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The Art of Walt Disney, from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms
by Finch, Christopher
- Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Edition
- New Concise Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780517664742
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£9.37
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New York: Portland House, 1988. New Concise Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/fair. 160 p. illus. (part col.) 29 cm.
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£9.37
20 best plays of the modern American theatre
by Gassner, John, ed.
- Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Edition
- 1943 printing
- Published
- c1939
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£13.27
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New York: Crown, c1939. 1943 printing. Hardcover. Very good condition. 874 p. 24 cm
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£13.27
Life and art of Joseph Jefferson, together with some account of his ancestry and of the Jefferson family of actors, by William Winter
by Winters, William
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- Used - Very good condition
- Published
- 1894
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£13.27
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New York: Macmillan & Co., 1894. Hardcover. Very good condition. xv, 319 p. front., plates, ports. 20 cm.
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£13.27
Isadora Duncan; twenty-four studies by Arnold Genthe, with a foreword by Max Eastman
by Genthe, Arnold
- Condition
- Used - ex-library, Very good condition, gift inscription on front flyleaf
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£45.28
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New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1929. Hardcover. ex-library, Very good condition, gift inscription on front flyleaf. 7 p.l., 24 pl. (incl. front., ports.) illus. (facsim.) 30 cm.
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£45.28
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Agnes De Mille : dancing off the earth
by Gherman, Beverly
- Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780689314414
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£7.03
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New York: Atheneum, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. xiii, 138 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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£7.03
S.R.O.; the most successful plays in the history of the American stage, compiled by Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell; introduction by John Chapman
by Cerf, Bennett & Cartmell, Van H., compilers
- Condition
- Used - Good condition, spine darkened
- Published
- 1944
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.15
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New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1944. Hardcover. Good condition, spine darkened. xvii, 920 p. 22 cm.
Contents: The old-timers: Uncle Tom's cabin, by Harriet B. Stowe (revised version by A. E. Thomas) East Lynne, by Mrs. Henry Wood. The two orphans, by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugene Cormon.--Starring vehicles: The old homestead, by Denman Thompson. Rip Van Winkle,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Theater playbill: Last Night of Mr. Walter Montgomery who will appear as Macbeth on Saturday, Oct. 22nd, 1864, will be presented Shakespeare's tragedy of Macbeth with Locke's music ...
by Theatre Royal, Manchester
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- Used - Good condition
- Published
- 1864
- Binding
- Unbound
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£35.91
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Manchester, Eng., 1864. Unbound. Good condition. Broadside, 1 p.
The Theatre Royal in Manchester, England, opened in 1845. Situated next to the Free Trade Hall, it is the oldest surviving theatre in Manchester. Operating as a theatre from 1845 until 1921, The building has since been converted numerous times for use as a cinema, bingo hall and nightclub.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Theater playbill for Miss Julia Daly in "Our Female American Cousin" and Senorita Cubas and Senor Ximenes at the Boston Academy of Music, October, 1861.
by Boston Academy of Music
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- Used - Very good condition
- Published
- 1861
- Binding
- Unbound
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£49.18
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Boston: J.H. & F.F. Farwell, Printers, 1861. Unbound. Very good condition. Broadside 1 sheet
Charles Gayler's Our Female American Cousin, which opened in New York City in January 1859, was written in imitation of Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin. Julia Daly was a renowned American actress, singer and dancer whose heyday was the 1850's through the 1870's. She… Read more about this item Item Price
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Theater playbill: Boston Theatre, Thomas Barry, Lessee and Manager. ... The Fairy Star Miss Agnes Robertson ... who will appear the the celebrated new drama ... Wednesday Evening April 7, 1858 ... Jessie Brown, ot the Relief of Lucknow
by Boston Theatre
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- Used - Good condition
- Published
- 1858
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- Unbound
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£40.60
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Boston, 1858. Unbound. Good condition. Broadside, 1 p.
The Boston Theatre, Washington Street was first built in 1854 and operated as a theater until 1925.
Agnes Kelly Robertson (1833 1916) was born in Edinburgh and became a popular actress on the American stage.She was the ward of Charles Kean, and the juvenile lead in his theatre… Read more about this item Item Price
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Don't stand too close to a naked man
by Allen, Tim
- Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780786861347
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£4.68
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New York: Hyperion, 1994. 6th printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 210pp. 22 cm.
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£4.68
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I'm not really here
by Allen, Tim
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- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780786862573
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£4.68
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New York: Hyperion, 1996. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 255pp. 22 cm.
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£4.68
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Everything and a kite
by Romano, Ray
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- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780553108743
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£7.03
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New York: Bantam Books, 1998. First printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 209pp. 22 cm.
In a book that is at once laugh-out-loud funny and all-too-true to life, comedy-talent-turned-television-star Ray Romano goes home again, revealing that the source of his inspiration is heritage, hearth and family. As did his stand-up comedy and his present, top-rated CBS-TV program, Romano… Read more about this item Item Price
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Marilyn Monroe and the camera, with a foreword by Jane Russell and an interview by Georges Belmont.
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- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Published
- c1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780821217658
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£16.39
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., c1989. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 245 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 33 cm.
Notes: "A Bulfinch Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245).
Filmography: p. 243-244. Item Price
£16.39
Circus doctor; as told to Richard Taplinger
by Henderson, J. Y.
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- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- 7th printing
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.15
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Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. 7th printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 238 p. illus., ports. 21 cm.
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£10.15
Settings & costumes of the modern stage, by Theodore Komisarjevsky and Lee Simonson. The Sudio Winter Number edited by C. G. Holme
by Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine)
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- Used - Good condition
- Published
- 1933
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- Hardcover
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£13.27
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London: The Studio, 1933. Hardcover. Good condition. 132 p. incl. 1 illus., plates (part col.) 30 cm.
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Crotchets and quavers: or, revelations of an opera manager in America / by Max Maretzek
by Maretzek, Max
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- Used - Very good condition
- Published
- 1855
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- Hardcover
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£27.32
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New York: S. French, 1855. Hardcover. Very good condition. viii, 346 p., 19 cm.
The author was impresario of the Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company (sometimes referred to as the Italian Opera Company, the Italian Grand Opera Company, or Academy of Music Opera Company) a touring American opera company that performed throughout the United States from 1849-1878.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Memoirs of Richard Cumberland. Written by himself. Containing an account of his life and writings, interspersed with anecdotes and characters of several of the most distinguished persons of his time, with whom he has had intercourse and connection
by Cumberland, Richard
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- Used - Very good condition, in full calf
- Published
- 1806
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- Hardcover
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£53.87
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New York: Brisban and Brannan, 1806. Hardcover. Very good condition, in full calf. 355p.
Richard Cumberland (19 February 1731/2 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant. In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged. During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort… Read more about this item Item Price
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Onstage, offstage [by] Michael Bublé ; photography and creative direction by Dean Freeman
by Bublé, Michael
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- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781451674712
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.93
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New York: Gallery Books, 2011. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 79 p., [224] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
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£10.93
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Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Lost Stars
by Gray, Claudia
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- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- 2nd printing
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781484724989
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£7.03
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Los Angeles: Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2015. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. 551p.
The reign of the Galactic Empire has reached the Outer Rim planet of Jelucan, where aristocratic Thane Kyrell and rural villager Ciena Ree bond over their love of flying. Enrolling at the Imperial Academy together to become fighter pilots for the glorious Empire is nothing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Riverdance : the story
by Smyth, Sam
- Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Published
- c1996
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780233990583
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- 1
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Readville, Massachusetts, USA
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£7.03
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London: Andre Deutsch, c1996. Hardcover. Very good condition/very good. [120] p. : chiefly col. ill ; 27 cm.
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£7.03