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New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1962.. 1st ed. "Here is a book which discloses and recaptures a lively segment of American cultural history". Pp. 9/331, 8 b/w illustrations. Cream and red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w rubbed and chipped. G+/G.
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The American Musical Stage Before 1800.
by MATES, Julian.:
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Arthur Miller. (Contemporary Playwrights Series).
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London: Heinemann, 1973.. Second edition. "No modern dramatist has examined the public and private issues of his day more insistently than Arthur Miller. " Pp.xii/91, 4 black & white photo illustrations,newspaper cutting of John Heilpern interview with Arthur Miller loosely enclosed. Paperback. VG.
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Arthur Miller and Company.
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London: Methuen Drama, 1990.. 1st ed. "Arthur Miller talks about his work in the company of actors, designers, directors and writers". 24.1cms. x 16cms. Pp. 15/240, 15 b/w illustrations, slight toning to pages. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/VG.
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At the Sign of the Swan. An Introduction to Shakespeare's Contemporaries. (Foreword by Trevor Nunn).
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London: Harrap Ltd., 1986.. 1st ed. "This is a popular introduction to the playwrights and their work, in which Judith Cook has succeeded brilliantly in passing on her enthusiasm for these plays and in arousing interest in the lives of those who wrote them". Pp. 207, 46 b/w illustrations. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. F/VG.
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Backstage with Actors. From the Time of Shakespeare to the Present Day.
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New York:Books for Libraries Press,1970.. Reprint of the 1938 original. Pp.14/343,many b/w photo plates throughout,minor toning to endpapers. Grey cloth. VG.
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Basic Catalogue of Plays. Includes all plays published or otherwise acquired up to September 1979.
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New York: Samuel French. 1980.. Basic catalogue of plays: New York: Hollywood: Toronto: London". Pp 407. Toned pages. P/b. G.
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British Theatre. (Foreword by Laurence Olivier).
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London: British Yearbooks, nd. (c. 1946).. nd. This is the first book to deal exclusively with the British Theatre from Autumn 1939 to Spring 1946. Pp. 388, portrait frontis, 80 illustrations, owner's name to front free endpaper, some pages toned. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated dustwrapper has edge wear with small chips and tears to top and tail of spine. G+/G.
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A Child's Guide to Looking at Theatre.
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London: Marshall Cavendish/Woodpecker Books, 1979.. 1st ed. Introduces children to the magic world of theatre: plays, musicals, mime, opera, ballet, puppetry. Gives an outline of the history of theatre and a view of what happens backstage. 27cms x 21.5cms. Pp.44, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Laminated boards. VG.
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Corn for the Hens. (The Amateur Concert Party).
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Kineton: The Roundwood Press, 1971.. 1st edition. "This book is for those of you who, sated with television and having tried all the recommended handicrafts so beloved by women's magazines for the long winter evenings, might like to try your hand at an amateur concert....Home-made entertainment affords enjoyment to all those involved in the production, both actually 'on stage' and in the army oof behind-the-scenes helpers and, we sincerely hope, to the audience." Pp.x/122, occasional illustrations by Jean Conacher, pages tanned, bookseller's inkstamp to inside front cover. Paperback, laminated coating chipping at edges. Good.
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Curtain Calls.
by MILES, Bernard and TREWIN, J.C.:
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Guildford:Lutterworth,1981.. 1st ed. Book about the world of the theatre. "Linked by Bernard Miles's reminiscences of his own experiences as actor, manager, director and author, and by John Trewin's scholarship...Curtain Calls is alive with laughter, affection and surprise." Pp.192, inscribed by Bernard Miles ("To Tony and Amanda for Tony's faithful but elderly Apprentice! As first of these two compilers! Bernard"), 26 prints and photograph illustrations,billboard endpapers. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w has 1cm tear to lower front corner. VG/G+.
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Discovering Theatre Ephemera.
by MELLING, John Kennedy.:
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Shire Publications Ltd, 1974.. 1st edition. Shire Discovering No.185. "Theatre Ephemera is a wide term because it embraces theatre, music-hall, circus, opera, ballet, concert-party, puppets, films, television and revue, with items made of paper, cardboard, cloth, wood, metal, and even stone. Pp.56, 11 photo illustrations, toning to pages. Paperback, wear to edges. Good.
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Distinguished Company.
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London: Heinemann, 1972.. 1st ed. "In this book one of our greatest actors recalls with affectionate nostalgia the renowned theatre figures in the early decades of this century, many of whom he knew and acted with in later life". Pp. 10/123, portrait frontis., 24 b/w illustrations, d/w has small tears and chipping. G+/G.
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The Drama Addresses.
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London: William Heinemann, 1893.. 2nd edition. Four lectures: 1. The Stage As It Is.(Edinburgh 1881); 2. The Art of Acting (Harvard 1885); Four Great Actors (Oxford 1886); and 4. The Art of Acting (Edinburgh 1891). Pp.164,8(ads), portrait frontis., historated capitals to each start of chapter, some pages as yet un-cut to top edge, toning to endpapers. Grey boards, age darkened. G+.
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The Dramatic Event. An American Chronicle.
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USA: Horizon Press, 1954.. 1st ed. "... is the book of a writer of challenging originality, whose comments on society are as valuable as his insights into theatre ...". Pp. 278/5 Index, inscrip. to verso front board. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w rubbed with edge tears. G+/G.
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Emigrant in Motley. The Journey of Charles and Ellen Kean in quest of a theatrical fortune in Australia and America, as told in their hitherto unpublished letters.
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London:Rockliff,1954.. 1st ed. Pp.20/260,colour frontis. + 35 further b/w and colour plates + 3 line illustrations,embossed Harrods Library stamp to verso rear board. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed. G+.
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Footlights and Spotlights. Recollections of My Life on the Stage.
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Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1924.. 1st edition. Signed limited edition of 500 copies. Otis Skinner(1858-1942 was an American actor who played hundreds of roles in all parts of the world in a career extending over more than 60 years. Pp.367, signed (but not numbered) to inner front endpaper, black & white portrait photo frontispiece + many further photos and illustrations throughout, pages toned, some pages un-cut. Blue cloth, original paper title label to spine browned, wear and discolouration to spine. Good.
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The Great Stage Stars. Distinguished theatrical careers of the past and present.
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London: Angus & Robertson, 1986.. 1st British ed. "The Great Stage Stars is recommended equally to serious students of the theatre and to casual theatregoers who enjoy a well-written, authoritative book on the world of theatre". 25.5cms. x 18.8cms. Pp. 10/425, 55 b/w illustrations. Black cloth, d/w slightly chipped. VG/G+.
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Henry Irving. The Greatest Victorian Actor. (Foreword by John Gielgud).
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New York: Stein & Day, 1978.. 1st ed. Biography which tells of Irving's on-and-off stage story, his rags to riches life and his chaotic personal relationships. Pp. 312, portrait frontis., 15 b/w illustrations. Mauve and blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has creases and edge tears. VG/G.
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A History of the English Theatre in New Orleans, 1806-1842.
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New York: Benjamin Blom, 1967.. Reissue. "The nature of the plays, and their critical and popular reception are treated in detail in Miss Smither's book, the most extensive account of the English theatre ever written". Pp. 406, plans to endpapers. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w edges rubbed and chipped. VG/G.
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Hours With The Players.
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1883.. A New Edition with Frontispiece. Biographical sketches of theatrical players. Pp.12/359/32(ads), engraved portrait frontis., owners details to preliminary page, spotting to title page. Blue decorated cloth, 'Veluti in Speculum' to front, gilt title to spine, edges rubbed. G+.
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