Drammaturgia e teatro

Elblanke, a Tragedy

W. M. B. Felts · 1890 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Not Stated, By the author, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce play written by William B Felts, alongside the author's poem 'Gettysburg&apos. The first edition.Bound in the publisher's original cloth.Written by American author, Wil...

Ignoramus, Comoedia

Georgio Ruggle [George Ruggle]; John Sidney Hawkins · 1787 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

Londini [London], Prostat Venalis apud T. Payne, 1787 . First edition. Leather. An attractive first edition thus of George Ruggle's college farce, with this being John Sidney Hawkins significantly edited edition. With prefatory material in English, and the play in the ori...

Oeuvres de Theatre de M. Destouches

Andre Cardinal Destouches · 1745 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Chez Prault, 1745. Leather. A complete five volume set of this collection of theatrical works by Andre Cardinal Destouches, in the original French. French. Complete in five volumes. A collection of theatrical works including: Le Curieux Impertinent, Le Triple Mariage, L...

Pieces de Theatre: A Sammelband of Seven French Theatrical Works

Delanoue [Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La Noue]; Voltaire; Charles Simon Favart; Nericault Destouches; Jean-Francois Regnard; Ponce Dehayes-Polet · 1757 · Rooke Books

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

Paris; Yverdon, Duchesne; Francois le Breton;, 1757-1765 . Leather. A smart sammelband of seven mid-eighteenth century theatrical works, largely comedic in tone, but with a vanishingly scarce tragedy titled 'Marcellus, ou, Les Persecutions' also present. In the origi...

The Boy Friend

Sandy Wilson · 1955 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A bright, first edition of this charming, popular musical by Sandy Wilson. First edition, in the original blue cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by English composer and playwright, Alexander "S...

The Works of John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, William Heinemann, 1927-28. Cloth. Four bright volumes from the Grove edition of the works of John Galsworthy. Comprising four volumes of from the Grove edition of the collected works of John Galsworthy, including novels, plays, and poems. Galsworthy most popular works...

Hamlet [with] âoedipe Chez Admã¨Te [with] le Roi Lear; Jean Sans-Terre [with] Abufar; Correspondence Du Thomas Avec Ducis [with] Epitres; Epitres [with] Poesies Diverses

Jean-François Ducis · 1844 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

Paris, -, 1844. Leather. This miniature leather bound set contains adaptations of Shakespeare by French eighteenth century dramatist Jean-Francois Ducis. The works and adaptations of French dramatist Jean-Francois Ducis are collected in these miniature volumes. Published in Fr...

Tutte le Opere: Lettere IL Primo E IL Secondo Libro; Teatro

Pietro Aretino · 1960 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Milano [Milan], Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1960-1971 . Cloth. Two charming volumes of the works of the classical Italian playwright and author Pietro Aretino. In the original Italian.Consisting of one volume dedicated to Aretino's theatrical works, and one volume reproduc...

Bannau Y Byd; Neu Greglais O Groglofft, Goruwoh Magwyrydd Y Ddinas Ddihenydd; Sef, Ychydig Sylwadau Ar Gwrs Y Byd, a&Apos;R Llygredigaeth Sydd Ynddo

Thomas Edwards · 1826 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Dolgellau, Richard Jones, 1826. Cloth. A very scarce copy of Thomas Edwards' Beacons of the World, written in Welsh. A very scarce work, rebound in a cloth binding. Thomas Edwards (1739-1810), also known as Twm o'r Nant or Tom of the Dingle, was a Welsh dramatist, no...

Q. Horatii Flacci Opera

Quintus Horatius Flaccus; H. A. J. Munro · 1869 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1869. First edition. Leather. A scarce beautifully illustrated collection of poetry from Quintus Horatius Flaccus, in the original Latin language. Latin language. First thus. Illustrated throughout with in-text images. A collection of the poetry of Quin...

Cours de Littã©Rature Dramatique, Ou de L&Apos;Usage Des Passions Dans le Drame

Saint-Marc Girardin · 1868 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Charpentier, 1868-1872. Leather. An attractive leather bound set of Marc Giradin's best known work of literary criticism. An attractive copy of Marc Giradin's chief work on the dramatic passions. Published in French. In this series of lectures the French write...

A Collection of Plays by Schiller, Goethe, & Lessing

Schiller; Goethe; Lessing · 0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Leipzig, Berlag vin Philipp, c1900. Leather. Four volumes of collections of works by Schiller, Goethe, and Lessing, in the German language. German language. Four volumes. This collection includes: Two volumes of works by Friedrich Schiler, a German physician, playwright, poet,...

Elvira: A Tragedy Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane

David Mallet · 1763 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, A. Millar, 1763. Disbound. A tragic play by British writer David Mallet, as it was performed in the Theatre Royal. A tragedy. Detailed as it was performed in the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, with the original cast David Garrick as Alonzo, Charles Holland as Don Pedro, ...

L&Apos;Honnete Criminel, Drame En Cinq Actes & Vers

Fenouillot de Falbaire · 1768 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Paris, -, 1768. Leather. A second edition copy of Fenouillot de Falbaire's best known play, The Honest Criminal. Published in French. A second edition copy of Charles-Georges Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey's best known play The Honest Criminal. Published in French...

Oeuvres Completes de Moliere

Moliere · 1920 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Oxford, Oxford University Press , 1920 . Cloth. A smart French edition of the complete works of playwright Moliere. In the original French. This volume contains the plays of Moliere. Moliere was the stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin who was a French playwright, actor and p...

La Spagnolas Comedia

Andrea Calmon · 1600 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Trivigi, Appresso Fabritio Zanetti, 1600. Hardback. An early, revised edition of La Spagnolas Comedia by Andrea Calmo. A revised edition of La Spagnolas Comedia or the Spanish Comedy by Andrea Calmo.In the original Italian.  Bound in marbled paper-covered boards. Scarce. Andre...

The Works of William Shakspere; Containing His Plays and Poems

William Shakespeare · 1853 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London , George Cox, 1853. Cloth. A sixth edition copy of this collection of works by William Shakespeare, with illustrations. A sixth edition copy. The Works of William Shakspere; containing His Plays and Poems, with the misspelled Shakespeare in the title. This contains the ...

Lurline

Vincent Amcotts · 1867 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

London, Thomas Hailes Lacy, c1868. Paperback. A very scarce dramatic romance, by Vincent Amcotts and published by the theatrical publisher Thomas Hailes Lacy. A very scarce romantic play by Vincent Amcotts.'Lurline' is based on the legend of the Rhine, and was first ...

Henry the Sixth, Part I: The Plays of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare; Herbert Farjeon [ed.] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Cloth. A lovely limited edition copy of William Shakespeare's Henry the Sixth, Part I, illustrated by Graham Sutherland. One volume only of a thirty-seven volume edition of Shakespeare's works published by The Limited Editio...

The Maid of Orleans: A Romantic Tragedy

Friedrich Von Schiller; Lewis Filmore · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Charles Griffin and Company , c1882. Cloth. A smart english translation of this classic romantic tragedy by Friedrich von Schiller. A very scarce new edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with gilt detail. With an engraved monochrome frontispiece. 'T...