Drammaturgia e teatro

Saint Joan

George Bernard Shaw · 1924 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)

London, Constable and Company , 1924. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition copy of George Bernard Shaw's play regarding Joan of Arc. Signed by the star of the play, Sybil Thorndike. Signed by many notable figures such as: Sybil Thorndike, the British actress wh...

Burns in Drama, Together with Saved Leaves

James Hutchison Stirling (ed.) · 1878 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

Edinburgh, Edmonston & Co. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A play inspired by the life of famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns. This is a play, along with 'Saved Leaves', anecdotes from young literary minds. Edited by James Hutchison Stirling (1830-1909), a Scottish philos...

The Rehearsal

George Villiers · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, The Shakespeare Head Press, 1914. Cloth. A limited edition facsimile of George Villiers' scathing satirical play on Restoration theatre, illustrated. A limited edition work, limited to five-hundred and ten copies, of which this is numbered three-hundr...

The Works of Cyril Tourneur

Cyril Tourneur · 1929 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1929. Cloth. A limited edition collection of the works of Cyril Tourneur, containing his popular plays, mostly his beloved tragedies. A limited edition work, limited to seven-hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and thi...

Every Man in His Humour a Comedy Written by Ben Jonson

David Garrick · 1755 · Rooke Books

£4,900.00 (€5,873.43 | $6,473.58 | ¥1,033,748)

London, J and R Tonson, 1755. Leather. David Garrick's own copy of this Ben Jonson work he revived with adaptations in 1751. With manuscript additions by Garrick. 'Every Man in his Humour' was a 1598 play by Jonson which belongs in the sub-genre of the 'hum...

Plays and Pageants

Edward Thompson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Ernest Benn Ltd. 1931. First edition. Vellum. A first limited edition copy of Edward Thompson's 'Plays and Pageants', signed and numbered in ink by the author. Complete with the original slipcase. This edition was limited to sixty signed and numbered cop...

Le Poisson D&Apos;Avril, Parade Melee de Vaudevilles

Toussaint-Gaspard Taconet · 1753 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1753. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this humorous play focussing on April Fools Day, written by Toussiant-Gaspard Taconet. A very scarce work. In the original French. 'Le Poisson d'Avril' is a satirical farce play, about a parade by th...

The West Indian a Comedy [with] the English Merchant, a Comedy [with] the Widow&Apos;D Wife a Comedy [with] Man and Wife or the Shakespeare Jubilee [with] the Brothers a Comedy

Richard Cumberland; George Colman; William Kenrick · 1767 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

London, Various Publishers, 1767-71. Leather. A selection of rare eighteenth century comedies by three of the period's best known playwrights. Bound together in one volume. 'The West Indian A Comedy' Richard Cumberland, A New Edition, 1771 'The English Merc...

The Investigator a Narrative in Dialogue.

Reuben Ship · 1956 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in book form of this play by Reuben Ship. Illustrated throughout, with drawings by popular comic artist, Ronald Searle. This play is a satire on McCarthyism which was first performed on the radio on Ca...

The Plays of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare · 1803 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London , Printed for Peter Wynne and Son, 1803-1807. Cloth. The Plays of William Shakespeare in nine volumes with vignette title pages and head pieces to each play. Nine volumes of ten. Volume I is dated 1807, printed by T. Davison for Peter Wynne and Son and contains: The Lif...

The Everyman&Apos;S Library a Selection of Works

Various · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, J M Dent and Sons, c1910. Leather. A selection of works from J M Dent's 'Everyman's Library&apos. These eight volumes are from a variety of the essay, theatrical, fictional and children's series published by Dent. The works are as follows: A Doll&ap...

The Handy-Volume Shakspeare in Thirteen Volumes

William Shakespeare · 1564 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. c1866. Cloth. The Handy-Volume set of Shakespeare's plays. Complete in thirteen volumes. Volume I contains: The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Comedy of Errors, volume II contains: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure For Measure an...

A Collection of Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden between 1791 and 1799 in Twenty Volumes.

Various · 1791 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, The Proprietors , 1791-1799. Leather. A collection of uniformly bound theatrical works all written as they were performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, Covent Garden. Regulated from the prompt books by permission of the managers, boasting a range of genres such a...

Selected Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Richard Cumberland · 1783 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, C Dilly and Lackington, Allen and Co, 1783-1804. Paperback. Five plays by English dramatist and civil servant Richard Cumberland. The volumes include: The Mysterious Husband, A Tragedy in Five Acts (1783) First Edition The Wheel of Fortune, A Comedy (1795) Second Editi...

Robert E Lee

John Drinkwater · 1923 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A play by John Drinkwater. This dramatic work is based on Robert E Lee, an American and Confederate Soldier. He was a top army commander of the Confederate States of America. The first edition of this work. Held in orig...

Ross a Dramatic Portrait

Terence Rattigan · 1960 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

New York, Random House, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A scarce US first edition of this play by Terence Rattigan. Terence Rattigan (1911-1977) was one of England's most popular mid-20th century dramatists, who was known for his plays set against upper-middle-class backgroun...

Buchanan Dying a Play

John Updike · 1974 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of John Updike's 'Buchanan Dying.' A dramatised version of Updike's own play concerning James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. In a cloth binding with original dustwrapp...

Sacred Dramas the Search After Happiness

Hannah More · 1827 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Jones and Company, 1827. Leather. A pocket sized illustrated collection of poetry and plays by Hannah More. A collection of plays and poetry by Hannah More. Pocket sized 4 inch book. With a portrait frontispiece of Moore and a vignette title page. The 'University ...

A Collection Bound of Parts

Various · 1760 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, J and R Tonson, 1760. Leather. A collection of numerous plays bound from parts. Including Mariamne, a Tragedy, Virtue Betray'd; or, Anna Bullen a Tragedy, The Tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh, Venus and Adonis and Myrtillo. With an engraved frontispiece. In a calf le...

Collection of Comedies

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London, John Cumberland; T Dolby, c1826. Leather. A scarce collection of comedic plays bound as one. The Honey Moon by John Tobin, Amateurs and Actors by Richard Brinsley Peake, A Trip to Scarborough by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Soldier's Daughter by Andrew Cherry, T...