Seven Plays by Bertolt Brecht, Edited and with an Introduction by Eric Bentley. Includes Galileo, Saint Joan of the Stockyard, In the Swamp, A Man's a Man, Mother Courage, The Good Woman of Setzuan, The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Translations by Charles Laughton, Frank Jones, Eric Bentley , and Maja Apelman. 1961 Grove Press, 2nd Printing , Hardcover Format.

Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) / Eric Bentley (Editor, Introduction, Translation) / Charles Laughton, Frank Jones, Maja Apelman (Translations)

Published by Grove Press, 1961

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This is "Seven Plays by Bertolt Brecht", edited and with a substantial Introduction by Eric Bentley, who also did some of the translations. Published by Grove Press in 1961, this is the Second Printing, hardcover format. *********************************** The plays are : Galileo . Translated by Charles Laughton / Saint Joan of The Stockyard . Translated by Frank Jones / In the Swamp . Translated by Eric Bentley / A Man's a Man . Translated by Eric Bentley / Mother Courage . Translated by Eric Bentley / The Good Woman of Setzuan . Translated by Eric Bentley / The Caucasian Chalk Circle . Translated by Eric Bentley and Maja Apelman ************************************ TITLE : Seven Plays By Bertolt Brecht / AUTHOR : Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) / TRANSLATIONS : Charles Laughton, Frank Jones, Eric Bentley, Maja Apelman / EDITOR - INTRODUCTION : Eric Bentley / IMPRINT : Grove Press / PLACE : New York / DATE : (1961) / EDITION : Second Printing / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Contains an Introduction; has some written music; li + 587 pages; approximately 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 2"; black cloth-covered boards with lettering in gray and silver gilt on spine; author's name stamped in blind on front cover. Sans dust-jacket (Flaps and drawing of Brecht had been cut from the jacket, but are still with the book) ************************************** CONDITION - GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and serviceable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- Spine extremities are compressed; the foot of the spine displays a bit of abrasion; spine surface has moderate rub, with a small portion of the gray title border somewhat effaced - gilt lettering still bright; there is a minute pinprick hole where a tiny bit of the surface cloth has been lost - this is very small and one can see it, just above the T in Bertolt (hence the condition grade) - else the cover is clean and attractive; top edge of text-block is a bit rubbed and slightly spotted, and the bottom edge displays a touch of shelf rub - else edges are clean. / BINDING -- Solid / INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking. No signatures. Seller Inventory # 1901

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Title: Seven Plays by Bertolt Brecht, Edited and ...

Publisher: Grove Press

Publication Date: 1961

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good