Drammaturgia e teatro

An Account of the German Morality-Play, Entitled Depositio Cornuti Typographici

William Blades; Johann Rist · 1885 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Trübner and Co. 1885. First edition. Hardback. The signed presentation copy of William Blades's literary critque on a fascinating comedy performed by printing apprentices in Early Modern Germany. The presentation copy of An Account of the German Morality-Play, En...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Tragedies

William Shakespeare · 1901 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, George Newnes, Limited, 1901. Leather. A smartly bound collection of the tragedies of renowned playwright William Shakespeare, bound by Riviere & Son. One volume of a three volume set of the Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories of William Shakespeare. Being the tragedies...

The Masque: A Theatre Notebook

Various · 1946 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, The Curtain Press, 1946-1949. First edition. Paperback. A smart complete collection of The Masque, a theatre notebook. With the original two slip cases. Complete in nine volumes, with two of the original three slip cases. First edition. The Masque was a publication des...

Echoes of the War

J. M. Barrie · 1918 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of four plays by J. M. Barrie, all taking place within the context of the First World War. In the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the very ...

Elizabethan Drama, 1558-1642: Volumes I and II

Felix E. Schelling · 1908 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Boston; New York, Archibald Constable and Co. Ltd. 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this comprehensive two-volume set on Elizabethan drama by Felix Emanuel Schelling. The first edition of this work uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, w...

Theatre Programme from the Garrick Theatre: Money by Edward Bulwer Lytton

Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1894 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Miles & Co. c1894 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce programme from a performance of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 'Money', which took place at The Garrick Theatre in 1894. A theatre programme presenting Edward Bulwer-Lytton's show 'Mon...

A Notebook on William Shakespeare

Edith Sitwell · 1948 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A series of essays and notes on the plays of Shakespeare, from British poet and critic, Edith Sitwell. The first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Containing essays on King Lear, Mac...

The Dynasts: A Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon

Thomas Hardy · 1910 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910. Cloth. A smart copy of this closet drama from English Victorian writer Thomas Hardy. With a portrait frontispiece. A closet drama in verse and prose, being an epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, in three parts, nineteen acts and one hu...

Essays, Poems and Plays

Oliver Goldsmith · 1816 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, J. Walker and Co, 1816. Leather. A pleasing pocket book containing an enjoyable selection of essays, poems and plays from Oliver Goldsmith. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. With a charming contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown, dated 1822.With a f...

The Good Natur&Apos;D Man: A Comedy. As Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent Garden.

Mr. Goldsmith [Oliver Goldsmith] · 1768 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, W. Griffin, 1768 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of Oliver Goldsmith's comedic play, bound in cloth, with the very scarce half title retained. The first edition, second state of the work. With the following issue points as stated by th...

The Plays of William Shakespeare, with Notes of Various Commentators

William Shakespeare; Manley Wood [ed. · 1806 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

London, George Kearsley, 1806 . Leather. The very scarce complete fourteen volume Manley Wood edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, in attractive half morocco bindings. A very scarce fourteen volume edition of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies.A deli...

Cyrano de Bergerac: Comãƒâ©Die Hãƒâ©Roãƒâ¯Que En Cinq Actes En Vers

Edmond Rostand · 1898 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris, Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1898. Leather. The 109th thousandth of Rostand's famous play, written entirely in verse. The 109th thousandth, published in the same year as the first French trade edition, of this work in a full calf binding, with all edges stai...

A First Draft Screenplay of Jo Eisinger&Apos;S &Apos;Oscar Wilde&Apos;

Jo Eisinger · 1960 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Zoya Film Productions Ltd. 1960 . First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce first draft of the screenplay of Jo Eisinger's biographical film surrounding Oscar Wilde, starring Robert Morley. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. A manuscript cont...

Blue Denim

James Leo Herlihy; William Noble · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Random House, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Random House play from Herlihy and Noble, with photographs of performances. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and two plates. Collated complete. During the 1...

The Boy Friend: A Play in Three Acts

Sandy Wilson; Vida Hope · 1955 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming, popular musical from English composer Sandy Wilson, with illustrations by the author. First edition. Illustrated throughout by the author. Set in the carefree world of the French Riviera...

A Sammelband of Eight Mid-Nineteenth Century Fantasy Plays

J. R. Planche; The Brothers Brough; Robert B. Brough; Charles Selby · 1843 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, G. Berger; Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1843-1857 . First edition. Cloth. A sammelband consisting of eight very scarce one and two act Victorian era plays, with five plays by J. R. Planche, and others by the Brothers Brough and Charles Selby. The first five volumes present are ...

Everyman

Thomas Derrick · 1930 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this religious story and moral play told through lovely woodcuts by the artist Thomas Derrick. First thus. A moral play from Ernest Percival Rhys, a Welsh-English writer of essays, stories, poetry,...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy of As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1909] . Cloth. A beautifully presented facsimile of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', with colourful illustrations by Hugh Thomson throughout. In the original publisher's green cloth binding, with decorative gilt design to the f...

The Dramatic Works of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a Memoir of His Life

Richard Brinsley Sheridan; G. G. S · 1866 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Bell & Daldy, 1866. Leather. A smart collection of the dramatic works of the notable playwright Sheridan, with a memoir of his life. An early edition of this work in a full calf binding with gilt detailing to the boards and spine, and marbled end papers and fore edges....

Mary, Queen of Scotts, a Tragedy As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

John St. John · 1789 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, J. Debrett, 1789. Disbound. The play of Mary Queen of Scots as originally performed at the Theatre Royal at Drury Lane. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in March of 1789. The dramtisation of the tragedy of Mary Queen of Scots, Queen of Scotland from 1542 u...