Beaurline L a Editor (9 results)

Condition: Poor. 1st UK edition. Paperback, P+. xxiv+159pp, Ex College library with a single bookplate & ink stamp to the top edge, trace to the base of the spine where a sticker has been removed, text unmarked. The Regents Renaissance Drama series. Comic play, originally performed in 1609 and which concerns a rich merchant with a hatred of noise who marries what he thinks is a quiet woman to disinherit his nephew. 250 grams.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in linen weave cloth, unbruised tips, sunning along edges, dings along top edge, bumping to and scuffing of spine head and foot, else internally clean and unmarked, not ex-library, and with barely abraded paper labels to cover and spine. Edited by Fredson Bowers and L.A. Beaurline, with contributions by G. Thomas Tanselle, George B. Pace, Frank B. Evans, R.C. Bald, William B. Todd, W.D. Paden, Antonine Hruby, William R. Manierre II, S.P. Rosenbaum, William L. Howarth, Curt F. Buhler, George Walton Williams, John T. Shawcross, T.j. King, Dean H. Keller, William White, David V. Erdman, Christopher Ricks, and Derek A. Clarked and Howell J. Haney. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter + 258 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in linen weave cloth, bruised but unbroken tips, sunning along edges, bumping to spine head and foot, else internally clean and unmarked, not ex-library, and with barely abraded paper labels to cover and spine. Edited by Fredson Bowers and L.A. Beaurline, with contributions by David Erdman, Alan Markman, Samuel B. Atkins, Robert M. Adams, Robert Scholes, Rollo G. Silver, Hannah D. French, Ralph M. Aderman, G. Thomas Tanselle, Matthew J. Bruccoli, Curt F. Buhler, Robert Ford Welsh, John Racin, Jr., and John C. West, Jr. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter + 258 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. dj in mylar, unclipped pricer; 159 clean, unmarked pages; owner's name.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Fine. First Edition. No jacket; This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine gilt, and minor shelfwear rubbing. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. This volume contains three pieces of note: "The Descriptive Bibliography Of American Authors", by G. Thoms Tanselle; "Poes and 'Young America'", by Claude Richard; and "William Gilmore Simms and teh Southern Literary Gazette", by John Guilds.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 226 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

dj. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Original Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Edition. 212 pages. With illustrations. Lacks dustjacket. Stamped Damaged on verso title page. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners.; Hardcover; Octavo; King John had a distinguished life on the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century stage, but for most of this century the play has been undervalued. The introduction to Professor Beaurline's edition presents the fullest account to date of the stage history, with accompanying illustrations to suggest the dramatic potential of the script. The play's political importance, its rich and varied language, and its skilful design suggest that King John deserves a high place among Shakespeare's historical tragedies. Professor Beaurline points out that late in the play the Bastard Falconbridge's character assumes some of the attitudes of Montaigne, especially his mixed feelings about the affairs of this world. The textual analysis includes examination of several disputed emendations to the text. In the appendix Beaurline surveys the arguments about the dating of Shakespeare's King John and the anonymous Troublesome Reign of King John, and he presents new evidence for the possibility that Shakespeare's play was written first. In the course of the argument King John is seen as an original play of considerable stature, expressing important historical and political ideas, explored through private conscience.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 226 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.