Entertainment in the Soviet Union an Official Report by the Six British Entertainment Workers' Trade Unions

London, The Six British Entertainment Workers' Trade Unions, 1960. Soft cover. In which a delegation of British trade unionists, including, perhaps surprisingly, Jimmy Edwards of Whack-O! fame representing the Variety Artiste's Federation, go to the Soviet Union and are impressed by almost all aspects of the entertainment industry they find there. Booklet produced on their return, well illustrated with photos. All in general good order, bar some light wear and a little rusting from staples. A scarce cold war curiosity. 8vo. 32pp . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 106574

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: History & Politics Film & TV

Ez Play for Today B Beginnings for Keyboards a Continuation of Book a

Winona, Hal Leonard, 1984. Soft cover. All in VG internal order. Pictorial covers rather worn. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 48pp . Good/no d/j.

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Book number: 004570

Catalogue: Theatre

Hercat's Ventriloquist and Ventriloquial Dialogues

London, Dean & Son, 1916. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Third printing of first edition. Fascinating exposition of the art of the ventriloquist by 'Hercat' (real name RD Chater, former journalist, and a staple of the music halls around the turn of the 1900s). Also author of three other books on magic and illusions, published by Dean & Son. Red card covers somewhat battered especially to spine, but good internally. 116pp + 12pp of publisher's ads. Scarce . Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000404

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: magic ventriloquism music hall

The Library Shakespeare Vol II - Tragedies

London, William Mackenzie, 0. Hardcover. ND.c.1890. VG condition throughout. Noted for excellent colour plates. Gilt to all edges. Some splitting to endpapers but bindings firm. Green cloth highly decorated in black and gilt, a little worn to edges and corner. A nice volume. Folio. Ill.: Sir John Gilbert; George Cruikshank; R Dudley. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003271

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: Sir John Gilbert; George Cruikshank; R Dudley

J H Amherst

Ireland As It Is (Dicks' Standard Plays)

London, John Dicks, 0. Soft cover. ND. Dicks' Standard Plays were published between the 1860s and 1880s, offering the full text of a play in a cheap format. Once highly popular, copies are now scarce. This is no.455 in the series. All in good internal order. Pink illustrated paper covers rather worn and split at spine. 12mo. 14pp + ads to rear. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002260

Catalogue: Theatre

Leonid Andreyev

He Who Gets Slapped a Play in Four Acts

London, Brentano's, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Translated from the Russian and with an introduction by Gregory Zilboorg. Ex-library with remainder of labels, etc, to front endpapers, stamps to title page verso and edge of block. A little spotting to first few pages, but in general clean and bright order thereafter. Red cloth boards with black titling only lightly worn and a little bumped. 12mo. 193pp + 8pp publisher's catalogue . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007371

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: russian literature

Robert Ardrey

Shadow of Heroes a Play in Five Acts from the Hungarian Passion [Signed]

London, Collins, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Signed, dedicated and dated by Ardrey to fep, 3 November 1959. First UK edition, with cast list from the Peter Hall production in London of October1958. A little dust spotting to block edge, but internally all is crisp, clean and bright, bar toning to endpapers. Smart black boards with gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j a little worn to edges, lightly faded and stained to rear. 12mo. 127pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 009673

Catalogue: Theatre

Enid Bagnold

The Chinese Prime Minister a New Comedy in Three Acts [Signed]

New York, Random House, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Inscription by Bagnold to fep and d/j flyleaf. All in VG internal order. Quarter black cloth with red paper-covered boards and bright gilt titling to spine. Unclipped d/j toned and worn to edges. 8vo. 122pp . Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 005004

Catalogue: Theatre

Steve Barlow; Steve Skidmore

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Aylesbury, Ginn & Co, 1995. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Key Stage 1 play. In VG, clean and bright order throughout. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 32pp . Ill.: Kevin McAleenan. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006684

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Bayle Bernard

St Mary's Eve (Dicks' Standard Plays)

London, John Dicks, 0. Soft cover. ND. Dicks' Standard Plays were published between the 1860s and 1880s, offering the full text of a play in a cheap format. Once highly popular, copies are now scarce. This is no.382 in the series. All in good internal order. Pink illustrated paper covers. 12mo. 16pp. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002268

Catalogue: Theatre

Reginald Blunt (ed); Noel Coward, Laurence Binyon et al

The Crown & Anchor a Chelsea Quarto [Inc. Weather Wise by Noel Coward]

The Chelsea Publishing Company & The Cayme Press, 1925. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Eclectic 'Chelsea Miscellany' with contributions from Noel Coward, Laurence Binyon, and others (see photo of contents page). Coward's short play, Weather Wise, is one of his most obscure and was not performed until 1932. This is almost certainly its first appearance in print. A little foxing, but otherwise all is in general good internal order, bar taped repair to advertising section at front. Oversized blue paper covers marked and worn, with small closed tear at top of spine. Paper title label to front a little dulled. 4to. 108pp + ads. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009654

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Austin Brereton

The Lyceum and Henry Irving

London / New York, LAwrence & Bullen / McClure, Phillips & Co, 1903. 1st Edition . Hardcover. No 422 of a limited edition of 1,500 copies. All in good internal order. Numerous illustrations and plates. Rough-cut pages, small ink-blot to block. Gilt to top. Hinges a little weak and neatly strengthened. Smart gilt device to front of red cloth with gilt titling to spine. Light general wear/marking. Protective cover. 4to. 351 . Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001936

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Richard Cameron

Handle with Care

London, Collins Educational, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. A deeply moving play set in 'Sunflowers', a home for teenagers in care'. Toning to block edge, but otherwise all is clean and bright. No markings to playscript text. Covers faded to edges and spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 92pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008059

Catalogue: Theatre

Anton Chekhov; John Cournos (tr)

That Worthless Fellow Platonov

London, J M Dent & Sons, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Hitherto unpublished Chekhov play. Stock lightly toned, with offsetting to endpapers, but otherwise all in good internal order. Blue boards with dulled titling to spine, lightly marked and with a little shelfwear. Unclipped d/j is darkened to spine and rather grubby. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 279pp . Good/Good.

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Book number: 101783

Catalogue: Theatre

Sheldon Cheney

The New Movement in the Theatre

New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Essays on modernist theatre from influential early advocate. Well illustrated with photographs, all with explanatory tissue guards. Light toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG order throughout. Former owner's name stamp to front pastedown. Green cloth with crisp gilt titling, showing light edgewear only and a little fading to spine. 8vo. 303pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010330

Catalogue: Theatre