Drammaturgia e teatro

Adventures in the Skin Trade

Dylan Thomas · 1967 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1967. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set offering both the uncorrected proof copy and first impression of Dylan Thomas" play, from the novel of the same name. Including the uncommon uncorrected proof and the first edition, first impression ...

The Cocktail Party

T. S. Eliot · 1950 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, Faber and Faber LTD, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the most popular play of T. S. Eliot, a comedy about a troubled married couple. The first edition, first issue, with the misprinting to page 29 'You shall see here again - here&apos.In the origi...

The Confidential Clerk; the Cocktail Party; Poetry and Drama

T. S. Eliot · 1951 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Faber & Faber, 1951-1954 . First edition. Cloth. Three first edition, first impression volumes from leading poet, essayist and playwright T. S. Eliot, each in the original dust wrapper. Three first editions from the celebrated Modernist poet, best known for works such ...

The Rock. A Pageant Play Written for Performance at Sadler&Apos;S Wells Theatre

T. S. Eliot · 1934 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.47 | $328.96 | ¥52,531)

London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1934 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. The first edition, first impression.One of 2,000 copies of the first edition, as this wor...

Bellamira; or, the Fall of Tunis

Richard Sheil [Richard Lalor Sheil] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Murray, 1818 . First edition. Unbound. A bright example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of Richard Lalor Sheil's historical tragedy about the fall of Tunis. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this historical tragedy from Irish politician, writer ...

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

D. H. Lawrence · 1914 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Duckworth & Co, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this drama told in three acts by D. H. Lawrence, a dramatisation of his earlier short stories 'Odour of Chrysanthemums&apos. The first U.K. edition of this work, this is one of 500 copies published u...

The School for Scandal

Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1911 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. Cloth. A lovely copy of Sheridan's successful comedy of manners, with delightful colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson. An illustrated work in the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board...

The Elder Statesman: A Play

T. S. Eliot · 1959 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Faber and Faber, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this play in verse from American writer T. S. Eliot. First UK edition. A play in verse, exploring the late life of Lord Claverton, a retired Cabinet minister who idly fingers the empty pages of hi...

The Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, William Heinemann, 1906-1908. Cloth. Eight volumes of the copyright edition of this collection of works from Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Eight volumes of an eleven volume set. Containing volumes I, II, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and XI only. Copyright edition. The co...

Joan la Romee: A Drama

Frank Harris · 1926 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Nice/New York, Imprimerie Nicoise/Frank Harris Publishing Co. 1926. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this play from Irish-American editor and writer Frank Harris. First edition. A little-known play following the life of Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France, ...

Songs from Shakespeare&Apos;S Plays

William Shakespeare; Brian Deakin [ed.] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,404)

Verona, Officina Bodoni, 1974 . Leather. A fine limited edition work which presents the songs found in the plays of William Shakespeare, including verses found in all of his major works. An uncommon, limited edition work.310 copies of this work were produced, with 200 copies a...

The Cocktail Party

T. S. Eliot · 1950 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Faber and Faber LTD, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the most successful play of T. S. Eliot, a verse drama following the troubled relationship of a husband and wife. The first edition, first impression, with the misprinting to page 29 'You shall ...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two

J. K. Rowling; John Tiffany; Jack Thorne · 2016 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Little, Brown, 2016. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this original story from the Harry Potter universe, written by J. K. Rowling and adapted into a play by Jack Thorne. First edition. Special rehearsal edition script. From an original story, set nine...

Letters to George the Account of a Rehearsal

Max Stafford-Clark · 1989 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Nick Hern Books, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this insight into director, Max Stafford-Clark's working methods, with two loosely inserted letters. The first edition, first impression of the work. Presentation copy, signed by the author to...

Souvenir of the Warwick Pageant 1906

Louis N. Parker · 1906 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

Warwick, None, 1906. First edition. Paperback. A charming collection of images from the Warwick Pageant of 1906, organised by Louis N. Parker. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six colour plates from watercolours by J. N. Boulton, and eight black-and-white phot...

The Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1857 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Edward Moxon, 1857. Leather. The collected dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a volume of five plays bound for Magdalene College, Oxford. A new edition.In a prize binding for Magdalene College, Oxford.The dramatic works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, this volume i...

John Bull: Or the Englishman&Apos;S Fireside: A Comedy

George Colman · 1808 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808. Paperback. A scarce edition of this comedy from George Colman, as performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. Scarce work. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. With an illustrated frontispiece. A comedic work ...

Oeuvres de Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille; Fontenelle · 1877 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie. 1877. Leather. A scarce collection of the works of Pierre Corneille, in the original French language. French language. Scarce collection. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. The works of Pierre Corneille, a French tr...

Histoire Du Theatre Italien, Depuis la Decadence de la Comedie Latine; Avec Un Catalogue Des Tragedies & Comedies Italiennes Imprimees Depuis L&Apos;an 1500 Jusqu&Apos;a L&Apos;an 1660 & Une Dissertation Sur la Tragedie Moderne

Louis Ricoboni; Luigi Riccoboni · 1730 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

Paris, Andre Cailleau, 1730. Leather. A scarce French work on sixteenth and seventeenth century Italian plays, written by the noted actor and writer Luigi Riccoboni The second edition of this scarce work.In the original French.Volume I only, lacking Volume II.Collated, lacking...

Die Freunde: Ein Trauerspiel in Fuãƒâoeã‚âˆNf Acten

Dr E Raupach · 1825 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Leipzig, C Cnobloch, 1825. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce German play by E Raupach in the original boards. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally in five libraries only including the library of Oxford University and the University of Leed...