Drammaturgia e teatro

The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri

Vittorio Alfieri, Charles Lloyd · 1815 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London , Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815. Cloth. A complete three volume set of The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri. A complete three volume set of The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri, translated from the Italian into English by Charles Lloyd. Vittorio Alfieri was an ...

Ruddigore or the Witch&Apos;S Curse

William Schwenck Gilbert · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1912 . Cloth. A lovely edition of W. S. Gilbert's Ruddigore with colour plates illustrated by William Russell Flint. Illustrated edition of Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse by William Schwenck Gilbert in the original publisher's clot...

The White Devil and the Duchess of Malfy; the Maid&Apos;S Tragedy and Philaster

John Webster; Martin Sampson [ed.]; Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher; Ashley Thorndike [ed.] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Boston, D.C. Heath & Co. 1904-1906. Cloth. Two volumes from the Belles-Lettres series comprising a collection of four plays by Jacobean playwrights Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, and John Webster. Two volumes from the Belles-Lettres series comprising a collection of four pla...

Queen Mary

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1875 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Henry S King & Co, 1875. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this historical drama by Alfred Lord Tennyson in a beautiful decorative morocco binding. The first edition of this historical drama by famous English author Alfred Lord Tennyson, concerned with Queen...

The Plays of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare · 1803 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€929.10 | $1,024.06 | ¥163,548)

London, Wynne and Scholey, 1803-1804. Leather. Eight volumes containing all the dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Eight volumes of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare, each with a brief critical introduction by museum curator and antiquary Francis Douce. This editio...

In Good King Charles&Apos;S Golden Days and Geneva

George Bernard Shaw · 1939 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. Two first edition plays by George Bernard Shaw in the original dust wrappers with illustrations. In Good King Charles's Golden Days, A History Lesson; and Geneva, A Fancied Page of History in Three Acts by Bernard S...

Selections from the Works of Sir John Suckling

John Suckling; Rev. Alfred Suckling · 1836 · Rooke Books

£3,950.00 (€4,735.39 | $5,219.38 | ¥833,567)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme et al. 1836 . Leather. Anthony Trollope's own copy of this volume of the works of poet John Suckling, featuring critical annotations in Trollope's own hand. With the armorial bookplate of Trollope to the front pastedown, and with two handw...

Count Julian a Spanish Tragedy

Julian Sturgis · 1893 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London , John Murray , 1893. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this play by Julian Sturgis. A scarce first edition copy of this Spanish Tragedy, Count Julian. Julian Sturgis was a British-America novelist, poet and lyricist. This play features the charact...

Le Coin Du Feu de la Bonne Maman, Dedie a Ses Petit-Enfants

Madame B******* · 1832 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Paris, Ledentu, Libraire, 1832. Paperback. A neatly illustrated fifth edition of this charming French play surrounding familial relationships. Scarce work. French language. Illustrated with twelve engravings. Written by Madam B******* or Marie-Aglae Baudouin, a Swiss author. I...

Plays: Three

Harold Pinter · 1986 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)

London, World Dramatists , A Methuen Paperback, 1986. Paperback. A near fine, signed copy of this collection of plays by Harold Pinter, also including an inscription and signature by Pinter loosely inserted. A collection of several plays by Harold Pinter, including: 'The ...

Works of Alfred de Musset

Alfred de Musset · 1867 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Paris, G. Charpentier, 1867-1878 . Leather. A bright set of the works of Alfred de Musset, in the original French. Eight volumes of works by Alfred Musset. Alfred Musset was a French dramatist, poet and novelist. He was a French romantic writer who is best known for his plays...

She Stoops to Conquer or the Mistakes of a Night

Oliver Goldsmith · 1983 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1983 . Leather. An excellent leather bound edition of Goldsmith's classic play, with colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson and in a full leather slipcase. Limited edition of She Stoops to Conquer or The Mistakes of a Night by Oliver Goldsmith in...

After the Rain a Play in Three Acts

John Bowen · 1967 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of John Bowen's play After the Rain. A first edition copy of the play After the Rain, by John Bowen. The play is set two hundred years after the Great Rain, which drowned the world as we kno...

Celebrities of the Stage

Boyle Lawrence [editor] · 0 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, George Newnes, c1889. Cloth. A very smart copy of this work on celebrated actors and actresses, with wonderful full-page colour portraits. In the publisher's original cloth binding. All edges gilt. 52 delightful colour plates. Collated complete. This work gives a ...

A Wild-Goose Chase

H Jameson · 1820 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Printed for John Miller, 1820. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce first edition of this play by H. Jameson, inscribed 'with the author's compliments.' Very scarce first edition of this work. A farce in two acts by H. Jameson, first and only play by t...

The Harper&Apos;S Son and the Duke&Apos;S Daughter; a Grand Melo-Dramatic Romance Interspersed with Songs, Duets, and Chorusses

Thomas John Dibdin · 1810 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Printed by J. Hartnell, 1810. First edition. Disbound. Very scarce first edition of this melodramatic romance by Thomas J Dibdin. The first edition of this work. A very scarce melodramatic romance by Thomas J Dibdin, English dramatist and songwriter, author of 'Th...

The Entertainer

John Osborne · 1957 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Faber and Faver, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this three act play by John Osborne in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The Entertainer by John Osborne in the original publisher's binding and dust wrapper.The dust wrapper has the publ...

The Saint&Apos;S Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Saint of the Romish Calendar

Charles Kingsley · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John W. Parker, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Kingsley's first published work, a commemorative poetic play about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. The first edition.Charles Kingsley's first published work, preceding his monumental novels ...

The Caretaker & the Collection and the Lover

Harold Pinter · 1961 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , Methuen & Co , 1961-1963. Cloth. A smart two volume set of some of Harold Pinter's most significant and influential works for the stage. A smart two volume set of three of Harold Pinter's plays, The Caretaker, The Collection and The Lover.The Caretaker is th...

A Midsummer Night&Apos;S Dream

William Shakespeare · 1982 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Ash & Grant , 1982. Cloth. William Shakespeare's celebrated comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with illustrations by Kevin Maddison, first edition thus. William Shakespeare's comedy set in Athens developing around the marriage of Theseus and Hi...