Theatre from Appledore Books, ABAA

Edizioni Fondazione Orestiadi, 1994. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY ROBERT WILSON IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1994 catalogue, with text in both Italian and English. Crisp and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with a degree of soiling at both the panels. Folio, lovely black-and-white and color photos throughout… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1959. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. SIGNED --AND DATED-- BY T.S. ELIOT on the title page just under his printed name. A solid copy to boot of the stated 1959 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (just a bit of foxing at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacjket,… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The scarce 1929 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in its rust-colored cloth, with the striking bookplate of Fritz Reiner (1888-1963), renowned American conductor of opera and symphonic music, adorning the front free endpaper. And in a cirsp, VG dustjacket, with chipping (2" to… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A truly one-of-a-kind copy of the 1940 1st edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MICHAEL STRANGE TO NEW HAVEN CARICATURIST WILLIS BIRCHMAN (whose bookplate adorns the front pastedown). FURTHERMORE (AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY), THIS COPY INCLUDES A WONDERFUL, CAPTIONED FULL-PAGE CARICATURE OF BLANCHE OELRICHS ("MICHAEL STRANGE") BY JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG on… Read more about this item

New York: Dancy Davis Press, 1923. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Sergei Soudeikine, Nicolas Remizoff, Ralph Barton, etc.. The 1923 1st edition of this beautifully-illustrated catalogue of Balief's Chauve-Souris of Moscow. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled, Sergei Soudeikine-illustrated wrappers, with just a touch of light pencil and soilig to the rear panel. Tall quarto (magazine-formatted), also includes… Read more about this item

London: Structure Publications, 1968. Original wraps. Very Good +. The Spring 1968 1st --and ONLY-- edition of this experimental film & theatre magazine issued out of London. Bright and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and rubbing along the edges. Includes contributions from Dick Higgins ("some graphis mirrors") and Al Hansen ("manifesto for theatre of… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1900. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A tight, impressive copy of the 1900 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with 2 bright gilt-ornaments to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings, and only several tiny spots of foxing to… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1925. Cloth. Very Good +. SIGNED BY NOEL COWARD IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1925 correct 1st edition, published unto itself. Solid and VG+ in its light-blue cloth, with clean pasted-on title label at the front panel and somewhat-worn label to the spine. Neat former… Read more about this item

London: George C. Harrap & Co, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1930 1st UK edition, #520 of 650 copies issued specifically for Great Britain. Tight and VG to VG+ in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling and wonderful design along the unfaded spine. Very mild spotting at the panels, otherwise very sharp and,… Read more about this item

New York and London: Samuel French, 1911. Original wraps. Very Good +. A surprisingly crisp, well-preserved example of the 1911 1st (and probably only) edition of this uncommon how-to on staging a minstrel show. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled red wrappers. A bit of very light wear to the front panel's edges, otherwise the… Read more about this item

New York: Passantino, 1955. Original wraps. Near Fine. A wonderful piece of theatre history, the original 1955 program for Truman Capote's "House of Flowers". THIS COPY IS NOT ONLY SIGNED BY TRUMAN CAPOTE (on the title page, next to his printed name) BUT IS ALSO INSCRIBED BY HAROLD ARLEN, WHO WROTE THE MUSIC FOR THE PLAY, TO PEARL… Read more about this item

Jamaica: Self-published, 1973. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1973 1st edition of this uncommon Jamaican play. Soid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light rubbing and soiling along the panels, and small former owner name at the front free endpaper. Octavo, much of the dialogue in the regional patois.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. The 1903 1st edition. #51 OF ONLY 100 COPIES ISSUED. Tight and VG+ in its paper-covered boards, which also serve as the dustjacket. Abrading and offsetting at the paper panels, notable soiling to the front pastedown. Still though, a presentable copy and uncommon as such. Octavo,… Read more about this item

London: Encore Publishing Co, 1959. Original wraps. Good +. SIGNED BY HAROLD PINTER on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the playwright's very first published work. Bright and Good+ in its fragile pictorial wrappers, with creasing and light chipping along the spine --and at the panel edges-- and very light staining and a bit of… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1991 1st edition, with an astounding array of autographs thruout. Featuring the signatures of at least 32 important figues in the theatre world, all showcased in one fashion or another in this book. In every case, the autograph is either right next… Read more about this item

New York: Hill and Wang, 1976. The 1976 stated 1st paperback edition, which was issued simultaneously with the hardback. SIGNED BY LANFORD WILSON at the half-title. A crisp copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of soiling to the rear panels and light spotting along the fore-edge. Octavo, 148 pgs.

Paris: Librairie De France, 1929. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1929 1st edition, handsomely bound in a 3/4 morocco over patterned boards. 5 raised bands, lovely gilt-device and lettering at the compartments. Quarto, top-edge gilt, beautiful matching endsheets and pastedowns.

London: John Hughs for Robert Dodsley, 1738. Cloth. Very Good +. The 1st edition of John Dalton's adaptation of Milton's masque Comus. The original version, an important early work, was only performed once in Milton's lifetime. The music, as is noted on the title page, was the work of the baroque composer Henry Lawes (1595-1622), who also performed… Read more about this item

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1970 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of rubbing to the front panel. Octavo, 201 pgs.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1959-1981 1st editions of this sweeping history of the early English stage, complete in 3 volumes --represented as 4 separate books. Each volume is tight and Near Fine (with a small, tasteful bookplate at each front pastedown) in crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjackets. Thick quartos, over 1,400… Read more about this item