mayer edwin justus (54 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. THE SCRIPT! Acting Edition in useful condition. Some shelf wear to the covers. Mild tanning to the pages. Good binding and the text flows clearly. Enjoy this ACTING SCRIPT presentable for performance.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Very nice reading copy with a text that is free of any extraneous markings. Very difficult to find a decent copy of this great play.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. First Edition. Brown half-cloth over orange papered-boards. 8vo. 232pp. Mild sunning to spine, hinge a tad weak, else firm, square, fresh and Very Good+, no dustwrapper.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite number line upon copyright page). x, 321 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed, "2001" handwritten in faded ink at front panel's top right. Beige cloth with metallic purple stamped spine lettering. Some soiling to top edge and fore-edge. Obtrusive ink marginalia on Table of Contents leaf; frequent pencil underlining and margin marks within Introduction; ink underlining and margin marks within Chapter 2. No other such markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal and interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A good copy in a very good- dust jacket. With Preface, Introduction by James H. Justus, "Humor of the Old South: A Comprehensive Bibliography" compiled by Ed Piacentino (pages 263-309), Contributors (short biographical essays of contributing authors), and Index. Features seventeen chapters within three sections all titled as follows: ORIGIN AND INFLUENCES, {Chapter #1} "The Origins of the Humor of the Old South" by J.A. Leo Lemay, {2} "'Sleepy Hollow' Comes South: Washington Irving's Influence on Old Southwestern Humor" by Ed Piacentino, {#3} The Function of Women in Old Southwestern Humor: Rereading Porter's 'Big Bear' and 'Quarter Race' Collections" by William E. Lenz, {4} "Contesting the Boundaries of Race and Gender in Old Southwestern Humor" by Ed Piacentino, {5} "Darkness Visible: Race and Pollution in Southwestern Humor" by Scott Romine, PERSPECTIVES ON EARLIER AUTHORS-1830-1860, {6} "The Prison House of Gender: Masculine Confinement and Escape in Southwest Humor" by Gretchen Martin, {7} "Augustan Nostalgia and Patrician Disdain in A.B. Longstreet's 'Georgia Scenes'" by Kurt Albert Mayer, {8} "A Biographical Reading of A.B. Longstreet's 'Georgia Scenes'" by David Rachels, {9} "A Sadder Simon Suggs: Freedom and Slavery in the Humor of Johnson Hooper" by Johanna Nicol Shields, {10} "Revising Southern Humor: William Tappan Thompson and Major Jones Letters" by David C. Estes, {11} "Backwoods Civility, or How the Ring-Tailed Roarer Became a Gentle Man for David Crockett, Charles F.M. Noland, and William Tappan Thompson" by James E. Caron, {12} "Bench and Bar: Baldwin's Lawyerly Humor" by Mary Ann Wimsat, {13} "The Good Doctor: O.B. Mayer and 'Human Natur,'" by Edwin T. Arnold, THE LITERARY LEGACY, {14} "An Old Southwesterner Abroad: Cultural Frontiers and the Landmark American Humor of J. Ross Browne's 'Yusef'" by Joseph Csicsila, {15} "Mark Twain: The Victorian of Southwestern Humor" by Leland Krauth, {16} "Jason Compson and Sut Lovingood: Southwestern Humor as Stream of Consciousness," by Stephen M. Ross, and {17} "Southwestern Humor, Erskine Caldwell, and the Comedy of Frustration" by R.J. Gray. ISBN 0813121949.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Drama / 9m, 1f / Int. A splendidly raffish gallery of rogues inhabit Newgate Prison in the London of 1725. Besides the conniving jailkeeper, there are his daughter, who favors the prisoners according to their money, a titled scoundrel, a poet, a whining condemned man, and a family prisoner dressed in exquisite lace. There is savage humor in their strategems, and the whole makes a shocking picture of historical justice. "A distinguished and beautifully written play .Rare qualities of style, grace, wit and sardonic humor." - N. Y. Post.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Appears to be 1st Printing of the stated 1929 Edition. In good condition for its age, Book is uniformly age toned and still securely bound (despite stitching or gauze beginning to show along the gutter between several pages (Title; 6-7; 24-25; 40-41; 56-57; 72-73;152-153); has a small damp stain on top edge (no odor, does not affect text pages) and is otherwise free of additional blemishes and markings; has a slight slant. Cover is overall clean, with minor age toning and some fading to the lettering along the spine, with sharp corners, gently bumped, mildly rubbed headband and tail. No Dust Jacket. Very collectible volume, rarely available title. (Please see Seller images). Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.

Condizione: New. In.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 96 pages. 5.00x0.20x7.99 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. First edition 1923. An American Screenwriter, this philosophical book was written when he was 25. 253 Good. There is wear and spotting the covers and spine. Spine lettering has faded. No dust wrapper. no.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film. Based on the 1912 play "Die Zarin" by Lajos Biro and Melchior Lengyel. A lieutenant starts an affair with Catherine the Great, despite his fiancée being one of her ladies-in-waiting. Set in 18th century Russia. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners, some creasing at the top left corner, and a small tear at the top left edge.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Covers have a few small marks and the word 'office' is on the front cover.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Fine softcover, no writing, sound binding. French's Standard Library Edition. Price corrected on front cover. 94 pages. M05360.

Condizione: New. KlappentextDrama / 9m, 1f / Int.A splendidly raffish gallery of rogues inhabit Newgate Prison in the London of 1725. Besides the conniving jailkeeper, there are his daughter, who favors the prisoners according to their money, a titled.

Condizione: New. KlappentextEdwin Justus Mayer (1896-1960) was an American screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Three quarter brown cloth with orange lettering on spine, orange papercovered boards. Spine slightly cocked and faded, very good lacking the dustwrapper.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Drama / 9m, 1f / Int. A splendidly raffish gallery of rogues inhabit Newgate Prison in the London of 1725. Besides the conniving jailkeeper, there are his daughter, who favors the prisoners according to their money, a titled scoundrel, a poet, a whining condemned man, and a family prisoner dressed in exquisite lace. There is savage humor in their strategems, and the whole makes a shocking picture of historical justice. "A distinguished and beautifully written play .Rare qualities of style, grace, wit and sardonic humor." - N. Y. Post.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Drama / 9m 1f / Int.A splendidly raffish gallery of rogues inhabit Newgate Prison in the London of 1725. Besides the conniving jailkeeper there are his daughter who favors the prisoners according to their money a titled scoundrel a poet a whining condemned man and a family prisoner dressed in exquisite lace. There is savage humor in their strategems and the whole makes a shocking picture of historical justice. 'A distinguished and beautifully written play . Rare qualities of style grace wit and sardonic humor.' - N. Y. Post.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Black cloth with printed paper spine label. Label is toned with a small chip, overall wear, very good lacking the dust jacket. Comedic play based on the life of Benvenuto Cellini.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film, here advertised under working title, "The Firebrand." Based on the 1945 play by Edwin Justus Mayer. A duke and duchess both have their eyes on other people, but do not want the other to know. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with one small tear to the top left corner and a small chip missing from the top right corner.