Drammaturgia e teatro

The Beggar&Apos;S Opera

John Gay · 1923 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1923. Cloth. A charming illustrated edition of John Gay's ballad opera 'The Beggar's Opera' with illustrations by C Lovat Fraser. A new edition. Ballad opera in three acts originally written in 1728 by John Gay. Presented in ...

Alladine Et Palomides, Interieur, Et la Mort de Tintagiles: Trois Petits Drames Pour Marionettes

Maurice Maeterlinck · 1894 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Brussels, Edmond Deman, 1894. Leather. Three of Maurice Maeterlinck's dramatic plays published in one volume, in the original French. In the original French.The sixth edition, published in the same year as the first.A charming volume of three drama plays by Maurice Maeter...

Opere Teatrali Edite Ed Inedite

Cammillo Federici · 1802 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Venezia, Per Francesco Andreola Stampatore dell'E. Governo, 1802-1816. First edition. Leather. Seven volumes from the scarce first edition of the collected theatrical works of Cammillo Federici in the original Italian. Seven of fourteen volumes only. The first edition of ...

Oeuvres D&Apos;Alexis Piron

Alexis Piron · 1758 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris, N. B. Duchesne, 1758. First edition. Paperback. This uncommon set contains five plays and several poems by the eighteenth century dramatist Alexis Piron. This uncommon set contains five plays and several poems by the eighteenth century dramatist Alexis Piron. Published ...

The Works of Alfred de Musset

Alfred de Musset · 1900 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1900-1903. Leather. Four very smart volumes of the works of Alfred de Musset, in the original French language. French language. Four volumes. Written by Alfred de Musset, a prolific French dramatist, poet and novelist known for his autobiograph...

Oeuvres Posthumes

Alfred de Musset · 1897 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Paris, Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1897. Leather. A scarce collection of posthumous works from Alfred de Musset, in the original French language. French language. Scarce work. A posthumous collection of works, including: Vision, Le Song d'Auguste, Reverie, Promenade, Fausti...

Poetae Scenici Graeci Accedunt Perditarum Fabularum Fragmenta

Guilielmus Dindorfius [Karl Wilhelm Dindorf] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Apud Black, Young and Young, 1830. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Dindorf's uncommon anthology of the plays of Greek dramatists, such as Sophocles and Euripides. The first edition of this uncommon work, rebound with the original morocco laid down ...

C1880 No. 6 the British Drama One Penny Four Plays from J. Dicks

Philip Massinger; Arthur Murphy; I. Pocock; John Tobin · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, J. Dicks, c1880. Paperback. A scarce edition of this collection of four British plays. Scarce edition. Each play is illustrated to the first page. A collection of four British plays, including: An Old Way to Pay New Debts Written by by Philip Massinger, an English dram...

De la Convention Dans la Tragedie Classique Et Dans le Drame Romantique

Maurice Souriau · 1885 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Librairie Hachette , 1885. First edition. Leather. A first French edition of this work exploring the conventions of tragedies and romances. A first edition copy, in the original French. This volume explores classical tragedies and romantic dramas, exploring conventions...

Comedies Et Proverbes

Alfred de Musset · 1867 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris, Charpentier, 1867. Leather. Two leather bound volumes of the plays of Alfred de Musset. Two volumes of Alfred de Musset's comedies and proverbs. In the original French. Alfred de Musset was a French dramatist, poet and novelist. These works contain a selection of...

Select Works of Oliver Goldsmith Comprising the Vicar of Wakefield Plays and Poems

Oliver Goldsmith; Alfred W. Pollard · 1920 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1920. Fine Binding. This selection of works by Oliver Goldsmith includes his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, two plays, and nearly thirty other poems A selection of works by Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, and poet Oliver Goldsmith, with a biographica...

Faust Et le Second Faust de Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Gerard de Nerval [trans.] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, G. CreÃÂOe€s et Cie, 1913. Fine Binding. A beautifully bound 20th century French edition of Goethe's tragic plays 'Faust, Part One' and 'Faust, Part Two', a limited edition copy printed on Japan Imperial paper. A beautifully presented copy o...

Hamlet

William Shakespeare; Wilhelm Schlegel; Ludwig Tieck · 1916 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Jena, Eugen Diederichs, 1916. Leather. A limited edition German version of the tragic play Hamlet. A limited edition copy of this German version of Hamlet, this edition was limited to 1650 copies. Translated into German by Wilhelm Schlegel and Ludwig Tieck. Hamlet is one of S...

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonesse a New Version of an Old Story Arranged As a Play for Mummers in One Act Requiring No Theatre or Scenery

Thomas Hardy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1923. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this play in one act by Thomas Hardy, enclosed in its uncommon dust wrapper. A one-act play by Thomas Hardy, one of the only two pieces of drama written by this author. This play was designed to be p...

Tyltyl

Maurice Maeterlinck; Alexander Teixeira de Matos · 1921 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London , Methuen & Co , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A stunning first English edition of Tyltyl with beautiful colour illustrations. A first English edition of Tyltyl, being the story of Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Betrothal told for children. This version has been tra...

Therese, the Orphan of Geneva: A Drama in Three Acts

John Howard Payne · 1821 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1821. Disbound. Second edition of this very scarce drama in three acts by John Howard Payne. A comedy in three acts, a very scarce edition. The second edition, translated from the French, altered and adapted to the English stage by John Howar...

A Little Night Music

Hugh Wheeler · 1973 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

New York , Dodd Mead & Company, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition copy of this volume that conjures the vivid scenes of the musical A Little Night Music, with illustrations. A first edition copy of this work. A Little Night Musical, a new music comedy, was...

The Long and the Short and the Tall

Willis Hall · 1959 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Heinemann, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this exciting and vivid play. A first edition copy of this work. The Long and the Short and the Tall is a vivid and exciting play that deals with a small group of British soldiers in Malaya tha...

On the Frontier: A Melodrama in Three Acts

W. H. Auden; Christopher Isherwood · 1938 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Random House , 1938. First edition. Cloth. W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's last collaborative play, first US edition in its unclipped dust wrapper. One W. H Auden and Christopher Isherwood's plays written in collaboration. The first US edition, prec...

The Dramatic Works of the Right Hon. Lord Lytton

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1865 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, George Routledge and Sons, [1865]. Leather. A new edition of the dramatic work of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton in a lovely half calf binding. A collection of verses by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, English author and politician, Whig and later Conservative member of Parliament...