Drammaturgia e teatro

The Birds of Aristophanes

Aristophanes; Benjamin Hall Kennedy · 1874 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1874. First edition. Cloth. Very scarce first edition of this translation of Aristophanes's comedy 'The Birds' by Benjamin Hall Kennedy. A comedy by ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, first thus translated into English verse with in...

The Art of Theatrical Make-Up

Cavendish Morton · 1909 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1909. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of this delightful volume dedicated to the art of theatrical makeup by Cavendish Morton, the first edition. The first edition of this charming work containing a study of theatrical makeup by Cavendish Mor...

The Tempest

William Shakespeare; J. Dover Wilson · 1928 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, The Chiswick Press; Faber & Gwyer, 1928. Cloth. A smart facsimile edition of the first folio text of Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest', in the original scarce dust wrapper. A facsimile of the first folio text of 'The Tempest&apos.Including a list of ...

The Sisters, a Tragedy

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1892 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this short tragedy by noted nineteenth-century English writer Algernon Charles Swinburne. A short tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne titled The Sisters, which tells the story of twin ...

The Liar, a Comedy in Three Acts

Carlo Goldoni; Grace Lovat Fraser (Translator) · 1922 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Selwyn and Blount, Ltd. 1922. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition, illustrated copy of this popular comedy play by Carlo Goldoni. The first translated edition. Limited to 260 copies, of which 250 were for sale. In quarter cloth binding. With a colour frontispiece, ...

The Living Room, a Play in Two Acts

Graham Greene · 1953 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.46 | $155.92 | ¥24,901)

London , William Heinemann Ltd, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this thrilling play by the award-winning English writer, Graham Greene. The first edition. In a cloth binding with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, featuring a striking pho...

Depositio Cornuti Typographici: A Mirthful Play Performed at the Confirmation of a Journeyman

William Blades [rans.]; James Moran [ed.] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Colchester , Maximilian Editions/Bertram Rota, 1962. Brochure/Pamphlet. A lovely copy of this limited edition play complete with slipcase, signed by the editor. A limited edition, one of five hundred copies signed by the editor James Moran, this number three-hundred and twenty...

Theatre Complet de J. Racine

J. Racine; M. Auger · 1867 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris , Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres , 1867. Leather. J. Racine's complete theatrical plays in one volume, in a smart full calf Norther Chrurch of England School binding. A smart copy of the complete plays of J. Racine, in the original French. With a foreword by M. Au...

The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq

Henry Fielding · 1808 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, J. Johnson et al. 1808. Leather. A smart collection of the writings of Henry Fielding bound in excellent contemporary leather. Includes his works 'The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews', 'The History of Tom Jones', 'Amelia', &apo...

Les Oeuvres de Jean Racine

Jean Racine · 1874 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1874-75. Leather. A strikingly bound set of the original French dramatic works of Jean Racine, containing all of his important plays, complete with illustrations throughout. In a signed binding by Canape.Complete in five volumes.In the original French....

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice an Historical Tragedy in Five Acts with Notes the Prophecy of Dante, a Poem

Lord Byron · 1821 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, John Murray, 1821. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of Lord Byron's blank verse tragedy play regarding the Doge of Venice, Marino Faliero. Published alongside his poem 'The Prophecy of Dante&apos. Particularly scarce in the publisher's original ...

The Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare; Charles Knight · 1873 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, J S Virtue and Co. 1873-76. Leather. A bright copy of this beautifully illustrated edition of Shakespeare's works. This is the 'Imperial Edition' edited by Charles Knight. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, engraved title page and 24 plates to volume I. V...

King Lear

William Shakespeare; J. Dover Wilson · 1928 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Faber & Faber, 1928. Cloth. A facsimile of the first Folio text of King Lear, complete with five original hand-illustrated illustrations by Carlo Pietzner loosely inserted. 'King Lear' is a Shakespearian tragedy, inspired by the mythological King Leir of Brit...

Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare&Apos;S Two Gentlemen of Verona

Walter Crane · 1894 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, J M Dent, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition suite of eight plates produced by Walter Crane depicting Shakespeare's 'Two Gentlemen of Verona&apos. This suite is one of 650 copies designed by Crane and engraved in Dallastype facsimile by D...

The London Merchant; or, the History of George Barnwell. A Tragedy.

George Lillo · 1788 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, S. Bladon, W. Nicoll, and W. Lowndes, 1788. Leather. A popular tragic play of the Georgian era, originally performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1731. George Lillo's most famous work, a tragic play following the downfall of a young apprentice due to his associati...

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonnesse

Thomas Hardy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1923. First edition. Cloth. Thomas Hardy's poetical dramatic one-act play, one of his only stage-works, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.In the extremely scarce original unclipped dustwrapper.A tragic yet poetic one...

The History of the Scottish Stage

John Jackson · 1793 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, Peter Hill and G. G. J. Robinson, 1793. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this brilliant and thorough guide to the history of Scottish theatre ESTC citation number T36525.With a half-title and a separately paginated appendix. Contains a full page 225, with xvi...

Theatre de P. Corneille, Avec Des Commentaires, Et Autres Morceaux Interessans

Pierre Corneille · 1776 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.49 | $581.40 | ¥92,853)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1776. Leather. A complete French set of the works of Pierre Corneille, illustrated throughout, and in a mottled calf binding. Complete in ten volumes. Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In t...

Le Marquis de Villemer

George Sand · 0 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, c1905. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this play by the prominent French author, George Sand. Undated, dated using Copac. George Sand was a pen name for Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin. She is recognised as one of the most notable authors of the Romantic era...

Bothwell: A Tragedy

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1874 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1874. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of Algernon Charles Swinburne's verse drama 'Bothwell: A Tragedy&apos. Algernon Charles Swinburne was a notable English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He is primarily rem...