Theater / Ballet
Oeuvres de Jean Racine
Paris: Furne et Cie., Editeurs, 1853. Probably 1st edition. Hardcover. Midnight leather boards; pearlized white end papers; a. e. g., raised bands to spine. xii + 718 pp. Numerous bw steel plates with tissue guards. Text in French. Includes brief essay about Racine, as well as the following plays: La..... More
Patriotes en scene: Le Theatre de la Republique (1790-1799), Un episode meconnu de l'histoire de la Comedie-Francaise
Vizille, France: Musee de la Revolution francaise, 2007. Softcover. Off white wraps with pictorial front. 272 pp. Color and bw plates. In French. Published in conjunction with the exhibition on the Theatre des Varietes Amusantes. More
The Art of Ballets Russes: The Serge Lifar Collection of Theater Designs, Costumes, and Paintings at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum, 1997. Softcover. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with gold lettering. 352 pp. 220 color plates. Includes Boris Anisfeldt, Leon Bakst, Andre Bauchant, Alexandre Benois, Christian Berard, Georges Braque, Giorgio de Chirico, Naum Gabo, Jaun Gris, Joan Miro, Nikolai Roerich, Jose-Maria..... More
Double Faced People: A Comedy in Three Acts
London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, 1857 circa. Softcover. Paper wraps with 59 pp. The first performance was in 1857 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket (London). This particular volume has "Feb. 1857" written in pen on the front cover. This is the English edition, and the only other copy we could find..... More
Tragedie Sogni e Misteri di Gabriele d'Annunzio, Vols. I and II
Milano: A. Mondadori, 1939-1940. Hardbound. Blue cloth with gilt lettering; cream wraps with sailboat illustration and red lettering; blue page tops; 1231 and 1169 pp.; each with a facsimile of a drama libretto in back pocket; with blue place-holder ribbons. Texts in Italian; the set together is called Tutto il..... More
Follow me; The autobiography of Irma Duncan
Brooklyn: Dance Perspectives, Inc., 1965. Softcover. Pictorial glossy wrap. Vol 2. of 2 volume series, illustrations. Vol 2. of autobiography of Irma Duncan. #22 of the Dance Perspectives Series. More
History of the American Theatre
London: Richard Bentley, 1833. English edition. Hardbound. Green cloth on boards with gold embossed letters, [xii] 412 pp, no illustrations. Volume 1 of 2. As America passed from a mere venue for English plays into a country with its own nationally regarded playwrights, William Dunlap lived the life of a...... More
Almanah kra´l. zemsk. ceskeho divadla v Praze na rok 1872
Prague: 1872. Hardcover. Green irridescent boards with sticker of 1872; 48 pp.;. Text in Czech; yearbook of the Czech theatre in Prague for 1872, with directors, orchestra members, ballet personnel, etc. The only other copy we could find listed for this book (checking US and European web sites, including Czech..... More
Placido Domingo: La Mia Voce Sotto Le Stelle, Trent'Anni All'Arena Di Verona
Milan, Italy: Silvana Editoriale, 1999. Hardcover. grey boards w/ silver printing. 127 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. text in Italian. glossy black illustrated dustjacket. A wonderfully illustrated, 30 year retrospective of the artist's time at the Verona Arena. Closing section of chapter abstracts in English and German. More
The Circus Its Origin And Growth Prior To 1835
New York, New York: The Dunlap Society, 1898. 1st edition, Limited to 260 copies, with signature of Theodore L. De Vinne. Hardcover. Green library portfolio and slipcase, red cloth spine with brown boards, gilt spine titles. 117 pp. 12 black and white plates (10 missing). Very scarce. More
Boxiganga: Teater som Livsform
Copenhagen: Spectator, 1968. Paperback. White paper wraps, BW-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 144 pp. 8 pages of BW plates. Text in Danish. Presentation copy inscribed to art critic, Dorothy Miller. More
Tamasaburo in New York
Mazda Motor Corporation, 1984. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 50 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos. Texts provided in both Japanese and English; Published in conjunction with a U.S. tour of performances by Bando Tamasaburo; Features photos of the Kabuki actor both onstage and off; Noncommercial limited edition. More
Annals of the French Stage, From Its Origin to the Death of Racine, Volume 1 and 2
Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Scholarly Press, 1968. Hardcover. Two volumes bound in red cloth, gilt spine lettering. Each has a bw frontispiece. Volume 1 is 376 pp. Volume 2 is 396 pp. Two volumes. v. 1. 789-1667.--v. 2. 1668-1699. More
Kabuki: Danjuro's Lucky Eighteen
Japan: Libro, 1984. Softcover. Color pictorial dj.; White wraps; 119 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color plates and figures. Texts provided in both Japanese and English; An overview of eighteen of the best Kabuki plays, including their plots, costume, and scenery; Highlights Sukeroku, Kanjincho, Narukami, Shibaraku, Kagekiyo, Uirouri, Fudo, Fuwa, Ya-No-Ne..... More
Cesare Molinari/William Weaver - Paolo Tommasi
Roma: Armando Curcio Editore, 1986. Softcover. White wraps; white and silver dj with bw illustrations with magenta lettering; both volumes in matching stiff card folio; each volume has 79 pp. with numerous bw illustrations. Text in Italian. The first book is mostly about Eleanor Duse, with essays by Molinari and..... More
Classical Dance and Theatre in South-East Asia
Singapore/ New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards; matching dj with yellow lettering. Mylar cover. xx + 175 pp. bw illustrations with several in color. This lavishly illustrated book provides an introduction to the rich traditions of South-East Asian dance, theatre, and puppet theatre. In South-East Asia..... More
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Paris: Editions Rene Kieffer, 1922. Softcover. Cream paper wraps with bw illustration and black lettering; glassine covers; 224 pp. with occasional color and bw illustrations. Number 157 of 550 printed; with illustrations by F. Simeon; text in French; the script for the text of the ballet, a 5-act comedy ballet..... More
The Radio City Theatres, The Radio City Music Hall, The RKO Roxy Thatre: Show Place of the Nation
New York: Radio City/Rockefeller Center, 1933. Softcover. Art Deco color-illus. wraps with bw lettering. Textured glassine overlay. Stapled. 24 pp. with color drawings and bw photos. A souvenir booklet about "The World's Greatest Theatres"; the story in brief text and photos, of the planning, construction, interiors and productions presented at..... More
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Brooklyn: Dance Horizons, 1975. Softcover. Illustrated wrap. 23 pages : illustrations. Part of the Dance horizons spotlight series. More
Rudolf Nureyev
Brooklyn: Dance Horizons, 1975. Softcover. Illustrated wrap. 21 pages : illustrations. Part of the Dance horizons spotlight series. More
Personal Property from the Estate of Marlene Dietrich
Beverly Hills, CA: Sotheby's, 1997. Paperback. BW illustrated wraps with white lettering; bw illustration on inside front cover; 123 pp; richly illustrated. This is a fun auction catalogue which displays all sorts of items from actress Marlene Dietrich's personal collection of clothing, furniture and art pieces. Auction was held in..... More
Hungarian Dances
London: Simpkin Marshall, 1937. Hardcover. Brown cloth on boards with embossed decoration on cover and stamped gilt spine lettering; no dj; 194 [2] pp.; 34 full-page bw plates, with musical notations in text. Chapters from the table of contents: the sin of dancing, the experience of a foreigner, the Dance..... More
Our Century: A Play in Three Scenes
New York: Century Association, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with black and gold title plate with white lettering on front cover, glassine cover, 20 pp, issued in blue cloth covered boards slipcase. This first edition is limited to 1000 copies, this being 538. Contains list of Cast along..... More
African American Theatre: An Historical And Critical Analysis
Cambridge / New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Hardcover. glossy white & black printed boards. book xiii, 287 pgs. From a college library. Opening pages have instances of pencil underlining and notations, otherwise, remaining text appears clean. A nice copy. "A landmark work in the study of Black theater and..... More