Espinhos e flores, drama original by CASTELLO BRANCO, Camillo - 1857

Ditchling Common, Hassocks, Sussex, England : Saint Dominic's Press, 1932. SCARCE in collectible condition, #49 of 200 copies printed at Saint Dominic's Press. Quarter blue leather over blue cloth boards, gilt lettering at spine, illustrations by Dunstan Pruden. Hilary D. C. Pepler was the founder of Saint Dominic's Press and an associate of Eric Gill and G. K. Chesterton. Very Good Plus, the boards a bit rubbed, text clean and bright. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo. Limited Edition.

1790 1ed Comedies of Gherardo Rossi Italian Theater Plays Bassano 4v BINDING

Giovanni Gherardo de Rossi was an 18th-century Italian poet and playwright best known for his 16 comedies. These works were published in a fine, four-volume set printed in Bassano – a beautiful example of late 18th-century Italian theater!

Item number: #13130
Price: $499
ROSSI, Gio Gherardo de
Commedie.
Bassano, 1790. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
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Vol. I – [2], XX, 306
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Vol. II – 351, [1]
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Vol. III – 359, [1]
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Vol. IV – 276
· Provenance: Handwritten: G.W. Aylmer, 1820
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13.5cm)
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London: Tinsley Brothers, 1882. " from original papers in the Lord Chamberlain's Office, the State Paper Office, and other sources." xii, 437; viii, 463 pages. SCARCE in contemporary fine binding. Bound in half calf over marbled boards, the circular armorial bookplates of William Rule Westwood Chafy-Chafy, Rous Lench Court and the blindstamp of W.& H. Smith Booksellers, Evesham front end pages. A Very Good set in tight bindings, boards a bit rubbed. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Les Editions De Minuit . A clean, crisp limited edition (597) softcover in very good condition; wrappers with light shelf wear/rubbing and age-toning. INSCRIBED by the author. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1969.

Program pamphlet for first season of the Living Theatre. Preview of Gertrude Stein's "Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights" and "Ladies' Voices", Pablo Picasso's "Desire", T. S. Eliot's "Sweeney Agonistes" as well as Kenneth Rexroth & Paul Goodman. Also W.C. Williams "Reply" prose and an early piece by John Cage. Cover illustration by Picasso.Very good preserved condition considering the fragile nature of the publication.

In 4. Dim. 28,5x22 cm. Pp. LVI+376. Rara prima edizione del 1752 di questa importante opera del sacerdote Daniele Concina (1686-1756). Concina era noto principalmente per il suo inflessibile rigore e per le sue orazioni energiche e spesso violente. Il suo intento era quello di un ritorno alla Chiesa delle origini. Questa opera formata da tre dissertazioni è una critica aperta alle rappresentazioni teatrali a causa della loro presunta influenza corruttrice dei costumi. Al verso dell'occhietto il testo di una lettera circolare di Papa Benedetto XIV datata 1 Gennaio 1748 agli arcivescovi e vescovi in latino ed in volgare nella quale egli attesta la tolleranza anche se di mala voglia per il divertimento carnevalesco. Tra gli argomenti trattati: storia degli spettacoli, la dottrina luterana, il pensiero di Paolo Segneri in merito, Pignatellli, Bellarmino, le donne in scena, la voluttà del teatro, la musica teatrale ecc... In buone condizioni. Copertina in cartonato coevo con titolo… Read More

1866 1ed New York Stage American THEATER Actor Joseph Ireland James Hackett 2vThis major work on the early history of the American theatre chronicles more than a century of the plays presented at the various New York houses and the performers who appeared in them. According to the "Oxford Companion to American Theatre," author Joseph Ireland has "filled the book with numerous useful biographical sketches and other background information."Ireland devoted himself to the history of the stage producing two biographies of actors and notable American performances. He was excessively complimentary of various actors and much of his attention to their performances is noticeable in 'Records' – actors such as James Hackett. This 1866-67 edition of 'Records of the New York stage' is extremely rare known to be one of only 200 known copies, according to sources.Item number: #5354Price: $550IRELAND, Joseph NortonRecords of the New York stage, from 1750-1860New York: T.H. Morrell, 1866-1867. First EditionDetails:… Read More

1699 1ed Jeremey Collier Defense of Short View of English Theater Puritan Plays

Jeremy Collier was a 17th-century English theater critic who, in 1698, wrote a highly controversial attack on English comedies. 'Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage' was filled with Collier's views on what he considered to be profanity and immorality in English plays. He believed plays should be providing moral encouragement, rather than encouraging unethical vices.

Immediately after Collier's 'Short View' was released, playwrights quickly responded with their own attacks on Collier's views. Naturally, Collier published his own defense of his 'Short View' which focused heavily on the content William Congreve's plays.

This 1699 first edition of 'Defense' is a fine printing of the literary war between Puritan restrictions and English dramatists!
Item number: #7812
Price: $750
COLLIER, Jeremy

A defence of the Short view of the profaneness and immorality of the English stage, being a reply to… Read More

1695 Gherardi Italian Theater & Operas French Plays Commedia dell'Arte Burlesque

Evaristo Gherardi was a 17th-century Italian actor who is best known for his acting and playwright career in France in the 1670s. He edited and collected several scenes from various plays from Italian theater which were performed in French – most of which are from the Commedia dell'Arte. Note the engraving of a burlesque harlequin as the frontispiece of his 1695 edition.

Item number: #10061
Price: $599
GHERARDI, Evaristo
Le theatre italien, ou recueil de toutes les scenes francoises, qui ont été jouées sur le theatre italien de l'hôtel de Bourgogne
Génève: J. Dentand, 1695.

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Collation: Complete with all pages;
o [10], 544, 96
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10cm)
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Rare and desirable
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1854 Shakespeare Macbeth Taming of Shrew Hamlet Romeo & Juliet 6v SET

"What light through yonder window breaks."
– Shakespeare

This beautiful collection of the works of William Shakespeare is a fantastic gathering of some of the most famous and important plays and poetry by the most prolific English playwright. This beautiful, six-volume set was published in New York, revised by Isaac Reed who used the famed editions of Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Like many collected works, this set features the famed plays such as 'Tempest', 'Taming of the Shrew', 'Hamlet', and 'Macbeth'.
Item number: #15670
Price: $795
SHAKESPEARE, William
The dramatic works of William Shakspeare : with the corrections and illustrations of Dr. Johnson, G. Steevens, and others
New York : Harper & Bros., Publishers, 1854.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages – 6 volumes
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Vol. I – 524
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Vol. II – 544
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Vol. III – 518
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Vol. IV – 538
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Vol. V – 518
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Vol. VI – 617, [1]
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