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METATHEATRE, A New View of Dramatic Form by ABEL, Lionel
- Bookseller: M. Kettner and Son, Booksellers
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001931
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Hill & Wang
- Place: NY
- Date published: 1963
Description
NY: Hill & Wang, 1963. 146 pp. First edition. No hardback issued. Important work on dramatic form at mid-century. Essays on Shakespeare, Schiller, Genet, Beckett, etc. Upper margin of back cover lightly sunned. Back cover also slightly discolored. Light edge and corner wear. Reading crease along hinge of front cover. Spine cocked.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
Mass market paperback : Also known as the pocket paperback. A small format paperback usually measuring about 4" by 6".
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
cocked : Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. Severity may differ.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
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