Search Results: Theatre & Music from Vanessa Parker Rare Books

Lugnafahy, Westport, Mayo, Ireland.: Stonechat Editions, 2013. Sean Lysaght is Westports poet, here he branches out to playwriting and has created a very interesting interlectual play, hopefully the first of many.. First Edition. Paper Back. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: J M Dent & Sons A very scarce book on how to stage A Shakespearean play 339pp. in superb condition.. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Fine in Protector. Illus. by illustrated. 8 Vo Heavy Email 4 Postage Cost.

Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1899. The psine in in off white cloth resembeling vellum worn in places leather dark green label with gilt titles blue boards pages are rough cut and slightly tanned at the edges, 225 pp. french lanquage book.. Reprint. Hard Back White Cloth. Very Good/No Dj. 8V0.

London: Swan Sonnennschein, 1890. Illustrated with 14 plates 251pp. Some foxing. Gilt title and gilt picture of Handel & Halle on the front board. . First Edition. Decorated Cloth.. Very Good. Illus. by illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rowes Head, The Dolphin & Crown Addisons Head, et: Various Including Jacob Tonson , W Feales R Wellington, C Corbett J Brindley A Bettesworth, F Clay , B Wellinton , 1735. Another scarce volume of early English plays (please see our catalogue no on ABE 003628 for a matching volume, ) Bound in full calf some damage to the leather general wear and some tears spine shows it is split in the middle but strings are holding hinges starting but holding well gilt title and embelishments to the compartments faded to almost gone strips of leather missing on the boards not but still too bad with polish on. First play the funeral by Sir Richard Steele 93pp. Next the Gentleman Dancing Master 1735 by Mr Congreve, 118 pp. next the Double Dealer by Mr Congreve 1735, 107pp. Lastly the Relapse or viture in danger by SirnJohn Vanbrugh 1740, Sir John Vanbrugh Designed Blenham palace 206pp. all with an epligue all with an engraved frontise plate all comedys. Fine book plate of Sir John… Read More

New York: Thunder`s Mouth Press, 1992. First. Paper Back. As New. Illus. by Photograghs By F-stop Fitzgerald.

Paris: Garnier Freres A sdcarce fabulously bound three volume set in red marocco raised bands with gilt ruling and gilt embelishments of a face & titles , blind ruling on the boards gilt edges all round marbled end papers beautifully illustrated with 12 colour illustrations , form the library of The Macdermot, Coolavin, Sligo, The Prince of Connaught , with his signature on the fep of each volume some scattered foxing through out, A very handsome set.. 19thc Reprints . Full Morocco Hard Back. Fine. Illus. by Colour Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for B Motte, W Feales, R Wellington, J Brindley, C Corbett & B Wellington , 1735. The title page states the titles but in fact the book has different plays to those stated , it has the country wife 105PP. The Rehearsal as it is now acted at the theatre Royal , by George , lthe bate Duke of Buckingham. to which is added a key or critical view of the authors and their writings expos`d in this play. Lond printed for J Brindley, book seller in new Bond st, S Birt , C Hitch, T Osborne , T Waller, C Corbett, R New, 1755 fifteenth edition 59 pp. plus the Key that critical view of the authors 24pp. The way of the world a comedy, written by Mr Congreve, printed for J Tonson, sold by W Feales at Rows head the corner of Essex st the Strand London 8299. Love for Love A comedy, written by Mr Congreve printed by J & R Tonsen & S Draper London 106pp. each play has an engraving with a scene from the play,… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. A nice clean copy with gilt titles and heavily embelished boards surrounding young ladies taking tea in regency dress, illustrated end papers, 22 wonderful tipped in colour plates in soft watercolour prints, Hugh Thomson 1860 - 1920 a brilliant illustrator was born in Colraine Co Derry. . First Thus. Hard Back Decorated Boards. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Hugh Thomsom . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton Another finely illustrated book by Colraine artist Hugh Thomsom 1860-1920 his twenty five tipped in delicately executed prints of water colours are truly beautiful. The boards are a trifle rubbed at the edges with profuse gilt emblems of fans and regency people are all over the front board and spine. 196pp.. First Thus. Decorated Boards Hard Back. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Hugh Thomsom. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Dj & boards are damp stained otherwise very good. No date or publisher stated.. First Edition. Very Good/Good in Protector. Illus. by illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Vintage, 1988. First. Paper Back. Very Good. Illus. by Ills.

London: Bickers & Son, 1873. Book is just a little loose 572 p.p. plus 16p.p. of adverts . Decorated Cloth.. Very Good. Illus. by Frontice Plate. 8vo Its Heavy, So a Bit More Postage..

London: Bernard Lintott, 1714. The Scarce first collected edition. The third volume. containing the Princes Elis.... The Forced Marriage..... Love the Best Physician..... The Man-Hater.....The Forced Physician..... The Sicilian or Love makes a Painter. Amphitryon or the two Sosias. Binding is in poor condition with leather distressed but all holdin & fairly tight.Priced acordingly. . First English Collected Edition. Vol 3. Full Brown Calf.. Poor. 12 Mo.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1870. A very handsome five volume set of great British authors and playrights all volumes are bound in green Morocco with raised bands gilt ruling title and embelishments to the compartments all very bright marbled eps and all edges. They including the works of Christopher Marlowe, with some account of him by the Rev Alexander Dyce 1870 407pp. with index. damp stained on rear board. The works of John Webster, with some account of the author and notes by the rev Alexander Dyce 1871 383pp. including index. Dramatic works of Wycherley, Congreve , Vanbrugh & Farquhar, with biographical & critical notice Frontice of William Wycherly & etching of his birth place on title page which has some shadowing of the frontice 1871. Two volumes The works of Beaumont and Fletcher with an itroduction by George Darley Volume 1 the works of Fletcher frontis portrait of John Fletcher and an engraving of the ruins of Grace Dieue Leicestershire ? with… Read More