John Gassner Eds (21 results)

Pb. Condition: VG. 453pp. A few page corners lightly bumped; sticker remnants bottom spine. Footnotes & biblio.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 2025. surface/edge wear to cover. Note: includes screenplays for It Happened one Night, Rebecca, Life of Emile Zola, Good Earth, all that money can buy and stagecoach.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Illustrated. 619pp. 8vo, cloth. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1964. A very good copy in a good tattered dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Small quarto, hardcover, thick book, hard on hinges which are weak else good in rust cloth with gilt design on cover. No dj. 1643 pp. front hinge is starting. 'An Anthology of Great Plays from Aeschylus to Eugene O'Neill', Bibliography. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Worn - Edgeworn, age Marks. No Jacket. First. Includes an Appendix: Basic Documents in Dramatic Theory. Heavy book - extra shipping charge may apply.

OLWd. mit goldgeprägtem Rückenschildchen, OUmschlag (laminiert), xi+1030 Seiten, 18 x 25 cm, Umschlag mit Verlusten eingerissen, an den Kanten berieben, Schnitt angestaubt, Erscheinungsjahr mit Kugelschreiber auf der Titelseite, sonst perfekt, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 1st print. xiii, 386 p. Ex-Library. 19 cm. Stamped on title page and front edge. Spine stained.

4. Auflage. 385, (1) S. Orig.-Broschur. Taschenbuch. - Einband berieben; Deckel mit Knickspuren. Die letzten ca. 50 Seiten am Rand leicht gewellt (Wasserschaden). Namenszug auf vorderem Spiegel; ansonsten innen sauber. Ordentliches Exemplar.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Good, but with offsetting (tan discoloration) on blank endpapers. No markings or bookplate. In a fair only dust jacket heavily faded along the spine. Abrasions along front flap fold and some tears and corner wear to jacket.Includes: CASABLANCA;DRAGON SEED;GOING MY WAY;HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO;THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK;THE MORE THE MERRIER;THE OX-BOW INCIDENT;THE PURPLE HEART;WATCH ON THE RHINE;WILSON.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. FAIR ONLY condition. Entire book is bowed. Hinges are starting or separating. Clean copy though. No markings or bookplate. Landmark publication, one of the first, if not the first to treat screenplays as literature. Includes many classic Hollywood films such as IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT;THE WOMEN;MY MAN GODFREY;REBECCA;WUTHERING HEIGHTS;GRAPES OF WRATH;LITTLE CAESAR;THE GOOD EARTH;STAGECOACH and more.…

1st edition, 2nd impression. A few spots of foxing; binding tight; wear to cloth at head & fot of spine. Inscludes the screenplays of 'Casablanca', 'Going My Way' & 'The Ox-bow Incident'. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Near fine with usual age-toning to paper. No markings, no bookplate. In good price-clipped dust jacket with some edge wear including short tears and some dust soiling. Minor paper loss to extremities. .Includes: CASABLANCA;DRAGON SEED;GOING MY WAY;HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO;THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK;THE MORE THE MERRIER;THE OX-BOW INCIDENT;THE PURPLE HEART;WATCH ON THE RHINE;WILSON.…

Tapa blanda. Condition: New. 1ª edición. GASSNER, J. / E. QUINN, EDS.: THE READER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD DRAMA. MINEOLA, N.Y., 1969, xi 1030 p. figuras, 1405 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (NB-4-5) 1405 gr. Libro.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. An early and highly respected theatrical anthology, A Treasury of the Theatre gathers landmark dramatic works spanning classical Greek tragedy through modern realism, edited by two of the most influential American theatre critics of the twentieth century, Burns Mantle and John Gassner. This two-volume set includes plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe, Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, Pirandello, O'Neill, and many others, selected to represent the historical development and enduring power of world drama. This copy is the Fourth Printing of the first edition, issued by Simon and Schuster, New York, retaining the original 1935 copyright. While Simon & Schuster did not date individual printings during this period, bibliographic evidence and publisher practice indicate that fourth printings of successful reference titles were typically produced within the year of first publication or shortly thereafter (c. 1935-1936). The typography, paper stock, and publisher address (386 Fourth Avenue, New York) all align with mid-1930s Simon & Schuster production, with no evidence of later revision or reset type. Both volumes are Very Good+ in original cloth, with clean, sound bindings and well-preserved interiors. Pages are bright and unmarked, with only light, even age-toning consistent with careful handling. A handsome and substantial set, well suited to collectors of theatre history, academic libraries, or readers seeking a serious, historically grounded dramatic anthology from the formative years of American theatre scholarship. Burns Mantle (1873-1948) was a prominent American drama critic, editor, and theatre historian best known for shaping early twentieth-century theatrical taste through his annual Best Plays series and major anthologies. A longtime critic for the New York Daily News, Mantle played a central role in defining the modern dramatic canon for American audiences. John Gassner (1903-1967) was an influential theatre critic, educator, and scholar whose work bridged academic drama studies and contemporary stage practice. As a teacher at Yale and other institutions, and as a prolific editor and critic, Gassner helped establish theatre history and dramatic literature as serious academic disciplines in the United States.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume rilegato in tela editoriale blu con titoli in oro al piatto e al dorso, xl-1112 pagine stampate su due colonne. Testi integrali in lingua originale di 20 celebri sceneggiature cinematografiche degli anni 30-40, tra le quali segnaliamo: It Happened One Night (Accadde una notte, di Robert Riskin), Wuthering Heights (Cime tempestose, di Ben Hecht e Charles MacArthur), Fury (Furia, di Bartlett Cormack e Fritz Lang), The Grapes of Wrath (Furore, di Nunnally Johnson), Stagecoach (Ombre rosse, di Dudley Nichols) etc. Indice consultabile nelle nostre immagini. Piccolo strappetto alla testa del dorso con titoli un poco sbiaditi, peraltro esemplare in ottimo stato dalla paginazione fresca e compatta. Edizione non comune.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fair dj. First Edition. [good sound copy, with light shelfwear and some minor external dampstaining at the base of the spine, and a small bit of paper from the jacket interior still affixed to the lower front cover, where the jacket had once been stuck; the jacket has a shallow one-inch-wide chip at the bottom left of the front panel (where it had gotten adhered to the book), with some internal staining in that area as well; the jacket spine is severely faded and somewhat wrinkled, and there's quite a bit of generalized wear and tear, including several small tears along the top edge; now encased in a new mylar sleeve, the jacket is moderately presentable but no more than that]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED briefly and SIGNED by the co-editor on the front endpaper: "Compliments of / John Gassner." Contains the ten screenplays deemed the best of the season; this was intended to become an ongoing series a la "Best Plays," but was published only this year and one more. The screenplays (and writers) included herein are " Wilson" (Lamar Trotti); "The Purple Heart" (Jerome Cady); "Going My Way" (Frank Butler and Frank Cavett; based on a story by Leo McCarey); "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (Preston Sturges); "Watch on the Rhine" (Dashiell Hammett; based on the stage play by Lillian Hellman); "Dragon Seed" (Marguerite Roberts and Jane Murfin; based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck); "The More the Merrier" (Robert Russel, Frank Ross, Richard Flournoy and Lewis Foster); "The Ox-Bow Incident" (Lamar Trotti; based on the novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark); "Hail the Conquering Hero" (Preston Sturges);and last but certainly not least, "Casablanca" (Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch; based on a play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison). The volume also includes essays by Walter Wanger ("The Motion Picture Industry and the War Effort") and Darryl F. Zanuck ("Preface to Wilson"). Although not marked as such, this copy was from the collection of longtime New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther. ****NOTE that additional postage will be requested for international shipping of this moderately heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** Editor Signed by Editor.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Good to very good with light dust soiling to beige cloth. For such a thick volume, binding is reasonably sound. In a fair only dust jacket with considerable edge wear and several tears and shallow chipping mostly along top of spine. No markings or bookplate. Landmark publication, one of the first, if not the first to treat screenplays as literature. Includes many classic Hollywood films such as IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT;THE WOMEN;MY MAN GODFREY;REBECCA;WUTHERING HEIGHTS;GRAPES OF WRATH;LITTLE CAESAR;THE GOOD EARTH;STAGECOACH and more.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lg. octavo. Dk. red emb. cl. w. gilt illus. to cover, gilt lettering, faded, on backstr. Name stamp front pastedown. Hinge sl. loose at t.p. T.p. creased. 1643pp., incl. note on translations, pp. toned. Contents VG. Cover has nice sheen. HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES.…

First Edition. Contains the scripts for such classic films as It Happened One Night, My Man Godfrey, Rebecca, The Grapes of Wrath, Wuthering Heights, Little Caesar, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, The Good Earth, How Green Was My Valley, etc. Very good lightly used copy with some rubbing to the spine without dust jacket.…

First Edition. 8vo, pp. 694. Illustrated. Gassner's short presentation on flyleaf. VG in worn dj. Films include Going My Way, Casablanca, Watch on the Rhine, The Ox-Bow Incident.