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Inleyding tot de hooge schoole der schilderkonst: anders de zichtbaere werelt. verdeelt in negen leerwinkels, yder bestiert door eene der zanggodinnen. ten hoogsten noodzakelijk, tot onderwijs, voor alle die deeze edele, vrye, en hooge Konst oeffenen, of met yver zoeken te leeren, of anders eenigzins beminnen.Rotterdam, François van Hoogstraeten, 1678. 4to. With an engraved allegorical title page (as frontispiece), 9 full-page engravings as divisional title pages for the 9 parts, 4 full-page engraved anatomical plates (including 2 folding) and 1 full-page engraving of putti in the second part, and 4 engravings on the play of light and shadows in the text of part 7, all plates designed and engraved by the author, title printed in red and black, title page with a woodcut vignette, and woodcut decorated initials throughout. Contemporary vellum.

HOOGSTRATEN, Samuel van. · 1626 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€1,250.00 ($1,377.76 | £1,042.68 | ¥220,037)

[1], [1 blank], [14], 361, [8], [1 blank] pp.First edition of a seminal and richly illustrated treatise on the art of painting by Samuel van Hoogstraten (1626-1678), one of the most distinguished pupils of Rembrandt. This ambitious work, ranks among the most important theoretica…

Beyond the Fringe

Alan Bennett; Peter Cook; Jonathan Miller; Dudley Moore · 1963 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York, Random House, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this comedy stage revue written and performed by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore. First edition. With a frontispiece. A British comedy stage revue that debuted at the 1960 Ed…

Cricket

W.G. Grace [William Gilbert Grace] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1891. Cloth. The first edition of a love letter to Cricket, written by among the most iconic all-rounders to ever play the sport. The first edition of Cricket, a tome dedicated to the sport and the author's experiences within it, written by among …

Faust

Johann Wolfgang Goethe; Abraham Hayward [translator] · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Hutchinson & Co Ltd, c1908. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of this translation of Goethe's tragic play Faust, illustrated with colour plates by the renowned art nouveau illustrator Willy Pogany. The Willy Pogany illustrated edition.Illustrated with a colour f…

R.U. R. Rossum&Apos;S Universal Robots

Karel Capek · 1923 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,394.75 | $5,946.13 | ¥949,633)

Praha [Prague], Aventinum, 1923 . Leather. A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language. In the original Czech.Flat …

John M. Synge: A Few Personal Recollections with Biographical Note

John Masefield · 1916 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Letchworth, Garden City Press, 1916. Paperback. The poet John Masefield shares memories of his times with fellow poet and playwright John Millington Synge in this limited edition copy. A limited edition copy of John Masefield's recollections of the Irish poet, playwright, a…

Landscape and Mac

Harold Pinter · 1968 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Not Stated, Pendragon Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first and limited editions of Landscape and Mac by Harold Pinter, in lovely condition. The first and limited editions of Landscape (978 of 1000) and Mac (885 of 1000), in their original cloth bindings. Mac is inscribed…

Faust

Johann Wolfgang Goethe; Abraham Hayward [translator] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1908. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of this translation of Goethe's tragic play Faust, translated by English writer Abraham Hayward. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and fifteen colour plates. Collated complete. Considered by many to b…

The Emperor Jones, Diff&Apos;Rent, the Straw

Eugene G. O'Neill · 1921 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

New York, Boni and Liveright, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of plays from American writer Eugene Gladstone O'Neill. First edition, binding A with middle initial G in author's name on spine and upper cover. A collection of the earl…

L&Apos;Aiglon: Drame En Six Actes, En Vers; Les Romanesques: Comedie En Trois Actes; Cyrano de Bergerac: Comedie Heroique En Cinq Actes En Vers; la Samaritaine: Evangile En Trois Tableaux En Vers

Edmond Rostand · 1907 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Paris , Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1907-1908. Leather. A uniformly-bound selection of four plays from French poet and dramatist, Edmond Rostand. A four-volume set containing the plays of Edmond Rostand.Uniformly bound in quarter crushed morocco, with marbled boards and …

On the Frontier: A Melodrama in Three Acts

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

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Faber and Faber, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood's last collaborative play, telling of an outbreak of war. First edition, first impression. A melodrama in three acts telling the story of the outbreak of the war be…

The Bat

Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood · 1926 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Cassell, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of the novelisation of an entertaining Broadway mystery play, about a hunt for hidden money, and a mask criminal known as 'The Bat&apos. The first UK edition of this work.Originating as a 1908 mystery novel b…

European Medieval Drama 29 (2025)

collective · 2026 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€109.00 ($120.14 | £90.92 | ¥19,187)

, Brepols, 2026 Paperback, 317 p., 156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:58 b/w, Language(s):English, German, French. *New . ISBN 9782503615462. When is a Prologue (Not) a Prologue? The Second Prologue in Cornelis van Ghistele?s Van Eneas en Dido CHARLOTTE STEENBRUGGE ?Die weil sie als…

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) on the Theater

MILNE, A. A · 181921 · Charles Agvent

$2,500.00 (€2,268.18 | £1,891.99 | ¥399,265)

London. Two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "A. A. Milne" on both sides of 5-1/2" x 7-3/8" personal 11 Mallord Street stationery to “My dear Darnett” about the development of the theatrical drama. In part: "I salute you. And I prefer my present position -- in your company. But I sh…

On Chinese body thinking. A cultural hermeneutic.

Wu,Kuang-ming. · 1997 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.05 | ¥10,562)

Leiden, New York & Köln, Brill, 1997. XVI,492 pp. Orig. hardcover (blind stamped light blue cloth with white lettering), d./j. 8vo. This book uses Western philosophical tradition to make a case for a form of thinking properly associated with ancient China. The book's thesis is t…

Mae West. Signed Photograph

West, Mae ; Mary Jane West, 1892-1980 · 1930 · Wittenborn Art Books

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.28 | ¥35,934)

Circa 1930s. Vintage photograph signed in ink. 7.5 x 6 cm. Pasted on a blank postcard..Mary Jane West was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 17, 1892, to parents involved in prizefighting and vaudeville. Mae herself worked on the stage and in vaudeville from the time she was …

COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH AND TYPED MANUSCRIPTS

PARKER, Dorothy and CAMPBELL, Alan · 19301949 · Charles Agvent

$62,500.00 (€56,704.41 | £47,299.70 | ¥9,981,635)

A collection of original working MANUSCRIPTS and partial manuscripts, mostly unproduced screenplays but including unpublished short fiction, on 8-1/2" x 11" and legal-sized sheets, with many corrections and annotations. Includes an unproduced adaptation of Agatha Christie's N OR…

Danshischi Kurobei wielding a sword against Mikawaya Giheiji.

Kunisada,Utagawa (Toyokuni III). · 1858 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€1,250.00 ($1,377.76 | £1,042.68 | ¥220,037)

Edo (Tokyo), Yo-Takichi (Otaya Takichi), 1858-1858. Ukiyo-é oban-dyptich on two joined sheets. [35.3 x 49.2 cm.] - Light fading. * Very rare diptych depicting Giheiji and Kurobei during the play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami". A puppet-theatre-play written in 1745 that later was …

Booth and the Spirit of Lincoln a Story of a Living Dead Man

1925 · S. Howlett-West Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. …

Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound

AESCHYLUS; MARK GRIFFITH (ED. ) · 1988 · Ancient World Books

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Cambridge University Press, 1988. Softcover. ISBN: 0521270111. Spine and front wrap creased. Some pencil notes. Pages browned. Scholar's name to ffep (Cedric Boulter). ; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 328 pages; The myth of fire stolen from the gods appears in many pre-indu…