Search Results: the wakefield mystery plays by rose martial editor

W. W. Norton & Co, 1961. Trade Paperback. Good+.

Norton, 1969. Very Good. Rose, Martial, editor. The Wakefield Mystery Plays. New York: Norton, 1969. 552pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with former retailer's price tags on rear cover and former owner's highlighting and marks on a few pages.

Norton, 1969. PAPERBACK. Cover is a little worn. Page ends are lightly foxed. Text is unmarked. No creases in the spine.

Double Day, 1962

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1962. First U. S. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 552pp. Excellent condition. "The complete cycle of thirty-two plays". Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

New York: Norton, 1969. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in wrappers. Book spine and back cover lightly browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Doubleday & Co.. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (English drama, Mysteries and miracle-plays )

London: Evans Brothers, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 22 × 14.5cm, 464pp. "Four hundred years ago the various medieval mystery plays - the great classic dramas of their day - were ousted from their prideful lace in the social and religious life of the time by over-zealous guardians of the Protestant faith. Since then, interest in them has necessarily been confined to those students and scholars equipped to conduct their researches in Middle English. Of the great cycles, York, Lincoln, Wakefield, and Chester, there is little doubt that Wakefield presents the most balanced and dramatic collection. Now, for the first time, it is available to all - to read, to take part in, to enjoy: a complete version of the original text, made intelligible to the modern audience and reader." The cycle is notable for the "The Second Shepherd's Play," one of the great treasures of medieval literature. Condition: The book is in very good condition,… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company, 1969-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!