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![[1895] Shadow Entertainments and How to Work Them, Being Something About Shadows, and the Way to Make Them Profitable and Funny.](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/9/998h1_41_.jpg)
[1895] Shadow Entertainments and How to Work Them, Being Something About Shadows, and the Way to Make Them Profitable and Funny.London: [1895]The very scarce first edition of this charming illustrated guide to shadow play, revealing how to create comic and crowd-pleasing entertainments with simple means. -
1907 The Abbey Row: Not Edited by W. B. YeatsDublin: 1907The exceptionally scarce first edition of this satirical account of the uproar surrounding a performance of J. M. Synge's 'The Playboy of the Western World'. -
1868 Le Faust de Goethe; Suivi Du Second FaustParis: 1868An illustrated French translation of notable German writer Goethe's most successful play. -
1910 The Plays of Thomas Love PeacockLondon: 1910The first edition of a collection of uncovered plays written by nineteenth century satirical author Thomas Love Peacock. -
1826 8vol The Plays of William ShakespeareLondon: 1826A neatly bound complete eight volume set of plays by William Shakespeare, in full brown morocco. -
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1931-1932 2vol The Poems of Thomas Sturge Moore: Collected EditionLondon: 1931-1932Volumes I and II of the collected edition of the literary works of Thomas Sturge Moore, signed by the poet to prolific English aristocrat Lady Ottoline Morrell. -
1903 Old Time Aldwych, Kingsway, and NeighbourhoodLondon: 1903An uncommon first edition, illustrated, with lovely gilt motif to front board. -
c1918 The Great Barry Ono Song BookLondon: c1918A vanishingly scarce and highly entertaining song book of the variety theatre act Barry Ono and Maude Walsh, who performed the popular shows 'Peace at our Price' and 'After the Peace'. -
1790 Memoirs of His Own LifeYork: 1790A handsome example of the first edition of the four volume autobiography of 18th century actor and theatre manager Tate Wilkinson. -
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1885 An Account of Depositio Cornuti TypographiciLondon: 1885The signed presentation copy of William Blades's literary critque on a fascinating comedy performed by printing apprentices in Early Modern Germany. -
![[1919] Old Days in Bohemian London](https://roook-pre-live.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/8/988w1_9_.jpg)
[1919] Old Days in Bohemian LondonLondon: [1919] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British LibraryAn uncommon first edition, on the life of theatre critic Clement Scott - illustrated, with photographs. -
1903 "Good Old Gaiety" An Historiette and RemembranceLondon: 1903Red morocco illustrated first edition of Hollingshead's significant remembrance of the 1868 Gaiety Theatre. -
1846 The Old Play-GoerLondon: 1846The first edition of this fascinating series of letters describing the British stage at the beginning of the nineteenth-century, in the publisher's original cloth. -
1944 Daly's: The Biography of a TheatreLondon: 1944A good first edition of Forbes-Winslow’s richly illustrated history of Daly’s Theatre, the Leicester Square home of Edwardian musical comedy -
1862 Beaumont and FletcherLondon: 1862A very scarce copy of this work, in original cloth binding, in lovely condition. -
1913 The Spirit of ParisLondon: 1913A charming book on Paris and its enticing culture, shortly published before World War I and the great celebration of Parisian culture in the early twentieth century. -
1950 Petite Histoire des Cafés Concerts ParisiensParis: 1950The first edition of a delightful book on the history of Parisian café concerts, containing charming illustrations throughout. -
c1940 The Art of the ActorLondon: c1940A very scarce English language translation of Iosif Rapoport's essay on the art of acting, published for the "New Theatre" Play Service and translated by Herbert Marshall. -
1954 2Vols The Medieval StageLondon: 1954A comprehensive two-volume study tracing the origins of European theatrical tradition, from liturgical drama to folk ritual, by eminent Shakespearean scholar E. K. Chambers. -
1923 Crossings: A Fairy PlayNew York: 1923The first edition, first printing in the publisher's original blue cloth with decorative gilt, with sheet music by C. Armstrong Gibbs, and twelve full-page plates and further illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop. -
1903 Absalom, a Chronicle Play in Three ActsLondon: 1903The first edition of Thomas Sturge Moore's epic play concerning the famous biblical tale of Absalom's betrayal of his father, King David of Jerusalem. -
1901 Aphrodite Against Artemis, a TragedyLondon: 1901The first edition of prolific writer Thomas Sturge Moore's first play. Praised by W.B. Yeats. -
c1850 Oeuvres de Jean RacineParis: c1850beautifully bound collection of plays by French dramatist, Jean-Baptiste Racine, edited and with an introduction by L. S. Auger, in red cloth binding with gilt decoration. -
1920 Le Mémoire de Mahelot, Laurent et d'autres décorateurs de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne et de la Comédie-FrançaiseParis: 1920The first edition of this illustrated French memoir on 17th-century art and decor in France, in half blue morocco with blue cloth boards, featuring forty-nine original monochrome plates drawn from Mahelot's manuscript. -
1900 The Gay Lord Quex A Comedy in Four ActsLondon : 1900A smart copy of the comedic play exploring the romantic entanglements of the character Lord Queux, half bound in morroco with binder's stamp. -
1821 A View of the English Stage; Or, A Series of Dramatic CriticismsLondon: 1821The scarce first edition, second issue of William Hazlitt's volume of early 19th century theatrical criticism, a work that helped establish him as one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language. -
1935-1936 A Collection of London Theatre Programmes Bound TogetherLondon: 1935-1936A generous collection of mid-20th-century London theatre programmes, presented here in a single volume. -
1951 Royal Festival Hall: The Official RecordLondon: 1951The first edition of this uncommon record of the Royal Festival Hall in London and its design, with vibrant illustrations throughout and in the original dust wrapper. -
1765-7 Sammelband of Seven Eighteenth Century PlaysLondon: 1766-7A collection of seven plays bound together, including David Garrick's dramatic play 'Cymon', bound in half calf. -
1719 The Works of Mr Edmund Smith, Late of Christ-Church, OxfordLondon: 1719A collection of theatrical and poetical works from Edmund Smith, including his popular work 'Phaedra and Hippolitus', an excellent copy of this scarce collection in modern cloth. -
1750-3 Sammelband of Four Tragic Plays: The Siege of Damascus, The Tragedy of Jane Shore, Tamerland, and CatoLondon: 1750-3A sammelband of four popular eighteenth century tragic plays, bound together in one volume and bound in quarter calf. -
1761-9 Eleven Comic Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury LaneLondon: 1761-9A collection of eleven scarce eighteenth century plays which were performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, including first and early edition of these scarce comic plays, and including 'The Cunning-Man', and bound in contemporary calf. -
1905 The Art of the TheatreEdinburgh & London: 1905Illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon first edition of Gordon Edward Craig's charming and detailed history of theatre. -
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1983 Edward Gordon Craig: The last eight years 1958-1966, letters from Ellen Gordon CraigAldoversford: 1983A limited edition biographical work on Edward Gordon Craig, the noted theatre actor and director, told through letters from his daughter, and signed by his son Edward Craig. -
1826 Reminiscences of Michael Kelly of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury LaneLondon: 1826Michael Kelly's memoir of his life and experiences in the theatre, bound in a smart crushed half morocco binding, extra illustrated with several portraits. -
1904 Souvenir of Becket by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; First Presented at the Lyceum Theatre, 6th Feb., 1893London: 1904A charming piece of theatrical ephemera, the souvenir edition of Tennyson’s Becket with twelve lithographed plates of portraits and stage scenes.