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Papers on Acting Matthews, Brander (Book #ID 92591) Published by Hill and Wang, Inc., 104 Fifth Avenue, New York First Edition 1958. 1958. First edition in publisher's original card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains 303 printed pages of text. Spine sun faded and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Andrew Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the half-title page 'Andrew Leigh, Paris, August 1958'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Shop Girl Souvenir Presented at the Gaiety Theatre, Strand, London on Monday November 25th 1895 with George Edwardes' Compliments [11 Solio-chrome Colour Photographs in Portfolio] H. J. W. Dam, George Edwardes, Ivan Caryll, Seymour Hicks, George Grossmith, Ada Reeve [After Photographs by Alfred Ellis] (Book #ID 76467) Published by Waterlow and Sons, London 1895. Publisher's original white silk water marked folder with gilt illustration and lettering to the front cover. The folder contains portraits of the show's characters in coloured solio-chrome plates in full stage costume. Title page with portraits of the show's writer, H. J. W. Dam, the producer, George Edwardes, and the composer of the music, Ivan Caryll. Folio loose in folder 13½'' x 10¼'' which contains 11 plates plus the title page plate. The Solio-chrome process was carried out by by Waterlow and Sons of London, with the negative photographs taken by Alfred Ellis. Cracking and soiling to the spine edges of the folder, the plates have very light thumb marks to the margins, without any tears or chips to the plates. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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A History of Pantomime Broadbent, R. J. (Book #ID 72721) Published by The Echo Library, 131 High Street, Teddington First Edition 2006. Middlesex 2006. First edition in publisher's original card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 115 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1847029183 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Gielgud on Gielgud Gielgud, John (Book #ID 73118) Published by Hodder and Stoughton, Hodder Headline, 338 Euston Road, London First Thus Edition 2000. London 2000. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, cream end papers. Thick 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 500 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. Fine clean condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper with very minor rubs and creases, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0340795026 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Papers on Playmaking Matthews, Brander (Book #ID 92590) Published by Hill and Wang, Inc., 104 Fifth Avenue, New York First Edition 1957. 1957. First edition in publisher's original card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains 312 printed pages of text. Ring mark to the front cover and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Andrew Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the half-title page 'Andrew Leigh, January 1960'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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First Nights Agate, James (Book #ID 85245) Published by Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 44 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition 1934. 1934. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 311 printed pages of text. Spine ends turned-in with tiny rubs, tan age marks and shelf rubs to the covers, ghosting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening and shelf rubs to the panels, two closed tears to the upper front gutter and corner, not price clipped 10/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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A Life In The Theatre Guthrie, Tyrone (Book #ID 85563) Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 90 Great Russell Street, London First Edition 1960. 1960. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original raspberry paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 320 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Lower spine end turned-in, foxing to the upper closed edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow nicks to the spine ends and upper corners, not price clipped 25s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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A History of Late Eighteenth Century Drama 1750-1800 Nicoll, Allardyce [John Ramsay Allardyce Nicoll (28 June 1894 - 17 April 1976) was a British literary scholar, teacher, and founding director of the Shakespeare Institute at Birmingham. His major work was this six-volume History of English Drama, 1660-1900, published as separate volumes starting in 1923, and reissued as a set in 1952-1959. He also wrote many other books on English drama]. (Book #ID 92599) Published by Cambridge at the University Press First Edition 1927. 1927. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter cream cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine, brown cloth covered boards, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 387 printed pages of text. Foxing to the uncut page edges, spine age darkened, surface marks to the front board and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 2 other titles from this series. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Contemporary Drama of England Dickinson, Thomas H. (Book #ID 92606) Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First UK Edition 1920. 1920. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, oxidised gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [x] 303 printed pages of text. Spine sun faded, dusty page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Threshold of a Nation | A Study in English and Irish Drama Edwards, Philip (Book #ID 92588) Published by Cambridge University Press First Edition 1979. 1979. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 264 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. Spine sun faded otherwise in Fine condition, never opened or read, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0521276950 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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From Stage To Bar Lindo, R. H. (Book #ID 76148) Published by W. J. Parrett, Ltd., Margate, Kent First Edition 1928. Kent 1928. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cream paper covered boards, black title and author lettering paper onlay to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 42 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. 40 mm tear to the paper of the upper front gutter, ghosting and tan age spots to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with wear to the spine ends and corners, 1/- to the front panel. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Tommy Cooper's Just Like That!; Jokes & Tricks Cooper, Tommy [1921-1984] (Book #ID 76967) Published by Jupiter Books Limited, 167 Hermitage Road, London First Edition 1975. London 1975. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 175 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Cheap paper browning to the closed page edges, ink message to the front free end paper. Very near Fine condition book in near Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper with light rubs and creases to the cover edges. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 904041301 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Large High Resolution Promotional Photograph of English Stage and Film Actor Tom Walls Thomas Kirby Walls (18 February 1883 - 27 November 1949), known as Tom Walls, was an English stage and film actor, producer and director, best known for presenting and co-starring in the Aldwych farces in the 1920s and for starring in and directing the film adaptations of those plays in the 1930s. (Book #ID 109924) circa 1946. 14½'' x 11'' high resolution promotional photograph of English stage and film actor Tom Walls. The reverse in pencil 'No. 33 Tom Walls'. The photograph has at some time been mounted in a frame or on a wall as it has remnants to the reverse of gummed paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Crazy Gang; A Personal Reminiscence Owen, Maureen [The Crazy Gang] (Book #ID 77337) Published by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited, 91 Clapham High Street, London First Edition 1986. London 1986. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 150 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Cheap paper browning, ghosting to the end papers, light foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minimal rubs, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297789872 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Meyerhold's Theatre of the Grotesque | The Post-Revolutionary Productions, 1920-1932 Symons, James M. [Preface by Roger Hudson] Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold (born German: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meierhold; 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1874 - 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre. During the Great Purge, Meyerhold was arrested, tortured and executed in February 1940. (Book #ID 92613) Published by River Press Ltd., 235 Chesterton Road, Cambridge First UK Edition 1973. 1973. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, yellow and white title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 230 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre pages. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0950249564 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Fanny Kemble; A Reluctant Celebrity [Signed] Jenkins, Rebecca (Book #ID 79960) Published by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., Africa House, 64-78 Kingsway, London First Edition 2005. London 2005. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Thick 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 498 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs to the centre. Cheap paper browning to the closed page edges and margins. Very Good condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper with small rubs to the cover edges, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Rebecca Jenkins'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0743209184 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Empress Hall Theatre, London | London Melody Souvenir Programme 1951| Claude Langdon's Third Pantomime 'Puss in Boots' Eve Bradfield [Starring Lorna Martin, Manfred Felix, Belita, Tom Round, Evie and Joe SlackLouise Stranzinger] Claude Langdon in Association with Henry Hall Presents: (Book #ID 95358) Designed and Printed by The Haycock Press Ltd., London for Empress Hall Theatre, London 1951. 1951. Publisher's original colour illustrated stapled paper covers. 8vo. 10½'' x 8''. Contains 12 pages [including the covers] with many monochrome stills throughout, some small inset stars of the show. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Lilian Baylis; The Lady of the Old Vic Findlater, Richard [Lilian Baylis] (Book #ID 80690) Published by Allen Lane, Penguin Books Ltd., 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London First Edition 1975. London 1975. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown flecked paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 320 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. Minimal dust marking to the closed page edges. Very near Fine clean condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubs, creases and small closed tears to the cover edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0713909021 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Mid-Century Drama Kitchin, Laurence (Book #ID 95595) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Edition 1960. 1960. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, gilt and black title and author block lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 233 printed pages of text with 11 full-page monochrome photographic stills throughout. In Very Good clean and square condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Stage and Film Décor Myerscough-Walker, R. [Foreword by Charles B. Cochran] (Book #ID 81231) Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., Parker Street, Kingsway, London First Edition 1940. London 1940. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original coarsely woven oatmeal covers, burgundy title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 4to 11'' x 9''. Contains 192 printed pages of text with 10 tipped-in colour illustrations on silver-coated paper and 16 monochrome photographs. Spine ends and corners turned-in, some surface staining to the cloth and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Creating A Role Stanislavski, Constantin [Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski (né Alexeiev; 17 January [O.S. 5 January] 1863 - 7 August 1938) was a seminal Russian theatre practitioner. He was widely recognised as an outstanding character actor and the many productions that he directed garnered a reputation as one of the leading theatre directors of his generation. His principal fame and influence, however, rests on his 'system' of actor training, preparation, and rehearsal technique]. Translated by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood. (Book #ID 95341) Published by Geoffrey Bles Ltd., 52 Doughty Street, London First UK Edition 1963. 1963. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvi] 271 printed pages of text. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with brown spotting down the spine, rubs to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Demetrius, Helena, Bottom, Oberon, Titania, Puck, Fairy, Elf, Theseus, Hippolyta, Quince, Flute, Peas Blossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustrad Seed, Elves Richard Burnet [Shakespeare, William 1564-1616] From the private collection and in-house library of B. Burnet at 22 Garrick Street, Costumiers, Art, Drapers, Upholsterers, opposite The Garrick Club. (Book #ID 84992) Printed by B. Burnet & Co. Ltd., 22, Garrick Street, London circa 1905. 1905. Original limp scarlet cloth covered thin boards, gilt title lettering to the front cover. Quarto 10½'' x 8''. Contains 17 full-page representative characters of the play in colour, hand drawn by crafts director, artist? Costume parts not visible on front are drawn separately on verso or opposite page for the benefit of cutters or customer makers. Burnet's craft atelier extended across the first floor of No. 22 Garrick Street and to various other locations in London, including 198 Regent Street. B. Burnet was a top-flight supplier of scenery and costumes, amateur theatricals, tableaux, court suits and uniforms etc. to all the main Theatres. They trace back to the 1850's when Richard Burnet, a draper and engineer (founder of Devonport Mechanics Institute) moved to Covent Garden - initially as Boyd Burnet, Drapers. Their most recent mention at No. 22 Garrick Street dates to the mid 1960's. They went into liquidation in 1969 just before the 1970's economic slump. This unique item carries their in-house library number 22. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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An Introduction to Dramatic Theory Nicoll, Allardyce [John Ramsay Allardyce Nicoll (28 June 1894 - 17 April 1976) was a British literary scholar, teacher, and founding director of the Shakespeare Institute at Birmingham. His major work was his six-volume History of English Drama, 1660-1900, published as separate volumes starting in 1923, and reissued as a set in 1952-1959. He also wrote many other books on English drama]. (Book #ID 92603) Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London First Edition 1923. 1923. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, black lettering to the front cover, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Contains 218 printed pages of text. Age darkening to the uncut page edges, light rubbing across the spine ends and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Tragic Actor Joseph, Bertram (Book #ID 82590) Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., Carter Lane, London First Edition 1959. London 1959. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 415 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Tiny rubs to the creased spine ends, tan age spots to the end papers, age darkened closed upper edges. Near Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubs and crease lines to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 50s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Letters to George; The Account of a Rehearsal Stafford-Clark, Max [Wrapper Illustrated by J. Byrne] (Book #ID 82689) Published by Nick Hern Books, Walker Books Limited, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London First Edition 1989. London 1989. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 189 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1854590804 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Moon Belongs to Everyone | Making Theatre with 7:84 MacLennan, Elizabeth (Book #ID 92582) Published by Methuen, 81 Fulham Road, London First UK Edition 1990. 1990. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 214 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Small crease line to the bottom corner of the front cover and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0413641503 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Undertaker's Daughter | The Colourful Life of a Theatre Director Brewster, Yvonne (Book #ID 92583) Published by BlackAmber Books Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London First Edition 2004. 2004. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back] with French Flaps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 257 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre pages. One library label and stamp to the title page, never issued or read and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 190196924X Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Showman Looks On Cochran, Charles B. (Book #ID 83768) Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, Bedford Street, London First Edition 1945. London 1945. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original indigo cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blue dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 323 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Spine ends soft with shallow rubs. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with wear to the edges and corners, tiny chips to the spine tips, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Cats: The Book From The Musical [Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot] Webber, Andrew Lloyd (Book #ID 88008) Published by The Really Useful Company and Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square London First Edition 1981. 1981. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, white title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11'' x 8''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the edges, spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0571118623 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Theatre On Paper; Exhibition Book 1990 Schouvaloff, Alexander [Foreword by Sir John Gielgud] (Book #ID 88403) Published by Philip Wilson Publishers Limited for Sotheby's Publications London First Edition 1990. 1990. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11'' x 9½''. Contains 248 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tiny creases to the upper corners. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubs to the corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0856673730 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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The Elizabethan Stage (Volume IV | Four | 4) Only Chambers, E. K. [Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers (16 March 1866 - 21 January 1954) was an English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. His four-volume work on The Elizabethan Stage, published in 1923, remains a standard resource] (Book #ID 110696) Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, First Edition 1923. 1923. Volume IV of four volumes. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt emblem to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Ex-academic library with 'Sheffield University Library' bookplate inside the front cover. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, (vi), 467 pp with 5 other monochrome illustration. Rubbing to the cover edges and corners, text block clean and in Very Good sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Vic-Wells: The Work of Lilian Baylis [Signed] + Photograph Williams, Harcourt [Edited by] Lilian Baylis [Ernest George Harcourt Williams (30 March 1880 - 13 December 1957) was an English actor and director. After early experience in touring companies he established himself as a character actor and director in the West End]. (Book #ID 93614) Published by Cobden-Sanderson, One Montague Street, London First Edition 1938. 1938. First edition hard back publisher's original beige cloth covers, burgundy title lettering to the spine and the front cover. 4to 10" x 8" 106 pages. Behind the scenes monochrome photographic illustrations on matt paper by Angus McBean. From 1929 to 1934 Harcourt Williams was director of The Old Vic theatre company; among the actors he recruited were John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. After directing some fifty plays he resigned the directorship of the Old Vic but continued to appear in the company's productions throughout the rest of his career. He appeared in thirty cinema and television roles during his later years. Former message to front end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with short closed tear and shallow rubs to spine tips, spine slightly tanned. Loosely inserted is a SIGNED 'Harcourt Williams' corner mounted card and period photograph of Harcourt Williams as Charles VI of France in the 1944 production of Henry V. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Drama: Its Costume and Décor Laver, James (Book #ID 110347) Published by The Studio Ltd., 66 Chandos Place, London First Edition 1951. 1951. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cream and red paper covered boards, blocked and lettered white back, pink dyed upper edges. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. Contains 276 pp with 216 monochrome archive photographs on coated paper throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening to spine, 20 mm chip to upper front edge, chipped upper spine end, not price clipped 30s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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Farce about Face [Signed] Rix, Brian [Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, Kt, CBE, DL (27 January 1924 - 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including Dry Rot, Simple Spymen and One for the Pot. His one-night TV shows made him the joint-highest paid star on the BBC]. (Book #ID 96932) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition 1989. 1989. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [x] 260 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Slight yellowing to the page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with slight sun fading down the spine. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With best wishes - Brian Rix'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0340412704 Click here to select books from the STAGE & THEATRE Category |
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