Drammaturgia e teatro

The Dramatist; the Way to Keep Him; Goodnatured Man; John Bull

Frederick Reynolds; Arthur Murphy; Oliver Goldsmith; George Colman; Mrs. Inchbald · 1790 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme , [1790-06]. Cloth. A group of four plays acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and Haymarket in one volume, each with critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. A collection of four British plays in one volume. Each...

Oeuvres de Jean Racine

Jean Racine; L. S. Auger · 1866 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie. 1866. Leather. The complete plays of Jean de Racine in one volume in the original French, each piece introduced by some lovely engravings. The complete theatrical works of J. Racine, in the original French. With a biographical sketch of Racine and ...

Air Raid, a Verse Play for Radio

Archibald Macleish · 1939 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this verse play from American modernist poet Archibald MacLeish, following a town's inhabitants during an air raid. The first UK edition of American poet and writer Archibald Macleish&...

Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land

Tom Stoppard · 1976 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Faber & Faber , 1976. First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition, first impression of this pair of Tom Stoppard's plays. Two plays by Tom Stoppard, complementary to each other and always performed together. The first edition, first impression of this work. I...

Close the Coalhouse Door

Alan Plater · 1969 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Methuen, 1969. First edition. Paperback. An inscribed first edition of Alan Plater's musical inspired by the writings of Sid Chaplin and British mining in the North. This musical was inspired by the writings of Sid Chaplin.Inscribed 'To Albert and Joan, with ...

The Works and Plays of J.M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie · 1920 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1920-1923. Leather. Five volumes of the works of Scottish playwright J. M. Barrie, in uniform full calf bindings. Five volumes of Hodder and Stoughton's uniform editions of the works of Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie, in unifor...

An Essay on the Character and Influence of the Stage on Morals and Happiness

John Styles · 1807 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Williams and Smith, 1807. Cloth. A very scarce essay on the effect of the theatre on morals and happiness. The second edition of this work. Rare in both editions. With chapters on the origin and progress of the stage, principle causes owed to the success of the stage, ...

The Regent a Tragedy

Bertie Greatheed · 1788 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, J Robson, 1788. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of this eighteenth century play by the English dramatist Bertie Greatheed. This work is a blank verse tragedy which ran for nine nights. It was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre on the 1st April 1788.  ...

An Historical and Critical Account of the Theatre in Europe

Lewis Riccoboni · 1741 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Waller, 1741. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of this important treatise regarding European theatre in the eighteenth century. This is the first edition of the English translation of Riccoboni's classic work. Written by Luigi Riccoboni, an Italia...

Western European Costume

Iris Brooke · 1939 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, George G Harrap & Co, 1939-40. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated two volume set discussing the historical costumes of western Europe, written by Iris Brooke, illustrated in colour. Complete in two volumes. In the original price-clipped dustwrappers. These two volumes go...

La Fortune Du Theatre Cornelien En France Sous le Consulat L&Apos;Empire Et la Restauration These Presentee Par M. Reginald Fraser Amonoo En Vue Du Doctorat D&Apos;Universite de Paris

Reginald Fraser Amonoo · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

None, None, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A late twentieth century dissertation on the seventeenth century French dramatist Corneille's works under the Bourbon restoration. Signed by the author, Reginald Fraser Amonoo and dated 1970. This theses was written whilst Amono...

The Heart of Yorkshire a Play in Three Parts and an Epilogue

Lady Florence Bell · 1928 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1928. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this play set in Yorkshire, by the playwright Lady Florence Bell. A very scarce work. This play is divided into three acts, with an epilogue; Part I. The Five Sisters, 1240 - 1256 Part II. The Siege of York, 16...

Theatre Complet

Alfred de Vigny · 1897 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1897. Leather. A collection of plays by French dramatist Alfred de Vigny. Comprising of Chatterton, La Marechale D'Ancre, Quitte Pour La Peur, La More de Venise, and Shylock. Two of these are adaptations and translations of Shakespeare's Othello ...

Waiting for Lefty: A Play in Six Episodes

Clifford Odets · 1937 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1937. Paperback. Gollancz's Left Book Club edition of Odet's first play centered on a strike meeting between cab drivers, praised for its energy. The Left Book Club edition of Waiting for Lefty, the fourth edition of the first Broadway hit wr...

Oeuvres Choises de Destouches

Andre Cardinal Destouches · 1826 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, De Bure, 1826. Leather. The complete works of the esteemed composer of French comedies, a prominent figure in Restoration Drama, bound in full decorative calf. The complete series of Oeuvres Choises de Destouches (The Works of Destouches), in three volumes, comedic oper...

Luther; After the Fall

Arthur Miller; John Osborne · 1961 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Secker and Warburg; Faber and Faber , 1961-1964. First edition. Cloth. A lovely pair of first edition plays by Arthur Miller and John Osborne, complete with their bright unclipped dust wrappers. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's unclipped dust ...

The Elder Statesman a Play

T. S. Eliot · 1960 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Faber and Faber Ltd, 1960. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of T. S. Eliot's final play. A pleasing first edition of T. S. Eliot's The Elder Statesman, published by Faber and Faber.In the original publisher's cloth binding with the unclip...

Oeuvres Completes de J. Racine

Jean Racine; Louis Aime-Martin · 1820 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Lefevre, 1820. First edition. Leather. The collected works of Jean Racine, the first edition to be edited by Louis Aime-Martin, a lavishly illustrated set. Complete in six volumes.The first edition of Racine's works edited by Louis Aime-Martin.In the original Frenc...

Original Plays

William S. Gilbert · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1906-1908. Cloth. A bright complete three volume set of the original plays of William S. Gilbert. A complete three volume set of Original Plays by William S. Gilbert.William S. Gilbert was an English dramatist, poet and illustrator, best known for hi...

Marco Millions: A Play

Eugene O'Neill · 1927 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1927. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this satirical play on the life and journeys of Marco Polo, in the extremely scarce unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work by Eugene O'Neill. In the extremely scarce dustw...