Nigel Playfair Intro (4 results)
The Duenna, A Comic Opera in Three Acts
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (aut.); Nigel Playfair (intro.); George Sheringham (illus.)
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd, 1925
- Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
Contact seller4-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. cover shows minor wear and rubbing, pages are lightly tanned and foxed.
The Duenna, A Comic Opera in Three Acts
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (aut.); Nigel Playfair (intro.); George Sheringham (illus.)
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd, 1925
- Hardcover
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Recycle Bookstore
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 18.63
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book has very faint curling to some cover corners. Faint foxing along top/bottom edges; slight foxing to edges of page block. Light toning to ragged edge. Otherwise, pages are clean and crisp. Binding is strong and boards are sturdy. Dust jacket has light wear to corners. 0.5 inch total rip to top of spine; 1.5 inch rip to bottom of spine; 0.5 inch rips to top/bottom of front flap. Light toning to edges of covers. Slight rubbing across covers. Light foxing to flaps. Otherwise, jacket is intact. No other major wear or markings. All text and imagery bold and bright. Now in protective mylar cover. Photos upon request.…
Published by Chapman & Hall 1927, 1927
- Hardcover
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Condition: Used
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More imagesThe Story of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
Sir Nigel Playfair; Arnold Bennett [intro.]; A. A. Milne [epilogue]
Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1925
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Vibrantly bound in quarter morocco, this is the illustrated first edition of Nigel Playfair's account of the history of the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventeen plates, after Lovat Fraser, Sheringham, Zinkeisen and Kapp. Collated, complete.Playfair presents an account of the West London theatre that he revitalised in the early 20th century. The book recounts the Lyric"s origins and development, its architectural features, and its struggles before Playfair"s management.In a handsome quarter morocco binding. In a quarter morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards, and with endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, with instances of light spotting to first and last few leaves. Near Fine. After Lovat Fraser, Sheringham, Zinkeisen, Kapp (illustrator). book. …
