Search Results: Theatre from lobstabooks

BONANZA BOOKS 1949 VG/G dj is not price-clipped. has edgewear and chipping to both ends of the spine, and some loss. 1 inscriptions. Octavo. for all lovers of the theatre.

Edinburgh University Press 1991 Fine/near fine (fine crisp bright copy in near fine unclipped dj, no marks or inscriptions) octavo 227pp.Fifteen distinguished scholars and theatre practitioners explore a wide range of late 16th and early 17th-century English plays primarily as peices of performance both then and now.

Methuen London 1982 Vg (no dj, pictorial card covers, a very good clean tight copy, school stamp pre-title page, no other marks) octavo 218pp. First paperback edition. Charting the rise of the theatre director in the late 19th century and following his emergence as one of the most important figures behind the staging of any play today.

Routledge and Kegan Paul London 1954 Vg/Fair (heavy browning to spine and edges of chipped dj, clean green cloth with gilt titles dull on spine, pages clean and binding tight, faint browning outside edges) octavo 111pp. First edition. Director of the Old Vic, 1949-1955, discusses the place of a director in the mounting of a play.Vg/Fair (unclip

Macdonald and Janes London 1978 Fine/near fine (dj lightly faded side of spine else book and dj both no fault) large octavo 192pp. First edition. The story of American and British troop entertainment in the second world war. Based on official records, personal reminiscences and contemporary accounts. B/w illustrations throughout; photographs, cartoons, programmes etc.

Davis-Poynter London 1975 Fine/near fine (clean bright dj very lightly creased top of spine, price clipped, contents clean tight and bright throughout) octavo 215pp. The history of the Chichester Festival Theatre, how it came to be built, and the use to which it has been put.

Phaidon Press Ltd, 1994 VG. no dj card covers. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. lovely clean copy. the author outlines the development of drama throughout the world over the last 3,000 years, from its origins in primitive dance rituals to the 1990s

University of London Press 1958 Vg/VG (dj chipped at top of spine and corners, clean red cloth with white title on spine, one lower corner bumped, internally very good condition, pages clean and tight) 12mo 100pp. First edition. Teacher's practical handbook with simple suggestions for starting dramatic work at all stages of a child's life. Illustrated with b/w photographs and diagrams.

Secker & Warburg, London, 1963 Vg/good+ dj has some rubbing to edges and isolated to surface - showing some flaking of colour top layer. internally a lovely clean copy. all pages present and tightly bound in. no inscription. price-clipped. B&W photographs) Scenario for the great ponderous Russian epic, illustrated with stills and Eisenstein's own drawings. "Free of technical notations, it was written to be read and was actually published while the movie was still in production,in 1943. Eisenstein's scenario is written with all the high drama and vividness that his subject deserves. At the same time, it reveals much about the director's working method, his amazing ability to visualize every shot in advance, and the whole process of filmic creation."

Reinhardt & Evans, 1950 VG. no dj. neat signature to ffep . good clean tidy copy. rounding to ends of spine, but no loss. spine sunned. Biography of one of the greatest most exciting actors who ever lived

Bromley Theatre Guild 1999 Near fine (no dj, purple pictorial card covers, bottom tip of front cover lightly rubbed, internally as new) octavo landscape 105pp. First edition. Celebrating the first 50 years of Bromley Theatre Guild, a confederation of amateur dramatic societies in the area. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author.

Collins London 1972 VG/VG (clean bright dj faded on spine and one or two small chips at edges, clean maroon cloth with gilt titles on spine, contents tight and bright without fault) octavo 352pp. First edition. Biography of Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndyke written by their eldest son. 20pp b/w photographs.

London: Wm Heinemann Ltd, 1941 VG. no dj. First Edition. Navy cloth, 108pp. Inscription 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1 inscription. some browing to pages - cheap war paper.

Peebles Press New York 1977 Vg/Vg (dj lightly faded on spine and lightly rubbed at edges, neat gift inscription front free endpaper else contents without fault) large octavo 255pp. Intimate memoirs provide a behind-the-scenes view of the early childhood and coming of age of the legendary actrress. Includes her only novel "In the Clouds". Over 60 b/w illustrations.

Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1967 VG/VG dj has 2 tiny notches missing from ends of spine dj. not price-clipped. no inscriptions. 1st edition.

J M Dent and Sons London 1930 VG (no dj, clean fawn cloth with gilt titles on spine, neat gift inscription and signature on very lightly browned front free endpaper, contents clean and unmarked) 12mo 231pp. First edition. With b/w illustrations. Written to assist the producers of amateur plays.

Macmillan London 1974 VG/Vg (intact dj lightly rubbed at upper edge, clean black cloth with bright gilt titles on spine, contents very tight and unmarked) octavo 262pp. First edition. Autobiography. Fifty years in the theatre. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

Robson Books, London, 1974 VG/VG not price-clipped. no inscriptions. boards are clean and brightly titled. attractive copy. 1st edition.

Haum Educational Publishers Pretoria 1987 Vg (no dj, black laminated pictorial boards, very light surface indentations back board, a very good clean bright sound copy with no marks or inscriptions) octavo 250pp. Second impression. With chronology and notes.

Herbert Jenkins London 1957 Vg/G (clipped dj creased and worn top and bottom edges with minor area of loss top edge of front cover, clean red cloth with gilt title on pale blue plate on spine, one small faded patch tail of spine, a very crisp bright clean copy with no marks or inscriptions) 12mo 96pp. Second impression. Practical Stage Handbooks series. Foreword by Donald Wolfit and Preface by L Du Garde Peach. Illustrated with figures in the text.