Theatre from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Cape Town: Purnell, 1967). Small 4to; original blue boards, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. (xii) + 145 + (ii), incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper rubbed and a bit edgeworn, with some foxing to reverse side; edges a little browned. Good to very good condition. "From the reviews of drama ballet written by Denis Hatfield in the… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Vlaeberg, 1994). 4to; original brown boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 160; text in double columns; numerous illustrations. Fine copy. 'In The story of South African Theatre (1780 - 1930) Jill Fletcher presents us with a most enjoyable and highly readable account of the early South African theatre history. Not only has she finally made FCL… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Vlaeberg, 1994, First Edition) 0947461280. 4to; original brown boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 160 (including index); numerous black-and-white photographs. Very good condition. Crease to top fore-corner of preliminary leaves. "… a most enjoyable and highly readable account of the early South African theatre history." .

(Johannesburg: Ad Donker, 1980) 0949937738. 8vo; original blue boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 211; black-and-white plates. Dustwrapper a bit rubbed. Very good condition. History of the Repertory Players, and later the Alexander Theatre, of Johannesburg. .

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1996) 0798135514. 4to; original black boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 191, incl. index; well illustrated with photographs and facsimiles. Dustwrapper a little rubbed. Very good condition. 'Leonard Schach participated in every stage of the development of a theatre in South Africa between the years 1925 and 1994. He produced and directed… Read more about this item

([China]: CAV Television Production Co., no date). 224 x 181 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 103 + (i); full-colour photographs, and reproductions of contemporary artwork. Fine condition. 'On May 18, 2001, China's traditional Kunqu opera was added to UNESCO's list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity." Kunqu opera is China's oldest existing dramatic… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Vlaeberg, 1994). 4to; original brown boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 160; text in double columns; numerous illustrations. Fine copy. 'In The story of South African Theatre (1780 - 1930) Jill Fletcher presents us with a most enjoyable and highly readable account of the early South African theatre history. Not only has she finally made FCL… Read more about this item

(Cape Town, Howard Timmins, 1964). Pictorial dustwrapper, slightly frayed, pp. (vii) + 179. Text edges slightly foxed. Edition limited to 1000 copies; this copy un-numbered. '... based on the life of Muriel Alexander, one of the few actresses to have a theatre named after her. her story will be of interest to many people, outlined as it is against the… Read more about this item

(Cape Town, Vlaeberg, 1994). Quarto, laminated pictorial dustwrapper, pp. 160, text in double columns, numerous illustrations. Fine copy. 'In The story of South African Theatre (1780 - 1930) Jill Fletcher presents us with a most enjoyable and highly readable account of the early South African theatre history. Not only has she finally made FCL Bosman's monumental research accessible in English,… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Vlaeberg, 1994). 4to; original brown boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 160 (including index); numerous black-and-white photographs. Very good condition. "… a most enjoyable and highly readable account of the early South African theatre history." .