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THE COAST OF UTOPIA 3 Vols., Complete
by Stoppard, Tom
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- [ 2002 ]
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First British edition
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$175.00
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London: Faber and Faber, [ 2002 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. London: Faber and Faber, [ 2002 ]. 3 vols. First British edition. 114; 106; 119 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Without noticeable flaw in like dust jackets. Accompanied by three copies of what… Read more
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THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF RICHARD BROME CONTAINING FIFTEEN COMEDIES NOW FIRST COLLECTED IN THREE VOLUMES [ with bookplate of Joseph Jefferson ]
by Brome, Richard
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1873
- Condition
- Very good
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$750.00
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London: John Pearson,, 1873. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: John Pearson,, 1873. 3 vols. variously paginated pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown 3/4 morocco over paper covered boards. Top edges gilt. Covers lightly scuffed and worn, else tight and clean. With bookplate of famous American actor, Joseph Jefferson, on… Read more
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LIFE OF AN ACTOR
by Egan, Pierce
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- Published
- 1892
- Condition
- Very good
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$150.00
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London: Pickering and Chatto, 1892. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Theodore Lane. London: Pickering and Chatto, 1892. 27 full color etchings. Illustrated by Theodore Lane. 257 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. Top edge gilt; spine and front board stamped in gilt. Head, heel and corner bumped; spine toned; boards lightly… Read more
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BROADWAY PORTRAITS
by Marx, Samuel
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- [ 1929 ]
- Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First edition
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$125.00
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New York: Donald Flamm, Inc, [ 1929 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/No dust jacket. New York: Donald Flamm, Inc, [ 1929 ]. First edition. Illustrated with caricatures Alex Gard and others. 63 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with a large illustrated paper label on the front cover. A beautiful copy.… Read more
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SIROP-AU-CUL. OU LÕHEUREUSE DILIVRANCE TRAGEDIE GEROI MERDIFIQUE
by [ Grandval, Charles Francois Racot de ]
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- Published
- [ c. 1750 ]
- Condition
- Very good+
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$400.00
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N.p.: Au Temple du Gout, [ c. 1750 ]. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. N.p.: Au Temple du Gout, [ c. 1750 ]. Comedien engraved title-page. 48 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown modern 1/4 calf over marbled boards. A very nice copy of this outrageously scatological three act play. Very good+/No jacket… Read more
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$400.00

OLD ENGLISH DRAMA. A SELECTION OF PLAYS FROM THE OLD ENGLISH DRAMATISTS. 2 VOLS.
by Chapman, George, James Shirley, Thomas Heywood, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Nash, et al
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- Published
- 1825
- Condition
- Very good
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$250.00
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London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co, 1825. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Vol. 1: The Second MaidenÕs Tragedy; A Pleasant Conceited Comedy; The Ball; The Rape of Lucrece; Vol. 2: LoveÕs Mistress, or the QueenÕs Masque; Albertus Wallenstein; Dido, Queen of Carthage; The LadyÕs Privilege. London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co, 1825. 2 vols. Various paginations… Read more
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DRAMATIC WORKS
by Mitford, Mary Russell
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1854
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First edition
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$250.00
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London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. 2 vols. First edition. A frontispiece in each volume, plus one engraving in volume one. xxxiv, 331, 23 ads, 16 ads; 412 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Maroon cloth, both volumes professionally rebacked with original… Read more
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$250.00

MYSTERIOUS MOTHER. A TRAGEDY
by Walpole, Horace
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1781
- Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- Second edition, preceded by the 1768 edition of 50 copies
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$600.00
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London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. Second edition, preceded by the 1768 edition of 50 copies. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. Second edition, preceded by the 1768 edition of 50 copies. 88 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Full calf, rebacked with calf spine and morocco labeled onlay. Gilt rules… Read more
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$600.00

SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, THE
by Wagner, Jane
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN
- 9780060156732
- Item Price
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$25.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1986. First edition. Signed by Jane Wagner and Lily Tomlin. Numerous b/w photographs. 223 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt decorative device to front board. Lightly bumped at head and heel; else, no other noticeable damage or flaws; interior… Read more
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JOCELYN HERBERT
by Herbert, Jocelyn
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- [ 1993 ]
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First British edition
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$40.00
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London: Art Books IntÕl, [ 1993 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. London: Art Books IntÕl, [ 1993 ]. First British edition. Copious b/w and color illustrations. 240 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Black paper covered boards. A nice copy in like dust wrapper. Very good+/Very good. … Read more
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PEOPLE WHO LED TO MY PLAYS
by Kennedy, Adrienne
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First edition
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$65.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good.
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NEW THEATRE, NEW YORK
by [No author stated] The New Theatre
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1909
- Condition
- Very good
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$30.00
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New York: The De Vinne Press, 1909. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket.
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ARTIST, THE: A DRAMA WITHOUT WORDS
by Mencken, Henry L
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1912
- Condition
- Very good-
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING
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$68.00
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Boston: John W. Luce & Company, 1912. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Boston: John W. Luce & Company, 1912. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. 33 pp. Hardcover. 16mo. Taupe paper covered boards. Head and heel chipped; extremities bumped and lightly chipped at top and bottom; large open tear to… Read more
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PLAYGROUND,THE
by Broughton, James
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1949
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- One of an edition limited to 1000 copies, designed and signed by
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$60.00
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San Francisco, CA: Centaur Press, 1949. One of an edition limited to 1000 copies, designed and signed by Kermit Sheets. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. San Francisco, CA: Centaur Press, 1949. One of an edition limited to 1000 copies, designed and signed by Kermit Sheets. Signed by book designer, Kermit Sheets, signed and inscribed by the… Read more
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TWO COMEDIES BY...: MADAM FICKLE; OR, THE WITTY FALSE ONE & A FOND HUSBAND; OR, THE PLOTTING SISTERS
by DÕUrfey, Thomas
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- Very good+
- ISBN
- 9780838614785
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$48.00
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Crandbury, NJ: Assoc. U. P, 1976 . Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Crandbury, NJ: Assoc. U. P, ( 1976 ). 301 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Light blue cloth. A clean, tight copy in a very lightly soiled and worn dust jacket. Very good+/Very good.
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BUHNENBILD, DAS
by Schubert, Ottmar
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- Published
- 1955
- Condition
- Very good
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$48.00
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Munchen: Georg D. W. Callwey, 1955. Hardcover. Very good/Good+. Geschichte, Gestalt, Technik. Munchen: Georg D. W. Callwey, (1955). Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 368 pp. Text in German. Hardcover. Square 4to size. White cloth stamped in duotone. Heel bumped; text lightly toned. Else, a very solid copy in chipped… Read more
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THEATRE DE LA MODE
by Charles-Roux, Charles, et al
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
- ISBN
- 9780847813407
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$140.00
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New York: Rizzoli, 1991. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York: Rizzoli, 1991. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Numerous b/w and color photographs and illustrations. 190 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth. A nice, clean copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+. (Oversized - extra shipping charges… Read more
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REVOLUTIONS IN STAGE DESIGN OF THE XXTH CENTURY
by Bablet, Denis
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- Very good
- Item Price
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$350.00
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Paris / New York: Leon Amiel, 1977. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. Paris / New York: Leon Amiel, 1977. Numerous b/w and color photographs and illustrations, including two original, color lithographs by Miro. 385 pp. Hardcover. Folio size. Black cloth. Covers a little soiled along edges, else quite good in edge-worn d.j.… Read more
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$350.00

SIR GEORGE ETHEREGE
by Mann, David D
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Very good+
- ISBN
- 9780816181711
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$150.00
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Boston, MA: G. K. Hall & Co., 1981. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall & Co., 1981. 135 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Burgundy cloth. Spine very slightly faded, else a nice, crisp, clean copy. Very good+/No jacket issued.
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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN STAGE
by Brown, T. Allston
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- A. Parker's Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1870
- Condition
- Good+
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$100.00
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New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1870. Hardcover. Good+/No jacket issued. CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF THE PROFESSION THAT HAS APPEARED ON THE AMERICAN STAGE, FROM 1733 TO 1870. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1870. Numerous b/w woodengravings. 421 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Brown cloth. This copy has… Read more
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$100.00