Theatre from Thomas Rare Books

Nottingham: Nottingham Theatre Co. Ltd, 1897. 8pp, Colour printed original Nottingham Theatre Progamme for the farewell performances of Wilson Barrett in Hamlet Monday July 25th and two other performances on of Hamlet on the 29th and The Silver King by Henry Jones and Henry Herman on July 30th. A lovely illus. cover and red rules to the pages with… Read more about this item

New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc., 1984. 216pp. Illustrated throughout. White illus. d.j. [clipped]. Scarce in the UK.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/V G price-clipped. 4to.

Society for Theatre Research, 1975. 196pp. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: William Heinemann, 1907. 224pp Frontis. photo portrait of the author, 2 tipped in colour plate llustrations.. Cream buckram deluxe'vellum' binding, gilt. A Souvenir Of The Anniversary And 400th Performance At The St. Jamess Theatre Feb 1st 1907. Presented By Mr. George Alexander. Spine a trifle browned. Printed by Ballantyne & Co. Limited, Tavistock Street, London. Attractive gilt decroated… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. 292pp. Pictorial card covers. Trifle rubbed but no inscriptions or fading.. paper wrappers. V.g.. 8vo.

New York: Viking, 1998. xiv, 384pp, Red pictorial illus. d.j. [13579108642]. Rear flap crease otherwise a lovely unmarked copy. No inscriptions, fading, clipping or marks.. 1st edition, 1st impression. hard back. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

London: Collins & Brown, 1991. 192pp. Illustrated. Pictorial d.j. Inscribed and signed by the author to Nina Bawden 'with all good wishes'. No inscriptions, fading, wear or marks. The second autobiography of William Douglas Home. Inscribed and signed by the Author. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: Columbus Books, 1951. 734pp 59 illustrations. Bibliography 711-713pp and Index 715-734pp. Written by H. Irving's grandson. Green cloth, gilt. Spine a trilfe toned.. 1st edition. Pictorial Soft Cover. fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1981. 252pp. Pictorial colour d.j. No inscriptions, fading or clipping. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Blackburn: Lou Warwick, 1977. THE MACKENZIES CALLED COMPTONS : The Story of the Compton Comedy Company, Incorporated in the History of Northampton Theatre Royal and Opera House, 1884-1927. 328pp. Pictorial d.j. [price-clipped]. White pictorial d.j. in nice condition [price-clipped]. 1st Edition. hard back. Fine/V G price-clipped. 8vo.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1984. 383pp. 53 illustrations. A biography of Eleonora Duse, the Italian actress 1858-1924. No fading, clipping or inscriptions. 1st edition. hard back. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

London: Heinemann, 1931. 703pp. Decorated title by Rex Whistle. Brown cloth, gilt [unfaded]. The story of an English theatrical family in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The story was made into a television series in 1966.. New impression. hard back. V.g./No Jacket. large 8vo.

Max Parrish & Co. London, under the auspices of the Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Assoc. 1949, first edition, 40pp, 4 pages colour illustrations, b&w map of Sweden, small octavo, original green cloth, gilt lettering, decorative full colour d.j., ex-libris, chipped and little soiled d.j. From the Handbook of European National Dances..

Seven Arts Books Club/William Heinneman, 1958. xxiii, 296pp. D.j. design by K.F. Stewart. 7 paltes.. reprint. hard back. V.g./V G sunned. large 8vo.

NewYork: Simon & Schuster, 2002. 528pp. Fore-edge uncut. No clipping or marks.. 1st US Edition. hard back. Fine/Fine. large 8vo.

London: Rockcliffe, 1952. xvi, 216pp. 25 plates. A scarce title. Red cloth, gilt. Spine a trifle sunned otherwise a fine copy. Neat owners inscription. Foreword by St. John Irvine.. 1st edition. hard back. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: English Theatre Guild Ltd, 1944. 32pp. Scarce item. Brown paper wrappers [repaired]. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. V.g.. 8vo.

London: Spring Books, 1970. 190pp. Foreword by Noel Coward. Illus. throughout. re-issue. Hardback. Fine/V G rubbed. 4to.

London: W.H. Allen, 1951. 550pp. Fore-edge foxed. Brown cloth,. Second Impression. Hard Back. V.g./No Jacket. large 8vo.

London: T. V. Boardman & Co. Ltd, 1943. 119pp. Illustrated throughout. A history of the Players' Theatre, London's only Victorian Music Hall, located under the arches near Charing Cross Station. Musical examples, posters, photos etc. Whire buckram boards with a pictorial block in red to the front cover. A nice copy. 1st edition. hard back. V.g./No Jacket. large 8vo.