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Relacion de la real tragicomedia ...Lisbon, Jorge Rodriguez, 1620. 4to. With the elaborate woodcut coat-of-arms of the dedicatee, the Duke of Braganza, on the title-page, and the woodcut coat of arms of Portugal and/or King Philip II of Portugal at the head of his dedication on leaf [6]r, all text is set within a double fillet frame, and with woodcut decorated initials. Contemporary parchment binding with manuscript title on spine.

MIMOSO, João Sardina. · 1591 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€9,500.00 ($10,470.97 | £7,924.38 | ¥1,672,278)

[10], 163, [1] ll.First and only edition of a captivating account of a tragicomedy play, written by João Sardina Mimoso, a priest from Setubal near Lisbon. It is a detailed account in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin, of an early play on the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese, w…

El texto escénico de 'Las ranas' de Aristófanes.

CHUAQUI, C., · 1996 · Scrinium Classical Antiquity

€37.50 ($41.33 | £31.28 | ¥6,601)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, 1996. 283p. Paperback. Series: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios Clásicos, 43. (Rare). In El text escénico de las Ranas de Aristófanes Chuaqui pretty much accomplishes the same for Aristophanes' Frogs as she did for Euripides' Bac…

Twigs, a Comedy

George Furth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Samuel French, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. From theatre critic Clive Hirschhorn's library, this is the very scarce first edition of George Furth's celebrated comedy, in the original dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first printing of this comedy pla…

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy: As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. Cloth. A brightly illustrated edition of Shakespeare's play As You Like It, with colour images throughout. Printed by permission of the Oxford Edition. Illustrated with forty tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A pastoral comedy f…

Journey&Apos;S End

R. C. Sherriff · 1929 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.86 | $1,288.33 | ¥205,754)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1929. Paperback. A remarkably good example of the scarce first edition of this renowned play set in the trenches during the First World War, penned by R. C. Sherriff. Set towards the end of the First World War, the play is set in the dugout of a Brit…

Flesh and Blood

William Hanley · 1968 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Random House, 1968. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition play script, with unclipped dust wrapper once owned by critic and collector Clive Hirschhorn. A first edition play script with original unclipped dust wrapper.  Bound in publisher's quarter cl…

The Way of the World and Love for Love Two Comedies

William Congreve · 1929 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.46 | $155.92 | ¥24,901)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1929. Cloth. A pleasing new edition of two of Congreve's comedies, illustrated by John Kettelwell. The first edition of this selection of Congreve's plays, illustrated by John Kettelwell and published by The Bodley HeadBound in th…

Mr. Charles King of England Cromwell a Character Study

John Drinkwater · 1929 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Publishers, 1929; [1927] (Dated from author&apos. Cloth. London: Hodder and Stoughton Publishers, 1929; [1927] (Dated from author's ink inscription). Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. A very smart, very scarce signed pair of biographies of histo…

Games for Family Parties and Children

Mrs Valentine · 1869 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Frederick Warne and Co, 1869. First edition. Cloth. An amusing collection of games for children and their families to play at family gatherings. The first edition. In the original publisher's cloth.Undated, so dated off of Jisc using similar copies held at librarie…

The Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic

Pierce Egan · 1887 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Reeves & Turner, 1887. Leather. An uncommon copy of this sequel to Pierce Egan's popular work, Life in London. The phrase 'Tom and Jerry' and British usage of 'Tom and Jerry shop' originate from Pierce Egan's fictional work set in London. Wi…

Petite Bibliotheque Des Theatres: La Magie de L&Apos;Amour Comedie-Pastorale Et Un Acte Et En Vers Par Autreau; Les Faux Amis Demasques Comedie En Cinq Actes Et En Vers Par Autreau; le Somnambule Comedie; le Cercle Ou la Soiree a la Mode Comedie Episodique En Un Acte Et En Prose de Poinsinet Dediee a Monsieur Papillon de la Ferte

Various · 1784 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Au Bereau de la Petite Bibliotheque des theatres, Rue des Moulins, Butte S Roch, 1784 . Leather. A bright copy of the ninth volume of the 'Petite Bibliotheque des Theatres' series, containing four French plays. In the original French.Volume IX only of a XV volum…

The Saint&Apos;S Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Saint of the Romish Calendar

Charles Kingsley · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John W. Parker, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charles Kingsley's first published work, a commemorative poetic play about Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. The first edition.Charles Kingsley's first published work, preceding his monumental novels &a…

The Caretaker & the Collection and the Lover

Harold Pinter · 1961 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , Methuen & Co , 1961-1963. Cloth. A smart two volume set of some of Harold Pinter's most significant and influential works for the stage. A smart two volume set of three of Harold Pinter's plays, The Caretaker, The Collection and The Lover.The Caretaker is the …

Peer Gynt

Henrik Ibsen · 1936 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, George G. Harrap, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first edition of Arthur Rackham's vibrantly illustrated edition of Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt', in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work to feature Rackham&apo…

Pierce Egan&Apos;S Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the Stage Interspersed with Original Memoirs of Sporting Men, Etc.

Pierce Egan · 1832 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Glasgow, T. T. and J. Tegg, 1832. First edition. Hardback. Twenty Five issues of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports bound into one volume. Scarce in its original illustrated hardback boards Comprised of issues 1 to 25 of Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life, with …

The Axe of Brandomar

George Graveley · 1928 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London , The Cayme Press, 1928. First edition. Hardback. An interesting copy of the fable play The Axe of Brandomere and the prose fable Fulfilment. This is a signed first edition copy of The Axe of Brandomar or The Death of the Woodman's Son  a fable play in three scenes w…

Le pere de famille. De la poësie dramatique

Denis DIDEROT · 1759 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€350.00 ($385.77 | £291.95 | ¥61,610)

Chez Marc-Michel Rey | à Amsterdam 1759 | 9 x 16.50 cm | relié | Nouvelle édition, après la première parue en 1758. Reliure en pleine basane blonde glacée. Dos à nerfs de 4 fleurons dans des caissons ; roulette en queue. Pièce de titre en maroquin rouge. mors supérieur fendu. Co…

Narrator, the Expositor, and the Prompter in European Medieval Theatre,

P. Butterworth (ed.); · 2007 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€104.50 ($115.18 | £87.17 | ¥18,395)

Turnhout, Brepols, 2007 Hardback, XIV+346 p., 13 b/w ill., 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503525792. Interest in the content of this book has developed out of an examination of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the players. In 2001 at Gr…

Rare poetry 1658 | Jan Vos: Dichtkunst, verzaamelt en uytgegeeven door J. v. D., Amsterdam Ian van Duisberg 1658, [8]+352+[32 Klucht van Oene] pp.

Vos, Jan (1612-1667) · 1612 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€463.25 ($510.60 | £386.42 | ¥81,546)

<strong>This theatre play is a 17th century Dutch farce in which the stupid Oene is tricked by his unfaithful wife and her lover through absurd ' magic'. and slapstick deception. The play humorously exposes themes of jealousy, marital infidelity and social foolishness in everyda…

Rare poetry theatre [16xx] | Jan Vos: De Klucht van Oene, nae den vierden Druck (verbetert en vermeerdert), Amstelredam Dirck Wttenbrouck [mid 17th century], [23] pp.

Vos, Jan (1612-1667) · 1612 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€207.10 ($228.27 | £172.75 | ¥36,456)

<strong>This theatre play is a 17th century Dutch farce in which the stupid Oene is tricked by his unfaithful wife and her lover through absurd ' magic'. and slapstick deception. The play humorously exposes themes of jealousy, marital infidelity and social foolishness in everyda…