INSCRIBED by the author on the front free end paper and dated Christmas 1938: "To Ruth -- / With best wishes / from her sometimes / director, who knows / she is an actress still -- even tho he falls / short in these pages." he author, Ben W. Brown (1897-1955), was a Brown University professor as well as a theatre critic and director. He went to the Soviet Union in 1937-38 to study the theatre scene; this book of essays is the result. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (9 1/4 inches / 23.5 cm), 105, [4] pages. CONDITION: Some soiling to the orange cloth covers and discoloration to the spine. Pages very lightly toned. No dust jacket. Overall, Very Good. Signed copies are uncommon to the market. SCARCE SIGNED. Seller Inventory # 1231

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Title: Theatre at the Left

Publisher: The Booke Shop

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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