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Plays of Near and Far: Available Copies
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Plays of Near and Far by Lord Dunsany
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Putnam, New York (1923)
Seller: Chequamegon Books (Washburn, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $8.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $14.00
Contents: Coompromise of the King of the Golden Isles, Flight of the Queen, Cheezo, A Good Bargain, If Shakespeare Lived To-day, and Fame and the Poet. 245 pages. Text block Near Fine. Ex library with pocket at rear. Spine label removal left scuff, edges also scuffed and worn.; 5 1/2 x 8"
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Plays of Near and Far by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Putnam, NY (1928)
Seller: AardBooks (Fitzwilliam, NH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $6.25
TOTAL Cost: $18.25
12mo. 245pp. P O name, etc, down end paper, but worst of it is some kid spent a. couple of minutes scribbling w/ pencil in book, on DJ. We've erased the scribbling as best we can, which was mostly on the. front end papers and DJ, but it's still noticable. There were also 4-5 pp. in fronmt text that had 1+" scribbled lines, also erased. Scarce book in. non-scribbled-on DJs!
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Plays of Near and Far by Lord Dunsany
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: First American edition, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1923. (1923)
Seller: Jerry Merkel (XENIA, OH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $19.50
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $24.00
Very good condition. College library name written on front endpaper. No library markings. Spine tips are rubbed. Cover corners are worn. Front fly leaf is browned. 245 pages.
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PLAYS OF NEAR AND FAR EAST: The Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles; The Flight of the Queen; Cheezo; A Good Bargain; If Shakespeare Lived To-Day; Fame and the Poet. by Lord Dunsany [Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett]
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons [1923] 1936, NY (1923)
Seller: North Country Books (Milton, VT, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $18.00
Shipping: $6.50
TOTAL Cost: $24.50
Hardcover, pink paper over boards and spine, light abrasions to extremities, a bit more so to head of spine, very clean and tightly bound. Former owner's name/address/date on front fly leaf, otherwise the book is clean, unmarked with bright paper. Dust jacket with tears and chipping to spine, spine sunned, price-clipped and presentable in a clear archival sleeve. vii, 245 pages. Experienced full-time used & antiquarian bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. Very Good or better in Good or better dust jacket
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Plays of Near & Far. by DUNSANY, Lord (Edward Plunkett).
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Putnam,, NY: (1922)
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (Springfield, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $27.00
First trade edition. Impression from a removed book-plate on front paste-down, else very good in light brown cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket.
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Plays of Near & Far (Including If) by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: London; G.P. Putnam s Sons, 1923, first thus, , (1923)
Seller: BRIMSTONES (Lewes, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $13.33
Shipping: $23.30
TOTAL Cost: $36.63
hardback, 8vo, (x),274pp, college library label and numbering on endpaper, edges browned and scattered foxing, inner hinges slightly cracked, blue cloth gilt, spine and corners bumped and scuffed; Good condition / no dustwrapper
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Plays of Near and Far by PLUNKETT, Edward ( Lord Dunsany)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's & Sons, New York (1923)
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $40.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $47.00
First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 245 pages. Includes "The Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles," "The Flight of the Queen," "Cheezo" "A Good Bargain," "If Shakespeare Lived To-day," "Fame and the Poet." A very good plus copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and with a paper spine lable and with some wear to the corners. No dust jacket. Internally a clean copy.
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Plays of Near and Far by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons (1922)
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books (Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $36.67
Shipping: $12.94
TOTAL Cost: $49.61
Type: Book Upper board marked. Two edges untrimmed. Prior owner name to FEP.
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Plays of Near & Far by DUNSANY, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: London & New York. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1922 (1922)
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC) (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $46.90
Shipping: $10.00
TOTAL Cost: $56.90
12mo, 19cm, first edition, limited edition of 500 copies, (5),150p., tan brown cloth, gilt titles on the spine and upper cover, marbled endpapers, on laid paper, bookplate, slightly dust worn else very good to fine copy (Ids). - Six plays: The Compromise of the King of the Golden Isles; The Flight of the Queen; Cheezo; A Good Bargain; If Shakespeare Lived To-Day; Fame and the Poet.
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