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Wells , Gardner, Darton & Co. Redhill 1st 1950 HB. The construction of the theatre, marionettes, glove-puppets and shadows. VG in chipped and edge-worn DJ. 120pp. more information

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John Offord Pubs. London 1st 1981 hdbk. How subsidy for theatre is raised and administered across Europe, with a discussion as to its effectiveness. Based on a report commissioned by the Council of Europe, looking at the needs of national theatre structures, actors, directors, playwrights, and theatre in education. VG in VG DJ. 320pp. more information

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Sampson Low 1st 1949 HB. A survey of the state of theatre immediately post-war in England, the United States, France, the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth, and, briefly, in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Italy, the Low Countries, Poland, Scandinavia and Yugoslavia, and a brief look at the International Theatre Institute, Festival theatre and Jewish theatre. Fawn cloth, a trifle faded to spine, internally good, some page edges very slightly torn, not obscuring text. 228pp. more information

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Calouste Gulbenkian London 1st 1975 pbk. The report goes into: The Existing System of Training. Its Theory and Practice, The Problem Areas, and gives a series of conclusions and recommendations. Good - cover worn and marked, corners bumped. 95pp. more information

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Pitman London 1975 HB. 50 years of experimental and Fringe theatre in Britain. Playwrights, experimental directors, and companies like inter-action and Welfare State. VG, no DJ. 87pp. more information

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Bell London 1963 HB. Essays on theatre in the post-war world, from 1945-1960, concentrating on British West End theatre writers, but articles on Irish writers and Beckett as well. VG - faint wear to top and bottom of spine, and to corners. 224pp. more information

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Hodder & Stoughton London 1990 PB. Good -cover creased, occasional underlining 373pp. more information

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Blackwood Edinburgh 1954 HB. Story of the post-war Scottish theatre company run by Barrett. Good - blue cloth covers and little worn, missing ffep, age spotting and pages slightly yellowed, 266pp. more information

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BBC 1957 PB. A chronicle of the development of English drama from its first beginnings to the 1590s. The text of a series of monthly talks on the BBC third programme. Stapled booklet, good. 32pp. more information

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SCM Press London 1st 1964 HB. Considering modern drama, from Waiting for Godot to West Side Story, from a Christian perspective. VG in chipped and edge-worn DJ 92pp. more information

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Theatre Action Press Colchester 1st 1984 pbk. Critical and theoretical essays on The Theatre Underground and the Essex University New Plays Scheme. Includes essays by or about Steve Gooch, Edward Bond, Nick Dear and other members of the Essex Drama group. VG 295pp. more information

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TQ London 1980 PB. In the series Theatre Checklist. Ex-lib, stapled booklet, good. 21pp. more information

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Arthur Barker Ltd London 1st 1933 HB. With a foreword by Charles B Cochran, and tipped-in illustrations from the designs of Paul Shelving Grey cloth, back cover slightly dented and scratched, heavy paper, very slight age-mottling, VG 215pp. more information

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Faber London 1950 HB. Catalogue of the library of the British Drama League. A useful reference tool Good - worn on spine, and on edges. Rear hinge weak 1115pp. more information

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Faber London 1st 1954 HB. Catalogue of the library of the British Drama League, bringing the listings up to 1953. A useful reference tool. VG in VG DJ. 256pp. more information

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Pitman London 1976 pbk. Outline of the range of scripts and dramatic presentation from northern Africa in particular - Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, French-speaking Africa, Uganda and Kenya VG 102pp. more information

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Leuven University Press Belgium 1985 PB. Mediaevalia Lovanensis series I studia XIII. Studies intended to reflect the International Colloquium on Mediaeval Theatre 1982, in English, French, Italian and German. Illustrated with examples of text. Cover a little worn and marked, marks as of erased annotation to ffep, occasional pencil annotation to margins, some pages unopened, o/w VG 379pp. more information

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Constable London 1986 hdbk. Brahms' autobiographical notes given a chronological arrangement by Sherrin. VG in DJ that in price-clipped but o/w VG. 286pp. more information

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Nick Hern Books London 1st edition 1995 hdbk. VG, no inscriptions, in good DJ, not price-clipped. 272pp. more information

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Nick Hern Books London 1st 1989 HB. The playwright's first novel. VG in DJ that is slightly edge-worn but generally VG. 223pp. more information

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British Council 1946 . An overview, tracing the development of drama in the UK from the Middle Ages to 1940, with illus. British Life and Thought series no. 14 Good 53pp. more information

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Rockliff London 1947 hdbk. Ilustrated with some 70 pictures of actors and theatres. The story of English theatre from the earliest times. Good in tattered dj 208pp. more information

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PB. No publisher or publish date stated but probably from Richmond as this booklet is associated with the Georgian Theatre in North Yorkshire. Pamphlet sized miscellany of Georgian cookery recipes with some line drawn ills. Puddings, pies, soups, sauces and much more. Stapled booklet, very good with minor creases only. 32pp. more information

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Herbert Jenkins London 1st 1962 HB. VG in edge-worn DJ. 207pp. more information

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Fontana 1973 pbk. VG 669pp. more information

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. 12 drawings of Shakespearian heroines, with short descriptions, produced as a memento of a series of radio talks by different actors and actresses on the subject, in aid of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Fund. Forewords by Edith Evans, Lilian Baylis, Frank Benson. No publication details. Some foxing. Boards rather grubby, decorative endpapers, pictures tipped in. more information

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Harrap London 1946 hdbk. An overview of the theatre and societies of previous ages, designed primarily as an aid to those producing plays from the past. Illustrated by the author. Cover marked and worn, missing ffep, good. 146pp. more information

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UP Methuen London 1961 PB. VG 301pp. more information

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Goethe institute Munich 1969 PB. Catalogue (captioned b & w illustrations) of exhibition intended "to bring the living theatre of the German-speaking stage to the notice of the world", including Beckett directing the first German production of Endgame, and not too much Brecht. Good - slightly worn cover, pages loose internally ( p 51-56). 123pp. more information

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J M Dent London 1946 HB. Reminiscences of the stage. VG in slightly chipped DJ in protective cover. 323pp. more information

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Society for Theatre Research London 1993 HB. Innovative staging of Shakespeare in the early 20th century. Laminated boards, VG 181pp. more information

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National Council of Social services London 1st 1945 HB. Suggestions to amateurs for combining music, drama and the arts. VG, some age-mottling, in VG DJ, slightly marked. 52pp. more information

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Harrap London 1st 1976 HB. VG in slightly chipped DJ 93pp. more information

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Mursia Milano 1982 PB. VG 331pp. more information

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William Heinemann London 1912 HB. 3rd impression, March 1912. Brown and tan cover, gold lettering, small GC decoration, endpapers browned, some age-spots, tissue guarded illus, generally VG. 296pp. more information

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Theatreprint London 1985 PB. Programme for the September 1985 Theatre of Comedy production of Run For Your Wife at the Criterion Theatre. Includes: Exhibitions listings, an article by Gyles Brandreth. Theatre quiz, history of the Criterion Theatre, biographies of the stars (Jeffrey Holland, Geoffrey Hughes, Bernard Bresslaw, Linda Hayden, Seretta Wilson, Barry Howard, Paul Darrow, Owen Teale) and of the author and director Ray Cooney. Good - slight wear on cover, crease on the corner of one of the pages. 28pp. more information

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Quartet 1st 1979 pbk. Biography and critical study authorised by Sir Terence, shortly before his death in 1977, with access to his private papers Front cover a little sunned, generally VG. 360pp. more information

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John Murray London 1st 1952 HB. His experiences as a young producer/manager. Good in DJ tattered round the edges. 162pp. more information

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Manchester University Press 1st 1977 hdbk. Good (ex library) 170pp. more information

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Flammarion 1935 PB. In the series Voir et Savoir. Dance throught the ages, fully illustrated in sepia. Text in French. Good only - cover worn, hinges weak, pages yellowed. 64pp. more information

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MacDonald London n.d. HB. Thought to be 1st ed. 1946. Book of the spectacular film production of Shaw's play, with many b&w and colour photos. VG in Poor DJ (tears, chipped, worn). 146pp. more information

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The Society for Theatre Research London 1st 2002 HB. Based on the 1550 edition, with original spelling, annotated and selected to display Tudor court revels. VG, laminated illustrative boards, no DJ. 345pp. more information

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The Society for Theatre Research London 1987 HB. Late seventeenth century theatre. VG - laminated boards, no DJ. 164pp. more information

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The New Era Publishing Co. London HB. Undated - dedication to ffep dated 1955. Very heavy books. Green cloth covers a little worn and marked especially to vol 1, name to ffep both vols, o/w VG. more information

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Spring Books London 1970 HB. Reprint. VG, no inscriptions, in slightly worn but generally VG DJ, with original 30' sticker. 288pp. more information

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Eyre & Spottiswoode London 1962 HB. Investigation by this leading theatre critic into the major and minor writers of the Absurd, and their wider significance to society and culture as a whole. VG, no DJ 344pp. more information

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Librairie Didier Paris 1957 PB. The October-December issue of this magasine deals with Bridie, Granville-Barker, Maugham, Priestley, Fry, Beckett, Duncan, Osborne, O'Neill, Wilder and Williams, with studies of Modernism and the American theatre of the day. In French. Good. 479pp. more information

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Dent Ltd London 1977 PB. Cover sunned and a little creased, o/w VG. 252pp. more information

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MacGibbon & Kee London 1965 hdbk. Companion to the History of English Literature, covering origins in miracle and morality plays through to 1960. Ex. lib, but minimal markings, and o/w VG in VG DJ. 216pp. more information

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Theatre Book club London 1952 hdbk. An investigation into the problems of theatre in the post-war world, and what needs to be done for it to survive. Good, no DJ. 224pp. more information

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