Aage Berntsen

Ungkarlens Visebog Og Aegtemandens Salmebog

Copenhagen, Poul Branners Forlag, 1945. Leather. A collection of hymns based on Hungarian ballads by Aage Berntsen. A collection of hymns based on Hungarian ballads by Aage Berntsen. Aage Berntsen was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He is famous for having competed in five events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, however his poetry is also very well known. With the bookplate of Jens Christian Hostrup II, a doctor, screenplay writer and actor who was an active figure in the Danish resistance, and friend to American science fiction writer Paol Anderson. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with just some light rubbing and fading to the spines and boards. Bookplate of Jens Christian Hostrup to front pastedown. Original paper wraps bound in with some handling marks and spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: hymns Hungarian ballads Jens Christian Hostrup II Aage Berntsen Hungarian ballads Not Stated

Ugo Betti; Henry Reed (trans)

Three Plays

London, Victor Gollancz Ltc, 1956. First edition. Leather. A nicely bound first edition copy of three of Ugo Betti's plays, including The Queen and the Rebels, The Burnt Flower-Bed, and Summertime. First Edition Thus, being the first time these plays were collated together and published in English. Half-calf binding with prior owner's initials on front board, bound by Henry Sotheran. Prior owner's bookplate to front paste down, Richard Kayne. 'Three Plays' by Ugo Betti contains three dramatic works by the Italian author, including 'The Queen and the Rebels', 'The Burnt Flower-Bed', and 'Summertime&apos. These works explore themes of evil, redemption, and existential guilt. Ugo Betti (1892-1953) was an Italian judge and playwright. He is referred to by some as the 'Italian Kafka', due to his focus on criminal investigation within his theatrical works. Betti wrote 27 plays within his lifetime, three of which were turned into films. Collated, complete. Rebound in half-calf with cloth boards by Henry Sotheran, with prior owner's gilt initials on front board. Externally, very smart. Leather is unusually bright, with minimal edgewear. Light rubbing to spine, particularly to the bands of the front joint. Front hinge is starting, but remains firm. A bit of discolouration to edge of textblock. Prior owner's illustrated bookplate on front pastedown. A bit of offsetting to endpapers from leather binding on paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: three plays ugo betti Henry Reed The Queen and the Rebels ugo betti Summertime theatre None

Anthony Boucher; Denis Green; Joe R. Christopher [ed.]

The Casebook of Gregory Hood

Norfolk, Virginia, Crippen & Landru, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this publication of fourteen scripts of 'Gregory Hood' radio dramas. The first edition, first printing of this very scarce work.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Casebook of Gregory Hood' was a radio detective program in the United States, broadcast between 1946 and 1950, with scripts written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.Present here are fourteen scripts, never before seen in print.With an informative introduction from the editor, Joe R. Christopher. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Casebook of Gregory Hood detective radio drama detective None

C.M. Bowra

Primitive Song

London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated analytical work on Palaeolithic and primitive songs and music, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating analytical work that explores Palaeolithic and primitive songs and music, particularly in Africa and South America. Including chapters on the technique, manner, methods, myth, and symbols involved in primitive music. Written by Maurice Bowra, a noted English scholar and literary critic, with many works on the analysis of life in primitive societies and antiquity. Including thirty-five in-text illustrations.The first edition of this work.Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart, with some just edgewear and marks to the wraps. A very small amount of loss at the head of the front of the wrap and the tail of the back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 816J13

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: primitive song music africa literary criticism music Palaeolithic Not Stated

William Boyd

School Ties Good and Bad at Games and Dutch Girls

London , Hamish Hamilton , 1985. First edition. Cloth. An interesting volume containing the scripts for William Boyd's original films Good and Bad at Games and Dutch Girls, along with an essay by the author. First edition, first impression copy of this work. This volume includes the full scripts for William Boyd's films Good and Bad at Games and Dutch Girls which examine the phenomenon of same sex boarding schools. Also within the volume is a long essay by the author which reflects on the institution of the boarding school and its repercussions on the individual. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is lovely. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 827B10

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: william boyd School Ties Good and Bad at Games and Dutch Girls scripts film scripts School Ties Good and Bad at Games and Dutch Girls None

Michael Braun

Love Me Do: The Beatles&Apos; Progress

London, Penguin Books Ltd, 1964. First edition. Paperback. The first UK edition of this biographical work on the Beatles, including their almost overnight popularity and the resulting 'Beatlemania' that followed, written by journalist Michael Braun with various photographs throughout the text. First UK Edition. Illustrated with thirty-two pages of illustrations, containing photographs from a range of individuals including Leslie Bryce, Robert Freeman, and Dezo Hoffmann. This is an interesting biographical and contemporary work on the Beatles, focusing particularly on their overnight success and popularity, and containing amusing anecdotes about all of the band members. Contents include 'Cambridge', 'York', 'On Tour', 'Year of the Beatles', and ends with 'Observations on the Eloi by the Time Traveller in H. G. Wells's 'The Time Machine' (1895). Written by Michael Braun (1936-1997), a journalist and reporter who worked with the Associate Press as well as 'Esquire', 'The Saturday Evening Post', and 'The Observer&apos. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart. Light edge wear to the extremities and the spine, with age-toning to the margins of boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very clean with age-toning to the margins of text. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 820D13

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Sonstige Stichworte: Love Me Do: The Beatles' Progress Michael Braun music biography Michael Braun boy bands beatlemania Various

Charlotte Breese

Hutch

London, Bloomsbury, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Breese's biography of Leslie Hutchinson, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. With loosely inserted errata slip. 32 plates. Collated complete. Leslie Hutchinson (1900-1969), known as Hutch, was one of the biggest cabaret stars in the world during the 1920s and 1930s. In her riveting biography, Breese has used material from an enormous range of sources for a cautionary tale which gives insight into the development of jazz, the decline of music hall, and the life of an extraordinarily talented man. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Light soiling to the front of the dust wrapper and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a little age-toning. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 832M18

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Leslie Hutchinson Biography Jazz Biography Not Stated

K. M. Briggs

Stories Arranged for Mime Number 2: Whuppity Stoorie

Dunkeld, Capricornus, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce one act play by folklorist K. M. Briggs, providing a brief plot and detailed mime stage directions. The very scarce first edition of this 'Story Arranged for Mime' by British folklorist and writer Katharine Mary Briggs, author of a number of children's books and studies of folk tales.The second work in a series of one act plays by Briggs, 'Whuppity Stoorie' is a sixteen page work which provides a plot and the corresponding directions on facing pages.Undated; dated 1937 via Jisc.The tail of the title page specifies that 'no acting fee' is required for the performance of this one act mime. In the publisher's original printed paper wraps. Light edge wear to tail of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Three light spots to title page, with pages generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 829F37

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: mime one act play Katharine Mary Briggs folklore one act play None

Warner Bros.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher&Apos;S Stone 3-D Movie Book; Harry Potter Transfiguration Book; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pull-out Poster Book

London, BBC Worldwide Ltd. 2001-2002. First edition. Hardback. Three bright Harry Potter-themed books; one containing lovely pull-out posters, another with 3D movie scenes, and lastly, one with pull-tab activated changing scenes. The first editions of two works in the publisher's original pictorial boards, and a third in the publisher's original pictorial card wraps. 3D glasses remain intact inside the plastic pocket adhered to the front paste down of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 3-D Movie Book.This lovely set of highly collectable books are based on the internationally famous Harry Potter book and film series. This unusually fine set comprises as below.A Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 3-D Movie Book (2001), a delightful 3D poster book containing memorable scenes from the iconic 2001 film 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone&apos. With the accompanying 3D glasses, shaped to imitate Harry Potter's own glasses, these full colour images come to life. Featuring beloved characters such as Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Professor Snape (Alan Rickman), Professor McGonagall (Maggie Smith) and Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane), and scenes from magical settings such as Diagon Alley, the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts. Collated, complete.A Harry Potter Transfiguration Book, with magical changing pictures (2002), with five pull-tab activated changing scenes illustrated by Paul Windle Design Ltd and Warner Bros. Scenes include the hatching of Hagrid's secret dragon egg, Harry's first Quidditch match, and Harry's vision in the Mirror of Erised. One scene, that of the 'Exploring the forbidden corridor', has been a little damaged but is still in working order. Collated, complete.A Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pull-out Poster Book (2002), containing glossy full colour photographic posters of popular characters and famous scenes from the 2002 film 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', including Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), and Professor Dumbledore (Richard Harris). Scenes include the Weasley's flying car over Hogwarts; Harry, Hermione and Ron in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom; and Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle in the Slytherin Common Room. Each poster is perforated to the gutter to allow ease of removal. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial boards and the publisher's original pictorial card wraps. 3D glasses remain intact inside the plastic pocket adhered to the front paste down of the 3D Movie Book. Externally, all volumes are in lovely, bright condition. Price sticker to the rear of the Poster Book. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. One pull-tab to the Transfiguration book, for the 'Exploring the forbidden corridor' scene, has torn, with creasing to the changing-scene activation. Consequently it is harder, though still possible, to change the scene. Posters in the Poster Book are in excellent condition. Near Fine . Ill.: Warner Bros.; Paul Windle Design Ltd. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 893M16

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Harry Potter Children's books Poster book Film tie-in Children's books 3D glasses Warner Bros.; Paul Windle Design Ltd

Anthony Burgess

The Eve of Saint Venus

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1964. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fiction novel and play by Anthony Burgess in the original dust wrapper and illustrated by Edward Pagram. The first edition. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations by Edward Pagram.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson), a British writer and composer. The story was originally planned as a play but was re-written when he was unable to find a willing theatre, but eventually premiered as a play in 1979. The story includes themes of marriage. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only the slightest shelf wear. The wrap is excellent with sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: Edward Pagram. Fine/Fine.

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Buchzahl: 896Z26

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: First edition Edward Pagram Anthony burgess Fiction Edward Pagram Play Edward Pagram

Robert Chambers

The Scottish Songs

Edinburgh, William Tait, 1829 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Volume I of this collection of Scottish songs from the early nineteenth century in quarter calf binding and slipcase. First edition of The Scottish Songs; collected and illustrated by Robert Chambers in quarter calf binding and the original slip case. With marbled boards and marbled slip case. The slip case is very scarce.Complete in two volumes, this is Volume I only. Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher who was highly influential in mid nineteenth century political and scientific circles. Includes a historical essay on Scottish songs as a preface.  In quarter calf binding with marbled boards and a slipcase. The slip case is very good indeed, with some slight bumping to the extremities only. The binding is also very good indeed. There is some very slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 832W2

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: Scottish songs Robert Chambers First edition Volume I Robert Chambers Leather binding None

Colley Cibber

An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber

London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1756 . Leather. Jeffrey Amherst's copy of the fourth edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century. Inscribed by Jeffery Amherst. The complete two volume fourth edition of the autobiography of English actor, playwright and Poet Laureate Colley Cibber. The final edition published in Cibber's lifetime.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Cibber to volume I.First published in 1840, this colourful memoir is the work Cibber is best remembered for, notable for its conversational, rambling and anecdotal tone, and deliberate narrative inaccuracies. The text focuses on Cibber's life as a young actor in Drury Lane in the 1690s, and discusses the actors and managers he associated with.ESTC reference no. T73426With an armorial bookplate to the front pastedowns, and the contemporary owner's inscription of Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, to each front pastedown. Amherst was Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army, credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign to conquer New France during the Seven Years' War.Housed in a custom cloth slip case, with Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of Amherst to the front board.A memorable work, praised by the usually critical Samuel Johnson as 'very entertaining and very well done&apos. In full calf bindings, housed in a cloth slip case. Rubbing to back strips, with losses to leather at back strip head and tails. Front board and front free endpaper of volume I detached but present. Rear joint of volume I, and front and rear joint of volume II strained, and tenderly held. Small mark to tail of front board of slip case. Armorial bookplate and contemporary owner's inscriptions to front pastedowns. Internally, binding of volume one lightly strained, with one gathering working loose. Volume II firmly bound. Spotting throughout, most prominent to first and last few leaves of each volume. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only/Very Good Indeed.

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Sonstige Stichworte: apologia colley cibber An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber, Comedian Jeffery Amherst colley cibber None

Colley Cibber

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Comedian

London, John Watts, 1740 . Leather. The second edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first.The autobiography of English actor, playwright and Poet Laureate Colley Cibber.This colourful memoir is the work Cibber is best remembered for, notable for its conversational, rambling and anecdotal tone, and deliberate narrative inaccuracies. The text focuses on Cibber's life as a young actor in Drury Lane in the 1690s, and discusses the actors and managers he associated with.ESTC T89986Lacking the portrait frontispiece.In a signed half morocco binding by Fleming of Glasgow. In a signed half morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip head and raised bands, and to board perimeters. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, with handling marks throughout, and the odd spot. Ink notation to final leaf. Lacking the portrait frontispiece. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 905F32

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: english theatre colley cibber An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber colley cibber None

Felix Clement

Les Musiciens Celebres Depuis le Seiziãƒâ©Me Siãƒâ©Cle Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie , 1878. Leather. A sweeping study of the most celebrated musicians from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth century, the third edition of this work. illustrated with some striking engravings portraits of the musicians. A biographical study of some celebrated musicians from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth century by Felix Clement, the third edition of this work revised and enlarged. A comprehensive collection of biographies in a large paper volume looking at the life and work of musicians of the likes of Roland de Lattre, Haendel, Bach, Beethoven, Rossini, Weber, and many others. Illustrated with forty-five engraved etchings of portraits by Masson, Deblois, and Massard. In a full straight up grain morocco binding with gilt tooling to the spine, four raised bands and doubleur endpapers, gilt to the edges. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear, minor rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Minor cockling to the leaves due to tight binding. Illustrated with forty-five etched portraits. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Masson; Deblois; Massard. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 809A40

Katalog: Performing Arts

Sonstige Stichworte: music biographies history leather biographies Masson; Deblois; Massard