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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Boeknummer: 803F19

Catalogus: Plays

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 877M22

Catalogus: Plays

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 906Q14

Catalogus: Plays

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