Principia Scriptoriae by Nelson Richard (23 results)

Condition: Very Good. Main. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 69 pages. (SL#42).

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Principia Scriptoriae. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Top corner bumped throughout.; 8vo; 116 pages.

paperback. Condition: Used; Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine in wrappers with slight crease to bottom corner of back panel and slight soiling to same area.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Previous owner's name written on front endpaper. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Paperback. Condition: As New.

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. First Collected Edition. First impression of the first collected edition, with the full number-string sequence: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the printer's page. First edition thus, with a nine-page introduction by Thom Gunn specially written for this edition. ***Near fine in matt-finish card covers. The covers are clean and unmarked. No creases or tears. No reading lean to the binding. No reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Spine colour unfaded. Some yellowing to the page block edges. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. Pages clean - paper stock lightly tanned. No creases or tears. 198mm x 126mm. 507 pages. ***'Richard John Nelson (born October 17, 1950) is an American playwright and librettist. He wrote the book for the 2000 Broadway musical "James Joyce's The Dead", for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, as well as the book for the 1988 Broadway production of "Chess". He is also the writer of the critically acclaimed play cycle "The Rhinebeck Panorama"'. (Wiki) ***'This collection of Richard Nelson's plays brings together five major works for the stage, including three - "Some Americans Abroad", "Two Shakespearean Actors" and "New England" - written for the Royal Shakespeare Company.' ***"New England - A haunting and perceptive play that puts one in mind of Chekhov." - Daily Telegraph (Quote and review quote taken from the back cover) ***First impression of the first collected edition, and first edition thus, with an introduction specially written by Thom Gunn for this edition. A near fine copy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - '. PRINCIPIA SCRIPTORIAE, a powerful and intelligent new play by the American Richard Nelson, which explores the brutal and bloodied relationships between politics and art, and between literature and life in a Latin American country fifteen years ago and today.'Michael Ratcliffe, The Sunday Observer 'Modern American plays rarely confront public issues head-on: Indeed, after a year in New York, a colleague came home muttering darkly about the prevalence of what he termed 'diaper-drama'. But Richard Nelson's rich and stimulating PRINCIPIA SCRIPTORIAE-now at The Pit (The Royal Shakespeare Company) after playing at the Manhattan Theater Club this April-is a genuine play of ideas. It deals with the fate of the writer under left- and right-wing regimes, with the complex motivation behind creation, and indeed with the abiding consolation of literature itself.'Michael Billington, The Guardian.…

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Glossy wrappers. Fine.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.