THE PLAYGROUND: (A Play for Precarious Grown-Ups)
by Broughton, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(San Francisco): The Centaur Press, 1949.. 1949.. Very good. - Octavo, textured brown paper covered boards (bumped & warped; head of spine rubbed) titled in reddish brown, in dust wrapper (extremities darkened & chipped; small piece out of front panel; short tears to rear panel; dw spine torn with pieces out & partially repaired with tape). 45 pages plus colophon. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes & 1 full-page illustration by Zev. Very good internally. Good. <p>First edition. 1/1000 copies.<p>This was the first book published by the Centaur Press and was designed by Kermit Sheets.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14445
- Title
- THE PLAYGROUND: (A Play for Precarious Grown-Ups)
- Author
- Broughton, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (San Francisco): The Centaur Press, 1949.
- Date Published
- 1949.
- Keywords
- THEATRE; LITERATURE; POETRY; THE PLAYGROUNG; JAMES BROUGHTON; FIRST EDITION; LIMITED EDITION; CENTAUR PRESS; SMALL PRESS; KERMIT SHEETS; PLAY; DRAMA; ILLUSTRATED; ZEV.
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- Theatre;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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