Unfinished Hero and Other Essays Tapa dura - 1969

London England: Faber & Faber ., 1969. Hardback. Very slight shelf wear to edges of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. Message to previous owners signed by the author. 'For me, this is a kind og ghostly, fragmented authobiography'. Ronald Bryden's collection of essays covers his first ten years as a theatre and literary critic. The first half of the book is devoted to the theatre and includes reviews of the most important productions staged during the period when My Bryden was the New Statesman's drama critic as well as a longer essay on acting and his celebrated study of Peter Pan. In the second hald are the major book reviews which Mr. Bryden wrote for The Spectator between 1958 and 1963. In his Foreword, the author describes the personal background to his writing. 242 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very… Leer más

London : Faber and Faber, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 242 pages ; 23cm. Subjects: English literature -- History and criticism. Theatre -- Great Britain -- Reviews.