Book Excerpt: ...America that you of the north possess, and have open minds to consider these serious questions.JUSTICE DANIEL THEW WRIGHT--I feel quite sure that DAMAGED GOODS will have considerable effect in educating the people of the nature of the danger that surrounds them.SENATOR KERN, OF INDIANA--There can be no denial of the fact that it is time to look at the serious problems presented in the play with an open mind.Brieux has been hailed by Bernard Shaw as "incomparably the greatest writer France has produced since ...
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Book Excerpt: ...America that you of the north possess, and have open minds to consider these serious questions.JUSTICE DANIEL THEW WRIGHT--I feel quite sure that DAMAGED GOODS will have considerable effect in educating the people of the nature of the danger that surrounds them.SENATOR KERN, OF INDIANA--There can be no denial of the fact that it is time to look at the serious problems presented in the play with an open mind.Brieux has been hailed by Bernard Shaw as "incomparably the greatest writer France has produced since Moliere," and perhaps no writer ever wielded his pen more earnestly in the service of the race. To quote from an article by Edwin E. Slosson in the INDEPENDENT: Brieux is not one who believes that social evils are to be cured by laws and yet more laws. He believes that most of the trouble is caused by ignorance and urges education, public enlightenment and franker recognition of existing conditions. All this may be needed, but still we may well doubt its effectiveness as a remedy. The dClose..
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Very Good. First edition. Very good Rear hinge cracked. Cover rubbed with wear on spine and corners. 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.
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Very Good. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. Published by John C. Winston, 1913. Octavo. Book is very good with light spotting to top page ends. No dust jacket. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Extremities lightly rubbed, two corners faintly bumped, else a near fine copy in very good dust jacket with light tanning and a few shallow chips on spine with slight loss of lettering. Novelized by Sinclair from Brieux's play about venereal disease, *Les Avaries*, and basis for the 1937 film *Damaged Goods* directed by Phil Goldstone.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. B&W Photographs; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 194 pages; 1st edition, thus, of the Sincliar novelization. Soundly bound and clean in original title lettered dust jacket. Ribbed gray cloth with titles brightly in gilt to cover and spine. Dust jacket worn and toned with larger chips missing from the spine ends, short closed edge tears and shallow chips. Jacket flap folds rubbed and a little furred; some cracking to the jacket spine joints, well preserved with new, archival and removable jacket cover. Light to moderate general toning to the cream colored jacket. Prior owner name and address dated 1916 penned to front flyleaf; her small bookplate to the front pastedown. Illustrated with b&w photographs on glossy stock of dramtic scenes from the stage performed version. Sound and clean in jacket. VG/G.