Milhous j (7 risultati)

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0801410304.…

16pp, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Printed wrappers, 4to, 90 pp, plates, facs. How much did playwrights earn from their plays in eighteenth-century London? Granting limitations and major lacunae in the evidence, the lack of serious attention to this question seems surprising. .so far as we are aware, there has been no prior attempt at a systematic analysis. We wish to address several questions. How much did playwrights earn? Did the figure change substantially during the century? How much was it affected by inflation? During what periods could a writer earn his or her living from the theatre? How did women's earnings compare with men's? How well compensated were first plays? What could be earned from afterpieces? How much did publication add to the profits from performance? After a brief section of background and commentary on methodology, we shall review the evidence chronologically, breaking it into logical subdivisions. Incomplete and hazardous as the evidence undeniably is, there is enough of it to permit us to draw some solid conclusions. For the period 1714 - 1800 we have figures for 246 of some 580 mainpieces (roughly 42 per cent), the large majority of them admittedly post - 1750. Afterpieces are more problematical, but hard evidence survives on 118 of 788 cases (15 per cent), most of them after 1750. Very Good.…

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, 416 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine is tan with red and black print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear. Price clipped. Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and tan cloth to boards; slight wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). Inscribed in ink to J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott Hotels, by the photographer on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409582. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Condizione: Used: Like New. LIVRE A L?ETAT DE NEUF. EXPEDIE SOUS 3 JOURS OUVRES. NUMERO DE SUIVI COMMUNIQUE AVANT ENVOI, EMBALLAGE RENFORCE. EAN:9781600217814.

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1965 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 174 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 174.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1964 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 192 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 192.…