Le Theatre Erotique de la Rue de la Sante, Precede de Son Histoire Et Suivi de Les Deux Gougnottes

Paris, Cercle du Livre Precieux, 1963 . Cloth. A beautifully bound Limited Edition celebration of the an erotic puppet theatre that ran briefly in Paris in the 1860s, consisting of a history of the theatre and a number of plays performed there. In the original French.A beautifully bound study of the erotic theatre of Paris's Rue de la Sante, in a rich cloth binding with the title 'Les Bijoux Indiscrets' to the front board, and housed in the publisher's original slip case. Number 1228 of 1500 numbered copies.Based upon a work originally published in 1866, this work contains the text of several short plays performed at the erotic theatre on the Rue de la Sante that existed from 1862 to 1864, a puppet theatre run by a group of young bohemians, authors, publisher's and artists. Accompanying these ten short plays is a discussion of the history of the theatre. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with paper covered slip case. Externally, exceptionally lovely. A touch of fading to back strip head and tail. Handling marks to perimeters of slip case boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 803F19

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: erotica theatre french history Rue de la Sante french history None

Lascelles Abercrombie

The Poems of Lascelles Abercrombie

London, Oxford University Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this poetry anthology by Lascelles Abercrombie, with the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. An anthology of the poems and plays of one of the "Dymock poets", Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938). Although not generally known now, Abercrombie was admired and respected by his fellow poets, especially for his poems in blank verse. This anthology includes 'Interludes', 'The Sale of St. Thomas', 'Emblems of Love', 'Twelve Idyls' and six plays. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with light shelf wear to the extremities. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the paste downs and end papers. Dust wrapper is generally fairly smart, though sunned to the spine and extremities, with chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 877M22

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Poems Lascelles Abercrombie Dymock poets Plays Lascelles Abercrombie Not Stated

Joseph Addison; Mr. Tickell [Ed.]

Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose, of the Late Right Honourable Joseph Addison

Edinburgh, J. Robertson, 1769 . Leather. A very scarce copy of this collection of miscellaneous works of Joseph Addison, compiled by Mr. Tickell. Uniformly bound in full calf. A later edition. First published in 1721. Complete in four volumes. Comprised of the miscellaneous works of English essayist, poet and playwright, Joseph Addison, who was a co-founder of The Spectator Magazine. This collection contains a wide variety of Addison's popular works, including 'Cato: A Tragedy', 'Dialogues Upon the usefulness of the Ancient Medals', 'Remarks on Several Parts of Italy', as well as various poems. With vignette illustrations to accompany Addison's work on ancient medals.Edited by Mr. Tickell, an English poet and man of letters. Uniformly bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities and joints. Bumping to the extremities, with the odd mark to leather. Rubbing to the head of volume III and IV. Small patch of worming to the first few pages of volume II, including title page and endpapers. The odd mark to endpapers, with chipping to extremities of endpapers to volume I. Ink inscription to the front paste down to volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a little age toned, with the occasional handling mark or small ink mark. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 906Q14

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Joseph Addison Mr. Tickell poetry prose Mr. Tickell None

Terence [Publius Terentius Afer]

Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Ad Optimorum Exemplarium Siden Recensitae

Cambridge, Jacobi Tonson, 1701 . Leather. An eighteenth century edition of the theatrical comedies of Publius Terentius Afer in Latin. An eighteenth century edition of Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Ad Optimorum Exemplarium Siden Recensitae.A collection of the theatrical comedies of the North African-Roman playwright Publius Terentius Afer, known in English as 'Terence' (c195/185-c159 BC).Terence's comedies were performed for the first time around 166-160 BC. He was brought to Rome as an enslaved person and was freed by Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, due to his abilities. Terence's plays were used to learn to speak Latin in the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance, and were imitated by William Shakespeare in some instances. First printed in 1470, his works were popular during the revival of classical literature. Illustrated with an engraved monochrome plates frontispiece. Collated, complete. Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown. From the library of the Earl of Berkshire Lord Marshall of England, dated 1720, being Henry Bowes Howard (1686-1757), English peer. Many of the pages are worn to the extremities and suffering some loss, including the frontispiece. In full calf binding. Externally, fair. There is some loss to the tail of the spine, and considerable rubbing to the boards, the spine, and the extremities. The joints are slightly cracked, and the hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean, with some light spots throughout and also some marking throughout. Many of the pages are worn to the extremities and suffering some loss, including the frontispiece.  Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 855W62

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Terence Plays Roman African Plays None

Vittorio Alfieri; Charles Lloyd

The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815. Cloth. A collection of the moving tragic plays by Vittorio Alfieri, translated here into English by Charles Lloyd. In two volumes, being Volumes I and II of a total of III volumes, thus lacking Volume III.A collection of the tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri, translated into English.Containing 'Philip', 'Polinices', 'Antigone', 'Virginia', 'Agamemnon', 'Orestes', 'Rosmunda', 'Octavia', 'Timoleon', 'Merope', 'Mary Stuart', and 'The Conspiracy of the Pazzi&apos.Alfieri was an Italian dramatist and poet, who is considered to be the founder of Italian tragedy, writing a total of nineteen tragedies. Translated into English by Charles Lloyd. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Some very minor marks to the boards and spines. Spine labels are discoloured with some chips and tidemarks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 724P11

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: vittorio alferi plays tragedy charles lloyd plays polinices virginia None

Vittorio Alfieri, Charles Lloyd

The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815. Cloth. A complete three volume set of The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri. A complete three volume set of The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri, translated from the Italian into English by Charles Lloyd. Vittorio Alfieri was an Italian playwright, poet and writer. He is considered to be the founder of the Italian tragedy, writing a total of nineteen tragedies. These volumes contain Philip, Polinices, Antigone, Virginia, Agamemnon, Orestes and others.Previous owner bookplate for Richard Luckett to all three pastedowns.   In quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with some rubbing to the spine labels and lightly to the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner bookplate for Richard Luckett to all three pastedowns. Previous owner inscription to the front pastedown of vol.i and the front hinge is starting with some pages to the front loosening from the binding. Internally, generally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 855B70

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri plays Charles Lloyd plays None

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Collection of British Authors: Tauchnitz Edition, Vol 2317: Becket; the Cup; the Falcon; Harold & Queen Mary

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz , c1885. Leather. Tauchnitz's Collection of British Authors - Vol 2317. The volume includes Tennyson's dramatic works: Becket; The Cup; The Falcon; Harold; & Queen Mary. Alfred Tennyson, (1809 ? 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. In a half-calf binding. Externally generally smart, lightly rubbed in places, with some wear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with very clean pages throughout, save for some spotting to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: LTH15-F-13

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Tennyson Dramatic Plays Becket Dramatic None

Vincent Amcotts

Lurline

London, Thomas Hailes Lacy, c1868. Paperback. A very scarce dramatic romance, by Vincent Amcotts and published by the theatrical publisher Thomas Hailes Lacy. A very scarce romantic play by Vincent Amcotts.'Lurline' is based on the legend of the Rhine, and was first performed in the Leamington Assembly Rooms in December 1867, and the Oliston Victoria Rooms in January 1868.Published by Thomas Hailes Lacy, a prominent Victorian playwright, theatrical manager and publisher. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks and discolouration to the wraps. Minor edge wear, a little heavier to the spine, where edge wear has resulted in a little loss to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 857P16

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Lurline vincent amcotts plays vincent amcotts None

Miles Peter Andrews

Better Late Than Never

London , J. Ridgway, 1790. Cloth. A copy of 'Better Late Than Never; A Comedy. In Five Acts. As Performed by the Theatre Royal Drury-Lane' by Miles Peter Andrews. Miles Peter Andrews (1742 – July 1814) was an 18th century English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1814. Rebound in cloth. Externally, in lovely condition with just some bumping to the top of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with some age toning and some spotting and some damp staining to pages 32-35. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN17-F-6

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Plays Comedy Drama Miles Peter Andrew Comedy None

Anon

IL Toscanismo E la Crusca

Naples, Muziana, 1740. Leather. A piece of Italian theatre concerning the Italian and Tuscan languages in a contemporary vellum binding. This work is often attributed to Francesco Arizzi or Benedetto Marcello.Despite pagination, text is continuous. In a vellum binding. Externally, bumped with marks, as usual with vellum. There is loss to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound, foxed, with evidence of past worming. The rear free-endpaper has slight loss. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: FGN13-C-8

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Tragicomedy Italian Theatre Italian Literature Italian Plays Italian Theatre None

Anonymous

Everyman a Morality Play

London & Glasgow; Boston, Gowans & Gray, LTD; The Baker International Play Bureau, 1930. Paperback. A Modern English translation of the Tudor allegorical play 'Everyman', a Christian morality play, here in the original Jessie M. King dust wrapper. In the original unclipped illustrated dust wrapper by Jessie M. King.No. 6 in Gowans's International Library. A Modern English translation of the late 15th Century morality play, 'The Summoning of Everyman&apos. An allegorical tale, the plot follows Everyman has his good and evil deeds are tallied by God after his death.'Everyman' was originally written in Middle English during the Tudor period. Throughout the centuries the author has remained anonymous. Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper wraps, in the original Jessie M. King dust wrapper. Externally, the dust wrapper is adhered to the spine, as issued. Wraps are age-toned with some light spots and marks. A small amount of loss of paper to the backstrip. Rubbed-out pencil to the rear wrap. A couple of very small chips to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Jessie M. King. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 852P26

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Everyman a Morality Play everyman jessie m. king morality everyman the summoning of everyman Jessie M. King

F. Anstey

The Man from Blankley&Apos;S (a Comedy of the Early Nineties)

London , Hodder and Stoughton, 1927. Cloth. A signed copy of The Man from Blankley's (A Comedy of the Early Nineties) by F. Anstey in unclipped dustwrapper. With an ink inscription to front free endpaper 'To Alban Dobson With Best Wishes from F. Anstey Dec. 1927' and a further note on headed paper from the author to Dobson tipped in to front free endpaper. Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856 - 1934) was an English novelist and journalist, who wrote his comic novels under the pseudonym F. Anstey. Guthrie became an important member of the staff of Punch magazine, in which his voces populi and his humorous parodies of a reciter's stock-piece represent his best work. In 1901, his successful farce The Man from Blankley's, based on a story that originally appeared in Punch, was first produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, in London. In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in excellent condition with only minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper has slight edgewear, marginal age toning and handling marks. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright but with slight scattered foxing, in particular to text block edges and endpapers and with offsetting to endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: GEN20-C-16

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Keywords: F. Anstey Alban Dobson Thomas Anstey Guthrie Alban Dobson None

F. Anstey; [Thomas Anstey Guthrie]; Henrik Ibsen

Mr. Punch&Apos;S Pocket Ibsen

London, William Heinemann, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of entertaining excerpts from Henrik Ibsen's plays, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A collection of excerpts from Henrik Ibsen's best known and most beloved dramas, from 'Rosmersholm', 'Hedda Gabler', and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and further plates.Compiled by F. Anstey.Illustrated by Bernard Partridge.Twenty pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Publisher's note bound in before the half-title. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A couple of light marks to the boards, with a heavier mark to the rear board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few odd spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Bernard Partridge. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 735P15

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Mr. Punch's Pocket Ibsen thomas anstey guthrie f. anstey punch thomas anstey guthrie ibsen bernard partridge Bernard Partridge

D'Ozicourt

Belisaire, Drame En Cinq Actes Et En Vers

Paris, Chez Lejai, 1769. Disbound. An uncommon copy of this play script, an adaptation of Marmontel's scandalous book Bélisaire, by D'Ozicourt. An uncommon work, disbound but intact. A script of Bélisaire, a drama in five acts, written in French by D'Ozicourt. This play was an adaptation of Jean-François Marmontel's novel Bélisaire, first published in 1767, a story of the life of the Byzantine general Belisarius. The book was banned, as it indicated that King Louis XV was ungrateful towards his faithful servants. This novel was rewritten, parodied and adapted on stage by three people: one anonymous, one by Moissy, another one by D'Ozicourt. Disbound but intact. Externally sound, with remnants of the original end papers, and a couple of insect holes throughout the whole textblock, though mostly not affecting the text itself. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 860M4

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: Plays Belisaire Drama D' Ozicourt Belisaire Not Stated

Eugene O'Neill

Beyond the Horizon and Gold; All God&Apos;S Chillun Got Wings, Desire Under the Elms and Welded

London, Jonathan Cape, 1924-1925 . First edition. Cloth. A pair of first editions comprised of the theatrical works of Eugene O'Neill. First edition, in the original publisher's blue cloth binding. Written by American playwright, Eugene O'Neill, who was known for his poetically titled plays, and for introducing realism in theatre to the US. This collection is comprised of 'Beyond the Horizon' and 'Gold' in the 1924 work, and 'All God's Chillun Got Wings', 'Desire Under the Elms' and 'Welded', in the 1925 work. These were all full-length plays, with themes of greek tragedy, english countryside and spiritualism. In the original publisher's blue cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and the occasional mark to the boards, causing a touch of discolouration. Fading to the spine and darkening to spine label. Light bumping to the extremities. Odd mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 877Q27

Catalogue: Plays

Keywords: plays eugene o'neill collection first edition eugene o'neill None