• Sixteen Famous British Plays by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell, 1942 The Modern Library hardcover - front board and spine
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  • Sixteen Famous British Plays by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell, 1942 The Modern Library hardcover - copyright page and acknowledgments
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Sixteen Famous British Plays

Sixteen Famous British Plays

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Book Notes: Grey-green cloth lightly soiled and toned; spine label edges rubbed Light rubbing to corners and spine ends Small dark spot on the lower front board near the spine Endpapers and page edges toned Previous owner's printed address label on the front pastedown Ink check mark beside 'Mr. Pim Passes By' in the contents

Author(s): Bennett A. Cerf

Publication year: 1942

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: The Modern Library

Condition: Good
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An anthology of sixteen British plays compiled by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell, with an introduction by John Mason Brown. Contents: The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (Arthur Wing Pinero); The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde); What Every Woman Knows (J. M. Barrie); Milestones (Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock); The Green Goddess (William Archer); Mr. Pim Passes By (A. A. Milne); The Circle (W. Somerset Maugham); Loyalties (John Galsworthy); Outward Bound (Sutton Vane); Cavalcade (Noel Coward); Journey's End (R. C. Sherriff); The Barretts of Wimpole Street (Rudolf Besier); Dangerous Corner (J. B. Priestley); The Green Bay Tree (Mordaunt Shairp); Victoria Regina (Laurence Housman); The Corn Is Green (Emlyn Williams).

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