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Lithuania: A Play in One Act
Rupert Brooke · 1935 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Sidgewick & Jackson, 1935. Paperback. A first U.K edition of Rupert Brooke's play 'Lituania&apos. With the original yellow wraps in a bright condition. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English poet remembered for his war poetry. He was a friend amongst the Bloo…
The Harrowing of Hell. A Miracle Play. Printed from the Auchinleck Manuscript; Pasquin. A Dramatick Satire on the Times: Being the Rehearsal of Two Plays, Viz. A Comedy Call&Apos;D, the Election; and a Tragedy Call&Apos;D, the Life and Death If Common-Sense. As It Is Acted at the Theatre in the Hay-Market.
Henry Fielding · 1740 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, Printed for J. Watts. 1740-c1835. Cloth. A set of two plays dating from the seventeenth century, bound together in a attractive cloth binding by a previous owner. Two volumes bound in one. In the full read cloth binding, with a gilt title to the spine. Two dramatic works…
A Sleep of Prisoners a Play
Christopher Fry · 1951 · Rooke Books
£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)
London, Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Christopher Fry. With the dustwrapper design by Ronald Searle. 'A Sleep of Prisoners' was first performed at St Thomas' Church in Regent Street London in 1951. The play del…
A Scent of Flowers: A Play in Three Acts
James Saunders · 1965 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this play in three acts by prolific playwright James Saunders, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original black cloth binding. In the original unc…
The House by the Lake: A Play in Three Acts
Hugh Mills · 1956 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1956 . Cloth. A scarce acting edition of Hugh Mills"s three-act thriller, inscribed by the playwright to Sylvia Coleridge in thanks for her performance, and additionally flat-signed by members of the original cast, including Flora Robson. Signed b…
Queen&Apos;S Play; the Ringed Castle; Checkmate
Dorothy Dunnett · 1982 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Century Publishing Co. 1982-1983. Cloth. A terrific set from Dorothy Dunnett's best-known series, the 'Lymond Chronicles&apos. In these scarce original unclipped dust wrappers. Later editions, published by Century.This set offers three titles from Scottish nove…
The Collected Dramatic Works of John Symonds: Volume One: The Bicycle Play
John Symonds · 1981 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, The Pindar Press, 1981. Paperback. The first volume from John Symonds' Collected Dramatic Works, The Bicycle Play. "A tragedy in two acts", this is a play about "men and women who are disorientated by the conflicts in themselves and the chaos in the contemporary wor…
The Iron Chest a Play in Three Acts As Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane Printed Under the Authority of the Managers from the Prompt-Book with Remarks by Mrs Inchbald
George Colman, The Younger · 1821 · Rooke Books
£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)
London, Longman, Hurst et al. 1821. Leather. A charming copy of this play. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Leatherbound volume with engraved frontispiece. George Colman (October 21, 1762ÂOctober 17, 1836), known as "the Younger," English dramatist and miscel…
An Account of the German Morality-Play, Entitled Depositio Cornuti Typographici
William Blades; Johann Rist · 1885 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London, Trübner and Co. 1885. First edition. Hardback. The signed presentation copy of William Blades's literary critque on a fascinating comedy performed by printing apprentices in Early Modern Germany. The presentation copy of An Account of the German Morality-Play, Enti…
Voices at Play: Stories and Ear-Pieces; Momento Mori and the Girls of Slender Means; the Abbess of Crewe; Territorial Rights; Curriculum Vitae; Muriel Spark, William Trevor, Ian Mcewan: A Bibliography of Their First Editions
Muriel Spark; David Rees · 1961 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Macmillan; The Reprint Society; Constable; The Colophon Press, 1961-1992. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic selection of works from Muriel Sparks, together with a limited edition bibliography of her first editions. The first editions of these works. A delightful set, co…
Taught by Mail: A Play in Three Acts
Hollis Clark · 1917 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
Bozeman, Privately printed, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce play by Hollis Clark, published by the author during the First World War. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A play in three acts, written and pub…
The Boy Friend: A Play in Three Acts
Sandy Wilson; Vida Hope · 1955 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming, popular musical from English composer Sandy Wilson, with illustrations by the author. First edition. Illustrated throughout by the author. Set in the carefree world of the French Riviera i…
The Last Bread: A Play in One Act
H. E. Bates · 1926 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, The Labour Publishing Company Ltd, 1926. First edition. Paperback. A first edition, first impression of Bates's first printed publication, his short play The Last Bread. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Herbert Ernest Bate…
Ingomar, the Barbarian: A Play
Maria Lovell · 1851 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)
London, Davidson, 1851. First edition. Leather. The very scarce play 'Ingomar, The Barbarian' by Maria Lovell, a presentation copy from the author to a friend, handsomely bound in full morocco by Proudfoot. Ingomar, The Barbarian: A Play in Five Acts was written by Mar…
The Burning Glass: A Play
Charles Morgan · 1953 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Macmillan & Co. 1953. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the first impression of this dramatic play by Charles Morgan, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A dramatic play by Charles Morgan, following Christopher…
The Correct Card: Or, How to Play Whist a Whist Catechism
Arthur Campbell-Walker · 1877 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1877. Cloth. An uncommon guide to the classic English card game 'Whist', by Arthur Campbell-Walker. An informative pocket-sized guide to plat at 'Whist', a classic English trick-card game which was widely popular in the eighte…
Milestones a Play in Three Acts
Arnold Bennett; Edward Knoblaunch · 1912 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1912. Cloth. The fifth edition of this popular play by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock, a quickly sold out play about an upper-middle-class family. The fifth edition of this work, published only a few months after the first edition.'Milestones&a…
Absalom, a Chronicle Play in Three Acts
Thomas Sturge Moore · 1903 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, At the Sign of the Unicorn, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this play by Thomas Sturge Moore, in a glassine dust wrapper. This play is set in Jerusalem, with the King of Israel a primary character along with his sons Absalom and Solomon.Thomas Sturge Moore…
Our Darlings at Home, in Town, at the Sea-Side, at Play, in the Country
Mars · 0 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, George Routledge and Sons, c1890. Hardback. A charming children's anthology, comprising of many tales. Illustrated throughout, by Mars. A lovely work, with numerous stories in several settings. Undated, dated from Copac. In original quarter cloth with illustrated bo…
Sherlock Holmes, a Play
William Gillette · 1935 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
New York, Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. Theatre critic Clive Hirschhorn's copy of this very scarce first edition of William Gillette's 'Sherlock Holmes' play, the first edition to feature additional material reflecting on the play a…