6 HC Volumes Burns Mantle Theater Lot The Best Plays of 1937-1938 1940-1946

Description: 6 HC Volumes Burns Mantle Theater Lot The Best Plays of 1937-1938 1940-1946 Here is a group of 6 "The Best Plays Of... And The Year Book Of The Drama In America" hardcover volumes, edited by Burns Mantle. With illustrations (black & white). Dodd, Mead And Company publisher. Printed in the U.S.A.I have placed a ruler in some pictures for size reference. Black hard boards with paper titles pasted to the front covers and spines. There are no dust jackets.These books came from one estate and a few have inscriptions and bookplates from a husband and wife.Overall good condition, showing expected age and handling wear. Gently handled. Books do have age tanning, some foxing. Firm bindings except volume 1940-1941 has some separation along the title page and frontispiece. There is pulling away from inside the spine covers. Hard covers have dust, smudges, soiling as shown, with bumped / rubbed corners and spine ends. More aging and shelf dust along the closed page edges. May be a few page edge nicks and minor tears here and there. I noted one torn off page corner. It's possible I overlooked something while fanning through. No musty or smoke odor.Please view pictures as this will aid in judging the aging and wear. I show several close ups.- "The Best Plays of 1937-1938", 527 pages: frontispiece and title page have more brown spotting; lengthly personal inscription from 1938 written on the front end page, with a bookplate pasted over part of it. This year includes plays: "Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck and "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder. Frances Farmer is shown in "Golden Boy" by Clifford Odets.- "The Best Plays of 1940-1941", 482 pages: the frontispiece has foxing and there is some separation between this and the title page; has a bookplate pasted inside the front cover; the upper corner of page 24 is torn off. The frontispiece is from "Native Son" by Paul Green and Richard Wright. Also has "Arsenic And Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring. Ethel Barrymore is shown in "The Corn Is Green" by Emlyn Williams.- "The Best Plays Of 1941-1942", 508 pages: has a personal inscription from 1942 written on the front end page, with a bookplate pasted inside the front cover. This year includes plays: "Candle In The Wind" by Maxwell Anderson (the frontispiece shows Helen Hayes) and "Blithe Spirit" by Noel Coward.- "The Best Plays Of 1942-1943", 543 pages: has a personal inscription from 1943 written on the front end page. This year includes the play: "Oklahoma" by Oscar Hammerstein 2D and Richard Rodgers which had Celeste Holm. "Tomorrow The World" by Arnaud D'Usseau and James Gow shows Shirley Booth and Joyce Van Patten.- "The Best Plays Of 1943-1944", 548 pages: has a bookplate pasted inside the front cover. This year includes play: "Winged Victory" by Moss Hart, with frontispiece.- "The Best Plays Of 1945-1946", 515 pages: This year includes play "The Rugged Path" by Robert E. Sherwood and pictures Spencer Tracy. "Deep Are The Roots" by Arnaud D'Usseau and James Gow pictures Barbara Bel Geddes and Gordon Heath.Please note: books will not be split for individual sale.Store inventory number 9999. Click here to enter our Store We only sell Internationally using the Ebay Global Shipping Program. Please email with questions. Use the "Pay Now" feature to pay for your item or wait for an invoice. Shipping includes tracking. We strive for 5 Star Service. If I have overlooked something or made a mistake, please email me as soon as the item arrives. We ship promptly within 1 business day. Our home is smoke free, but we do have pets. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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