Playwright at Work de Van Druten, John

Hamish Hamilton, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. First Published in Great Britain. 210 pages. Plain dust jacket over red cloth with silver lettering. Minor tanning to otherwise clear pages. More prominent foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Occasional underlining and marginalia in pencil; text remains unaffected. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with very mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Hamish Hamilton, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 210 pages. Signed by the author. Blue pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are heavily tanned and thumbed at the edges. Heavy foxing throughout. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Heavy tanning allover.

Hamish Hamilton, 1953. Brown blotchy end pages , faded cover and spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. Hardback. First edition. VG. One corner bumped. Otherwise some fading to back cover but the titling on the spine is in excellent condition. No DW. No annotations or inscriptions. 210 pages including index. Over 5.5" by 8.5". Not ex-library book. Tight, sound copy. This book is one of the most detailed and vivid expositions of the playwright's art and craft. Many examples are given both from the author's own plays and from the plays of other eminent and popular playwrights. John William van Druten (1 June 1901 – 19 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director, known professionally as John van Druten. He began his career in London, and later moved to America becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays consisting of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society. His most celebrated plays are perhaps 'I Am A Camera' and 'Bell, Book and Candle' both of which were filmed; the former adaptation… Leer más

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1953. First edition.. Hardback.. Black and White frontis photograph. Very Good in Very Good (-) Dust Jacket. DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover. Not price-clipped. Owner's name on FFEP. Darkening and marks to DJ.