Anonymous

Musae Anglicanae Sive Poemata Quaedam Melioris

Londini [London], J. & R. Tonson, & J. Watts, 1741 . Cloth. Volume I only of a two volume work of Latin language poetry. The fifth edition of this work, scarce in all editions. A scarce mid eighteenth century volume of poetry in Latin, in a full calf binding.This smart work consists of 'hitherto unpublished, or sparsely published' poetry in Latin, with the introductory preface explaining its desire to show the English reader that the best poetry has to offer is not always in the English language.First published in 1692, this is the fifth edition of this work, and is volume I only of a two volume work.A charming and scarce volume of poetry. In a full calf binding. Rubbing to back strip and board perimeters. Joints cracked, with boards holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: English Muses and Poem eighteenth century poetry Musae Anglicanae eighteenth century poetry None

Anonymous

The Musical-Box Annual: Tune and Rhyme for Nursery Time

London, Fleetway House, 1935 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this charming collection of musical pieces for children, illustrated throughout and in the scarce original dust wrapper. Illustrated with a vibrant full colour frontispiece, and with further vignette illustrations throughout - many in two colours - this work contains a delightful collection of piano pieces, verses and songs, interspersed with short biographical accounts of the lives of famous composers, including Bach, Handel and Mozart.In the publisher's original illustrated price unclipped dust wrapper.Rhymes and songs featured include 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin', 'The Maypole Song', and 'Sir Roger de Coverley&apos. In the original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards, with unclipped illustrated dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally exceptionally bright. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with a small loss and a further closed tear to the back strip tail, and a further small loss to the back strip head. Minor chipping and edgewear to back strip head, with a small loss to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 853F39

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Musical Box Annual children's rhymes music nursery rhymes children's rhymes Not Stated

Anonymous

Parts I Have Played Mr Martin Harvey

London, The Abbey Press, c1910. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated biography of prominent British theatre actor Michael Martin Harvey. In the publisher's original wraps, and with an advertisement for the 'Electromobile&apos. A very scarce authorised biography of British theatre actor Michael Martin Harvey. Illustrated with a photogravure complete with facsimile autograph, and numerous further photographic plates of Mr. Martin Harvey in costume.To the rear flyleaf is a fascinating advertisement for 'Private and Luxurious Electric Carriages', or, the 'Electromobile', which could be hired for an evening for fifteen shillings and transport its passengers throughout the course of a night. It could also be hired for six shillings an hour during the day.With numerous further contemporary advertisements throughout.This is volume three of a series that would eventually run to six volumes, each dedicated to a theatre actor prominent in London's West End in the early twentieth century.Undated, dated c1910 via Jisc. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Rear wrap detached. Closed tears and chipping to wrap perimeters. Mark to front wrap, with further areas of light handling marks and discolouration. Internally, binding tender. Pages clean and bright. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: electric car theatre Michael Martin Harvey stage theatre Not Stated

Anonymous

The Thespian Dictionary; or, Dramatic Biography of the Present Age

London, James Cundee, 1805. Cloth. A scarce copy of this brilliant little compendium of the lives of English actors, playwrights, directors and managers throughout history up until the early 19th century. Second Edition. 'Containing sketches of the lives, lists of the productions, various merits etc of all the principal dramatists, composers, commentators, managers, actors and actresses, of the United Kingdom: interspersed with numerous original anecdotes, forming a complete modern history of the English stage. Containing twenty engraved portrait plates. With an additional vignette title and portrait vignette at the end of the preface. Bookplate of Raymond Raikes to front blank. Raymond Montgomery Raikes (1910-1998) was a radio drama producer for the BBC. He himself, with John Barton, composed an enormous thirteen part survey of English drama from its earliest beginnings to the present day entitled 'The First Stage&apos. Rebound in cloth. Externally very good, minimal shelfwear, just slight fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Unobtrusive marginal age-toning and scattered spotting. A couple of leaves have sustained just slight worming. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN9-F-4

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Scarce Second Edition Biography Illustrated Second Edition Dictionary Thespian Various

Eugene O'Neill

The Hairy Ape and Other Poems the Emperor Jones, the Straw and the Diff&Apos;Rent

London, Jonathan Cape, 1924-25. Cloth. A collection of plays by Nobel Prize winning American playwright Eugene O'Neill, in their original cloth bindings. Reprints. First printed in 1922 to 'Emperor Jones' and 1923 to 'Hairy Ape&apos. Two Volumes. In the publisher's original cloth. This set features a collection of plays by Eugene O'Neill, an American playwright and Nobel Prize winner in literature. The collection includes plays such as 'The Hairy Ape', an expressionist play about a labourer called 'Yank', and 'Emperor Jones, a play about 'Brutus Jones', a man who ends up in jail after killing a man and escapes onto a Caribbean island where he makes himself emperor. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with slight leans, fading to the spines and extremities of the boards, marks to the boards with damp stains to the front to 'Hairy Ape' and slight loss and closed tears to the spine labels. Award label to the front pastedowns to a 'Matthew Anderson' from his colleagues at the Manchester Guardian dated 1926. Offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally firmly bound with age toned pages and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 884Z9

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Play Threatre Performing Arts Eugene O'Neill Threatre None

Isaac Asimov

Fantastic Voyage

London, Dennis Dobson, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Isaac Asimov's novelisation of the 1966 science fiction adventure film 'Fantastic Voyage&apos. The first UK edition of Asimov's novelisation, based on the screenplay of Harry Kleiner, from an original story by Otto Klement and Jay Lewis Bixby.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling tale of a submarine crew who are shrunk to microscopic size and enter the body of an injured scientist to repair damage to his brain.The film was enormously popular and starred Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasance. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Dust wrapper lightly age toned to back strip, with light marks to rear wrap, and the tail of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting to first few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Buchzahl: 891F8

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Fantastic Voyage Richard Fleischer science fiction asimov Richard Fleischer None

Kathi Meyer-Baer

Liturgical Music Incunabula: A Descriptive Catalogue

London, The Bibliographical Society, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Kathi Meyer-Baer's comparison of printed music in liturgical incunabula, in the very scarce original glassine. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with four double sided plates. Collated, complete.In the very scarce original glassine.This catalogue contains descriptions of the printed music in liturgical incunabula in the great libraries of England, France, and the United States.Author Kathi Meyer-Baer compares the different methods of printing music, providing new means for identifying leaves, and of determining variants of editions. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with glassine dust wrapper. Externally, fine, but with small bump to back strip tail. Chipping and small losses to tail of glassine back strip, with minor loss to back strip head. Small closed tear to head of rear flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 907F18

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Liturgical Music Bibliographical Society printed music in liturgical incunabula Meyer-Baer Bibliographical Society Not Stated

James Baldwin

Blues for Mister Charlie

London, Michael Joseph , 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of James Baldwin's social commentary drama, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. First produced as a theatre script and am stage play in 1964.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This play was written by American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin, best known for his work 'If Beale Street Could Talk' which was adapted into an Academy Award winning film. This play was loosely based on the Emmet Till murder and addresses the ideas of slavery and Christianity. In the publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with a bookseller's label to the front pastedown. The wrap is very smart with sunning to the spine, slight marks and light edge wear. Internally firmly bound with clean and lightly age toned pages pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 885Z20

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Play Theatre Slavery Christianity Theatre None

Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell

Autumn Sons with Music from "Flower Fairies of the Autumn

London, Blackie & Son, [1927]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this "Flower Fairies" song-book by Cicely Mary Barker, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. An undated work, dated from Jisc, first and only edition of this work. A charming song-book featuring lyrics by Cicely Mary Barker from Flower Fairies of the Autumn, popular collection of poems in Baker's 'Flower Fairy' series' with lovely illustrations of the fairies of wild and familiar autumn flowers. The music was written by Olive Linnel. Illustrations in colour by the author, tipped in to accompany each poem. Collated, complete with twelve plates. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards featuring a lovely colourful illustration. The dust wrapper is unclipped and sound with minor shelf wear, lightly chipped to the head of the spine, few minor closed tears to the head of the spine and wraps, small loss to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Illustrated with twelve tipped in colour plates. Collated, complete. Near Fine . Ill.: Cicely Mary Barker. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 814A2

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: flower fairies cicely barker music songs cicely barker Cicely Mary Barker

Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell (composer)

Autumn Songs with Music from "Flower Fairies of the Autumn

London, Blackie and Son Limited, [1927]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming collection of twelve songs, written and beautifully illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker with accompanying musical scores by Olive Linnel. Complete with original unclipped dustwrapper. This copy is undated, dated using Copac. Collated, complete with twelve tipped in coloured plates. Cicely Mary Barker was a renowned artist who worked proficiently in watercolour, pen and ink, oils, and pastels. She is best known for her illustrations depicting fairies and botanically accurate flowers, that have enchanted both adults and children alike around the world. With neat juvenile colouring only to the vignette illustration to the title page and to the final page of text. In the publisher's original cloth binding with paper boards (featuring a coloured image tipped to the front board) and an unclipped original dustwrapper. Externally generally smart. with slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine. Several faint ink marks to front board. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Dustwrapper rubbed, with loss to head and tail of spine and gutters. Fading and marking to wrap, with closed tears to joints. Large closed tear to upper fore edge of front of wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities, but bright and clean, with the odd light spot to the occasional page, heavier to first and last few pages. Light scattered spots and pencil inscription to lower extremity of 'The Rose Hip Fairy' plate, not affecting image. Neat juvenile colouring to title page and final page of text. Very Good . Ill.: Cicely Mary Barke. Very Good/Good.

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Buchzahl: 636M3

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Flower Fairies Music Barker Linell Music First Edition Cicely Mary Barke

Gilbert Baudiniere; Andre Pavie

Histoire de Robinson Crusoe, Vielle Chanson

Paris, La Technique du Livre, 1942 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this uncommon, brightly illustrated French language publication of the tale of Robinson Crusoe, set to music and relayed in verse. A French language work, setting Daniel Defoe's early eighteenth century novel to music.'Collected' by French publisher Gilbert Baudiniere, and harmonized by Andre Pavie, this slim volume features an illustrated front wrap from Henri Gazan, and numerous vignette illustrations, seven of which are in colour.Undated; dated 1942 via World Cat.A brightly illustrated and uncommon work. In the publisher's original illustrated paper wraps. Front wrap exceptionally bright, with light handling marks to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Henri Gazan. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 831F34

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: robinson crusoe Daniel Defoe Henri Gazan Gilbert Baudiniere Daniel Defoe Henri Gazan

Cecil Beaton; Kenneth Tynan

Persona Grata

London, Wingate, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of this wonderful Cecil Beaton work, a collection of portraits of famous people of the time, in his original colourful dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped bright and colourfully illustrated dustwrapper.Publisher's review copy, with a slip loosely inserted.A selection of beautiful portrait photographs by Cecil Beaton, portrayals of the celebrities of the mid twentieth century.Portraits included in this work include Judy Garland, Greta Garbo, Nancy Mitford, Colette, Pablo Picasso, Graham Greene, Laurence Olivier, and more.Illustrated with sixty-four plates.Collated, complete.Beaton is a renowned fashion, portrait, and war photographer, well known and loved for his stage and costume design for films and theatre. He won Academy Awards for his costume design for the films 'Gigi' and 'My Fair Lady&apos. Described by Kenneth Tynan. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Head and tail of the spine are lightly faded. Dustwrapper is a little edgeworn with some small chips, head of the spine is tape repaired to the reverse. Dustwrapper is a little discoloured, with a few odd spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a few scattered spots to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Cecil Beaton. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 771P36

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Persona Grata cecil beaton kenneth tynan judy garland cecil beaton photography graham greene Cecil Beaton

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; Ch. Beauquier

Theatre de Beaumarchais: Le Mariage de Figaro

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1872. Fine Binding. A handsomely bound copy of 'Le Mariage de Figaro', a play written by 18th century French jack-of-all-trades Pierre Beaumarchais. A new edition of Le Mariage de Figaro, a comedic play in five acts. It is the second in a trilogy of plays, preceded by The Barber of Seville and followed by The Guilty Mother.First published in 1784, and written by eighteenth-century French jack-of-all-trades Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Beaumarchais was involved in many professional ventures, working as a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, spy, publisher, dealer, financier, and more. Including introductory notes by Ch. Beauquier. Handsomely bound in full straight grain morocco, with gilt detailing to the spine and boards. Handsomely bound in full straight grain morocco, with gilt detailing to the spine and boards. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelf wear and rubbing to the spines and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 814J29

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: beaumarchais theatre theater le mariage de figaro theatre french Not Stated

Beaumont and Fletcher; E H Fellowes

Songs & Lyrics from the Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher

London, Oxford University Press, 1928. Cloth. A very smart copy of this limited edition work, comprising the songs featured in Beaumont and Fletcher's plays put to music. Engraved title page, Numbered 81 or 345 copies produced. Several leaves remain unopened to the top edge. Tipped in publisher's information, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press. This work is a collection of the songs and lyrics from Beaumont and Fletcher's plays put to contemporary music. Beaumont and Fletcher were a dramatist duo who collaborated during the reign of James I. They wrote around fifty-five plays together. Their plays include 'Cupid's Revenge', 'A King and No King', 'Love's Pilgrimage', 'The Noble Gentleman', 'Thierry and Theodoret', and more. Put to contemporary music by E. H. Fellows. Fellows was a Church of England clergyman and musical scholar. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is very smart. Minor chips to the head and tail of spine. Light tidemarks to the wraps. Small closed tear to the head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Minor offsetting to endpapers. Otherwise, pages are clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 744L24

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Beaumont and Fletcher Plays Music Plays None

Pierre-Jean de Beranger

Musique Des Chansons de P.J. De Beranger

Paris, Perrotin, 1847. Leather. A three volume edition of the songs and music of French chansonnier Pierre-Jean de Beranger, illustrated throughout. The complete three volume illustrated fourth edition of the music and songs of Pierre-Jean de Beranger, the prolific French poet and chansonnier - songwriter - who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime.With the first two volumes consisting of de Beranger's songs, and the final volume dedicated to the accompanying music.Illustrated with fifty-three plates. Collated, complete.De Beranger is best known as the retrospective composer for the national anthem of Malaysia, 'Negaraku' and Perak state anthem, 'Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan&apos. In quarter morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Gilt detailing to back strips. Marks and rubbing to boards, most prominent to front board of volume I. Small loss to paper to rear board of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting throughout, most prominent to page perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 810F12

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Pierre-Jean de Beranger french music chassonnier poetry french music Not Stated