Search Results: Theatre from Dodman Books

London: Edward Arnold, 1985. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A little dust spotting to top of block, but internally all in VG clean and bright order. Pictorial card covers lightly faded to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 59pp

London: Jonathan Cape, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Foxing to block edge but rarely intruding onto pages, otherwise all is clean and bright. Offsetting to endpapers. Attractive craft binding by Christobel Hardcastle as signed and noted by her to fep. Half green leather with marbled paper-covered boards, all in VG order. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 88pp

London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew / Methuen & Co, 1935. First . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 4to. Hume Henderson. Illustrated music book. "Ten songs with music about small children." One of the small illustrations partially coloured in pencil. Otherwise in VG order throughout. Gift dedication to fep. Endpapers toned. Half blue cloth with yellow paper-covered boards nice and bright. Heavily worn d/j. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 40pp

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. A little spotting early and late, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Bookplates to feps. Pale blue paper-covered boards a little dulled to edges, with quarter beige cloth and crisp black titling to spine. 12mo. 58pp

London: Heinemann, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Redgrave's theatrical adaptation of the Henry James story. Includes laid in Christmas card signed by Redgrave with mounted photograph of the Aspern Papers Act One set to front, and message 'to Edward' inside 'from Mike'. This image is reproduced as the frontispiece of the book. This in VG order throughout, clean, crisp and bright. Smart black boards with gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j in protective cover with closed tear to top front. 8vo. 100pp

London: T Fisher Unwin, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volume theatrical biography of noted 19th century Anglo-Irish actor Sullivan with much additional information about the theatre and actors of the time. All in VG order, just general light toning and some foxing to endpapers. Green cloth with gilt armorial device to front and gilt titling, a little dulled, to spine. Cloth only lightly worn and marked. 8vo. 275 and 257pp

New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seventh printing of this excellent compilation of 17 contemporary plays, with contributions from Tennessee Williams, William Saroyan, Lillian Hellman and others. All in VG internal order. Toning to endpapers. Red boards a little bumped and faded to spine. 8vo. 774pp

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1929. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Scarce one act play of high Yorkshire drama from Pakington. Stock toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Oversized black card covers, worn to edges, with paper title label. 12mo. 40pp

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Entertaining theatrical biography written by Goodale, aka Kitty Molony. All in VG internal order with just a light tanning to stock. Pleasing typographic endpapers. Brown cloth with gilt and blue decoration to front a little marked and lightly worn with spine slightly faded. 8vo. 328pp

New York: Great Bear / Something Else Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Written record of two performance art events from Vostell in fine internal order. Very light fading toward spine of card covers. 8vo. 12pp

London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/no d/j. 12mo. Play based on the novel by Herman Melville. In VG order throughout. Pictorial boards a little worn to edges and faded to spine. 12mo. 76pp

New York: Random House, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo. Inscription by Bagnold to fep and d/j flyleaf. All in VG internal order. Quarter black cloth with red paper-covered boards and bright gilt titling to spine. Unclipped d/j toned and worn to edges. 8vo. 122pp

London: Samuel French. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. ND. Fourth of plays shows extensive pencil notation, otherwise all crisp and clean. Blue card covers lightly marked and faded. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 91pp

London: W Collins Sons & Co, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Extensive selection of incidental music by C Armstrong Gibbs to rear. All in VG internal order, bar a little opening to front hinge, but all holding firm. Pages uncut. Contemporary review from The Glasgow Herald lad in. Grey paper-covered boards with cloth to spine lightly dulled, with smart green and gilt titlepiece. 8vo. 170pp + publisher's ads.

The Chelsea Publishing Company & The Cayme Press, 1925. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to. Eclectic 'Chelsea Miscellany' with contributions from Noel Coward, Laurence Binyon, and others (see photo of contents page). Coward's short play, Weather Wise, is one of his most obscure and was not performed until 1932. This is almost certainly its first appearance in print. A little foxing, but otherwise all is in general good internal order, bar taped repair to advertising section at front. Oversized blue paper covers marked and worn, with small closed tear at top of spine. Paper title label to front a little dulled. 4to. 108pp + ads.

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus, gathering all of Shaw's prefaces which the book contends, Shaw "considered as important as his plays". Light toning to stock, but otherwise in VG internal order throughout. Smart red boards with gilt and blind embossed titling. Good unclipped d/j, worn to edges. A large volume weighing over 2.2kg so enquire re postage for overseas delivery. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. viii, 948pp

London: John Dicks. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. Dicks' Standard Plays were published between the 1860s and 1880s, offering the full text of a play (in this case two plays) in a cheap format. Once highly popular, copies are now scarce. This is no.380 in the series. All in good internal order. Pink illustrated paper covers. 12mo. 24pp.

London: News Of The World, 1952. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 'Pocket Book Edition' published by the News Of The World newspaper, complete and unabridged, and with suitably dramatic cover illustration. Stock tined but otherwise all in general good order. 16mo. 124pp

Harlow: Oliver & Boyd, 1991. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. A Reading 2000 level 3 playscript. In VG clean crisp and bright order throughout. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 32pp

London: Samuel Bagster & Sons, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volumes uniformly bound and in VG order throughout. Endpapers toned but otherwise all is clean, crisp and bright. A little light wear to green cloth boards, decorated and titled in gilt to spine. 12mo. i) 398pp ii) 416pp