Drammaturgia e teatro

R.U. R. Rossum&Apos;S Universal Robots

Karel Capek · 1923 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,394.75 | $5,946.13 | ¥949,633)

Praha [Prague], Aventinum, 1923 . Leather. A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language. In the original Czech.Fla...

The British Drama: A Collection of the Most Esteemed Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces

Various · 1826 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Jones & Company, 1826-1828. Leather. Two scarce volumes of this collection of British works of theatre. Complete in two volumes. Scarce editions. A collection of British theatrical works, including comedies, tragedies, operas, and farces, with titles such as: The Mourn...

William Shakespeare&Apos;S Dramatiske Vaerke

William Shakespeare; P. Foersom; Edvard Lembcke · 1862 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

Kjøbenhavn, Forlagt af J. H. Schubothes boghandel, 1862-1872. Leather. An attractive leather bound translation of all Shakespeare's plays. Published in Danish. The poet Edvard Lembcke translates Shakespeare's plays in this scarce Danish edition. Prior owner's s...

A Chave de Oiro Drama Em 5 Actos

J. Ricardo Cordeiro Junior · 1871 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Porto, Imprensa Portugueza, 1871. Leather. A very scarce and smart copy of this play The Golden Key, written in Portuguese. A very scarce work in a half calf binding. The play The Golden Key, in five acts, written in Portuguese by J. Ricardo Cordeiro Junior. This play was perf...

Theatre Complet Avec Prefaces Inedites

Alexandre Dumas Fils · 1890 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1890. Leather. Four leather bound volumes of plays by Alexandre Dumas the younger. Four leather bound volumes containing the plays of Alexandre Dumas fils. Published in French. The son of Alexandre Dumas père, author of classic works such as the Three Mus...

Oeuvres de Jean Racine Avec Les Jugemens de la Harpe Et de Nouvelles Notes Grammaticales

Jean Racine; Jean Lecoutz de Levizac; C. Gros [ed.] · 1811 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, B. Dulau and Co. 1811. Leather. A scarce three volume set of the works of renowned French playwright Jean Racine; the second edition revised and enlarged by C. Gros. The second edition of this three-volume work in half calf bindings with marbled boards and gilt decorat...

Thãƒâ©Atre Complet de J. Racine, Prãƒâ©Cãƒâ©Dãƒâ© de la Vie de L&Apos;Auteur

Jean Racine · 1889 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Garnier Freres, 1889. Leather. The complete plays of the renowned French playwright Jean Racine, with a brief biography. A later edition of this work in a half morocco binding. Inscribed to the title page by Sir Paul Vinogradoff (1854-1925), a Russian and British histor...

Works by Alphonse Daudet

Alphonse Daudet · 1887 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion; E. Flammarion; Alphonse Lemerre , 1887-1891. Leather. Two novels and a play by the French writer Alphonse Daudet. All are in the original French.Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist. He was a monarchist and opponent of the French Republic. W...

Niniche and LILI

Alfred Hennequin; Albert Millaud · 1891 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Paris, A. Allouard, 1891. Leather. Two plays by Alfred Hennequin and Albert Millaud bound in one volume. Two volumes in one of plays by Alfred Hennequin and Albert Millaud. The first play is Niniche in three acts, the sixteenth edition and the second is Lili, a comic opera in...

Theatre Complet

Henry Becque · 1898 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris, Bibliotheque Artistique & Litteraire, 1898. Leather. The collected dramatic work of Henry Becque in three volumes, in the original French. Complete in three volumes. Containing the collected dramatic work of French dramatist Henry Becque, complete in three volumes. He i...

L&Apos;Ecole Des Moeurs Ou Les Suites Du Libertinage Drame

M. de Falbaire de Quingey · 1776 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Duchesne, 1776. Disbound. A scarce copy of an exciting play from Falbaire de Quingey, in the original French language. French language. Early edition, first published in 1776. Scarce edition. The full script as performed at the Comedie Francoise on May 13th 1776. Writte...

Franz V. Holbein&Apos;S Theater

Franz Ignaz von Holbein · 1811 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Rudolstadt, Berlag, 1811-12. Paperback. A scarce collection of Franz Ignaz von Holbein's theatrical works, in the original German language. German language. Two volumes. Scarce work. A collection of theatrical works, including: Fridolin, Der Berstorbene, Leonidas, and Mir...

Le Monde Ou L&Apos;on S&Apos;Amuse: Comedie En Un Acte

Edouard Pailleron · 1883 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1883. Leather. A scarce edition of Pailleron's best known work, in the original French language. French language. Scarce edition. Sixth edition. A delightful comedy commenting on social customs and upper class society of the time. This work lead Paill...

Marivaux Sa Vie Et Ses Oeuvres D&Apos;Apres de Nouveaux Documents

Miravaux; Gutstave Larroumet · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Librairie Hachette , 1894. Leather. A new edition of this collection of works by Pierre de Marivaux. A new edition. In the original French. This volume contains the life and works of Pierre de Marivaux. Marivaux was a French playwright and novelist who is considered a...

Theatre de Voltaire

Voltaire · 1809 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

Paris, Chex Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1809. Leather. A scarce complete set of the plays of Voltaire, in the original French language. French language. Complete nine volume set bound in five. The plays of Voltaire, a prolific French Enlightenment writer and historian famous fo...

Oeuvres Dramatiques

Jean Racine · 1844 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Paris, Chez Lefevre, 1844. Leather. A collection of dramatic works by Jean Racine, in the original French language. French language. A collection of the dramatic works of Jean Racine, including: La Thébaïde ou Les Frères Ennemis, Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, Les Plaideur...

Rabagas; le Degel; Nos Intimes!

Victorien Sardou · 1885 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1885-1890. Leather. Three plays from French dramatist Victorien Sardou, bound in two quarter morocco bindings. Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist, best remembered today for his development, along with Eugene Scribe, of the well-made play.Consisting of...

Six Plays Translated Into Italian Ferdinando Livini

Ferdinando Livini; Benjamin Antier; Jacques-Francois Ancelot; Nicholas Rowe · 1828 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Napoli, Dalla Stamperia Francese; C. Cataneo e F. Fernandes, 1828-29. Leather. A collection of six very scarce Italian dramatic translations, including a noted historical play by Nicholas Rowe. Very scarce.Six plays bound in one, translated from their original French into Ital...

The Commissary. A Comedy in Three Acts. As It Is Performed at the Theatre in the Hay-Market

Samuel Foote Esq. · 1765 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, P. Vaillant, 1765. Disbound. A second edition copy of Samuel Foote's comedic play, The Commissary. The eighteenth century thespian played the drama's central character Zachary Fungus in the opening performances at the Hay-Market Theatre. A second edition of S...

Elijah an Oratorio to Be Performed at the Crystal Palace

Dr. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1860 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Robert K. Burt, 1860. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet of Elijah an Oratorio. A pamphlet from the occasion of the performance of Elijah, an Oratorio during the inaugurating of the bronze memorial statue of the composer in 1860 at The Crystal Palace....