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Performing Arts
All the performing arts are here, with wonderful illustrations dancing across the page for you.
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1965 Red Plush and GreasepaintLondon: 1965A lovingly inscribed copy of Clarkson Rose's work hailing the music and entertainment business during the first half of the twentieth century. -
c1894 The Songs of Scotland: a Collection of One Hundred and Ninety SongsLondon: c1894A collection of important Scottish ditties, with sheet music and lyrics in a decorative cloth binding. -
1915 Lithuania, a Drama in One ActChicago: 1915A first edition of this play by tragic war poet and writer Rupert Brooke, first performed the year of his death at the Chicago Little Theatre. -
1954 Scot's Guards Standard Settings of Pipe MusicLondon: 1954A lovely collection of sheet music for the Scot's Guard, illustrated with photographs including one in colour. -
1921 Musical Instruments Historic, Rare and UniqueLondon: 1921A great colour-illustrated collection of musical instruments in the publisher's original binding. -
1807 An Essay on the Character and Influence of the Stage of Morals and HappinessLondon: 1807A very scarce essay on the effect of the theatre on morals and happiness. -
1906 Ellen Terry Jubilee CommemorationLondon: 1906The first edition of this reference work of the programme of a production in the occasion of Ellen Terry's Jubilee. -
c1934 FaustLondon: c1934A wonderfully illustrated copy of this celebrated German tragic play in the publisher's original binding. -
1923 The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of CornwallLondon: 1923A handsome early edition of Thomas Hardy's play, The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall. -
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1914 The Rhinegold & The ValkyrieLondon: 1914A very pleasing copy of this stunningly illustrated copy of The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie -
1877 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1877A charming nine volume collection of the works of William Shakespeare. -
1931 Post-MortemLondon: 1931A very well preserved first edition copy of this great one-act play by Noel Coward. -
1912-1930 Works of George Bernard ShawLondon: 1912-1930A wonderful twelve volume set of the works of George Bernard Shaw in the publisher's original cloth binding. -
1924 Saint JoanLondon: 1924A fantastic first edition copy of George Bernard Shaw's play regarding Joan of Arc. Signed by the star of the play, Sybil Thorndike. -
1985 Oeuvres de Anton TchekovParis: 1985A French collection of the works of Anton Chekhov in a slipcase. -
1921 The Beggar's OperaLondon: 1921A lovely copy of 'The Beggar's Opera', an Augustan ballad opera, illustrated in full colour. -
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1992 The Wizard of OzLondon: 1992Signed first Edition of Salman Rushdie's account on The Wizard of Oz, with the original BFI Film Classics pamphlet. -
1930 But It Still Goes On: An AccumulationLondon & Toronto: 1930The first edition of this collected work by Robert Graves, smartly rebound in a half crushed morocco binding. -
c1850 Songs and DuetsLondon: c1850A charming collection of songs and duets, with an informative preface containing 'Instructions in the Art of Singing' with various exercises and 'easy solfeggio' for vocalisation. -
c1900 School for ScandalNew York and London: c1900A charmingly bound edition of this comedy play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. -
c1888 The History of MusicLondon, Paris, New York & Melbourne: c1888A profusely illustrated early history of music, containing folding plates. -
c1850 La Traviata and Il Trovatore OperaParis and Belgium: c1850A wonderful binding of sheet music of two of Verdi's most renowned operas, arranged for piano. -
1955-61 Six Programs for Galashiels Arts Club PantomimesGalashiels: 1955-61Six very scarce programs from the entertaining pantomimes put on by the Galashiels Art Club between 1955 and 1961. -
1825-27 The London StageLondon: 1825-27A good-humoured four volume collection of stage productions performed at London's Theatre Royal -
1793 The History of the Scottish StageLondon: 1793A first edition of this brilliant and thorough guide to the history of Scottish theatre -
1928 Songs & Lyrics from the Plays of Beaumont and FletcherLondon: 1928A very smart copy of this limited edition work, comprising the songs featured in Beaumont and Fletcher's plays put to music. -
1916 La Fille du Regument Opera-Comique en Deux ActesParis: 1916An attractively bound edition of Gaetano Donizetti's French opera comique, containing the sheet music for the opera, in the original French. -
1834 Les Amours de VenusParis: 1834A very scarce, beautifully bound, pocket sized collection of intimate songs. An almanac of the 'amours de venus'. -
1928 Robes of ThespisLondon: 1928A fantastic, colour illustrated work displaying a wide selection of theatre costumes after designs by the likes of Beerbohm, Ricketts, Fraser, Dulac and many more. -
1957 Ballet ProgrammesVarious: 1957A collection of ballet programmes from the mid twentieth century from performances across Europe. -
1959 Andalusian Dances and Spanish Songs and Folk DancesBarcalona; Madrid: 1959-1965Two informative volumes on Spanish and Andalusian dancing. Both are illustrated throughout. -
1956 The Sadler's Wells Ballet and The Royal Ballet Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet YearbookLondon: 1956-1979Two souvenir guides to the Salder's Wells Royal Ballet. Being their yearbook for 1979-1980 and the quadricentennial commemorative book from 1956. -
1952 The Ballet AnnualLondon: 1952-1963Two volumes of this important ballet year book, which looks at the art-form worldwide; 'The Ballet Annual'. -
1949 Handbooks of European National DancesLondon: 1949Six volumes from the charming series 'Handbooks of European National Dances'. Beautifully illustrated guides to national dance from several nations.
