Marionettes at Home
by C.S. Forester
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-/Good-
- Seller
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Wilmette, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
"Marionettes at Home"
by C. S. Forester
1936 - Scarce, First Edition, First Printing
Antique Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket
7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
192 Pages
The jacket is in good minus condition with edge tears, chips and some wrinkling in the front. The jacket has the correct 3/6 net on the spine. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, and writing. There is a tiny crack at the gutter on the front end page and there is minor foxing on the page edges and on a few pages. All black and white illustrations are present. The boards are in good minus condition with light edge wear and a bubble on the front board. The binding is tight and square.
Inspired by a marionette show he saw, C.S. Forester, a novelist and theatre lover, decided to create his own puppet theatre at home. In Marionettes at Home, first published in 1936, he shares his experience and enthusiasm for amateur puppeteering and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of creating one's own theatre; from stage construction and puppet making, to acting and production.
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- Bookseller
- Dara's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 288
- Title
- Marionettes at Home
- Author
- C.S. Forester
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 192
- Size
- 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Antique & Collectibles;
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