15.00
Costume Cavalcade; 689 Examples of Historic Costume in Colour
by Hansen, Henny Harald
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- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780413288004
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$25.00
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London: Eyre Methuen, 1975 Book. Illus. by Simone Martini, et al. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grey cloth on boards. Gilt spine titles. Previous owner's name marked out. Book purchased at Stratford-Upon-Avon (label). No other marks or damage. Nearly 700 illustrations in colour. 160 pp. with index.. Item Price
$25.00
Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second
by Rolfe, William J.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1899
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1899 Book. Illus. by Engravings By Hewet. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Lettered in gilt. Pp. 128-133 have stains in gutters, not affecting readability. 227 pp. with index.. Item Price
$15.00
Complete Works of Voltaire; 50-1760-1
by Voltaire
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780729403344
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$85.00
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Oxford: Voltaire Foundation; Taylor Institution, 1986 Book. Illus. by Plates of Various Pages. Very Good. Card Covers. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. White (blank) softcover. Part of the Complete Works. French and English. 542 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage.. Item Price
$85.00
Romancing the Bard; Stratford at Fifty
by Hunter, Martin
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
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- First - No Additional Printings
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$35.00
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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2001 Book. Illus. by Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. First - No Additional Printings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue paper on boards. Unclipped DJ. No writing or damage. "A history of the Festival based on conversations with the people who made it happen." - Foreword. 304 pp. Heavy book will… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
Pericles The Arden Edition of the Works of Shakespeare
by Hoeniger, F.D.
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- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- Arden Edition; Reprint
- Published
- 1963
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1963 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Arden Edition; Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth on boards. Library withdrawal. A few underlines and marginal notes. Clean and easily readable. 188 pp.. Item Price
$15.00
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
by Maxwell, J.C. (Ed.)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1956
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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Cambridge, England: University Press, Cambridge, 1956 Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Drawing. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth on boards. Exceptionally clean. Often attributed to Shakespeare. Detailed 30-page Introduction and Stage History by Maxwell and C.B. Young. 211 pp. with Glossary.. Item Price
$15.00
What Every Woman Knows; A Comedy
by Barrie, J.M.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1928
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928 Book. Very Good. Full Leather on Flexible Board. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original bright red full leather on flexible boards. Unclipped DJ lightly worn head and foot. Previous owner's name. The play premiered in 1908 with the theme "behind every good man is a good woman." 120 pp..… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Phormio (Pitt Press Series)
by Terenti, P.
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- Reprint
- Published
- 1914
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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London: Cambridge University Press, 1914 Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original grey cloth on boards. Edited by John Sargeaunt. Preface and Introduction in English. Text in Latin. Preface, Introduction, Text, Table of Metres, Notes, Vocabulary, Index. 98 pp. plus catalog. Liberally notated and underlined. Previous owner's name.. Item Price
$15.00
Men and Masks; A Study of Moliere
by Gossman, Lionel
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$20.00
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Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1963 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original pink cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. DJ verso lightly wrinkled. Amphitryon, Dom Juan, Le Misanthrope, Le Tartuffe, George Dandin, Moliere in His Own Time, After Moliere, Index. 310 pp.. Item Price
$20.00
More Portmanteau Plays
by Walker, Stuart
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1919
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$30.00
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Cincinnati, Ohio: Stewart & Kidd Company, 1919 Book. Illus. by Photo Front. And Action Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original maroon cloth on boards. Edited, and with an Introduction by Edward Hale Bierstadt. The Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree, The Very Naked Boy, and Jonathan Makes… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
In Good King Charles's Golden Days; A History Lesson
by Shaw, Bernard
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1939
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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London: Constable and Company, Ltd., 1939 Book. Illus. by Feliks Topolski. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original illustrated tan paper boards. Set in the library of Isaac Newton's home in Cambridge in 1680. Newton takes part at age 38, with other eminent figures of history, including George Fox, the Quaker cleric, and several representatives… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
The Stratford Festival 1953-1957; A Record in Pictures and Text of the Shakespearean Festival in Canada
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good to Very Good
- Edition
- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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$15.00
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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, & Company, Limited, 1958 Book. Illus. by B/W Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey cloth on boards. No writing. The only blemish I see is the remains of a price tag on DJ cover (The remains might be removed with water or steam).… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
