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THE BIRDS/THE FROGS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Aristophanes; Dudley Fitts; Gilbert Seldes.
Illustrated by Marian Parry; John Austen.
Stock no. 1829200
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1979.
Nearly fine condition.
Two stories in one volume. Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Gilbert Seldes respectively. Wood engravings by John Austen in The Frogs. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Dark green leather boards, four raised bands and gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach colour moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.
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- LITERATURE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- LEATHER BINDING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
FAUST (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Alice Raphael.
Illustrated by Eugene Delacroix.
Stock no. 1829199
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1980.
Nearly fine condition.
A Tragedy: in a Modern Translation by Alice Raphael. The original Drame illustrated with lithographs by Delacroix. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Burgundy leather boards, four raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Light brown moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis (not Delacroix) & b/w lithographs. xxv and 183 pages. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.
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- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- LEATHER BINDING
- LITHOGRAPHS
CONVERSATIONS WITH MENUHIN
Written by David Dubal.
Stock no. 1327921
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Celebration on His 75th Birthday. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Conversations from different meetings with Musician Yehudi Menuhin. ISBN: 0434216747. SIGNED by Menuhin to half title-page (to Frank). Reprint in same year as first edition. Light vertical marks to edge of front cover. Pages are browned with some light foxing. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and sunned to spine.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- PERFORMING ARTS
- MUSIC
- MUSICIANS
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE AND THE NEW LONDON THEATRE
Written by Della Hilton.
Stock no. 1327919
Published by The Pentland Press.
1st
1993.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. 76 pages. ISBN: 1858210038. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Minimal rubbing to wrapper corners.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- THEATRE
- PERFORMING ARTS
THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE
Written by William Shakespeare; Peter W.M. Blayney.
Stock no. 1827950
Published by W.W. Norton & Company Inc..
2nd
1996.
Very good condition.
The Norton Facsimile. Based on Folios in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection. Prepared by Charlton Hinman with an introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney. Large format. Heavy volume. Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. Published according to the True Original Copies. Leather spine. Pictorial cloth. Second edition. ISBN: 0393039854. A lovey copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing and a small tear of surface paper to lower edge.
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- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
- LEATHER BINDING
A LIFE OF LOVE & MUSIC
Written by Hector Berlioz.
Stock no. 1826910
Published by Folio Society.
1988.
Very good condition.
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz 1803-1865. Translated and edited by David Cairns. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a nasty bump/knock to one horizontal edge and a few grubby marks.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PERFORMING ARTS
- MUSIC
- COMPOSERS
- BIOGRAPHY
THE MOST FAMOUS CAR IN THE WORLD
Written by Dave Worrall.
Stock no. 1826562
Published by Solo.
1st
1993.
Very good condition.
The complete history of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951750917. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Card covers a little rubbed at corners and scufffed. Top edge of text block a little berowned and grubby. Top corners of contents (margins) and rear cover lightly creased. Contents are clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- FILM
- ASTON MARTIN
THE TRAGEDY OF MR. PUNCH
Written by Russell Thorndike; Reginald Arkell.
Illustrated by Arthur Watts.
Stock no. 1825542
Published by Duckworth & Co..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
A Fantastic Play in Prologue and One Act. The classic tale of Punch and Judy. Introductory essay by Max Beerbohm. 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on brown paper. Large format. Beige cloth spine, grey marble effect boards. 61 pages. Board edges rubbed. Three flower stickers/decoupage to lower half of front pastedown. Text block and endpapers browned. Small burn mark to top margin of page 13-17 with minor loss. One or two closed tears to page edges (no loss), a few grubby marks to contents. All plates present, some have a lower corner crease.
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- CHILDRENS
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE THEATRE AT WORK
Written by James Cleaver.
Illustrated by James Cleaver.
Stock no. 1323703
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition.
Picture Puffin Book No. 75. Pictorial paperwraps. 31 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Staples rusty. Covers slightly pulled at staples. Publisher's 'new' price sticker to front cover (stating 2/-). Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- PERFORMING ARTS
- THEATRE
- LITHOGRAPHS
SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.
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- LITERATURE
- SHAKESPEARE
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- ILLUSTRATED
EVERYMAN & OTHER PLAYS
No author listed.
Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2138768
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd.
1st
1925.
Very good condition.
Larger format. Black cloth with gilt titles. Blue, black, gold and white illustrations throughout. Contains: Everyman; The Nativity and The Shepherds' Play. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Some scuffs to covers. Page edge browning, with some foxing. A few margin marks. Small inscription in ink to free front endpaper.
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- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
HASSAN
Written by James Elroy Flecker; Basil Dean.
Illustrated by Peter Bucknell.
Stock no. 1322875
Published by Folio Society.
1966.
Very good condition.
Introduction by Basil Dean. The Story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the Golden Journey to Samarkand. A play. Dark blue silk moire binding. Colour plates. Top edge blue. Cloth is slightly dusty and faded to spine. Gold slipcase is scuffed with a few scratch marks.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS