Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The Duenna, a Comic Opera in Three Acts

London, Constable & Co, Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of this classic comic opera by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. A new edition. In the original full cloth binding with gilt lettering. Illustrated with the designs for costumes and scenery used in the production at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and other drawings by George Sheringham. Altogether comprising of a frontispiece, illustrated title page and twenty-three plates. Collated complete. With an introduction by Nigel Playfair. Richard Brinsley Sheridan's famous three-act comic opera. At the time it was considered one of the most successful operas ever staged in England. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the edges and some handling marks to the boards. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with some light age-toning to the edges. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George Sheringham. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 833G32

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Sonstige Stichworte: Opera Nigel Playfair George Sheringham The Rivals Nigel Playfair George Sheringham

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The School for Scandal and the Rivals

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A well presented 1896 collection of two of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedies of manners, complete with illustrated plates. First Edmund J. Sullivan illustrated edition. This work includes two plays by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, those being 'The School for Scandal' and 'The Rivals&apos. Sheridan was an Irish politician, playright, and poet. He is perhaps better known for owning the London Theatre Royal. His comedies of manners were very popular, producing many different theatre adaptations over the years. Illustrated with frontispiece and forty nine illustrated plates. Illustrations by book illustrator Edmund J. Sullivan.  Prior owner has included a newspaper clipping from an 1899 matinee for 'The School of Scandal' by Mr F. R. Benson's Shakespearian and Old English Comedy Company. Six pages of publisher's adverts to rear. Collated, complete.Bookplate of Rhoda Lawrie to the recto to the front endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth and gilt illustration on front board is bright. A few marks to boards, with some fading to spine. Some light bumping to head and tail of spine and to the extremities. A very small amount of wear to the head of the front joint. Small patch of cockling to the tail of the rear board. Illustrated book plate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots throughout, and to the first and last few pages. Prior owners' ink and pencil inscriptions on half-title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Edmund J. Sullivan. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Rivals and The School for Scandal Comedy R. B. Sheridan Edmund Sullivan Comedy scripts Edmund J. Sullivan

Edith Sitwell; William Walton

Facade an Entertainment

London, Oxford University Press, 1972. Leather. A fine signed limited edition copy of this influential poem put to music by William Walter, with a 7 inch record of Edith Sitwell reading the poem to music in 1929. A limited edition work, limited to one thousand numbered copies for sale, of which the first two hundred and fifty were specially bound and signed by the composer. This copy is numbered one-hundred and ninety-five. Signed by the composer to the edition page. 7-inch record of the 1929 recording of 'Facade' is present to the pocket to the box. In the original cloth presentation box. Presentation box is in a very good indeed condition. Facade' is a charming poem by Edith Sitwell, here put to music by William Walter. 'Facade' is a series of poems, recited over an instrumental accompaniment. The poem 'Facade' received a glowing review by Siegfried Sassoon. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and one colour plate. Edith Sitwell was the eldest of the three literary Sitwells, and published poetry continuously from 1913. Put to music by William Walter, with the sheet music printed in this work. Walton was a noted English composer. In the original quarter morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards, in the original cloth presentation box. Externally, fine. Presentation box is lightly discoloured, mostly to the spine, with some light marks and some wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Presentation box is in a very good indeed condition. Fine . Ill.: Roger Davies. Fine .

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Buchzahl: 709P34

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Sonstige Stichworte: Facade an Entertainment facade poetry music facade william walton daily herald Roger Davies

Menella Bute Smedley

Lays and Ballads from English History

London, Edward Lumley, c1856. Leather. A smart copy of this scarce nineteenth-century work of lays, ballads, and poetry from English history. Handsomely bound in half calf with marbled boards. A scarce nineteenth-century work of lays and ballads from English history. Including ballads and poetry about the conquest of England in 1066, medieval monarchs and important figures like Matilda, the Black Prince, King James I of Scotland, William Wallace, and more. Written by noted English novelist and poet Menella Bute Smedley. She was a relative of Lewis Carroll, noted author of the 'Alice in Wonderland' works. Smedley often wrote poetry about medieval England and Great Britain. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. In half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, smart, with some light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Minor shelf wear to the boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, front hinge is slightly tender but firm. Book is firmly bound. Light spotting to the first and last few pages, and a few spots throughout, but pages generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 796J29

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Sonstige Stichworte: lays ballads songs english ballads menella bute smedley Not Stated

Doctor John Smith

Seventy of the Psalms of David, for the Use of Churches: The Words Selected from the Authorized Version of the Church of England: The Music by the Best Composers, Ancient & Modern.

Dublin, A. & W. Watson, 1831. Leather. A very scarce collection of music scores and lyrics for seventy of the psalms of David, with chants for morning and evening service. A very scarce work in a half calf binding with the original boards and the calf corners removed. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. The first to the 150th psalm of the psalms of David, with words selected from the authorised version of the Church of England and music by the "best composers, ancient and modern". These music scores have been arranged and harmonised for one, two and three voices by Doctor John Smith, who was the Vicar Choral of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Chants for morning and evening service are included. This is now a very scarce find. Undated, dated through copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In a half calf binding with the original boards and the calf corners removed. Externally sound, though rubbed to the spine, and somewhat worn to the boards, obscuring the odd couple of words. Paper to the lower corner of the front board is lifting slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, with faint offsetting. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 865M2

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Psalms Chants Anglican Church of England Chants Not Stated

Richard Southern

Stage-Setting for Amateurs and Professionals & Proscenium and Sight-Lines: A Complete Guide to Scenery Planning

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1937-1939. Cloth. Two volumes on theatre management for a performance, including setting a stage and lighting. Two volumes. Written by Richard Southern, a British theatre producer and designer. Stage-Setting for Amateurs and Professionals, 1937. A guide to exploring and expanding the surroundings of a theatre to create art. Illustrated throughout with in-text diagrams. Proscenium and Sight Lines: A Complete System of Scenery Planning, 1939. A system of scenery planning fit for all theatres of all sizes, with chapters on equipment and architecture. Illustrated throughout with in-text diagrams. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original dust wrappers are also smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping. Stage-Setting dust wrapper is clipped while Proscenium and Sight Lines dust wrapper is not. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light spotting or age toning to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: 851T6

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Stage Lines Southern Lines None

Alan Stafford

Too Naked for the Nazis

Not Stated , Fantom Films , 2015 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this biography of legendary sand dance performers Wilson, Keppel and Betty, the first edition complete in its unclipped dust wrapper. Alan Stafford tells the story of sand dancing humorous legends Wilson, Keppel and Betty, who formed a British popular music hall and vaudeville act in the twentieth century. Looking at the life and career of Jack Wilson, Joe Keppel, and Betty Knox; extremely successful, they toured around the world, performing at shows in London, Europe, India, America, the Far East and Near East, Australia, Scandinavia and South Africa. They finally retired in 1962 after a performance in Great Yarmouth.Betty retired in 1941 and became a war correspondent during the Second World War, reporting on the Nuremberg trials. She was the first to report the suicide of Hermann Goring. Illustrated with sixteen full page plates of photographs. Complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. This book has won the Diagram Prize, awarded to the oddest book of the year. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with sixteen full page plates of photographs. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 795A69

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: wilson, keppel and betty sand dance first editions sand dance Not Stated

Henry Steig

Send Me Down

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. First edition. Paperback. The advanced reading copy of Henry Steig's novel about two brothers with a talent for music. A scarce advanced reading copy. With 'first edition' stated to the copyright page. In the publisher's original paper covers with the incorporated dust wrapper. An uncommon work.This work was written by musician and author Henry Steig and is the author's first novel. The novel tells the story of two brothers with musical talents who take different paths in their careers as jazz musicians. The work was inspired by the author's own experiences as a jazz musician. In the publisher's original paper covers with the original incorporated dust wrapper. Externally very smart with slight fading to the spine with rubbing to the tail, slight handling marks to the rear and edge wear. Age toning to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with age toned and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 904Z13

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Advanced reading copy Mussic Jazz Advanced reading copy Fiction Novel None

Tom Stoppard

Travesties

London, Faber and Faber, 1975. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Tom Stoppard's play set during the First World War, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Bound in full cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This play was written by Tom Stoppard, a British playwright and screenwriter. The play is set during the First World War in Zurich and follows Henry Carr and his interactions with James Joyce as he writes Ulysses and other influential figures such as Tristan Tzara. Institutional library copy from 'Bradford Library' with a stamp to the edition page and a label to the rear. Rebound in full cloth and in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally sound with remnants of a label to the front free endpaper and a library label to the rear pastedown. The wrap is generally smart with loss to the head of the spine, slight marks and spotting to the extremities of the fly leaves. Light spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with very lightly age toned pages and the odd spot and minor mark. Institutional library copy from 'Bradford Library' with a stamp to the edition page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 897Z10

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Performing arts Play Threatre Performing arts Fiction None

Heywood Sumner

The Besom Maker & Other Country Folk Songs Collected and Illustrated

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1888. First edition. Hardback. A first edition collection of country folk songs, collected and illustrated by Heywood Sumner. The scarce first edition. With copies held in twelve British libraries. In the original pictorial hardback binding. A collection of Hampshire folk songs, including titles such as The Besom Maker, the Wassail Song and The Jolly Ploughboy, Each page is elaborately illustrated by the author, Heywood Sumner. Sumner was an English painter, illustrator and craftsman who was closely involved with the Arts and Crafts movement. In the original hardback binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed with shelf wear to the edges. The spine is cracked with the upper and lower parts loosening. Boards are darkened. Marks to the boards, with red ink stains to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned to the edges but otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Heywood Sumner. Good .

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Buchzahl: 837G14

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Folk songs hampshire folk music poetry hampshire Heywood Sumner

George Thomson

The Select Melodies of Scotland

London, Preston, 1825. Leather. A scarce six volume in one collection of Scottish verses and music, compiled and signed by George Thomson. Compiled by George Thomson (1757-1851), a collector of Scottish music. He was a friend of Robert Burns, best known for his 'Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice&apos. His granddaughter, Catherine, would later wed Charles Dickens.Containing verses by the likes of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and Brinsley Sheridan, put to music by Pleyel, Haydn and Beethoven, amongst numerous others.With an illustrated title page, a frontispiece portrait of Robert Burns and one plate besides.Signed by the compiler George Thomson to the half title page. Six volumes bound as one.Lacking a title page; with the half title only. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally a trifle worn, with rubbing to the extremities, joints and head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the binding exposed at the half title page. Pages are a touch age-toned and offset opposing the music. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 777R16

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Scottish Verse George Thomson Robert Burns Walter Scott George Thomson Not Stated

Michael Tippett

Moving Into Aquarius

London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1959. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this fascinating and unconventional autobiographical work by English composer Michael Tippett. The first edition of this work. A scarce autobiographical work in excellent condition by Michael Tippett, ranked as one of the leading British composers of the twentieth century. Some of his most noted works are A Child of Our Time, the orchestral Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli, and the opera The Midsummer Marriage.This unconventional autobiography explores the place of the composer, his approach to music, and his philosophy on life. A unified and personal statement which achieves both depth and clarity. A significant volume with an articulate statement on the position of a composer in Britain during the twentieth century. With the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelf wear and minor chipping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: 770A13

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: michael tippett composer first editions dust wrapper composer None

George J. Tredaway

The Tunes of the Clumber Hymnal

London, Novello and Co. LTD, 1904. Leather. A very scarce superbly bound collection of hymns sung at the chapel built by the 7th Duke of Newcastle, striking in a full navy morocco binding with gilt detailing. A very scarce work.In the striking original navy morocco binding with gilt decoration to the front board.A collection of the hymns sung at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin at the private chapel of the Duke of Newcastle at Clumber Park, with a total of four-hundred and seventy-four hymns in this volume.The Church of St. Mary the Virgin is an Anglican Grade I listed church, a stunning building of both architectural and historic interest, built in the Gothic Revival style. The main house of Clumber Park was demolished in 1938 after a series of damaging fires.This church was built by the 7th Duke of Newcastle, Henry Pelham-Clinton.Compiled and edited by George J. Tredaway, who was the organist and director of the choir. In the original full navy morocco binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards. Minor rubbing to the spine, mostly to the tail. The odd spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 839P3

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: The Tunes of the Clumber Hymnal clumber hymnal church of st. mary the virgin george j. tredaway clumber hymnal None

J. Armiger Trollope

The College Youths

Woking, The Ringing World, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this history of bellringing in Britiain. Tracing its origins from the beginning, the book provides a comprehensive history of the bellringing and churches in Britain. Collated, complete with illustrative photographic plates throughout. Contains an ink inscription to frontispiece signed by one Raymond D. Candy, dated November 1949. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally smart. Some minor wear to extremities, backstrip and joints. Marking to boards. Hinges, tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout with the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN39-E-18

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Candy Bellringing Churches Illustrated Bellringing Various

Charles A. W. Troyte

Change Ringing an Introduction to the Early Stages of the Art of Church or Hand Bell Ringing for the Use of Beginners

London, Wells Gardner, c1880. Cloth. An uncommon charming beginners guide to the art of bell ringing, written by Charles A. W. Troyte. The fourth edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, figures and three plates. Collated complete. This informative guide was written by Charles A. W. Troyte and provides helpful instructions along with figures and diagrams to guide beginners in the art of Church and hand bell ringing. Undated, dated by copies found on Jisc. In the publisher's original moire blind stamped cloth. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities, fading to the spine, slight rubbing to the joints, backstrip lifting, slight cockling to the front board and small tidemarks to the rear board. Front hinge starting with offsetting to the free endpapers with an old ink inscription dated 1912 to the front and scattered spotting. Internally firmly bound with very lightly age toned pages with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 889Z24

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Bell ringing Music Church Hand bells Music Charles A. W. Troyte Illustrated None stated