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John Gielgud to
GIELGUD, John

John Gielgud to "Dearest Dot" (Dorothy Quayle (née… 1991.

A letter about Quayle’s biography, mentioning other actors and theatre adjacent friends
£200.00
Crossings: A Fairy Play.
DE LA MARE (Walter).

Crossings: A Fairy Play., 1921.

LIMITED EDITION
£100.00
The Heat of the Day. Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Bowen.
PINTER (Harold).

The Heat of the Day. Adapted from the… 1989.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
£125.00
The Ladies of the Corridor. A Play by Dorothy Parker and Arnaud d'Usseau.
PARKER (Dorothy).

The Ladies of the Corridor. A Play by… 1954.

The author's last major work
£150.00
New Plays.
OATES (Joyce Carol).

New Plays., 1998.

Inscribed by the author.
£100.00
Three Plays, The Servants and the Snow, The Three Arrows, The Black Prince.
MURDOCH (Iris).

Three Plays, The Servants and the Snow, The… 1989.

A fine copy
£50.00
Original poster for the production of Not So Bad As We Seem, with Mr. Nightingale's Diary, at the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle.
DICKENS (Charles).

Original poster for the production of Not So… 1852.

Dickens, the actor
£1,350.00
Lady Windermere’s Fan. A Play about a Good Woman.
WILDE (Oscar).

Lady Windermere’s Fan. A Play about a Good… 1903.

£250.00
Play and Two Short Pieces for Radio.
BECKETT (Samuel).

Play and Two Short Pieces for Radio., 1964.

First edition.
£125.00
Loot.
ORTON (Joe).

Loot., 1967.

First edition. Orton's second play.
£275.00
The Leeds Theatre ... Margaret Catchpole!
[CATCHPOLE (Margaret).] & COBBOLED (Rev. Mr. Richard).

The Leeds Theatre ... Margaret Catchpole!, 1846.

THE FAMOUS CONVICT CHRONICLER
£750.00
Typed Letter Signed (
ELIOT, T. S.

Typed Letter Signed ("T. S. Eliot") to "Miss…

Royalties for The Cocktail Party
£700.00
Theatre.
MAHON (Derek).

Theatre., 2013.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
£75.00
Theatre Royal Covent Garden [...] Robert's Moving Diorama of the Polar Expedition. Being a series of Views representing the progress of His Majesty's Ships the Hecla and Fury, in their endeavour to discover A North-West Passage...
ROBERTS (David).

Theatre Royal Covent Garden [...] Robert's Moving Diorama… 1830.

WILLIAM PARRY'S EXPEDITION
£1,750.00
Autograph Letter Signed (
BANCROFT, Squire (1841-1926). Actor Manager.

Autograph Letter Signed ("S B Bancroft") to "Dear…

Tickets for The Merchant of Venice
£125.00
[Programme] Gaiety Theatre. Frankenstein. Manager George Edwardes.
[SHELLEY (Mary)].

[Programme] Gaiety Theatre. Frankenstein. Manager George Edwardes., 1887.

The original programme for the production of Frankenstein at the Gaiety Theatre, a Christmas burlesque extravaganza
£750.00
Autograph Letter Signed (
IRVING, (Henry). Actor (1838-1905)

Autograph Letter Signed ("H Irving") to an unidentified… 1893.

Irving, writing during a run of Tennyson’s Becket
£150.00
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer Night's Dream., 1895.

Illustrated by Robert Anning Bell
£190.00
Selwyn's Theatre advertisement for a performance of Cricket on the Hearth. As arranged for the Stage by Dion Boucicault, under the title of Dot! A Fairy Tale of Home, In Three Chirps.
[DICKENS PLAYBILL]

Selwyn's Theatre advertisement for a performance of Cricket on… 1868.

BOSTON PRODUCTION OF THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
£250.00
Carte de visite of the famous nineteenth century actor and great friend of Dickens
[MACREADY, (William Charles)]

Carte de visite of the famous nineteenth century… 1860.

£50.00
A Slight Ache and Other Plays.
PINTER (Harold).

A Slight Ache and Other Plays., 1961.

From the library of actor Rodney Bewes
£250.00
The Play of Everyman.
STERLING (George). & HOFMANNSTHAL (Hugo von).

The Play of Everyman., 1917.

First edition.
£250.00
Autograph Letter Signed (
KEAN, (Charles). Actor, son of Edmund Kean. 1811 - 1868.

Autograph Letter Signed ("C. Kean"), 1852.

£120.00
Ellen Terry and her Secret Self.
CRAIG (Edward Gordon).

Ellen Terry and her Secret Self., 1931.

£150.00
The Dream at Sea; a Drama, in three acts:
BUCKSTONE (John Baldwin)

The Dream at Sea; a Drama, in three… 1835.

Pantomime Dames and Principal Boys
£1,750.00
The Wilsford Theatre. A small Collection of suggested Plans, Elevations and Drawings made for it.
WHISTLER (Rex).

The Wilsford Theatre. A small Collection of suggested… 1931.

A flower of friendship
£3,750.00
Silhouette of Mr. Tree as Count d'Orsay.
CRAIG (Edward Gordon).

Silhouette of Mr. Tree as Count d'Orsay.

£1,600.00
Malone Meurt.
BECKETT (Samuel).

Malone Meurt., 1951.

£350.00
FIRENZUOLA (Agnolo). I lucidi. Florence, 1552.
[Bound with]:DOLCE (Lodovico). Il ragazzo. Venice, Francesco detto lo Imperador, 1559.
[And]: PINO DA CAGLI (Bernardino). Gli ingiusti sdegni. Venice, Domenico Farri, 1563.
[And]: SECCHI (Nicolo). L'interesse
ITALIAN THEATRE

FIRENZUOLA (Agnolo). I lucidi. Florence, 1552. [Bound with]:DOLCE… 1581.

SOURCE FOR SHAKESPEARE'S TWELFTH NIGHT
£1,750.00
[PICCOLOMINI, Alessandro]L'Hortensio, comedia. Venice: heirs of B. Rubini, 1586 ff. 82[2(blank)]. [Bound with]: COSMIO (Filotero). Clarice comedia . . . novamente stampata, e posta in luce. Venice: Domenico Imberti, 1600 ff. 75 [=96], erratic foliation [W
[ITALIAN THEATRE

[PICCOLOMINI, Alessandro]L'Hortensio, comedia. Venice: heirs of B. Rubini,… 1587.

£2,500.00
AVANZI (Gio. Maria). Il satiro. Venice, Gio. Batt. Sessa & fratelli, 1587. [Bound with]: VIDA (Gieronimo). Filliria favola boscareccia. Venice, heirs of Marchio Sessa, 1587. [with]: LOMBARDI (Bernardino). L'alchimista. Venice, heirs of Marchio Sessa, 1586
[ITALIAN THEATRE

AVANZI (Gio. Maria). Il satiro. Venice, Gio. Batt.… 1589.

FOUR IMPORTANT RENAISSANCE PLAYS
£2,000.00
Autograph Letter Signed (
FRITH, William Powell (1819-1909). Artist.

Autograph Letter Signed ("W. P. Frith") to the…

Frith writes his enthusiasm for the play based on artist Angelica Kauffman’s life
£225.00
Hassinim (The Chinese) Chinese life, manners and customs, culture and creeds, government system and trade; with an appendix: The Jews in China, being a complete record of their past history and present condition in the Celestial Empire.
PERLMAN (Saveli Maximovich).

Hassinim (The Chinese) Chinese life, manners and customs,… 1911.

£580.00
An Address: Issued by Caln Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, held 28th of 1st mo., 1847, to members and others.
WHITSON (Moses),

An Address: Issued by Caln Quarterly Meeting of… 1847.

£550.00
By Authority from the Originals on Seven Imperial Sheets, presented by Vice Admiral Lestock, to the Hon: House of Commons; the Situations, Views & Positions, in the Late Engagement &c. near Toulon Between His Majesty's Fleet and the Combin'd Fleets Of Fra
[ANONYMOUS].

By Authority from the Originals on Seven Imperial… 1745.

£4,000.00
Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu • shuku-satsu [New edition: Picture Book of Don Quixote with all 31 plates • shrunken edition]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu •… 1978.

Serizawa's pocket-sized Don Quixote
£450.00
Jugyu-zu. [Ten Bull Pictures].
KANO (Chikanobu). & KANO (Minenobu).

Jugyu-zu. [Ten Bull Pictures]., 1800.

£8,500.00
Kami suki mura tabi nikki [Diary of a Journey to Paper-making Villages]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke), Illustrator., JUGAKU (Bunsho). & JUGAKU (Shizuko).

Kami suki mura tabi nikki [Diary of a… 1945.

Adventures in paper-making illustrated by Serizawa
£650.00
Gokuraku kara kita sashi-e shu [Illustrated Book: From Paradise]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke), illus. & SATO (Haruo), author.

Gokuraku kara kita sashi-e shu [Illustrated Book: From… 1961.

From a newspaper column to private press book
£2,500.00
Shinpan don kihote [New edition of Don Quixote]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Shinpan don kihote [New edition of Don Quixote], 1976.

The decadent, enlarged edition
£1,800.00
Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu • shuku-satsu yogami-han [New edition: Picture Book of Don Quixote with all 31 plates • shrunken edition printed on Western paper]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke).

Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu •… 1978.

A unique extra copy
£450.00
Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu • shuku-satsu [New edition: Picture Book of Don Quixote with all 31 plates • shrunken edition]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Shinpan ehon don kihote zen sanju-ichi zu •… 1978.

Serizawa's pocket-sized Don Quixote
£450.00
Kogei no.76 [Craft issue 76].
NIHON MINGEI KYOKAI & SERIZAWA (Keisuke)

Kogei no.76 [Craft issue 76]., 1937.

The special Serizawa and Don Quixote issue
£250.00
Saitoro sashi no uta [A Song of Saitoro-sashi]
OKAMURA (Kichiemon).

Saitoro sashi no uta [A Song of Saitoro-sashi], 1961.

The song of the tafu weaver
£1,200.00
Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns]
SERIZAWA (Keisuke).

Tohoku kama meguri [Touring the Tohoku Kilns], 1944.

Northern kilns seen through Serizawa's artistic eye
£4,750.00
Hakurai kaju yoran [Handbook of Foreign Fruits].
TAKENAKA (Takuro).

Hakurai kaju yoran [Handbook of Foreign Fruits]., 1884.

MAKING WINE IN JAPAN
£480.00
Recuerdo de Montevideo.
[URUGUAY]

Recuerdo de Montevideo., 1875.

£3,000.00
A Discourse of Drinking Healths.
[DRINKING]. & BROWNE (Peter).

A Discourse of Drinking Healths., 1716.

"A WET CURSE"
£950.00
An Address to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York, against the Use of Sugar.
[ABOLITION]

An Address to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess… 1792.

"Let sugar never be brought into your presence! Let it be proscribed in your household, till its connection with fraud, robbery, and murder, be entirely broken!"
£750.00
The Nature of Bread, Honestly and Dishonestly Made;
MANNING (James).

The Nature of Bread, Honestly and Dishonestly Made;, 1757.

DEADLY BREAD
£1,800.00
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