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THE OXFORD COMPANION TO CANADIAN THEATRE
by Benson, Eugene; Conolly, L. W. (editors) (Timothy Findley; George Woodcock; Robertson Davies; Paul Hebert; Anne-Marie Alonzo; Zina BArnieh; Helene Beauchamp; Renate Benson; Joan Coldwell; Richard Courtney; Moira Day; Pierre Filion; Gilles Girard)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0195406729
- ISBN 13
- 9780195406726
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1989. Book. Illus. by Karen Patkau;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xviii) 662 pp. Blue boards decorated in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; store stamped on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The front panel features an engraving, hand-coloured by Karen Patkau, of the New Academy of Music, Montreal, from the Canadian Illustrated News, December 1874. An A to Z documentation of the growth and development of Canadian drama and theatre from the Academy of Music, Halifax to Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline, followed by an index. Contributions from: Timothy Findley; George Woodcock; Robertson Davies; Paul Hebert; Anne-Marie Alonzo; Zina BArnieh; Helene Beauchamp; Renate Benson; Joan Coldwell; Richard Courtney; Moira Day; Pierre Filion; Gilles Girard; Chantel Hebert; Christopher Innes; Sheilagh S. Jameson; A. Owen Klein; Gilles Lapointe; Heather McCallum; Liz Nicholls; Richard Plant; Aviva Ravel; Mary Shortt; Renate Usmiani; and many, many others..
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223296
- Title
- THE OXFORD COMPANION TO CANADIAN THEATRE
- Author
- Benson, Eugene; Conolly, L. W. (editors) (Timothy Findley; George Woodcock; Robertson Davies; Paul Hebert; Anne-Marie Alonzo; Zina BArnieh; Helene Beauchamp; Renate Benson; Joan Coldwell; Richard Courtney; Moira Day; Pierre Filion; Gilles Girard)
- Illustrator
- Karen Patkau;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0195406729
- ISBN 13
- 9780195406726
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- canadiana; canadian history; acting; plays; theatre; theater;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - Canada; Entertainment;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- New
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