Alfred Bunn

The Stage Both Before and Behind the Curtain

London, Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The complete three volumes of this comprehensive account of Alfred Bunn's experiences as a Stage Manager. The first edition of this work, complete in three volumes. With errata slips to volume II and III. Alfred Bunn was an English theatrical manager. He was stage manager of Drury Lane Theatre, London, Theatre Roayl Birmingham as well as Covent Garden Theatre. Bunn's control of the London theatres was extremely successful in an artistic sense. Nearly every leading actor of tthe age played under his management. He also sought to establish English opera, translating many operas. A fascinating work, giving great insight into nineteenth century theatre. This work discusses the organisational nature of the role, as well as featuring several anecdotes and passages on specific individuals in the industry. In contemporary full cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Volumes I and II are lacking spine labels. Light rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spines. Head and tail of spines are bumped. Spines are faded. Offsetting to endpapers. Hinges to all volumes are slightly strained but firm. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 588L30

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Theatre Covent Garden Stage Management ASM Covent Garden Opera Drury Lane None

Emile Cammaerts; Tita Brand-Cammaerts [Trans.]

The Adoration of the Soldiers (L&Apos;Adoration Des Soldats)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1916 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this play by Emile Cammaerts, alongside the English translation by Tita Brand-Cammaerts. First edition, in the publisher's smart white cloth binding, with gilt detailing and a yapp edge. 'The Adoration of the Soldiers' is a short mystery play which was suggested to Emile Cammaerts during a visit to the Belgian trenches. It is written in the style of a traditional Nativity, being a genuine and simple story presenting the spirit of the soldier. The play was written during the Second World War, with the aim to show similarities between the strength of the soldiers and the same sentiment which prompted the Crusades. Written by Belgian playwright and author, Emile Cammaerts, with the English translation alongside the French by Tita Brand-Cammaerts. Illustrated by six plates tipped-in, by Dutch painter Louis Raemaekers. Collated, complete. In the publisher's smart white cloth binding, with a yapp edge. Lacking ties. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and a little rubbing. The occasional light mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Louis Raemaekers. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 887Q34

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Tita Brand-Cammaerts Emile Camaerts illustrated first edition Emile Camaerts uncommon play Louis Raemaekers

J. Comyns Carr

Souvenir of King Arthur by J. Comyns Carr As Presented at the Lyceum Theatre, 12th January, 1895 by Henry Irving

London, Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1895. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce collection of illustrations as based on Comyns Carr's play King Arthur. First edition. Scarce work. With thirteen plates. Collated complete. A souvenir for those attending the play 'King Arthur' by J. Comyns Carr as at its first performance on 12th January 1895. This work includes a list of all cast, scenery, and illustrations of key scenes. At this time, King Arthur was played by Henry Irving, an English stage actor of the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager for taking responsibility of supervising all parts of the productions for season after season at the West End's Lyceum Theatre. The play was written by Joseph William Comyns Carr, an English drama and art critic, author, poet and playwright. Carr also wrote essays, books, plays, librettos, English-language adaptations of foreign works and stage adaptations of Dickens novels and classic tales like 'King Arthur' and 'Faust&apos. In the original illustrated paper binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing and chipping to the boards. A few marks to the rear board. Boards detached. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Good Only . Ill.: J. Bernard Partridge and Hawes Craven. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 843T42

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: King Arthur Carr Arthur J. Bernard Partridge and Hawes Craven

Max Stafford-Clark

Letters to George the Account of a Rehearsal

London , Nick Hern Books, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this insight into director, Max Stafford-Clark's working methods, with two loosely inserted letters. The first edition, first impression of the work. Presentation copy, signed by the author to the half title. Inscription reads: 'To Rod, With best wishes and great admiration, Max. (P.S. Thanks for 'My Mother Said..' The credit is entirely yours.)' The recipient was Rod Hall, a noted literary agent. With two loosely inserted letters, one from Rod Hall to Max Stafford-Clark regarding both the aforementioned 'My Mother Said' and including an endorsement from Rod to Max regarding a play entitled 'No Remission' by playwright Rod Williams. The second letter, unrelated to the work itself, is from Laura Cecil, literary agent of children's books, sent to Rod Hall, regarding the possible adaptation of a novel by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy to television. Both included letters demonstrate Hall's deep involvement and influence in both literary and dramatic circles. Letters to George is a fascinating insight into the rehearsal methods of Stafford-Clark, told through the medium of letters Max sent to eighteenth century playwright George Farquhar during his restaging of his play, The Recruiting Officer&apos. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart with slight shelf wear to the extremities and the odd handling mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 879K5

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Royal Court Theatre Max Stafford-Clark Rod Hall Max Stafford-Clark None

W L Courtney et al.

A Tribute to the Genius of William Shakespeare Being the Programme of a Performance at Drury Lane Theatre on May 2 1916 the Tercentenary of His Death

London, Macmillan and Co, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A literary, illustrated tribute to the Bard of Avon. In the original quarter calf binding with illustrated boards. This work is a programme of a performance at the Drury Lane Theatre on May 2 1916, the Tercentenary of his death, This programme is illustrated throughout. William Shakespeare, often referred to as the Bard of Avon, is the world's pre-eminent dramatist. In a quarter cloth binding with illustrated boards. Externally, generally sound with bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Light rubbing to the extremities. Small loss to the rear board due to rubbing. Offsetting to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with just the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 572L1

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Shakespeare Tercentenary Drury Lane Theatre Tercentenary Julius Caesar Play None

George Cruikshank

Punch and Judy

London, George Bell & Sons , 1881. Cloth. A delightful book about Punch and Judy, including the show's dialogue and accounts of its history and appraisal. The sixth edition. In the publisher's pictorial cloth binding with gilt detail. With a frontispiece and twenty-five engraved illustrations, designed and edited by George Cruikshank. Collated complete. A brilliant book regarding the popular Victorian puppet show, Punch and Judy. Complete with a transcription of the show's dialogue, an account of its origin, history and of other puppet plays in England. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book and a bookseller's label to the front paste-down. In the publisher's pictorial cloth binding with gilt detail. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges and spine. Tears to the spine. Spine is darkened. Marks to the boards. Bookseller's label to the front paste-down. Library blind stamp to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Binding strained on page 66 and 85. A tear and creasing to the frontispiece tissue guard. A closed tear to the plate on page 81. Pages generally bright and clean with some light age-toning to the edges and the occasional mark. Good . Ill.: George Cruikshank. Good .

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Boeknummer: 831G15

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Punch and Judy Puppetry Theatre Victorian Puppetry George Cruikshank

John William Donaldson

The Theatre of the Greeks, a Treatise on the History of the Exhibition of the Greek Drama, with Various Supplements

London , Longman and Co. 1860. Cloth. A popular Victorian history of the theatre of Attic Greece. Seventh edition, revised, enlarged, and in part remodelled. Illustrated throughout with many plates, and vignettes in the text. In a brown cloth binding. Externally, sound, though rubbed, with some wear to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint is splitting. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signature to title page. Pages are bright, and generally clean, though with some foxing to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN27-I-14

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Ancient Greece Theatre Attic Greece Theatre None

Maria Edgeworth

Comic Dramas in Three Acts

London, R. Hunter, 1817. First edition. Leather. A fantastic first edition of three comic plays by Maria Edgeworth. A very original near fine copy.Bound without publisher's advertisments. Containing her plays Love and Law, The Two Guardians and The Rose, Thistle and Shamrock. From the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, born at Titley Court, Herefordshire, was a noted and varied collector. She kept prolific diaries from 1784 until her death in 1839 which included her responses to current events and occasions in her daily life. Among the diaries many names and anecdotes of celebrities of the time appear, including Lord Byron, Marie Antoinette, Mary Wollstonecraft and Hannah More. She was known to comment on customs of foreign countries to which she and her friends had travelled, and had a keen interest in scientific discoveries and advancements including medicine and archaelogy.The Greenly library contents show Elizabeth Greenly's numerous interests including: Welsh causes, Science, topography, travel, Bibliana and literature, particularly female poets. The library contains many first editions of contemporary works, and many are signed or contain her bookplate. The library contained over one thousand volumes which show the diversity and depth of her interests and give an insight into the life of this fascinating collector. These works come directly from the sale of the Titley Court estate.Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. Her literary efforts have often been considered melodramatic rather than realistic, and her bibliography is extensive, ranging from novels to plays as well as essays. In a half calf binding. Externally, generally smart with only very minor rubbing to extremities. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown and ink inscription to half title page. Internally, generally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean bar the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: LTH22-E-13

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: maria edgeworth drama plays english literature drama None

Boyle Lawrence [editor]

Celebrities of the Stage

London, George Newnes, c1889. Cloth. A very smart copy of this work on celebrated actors and actresses, with wonderful full-page colour portraits. In the publisher's original cloth binding. All edges gilt. 52 delightful colour plates. Collated complete. This work gives a brief overview of the famous performances of 49 celebrated contemporary actors and actresses, including Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. In their colour portraits, they wear the costume of the characters they portrayed. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with minimal bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine, and a couple of small stains to the boards. There is a faint mark to the front board. Otherwise, colour is good and gilt is bright. Internally, binding is slightly strained at page 25, but is otherwise firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 834M35

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Theatre Actor Performing Arts Actor Not Stated

T. S. Eliot

The Confidential Clerk

London, Faber and Faber, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this play by T. S. Eliot in the original dust wrapper with the first state misprint. The first edition. First impression, first state. With the original misprint on pp.7 with 'Ihad' instead of 'I had&apos. In the original publisher's cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. This play was written by American-British poet, playwright and essayist T. S. Eliot. The work is a comic verse play that features Sir Claude Mulhammer, a wealthy entrepreneur, who decides to sneak his illegitimate son Colby into the house by disguising him as a confidential clerk. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with slight fading to the spine and extremities and slight bumping. Light spotting to the endpapers and a label to the front pastedown. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine and the head of the wrap, scattered spotting and the odd closed tear and chip. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 880Z41

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: First edition Play Theatre T. S. Eliot Play None

William S. Gilbert

Original Plays

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1906-1908. Cloth. A bright complete three volume set of the original plays of William S. Gilbert. A complete three volume set of Original Plays by William S. Gilbert.William S. Gilbert was an English dramatist, poet and illustrator, best known for his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan which produced fourteen comic operas. All three volumes are new impression copies. The first series (1908) includes The Wicked World, Pygmalion and Galatea Charity, The Palace of Truth, The Princess, Trial by Jury and Iolanthe. The second series (1907) contains Broken Hearts, Engaged, Sweethearts, Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith, Gretchen, Tom Cobb, The Sorcerer, H. M. S Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance. The third series 91906) contains Comedy and Tragedy, Foggerty's Fairy The Mountebanks, Patience and others.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. and some fading to the first series spine. A previous owner inscription to the half title page of all three volumes, dated 1908. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 842B34

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Original Plays W. S. gilbert performing arts theatre W. S. gilbert None

Thomas Hardy

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonesse a New Version of an Old Story Arranged As a Play for Mummers in One Act Requiring No Theatre or Scenery.

London, Macmillan & Co. LTD, 1923. Cloth. A handsome early edition of Thomas Hardy's play, The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall. A one-act play by Thomas Hardy, one of the only two pieces of drama written by this author. This play was designed to be performed by amateurs rather than a large scale theatre production ('mummers.') Thomas Hardy is a very well renowned writer, mostly known for his novels, which are characterised by his realist style and perfect representations of the human condition. Openly critical of Victorian society, he often focused on the situation of those in the rural parts of Britain, in particular the South West. In the original publisher's green cloth binding with decorative gilt to front board and titles stamped in gilt to front board. Complete with frontispice and illustration by author. Signed by previous owner in pencil to front endpaper. In the original publisher's green cloth binding with decorative gilt to front board and titles stamped in gilt to front board. Externally attractive, with minor shelfwear only and minor bumping to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Faint scattered spotting throughout, particularly to first and last few leaves. Complete with frontispice and illustration by author. Signed by previous owner in pencil to front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Unnamed. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 753A36

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Thomas Hardy Theatre Play illustration Theatre Unnamed

William Hazlitt

Characters of Shakespear&Apos;S Plays

London , R. Hunter , 1817. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of Characters of Shakespear's Plays by William Hazlitt. A first edition copy. Characters of Shakespear's Plays is written by William Hazlitt who was an English essayist, drama and literary critic. This volume explores some of the characters from William Shakespeare's plays including Cymbeline, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and Othello.  In hardback binding. Externally, worn. Cracking to the head and tail of the front joint, bumping to the extremities and fading and marks to the spine and boards. Front hinge is starting and remains generally firm. Previous owner inscription to the title page and bookseller sticker to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with spots mainly to the first and last few pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 855B53

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Characters of Shakespear's Plays William Hazlitt Shakespeare plays William Hazlitt None

Alfred Hennequin; Albert Millaud

Niniche and LILI

Paris, A. Allouard, 1891. Leather. Two plays by Alfred Hennequin and Albert Millaud bound in one volume. Two volumes in one of plays by Alfred Hennequin and Albert Millaud. The first play is Niniche in three acts, the sixteenth edition and the second is Lili, a comic opera in three acts, being the third edition. Both men were playwrights and writers. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for Elizabeth Sherman Cameron. In quarter morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the spine. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for Elizabeth Sherman Cameron. Previous owner inscription to the half title page. Internally, firmly bound with lightly age toned pages which remain clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 863B24

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: Niniche Lili Alfred Hennequin Albert Millaud Lili None

Paul Hervieu; Barrett H. Clark [trans]; Lander Mc Clintock [trans]

The Labyrinth: A Play in Five Acts

New York, B. W. Huebsch, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first English edition of this play by Paul Hervieu. The very scarce first English edition. First published under the title 'Le Dedale' in the original French. Translated by Barrett H. Clark and Lander Mc Clintock. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper to the boards. This work features a play written by French novelist and playwright Paul Hervieu. The play was first performed at the Comedie-Francaise in 1903 and follows Marianne, a divorced women, her ex husband and current husband. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper to the boards. Externally very smart with minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and slight bumping to the extremities of the boards with closed tears to the tail corners. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 905Z8

Catalogus: Theatre

Trefwoorden: First English edition Play Performing arts Paul Hervieu Play None