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	BRIGHOUSE, HAROLD Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts (The Hereford Plays) London, Heinemann Educational. 1964. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Introduction and notes by E.R.Wood, xviii & 83 pages, includes original cast lists; previous owner name on endpaper. "Much of the play's quality is in its universality: it is at the same time a period piece and place for all time; geographically it is firmly set in Lancashire, and it gains greatly in truth and zest from its setting, yet it is about people everywhere.". Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 6363 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	CHADDERTON, DAVID Practical Drama & Theatre Arts: A Skills-based Introduction for Students, Performers and Technicians Somerset, Studymates. 2002. (ISBN: 1842850105) Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Bright unmarked condition, 37 pages, 17 illustrations, list of further reading, glossary, index. Concise, practical and readable, here is a really great introduction to the theory and practice of creating theatre. Fine. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 4189 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	FLECKER, JAMES ELROY.: Hassan. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books, 1948.. VG. First Penguin paperback edition. No. 675. The story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the golden journey to Samarkand: a Play in Five Acts. Previous owner name on endpaper, spine edges nicked / rubbed. GBP 1.25 [Appr.: EURO 1.5 US$ 2.08 \| JP¥ 183] Book number: 3859 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	HAYMAN, RONALD John Whiting London, Heinemann. 1970. (ISBN: 0435184318) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. ix + 98 pages, bibliography, 4 b/w plates, no previous owner name, in very good dustjacket. Ronald Hayman describes and discusses all Whiting's work for the theatre in this study. Contemporary Playwrights series. Fine/Very Good. GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.8 \| JP¥ 954] Book number: 3471 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	JONSON, BEN; BROWN, DOUGLAS (ED). The Alchemist (The New Mermaid Series) London, Ernest Benn. 1971. (ISBN: 051033606X) Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. xxvi & 150 pages, introduction, list of further reading, notes, VG+ bright clean condition, no previous owner marks. The first performance of The Alchemist was by The King's Men at the Globe in 1610. Very Good. GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3 US$ 4.15 \| JP¥ 367] Book number: 4594 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	IBSEN; HENRIK; MCFARLANE, JAMES WALTER (TRANSLATOR) The Lady from the Sea: Play in Five Acts London, Oxford University Press. 1967. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Acting edition, 96 pages, cover illustration by Leonard Rosoman. No previous owner marks or underlinings.Translated by James McFarlane. Very Good. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 4550 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	MILLER, ARTHUR Incident at Vichy London, Secker & Warburg. 1966, First UK Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Mauve cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 89 pages, very nice condition in slightly rubbed unclipped dustjacket, Eric Salmon's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. The play is set in a detention room in France in 1942, and touches on issues such as the extent of individual German complicity in the destruction of the Jews; a major theme is that brought to light by Hannah Arendt: how far did the Jews consent to their own annihilation?. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 6249 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	MILLER, ARTHUR The Price London, Secker & Warburg. 1968, First UK Edition. (ISBN: 043628006X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 119 pages, very nice condition, minor wear to unclipped dustjacket, Eric Salmon's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 6250 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	JOHN OSBORNE, ANTHONY CREIGHTON Epitaph for George Dillon: A Play in Three Acts London, Faber and Faber. 1958. Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Bright pictorial cover, no previous owner markings, 94 pages. Very Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 6574 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SEQUEIRA, HORACE Stage Make-Up (Practical Stage Handbooks series) London, Herbert Jenkins. 1967. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Unclipped pictorial dustjacket, red cloth binding, 94 pages, 20 illustrations & diagrams, index; preface by Leslie Henson, foreword by Donald Wolfit, fourth printing; no previous owner inscription or marking. Expert guidance given clearly and concisely of the basic principles of stage make-up, with the amateur stage in mind. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 1707 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; SANDERS, NORMAN (ED).: Julius Caesar. Penguin Books, 1981.. VG. Paperback reprint, 251 pages, introduction, further reading, the play, commentary, account of the text. Very good clean condition. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 3955 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS).: The New Temple Shakespeare: King Henry VIII. London; J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1935.. VG. First in this edition. Hardback, 5 x 4 ins, red cloth, gilt title & decoration, top edge gilt, ix & 155 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, notes, glossary. VG+, bright & clean condition, no previous owner name or markings. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 3626 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS).: The New Temple Shakespeare: King Henry IV Part II. London; J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1942.. VG. 2nd imp. Hardback, 5 x 4 ins, red cloth, gilt title & decoration, top edge gilt, xiii & 158 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, notes, glossary. VG+, bright & clean condition, no previous owner name. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 3628 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS).: The New Temple Shakespeare: King Henry IV Part I. London; J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1939.. VG. 2nd imp. Hardback, 5 x 4 ins, red cloth, gilt title & decoration, top edge gilt, xi & 146 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, notes, glossary. Very good bright copy, no previous owner name. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 3633 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS) The New Temple Shakespeare: A Commentary London, J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1936. Hard Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. First in this edition, red cloth with gilt title & decoration, viii & 155 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, index of plays and characters. No previous owner name or markings. Very Good. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 \| JP¥ 514] Book number: 4496 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAW, BERNARD. Caesar and Cleopatra: A History. London; Constable and Company, 1928.. G. Hardback, 7 x 4.5 ins, mustard cloth, Acts I to V + notes + publlsher's list of works by Shaw. G+ condition, no previous owner name. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 4117 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	STOCKWELL, ALAN Puppetry London, Collins Nutshell Books. 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. 127 pages, line drawings and photographs, index. Very good book, dustjacket nick at head of spine. Contents include a history of puppetry, puppet construction, painting and costuming, controls, stages, scenery and properties, lighting and sound, the play and production. Written in clear English with a minimum of technical terms; acceptable for class work in schools. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 5392 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.

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	BRIGHOUSE, HAROLD Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts (The Hereford Plays) London, Heinemann Educational. 1964. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Introduction and notes by E.R.Wood, xviii & 83 pages, includes original cast lists; previous owner name on endpaper. "Much of the play's quality is in its universality: it is at the same time a period piece and place for all time; geographically it is firmly set in Lancashire, and it gains greatly in truth and zest from its setting, yet it is about people everywhere.". Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 6363 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	CHADDERTON, DAVID Practical Drama & Theatre Arts: A Skills-based Introduction for Students, Performers and Technicians Somerset, Studymates. 2002. (ISBN: 1842850105) Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Bright unmarked condition, 37 pages, 17 illustrations, list of further reading, glossary, index. Concise, practical and readable, here is a really great introduction to the theory and practice of creating theatre. Fine. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 4189 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	FLECKER, JAMES ELROY.: Hassan. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books, 1948.. VG. First Penguin paperback edition. No. 675. The story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the golden journey to Samarkand: a Play in Five Acts. Previous owner name on endpaper, spine edges nicked / rubbed. GBP 1.25 [Appr.: EURO 1.5 US$ 2.08 \| JP¥ 183] Book number: 3859 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	HAYMAN, RONALD John Whiting London, Heinemann. 1970. (ISBN: 0435184318) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. ix + 98 pages, bibliography, 4 b/w plates, no previous owner name, in very good dustjacket. Ronald Hayman describes and discusses all Whiting's work for the theatre in this study. Contemporary Playwrights series. Fine/Very Good. GBP 6.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.25 US$ 10.8 \| JP¥ 954] Book number: 3471 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	JONSON, BEN; BROWN, DOUGLAS (ED). The Alchemist (The New Mermaid Series) London, Ernest Benn. 1971. (ISBN: 051033606X) Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. xxvi & 150 pages, introduction, list of further reading, notes, VG+ bright clean condition, no previous owner marks. The first performance of The Alchemist was by The King's Men at the Globe in 1610. Very Good. GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3 US$ 4.15 \| JP¥ 367] Book number: 4594 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	IBSEN; HENRIK; MCFARLANE, JAMES WALTER (TRANSLATOR) The Lady from the Sea: Play in Five Acts London, Oxford University Press. 1967. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Acting edition, 96 pages, cover illustration by Leonard Rosoman. No previous owner marks or underlinings.Translated by James McFarlane. Very Good. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 4550 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	MILLER, ARTHUR Incident at Vichy London, Secker & Warburg. 1966, First UK Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Mauve cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 89 pages, very nice condition in slightly rubbed unclipped dustjacket, Eric Salmon's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. The play is set in a detention room in France in 1942, and touches on issues such as the extent of individual German complicity in the destruction of the Jews; a major theme is that brought to light by Hannah Arendt: how far did the Jews consent to their own annihilation?. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 6249 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	MILLER, ARTHUR The Price London, Secker & Warburg. 1968, First UK Edition. (ISBN: 043628006X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 119 pages, very nice condition, minor wear to unclipped dustjacket, Eric Salmon's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.61 \| JP¥ 1467] Book number: 6250 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	JOHN OSBORNE, ANTHONY CREIGHTON Epitaph for George Dillon: A Play in Three Acts London, Faber and Faber. 1958. Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Bright pictorial cover, no previous owner markings, 94 pages. Very Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 6574 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SEQUEIRA, HORACE Stage Make-Up (Practical Stage Handbooks series) London, Herbert Jenkins. 1967. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Unclipped pictorial dustjacket, red cloth binding, 94 pages, 20 illustrations & diagrams, index; preface by Leslie Henson, foreword by Donald Wolfit, fourth printing; no previous owner inscription or marking. Expert guidance given clearly and concisely of the basic principles of stage make-up, with the amateur stage in mind. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 1707 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; SANDERS, NORMAN (ED).: Julius Caesar. Penguin Books, 1981.. VG. Paperback reprint, 251 pages, introduction, further reading, the play, commentary, account of the text. Very good clean condition. GBP 2.00 [Appr.: EURO 2.25 US$ 3.32 \| JP¥ 293] Book number: 3955 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS).: The New Temple Shakespeare: King Henry VIII. London; J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1935.. VG. First in this edition. Hardback, 5 x 4 ins, red cloth, gilt title & decoration, top edge gilt, ix & 155 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, notes, glossary. VG+, bright & clean condition, no previous owner name or markings. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 3626 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS).: The New Temple Shakespeare: King Henry IV Part II. London; J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1942.. VG. 2nd imp. Hardback, 5 x 4 ins, red cloth, gilt title & decoration, top edge gilt, xiii & 158 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, notes, glossary. VG+, bright & clean condition, no previous owner name. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 3628 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS).: The New Temple Shakespeare: King Henry IV Part I. London; J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1939.. VG. 2nd imp. Hardback, 5 x 4 ins, red cloth, gilt title & decoration, top edge gilt, xi & 146 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, notes, glossary. Very good bright copy, no previous owner name. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 3633 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; RIDLEY, M. R. (ED.); GILL,.ERIC (ILLUS) The New Temple Shakespeare: A Commentary London, J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1936. Hard Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. First in this edition, red cloth with gilt title & decoration, viii & 155 pages, engravings by Eric Gill on half-title & title pages, preface, index of plays and characters. No previous owner name or markings. Very Good. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 \| JP¥ 514] Book number: 4496 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	SHAW, BERNARD. Caesar and Cleopatra: A History. London; Constable and Company, 1928.. G. Hardback, 7 x 4.5 ins, mustard cloth, Acts I to V + notes + publlsher's list of works by Shaw. G+ condition, no previous owner name. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 4117 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.
	STOCKWELL, ALAN Puppetry London, Collins Nutshell Books. 1966, First Edition. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. 127 pages, line drawings and photographs, index. Very good book, dustjacket nick at head of spine. Contents include a history of puppetry, puppet construction, painting and costuming, controls, stages, scenery and properties, lighting and sound, the play and production. Written in clear English with a minimum of technical terms; acceptable for class work in schools. Very Good/Very Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 5392 Click here to order or inquire at Books with care.