DAVE ALLEN.
The biography. Pp. viii+248(last blank), 8 plates (5 coloured or part-coloured), index; med. 8vo; fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Orion, London, 2005. First edition. More
Performing Arts
AUSTRALIAN SONG INDEX 1828-1956.
Decorations by Ron Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon), pictorial title page printed in red & black; med. 8vo; plain blue/grey card wrappers, stapled; within pictorial dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip faintly faded; outer leaves slightly offset; The Rams Skull Press, Ferntree Gully, 1957. First edition. Black Bull Chapbooks..... More
TAKE YOUR PARTNERS.
Traditional dancing in Australia. Pp. 208, decorative title page, numerous text illustrations (some full page), printed music, bibliography, glossary, index of dances; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper worn, edges rubbed, with a couple of small chips and splits, the front flap slightly soiled and..... More
PHAIDON BOOK OF THE OPERA.
A survey of 780 operas from 1597. Translated from the Italian by Catherine Atthill, Judith Elphic, Mary Fitton, John Gilbert, Virginia Renshaw, Judith Spencer, Pamela Swinglehurst. Pp. 512, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, indices; tall post 4to; a few faint bruises to bottom edges of boards; dust..... More
BACH.
Pp. xiv+240, frontispiece portrait, plus 7 plates, pictorial series endpapers printed in brown, printed music, appendices (including bibliography), index; beige cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split; a little light foxing and browning; J. M. Dent..... More
TALES FROM THE BALLET.
Illustrated by Diz Wallis. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout (some full page); med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the laminate lifting slightly at bottom fore-corner of back panel; Kingfisher, London, 1995. First edition. *Giselle, Swan Lake, Petrushka, The Nutcracker, etc., including brief..... More
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO FILM.
Pp. xii+768(last blank), 8 coloured plates, black & white pictorial double title page and text illustrations; med. 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper; Oxford University Press, London, 1976. First edition. More
THE FILMS OF WARREN BEATTY.
Pp. 222, illustrated; demy 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper; The Citadel Press, Secaucus, N.J., 1979. First edition. More
BALLETS PAST & PRESENT:
Being a Third Supplement to the Complete Book of Ballets. Pp. xii+260, frontispiece, plus 54 plates, index; bottom edge of boards lightly shelf worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges worn and split, small surface graze from removal of sticker on front flap; a little light foxing; Putnam, London, 1945..... More
SUPPLEMENT TO COMPLETE BOOK OF BALLETS.
Pp. 212, frontispiece plus 46 plates, addenda, index; boards slightly flecked; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges worn and split, back panel soiled; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed and soiled; Putnam's Sons, London, 1952. Reprinted. More
TRIBULATIONS AND LAUGHTER.
A memoir. Pp. [viii]+338, 26 illustrations, mostly full page, index; med. 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper; inked initials on upper free endpaper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1972. First edition. *Includes memories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, W. Somerset Maugham, Arnold Bennett, Noel Coward, a.o. More
DANCES OF THE NETHERLANDS.
Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Illustrated by Rowland A. Beard. Pp. 40, coloured frontispiece and 3 full page illustrations, black & white title page decoration and full page map, printed music, bibliography; edges of boards lightly foxed; price-clipped dust..... More
THE COMPANY WE KEEP.
An Intimate Celebration of Opera Australia. Photographs by Bridget Elliot. Prelude by Dame Joan Sutherland. Pp. x+246(last blank), frontispiece, plus numerous text illustrations (many full page), index; square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, the lower wrapper faintly scuffed; Opera Australia/Currency Press, Sydney, 2006. First edition. *'Everything that goes into bringing..... More
CONFRONTATION AND COMMITMENT.
A study of Contemporary American Drama, 1959-1966. Pp. xx+188(last blank), bibliography, index; top edges grey; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; MacGibbon & Kee, London, 1967. First edition. *Examines the thematic concern of writers like Gelber, Brown, Bellow and Miller, and the rise of a new, socially committed theatre as represented..... More
CAUSE TO REJOICE.
The life of John Bishop. Foreword by Stewart Cockburn. Pp. 160(last blank), 8 plates, index; dust wrapper; lower pastedown slightly soiled; Rigby, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. *Biography of the man who brought into being the Adelaide Festival of Arts. More
THE MAKING OF STANLEY KUBRICK'S 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
Pp. 562, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white (many full or double page, several multi-folding); oblong folio; black papered portfolio-style boards, lettered and decorated in blind; within coloured pictorial glazed papered sleeve; fore-edge of a couple of the folding leaves slightly creased; Taschen, Cologne, 2014. First trade edition..... More
CINDERELLA.
[La Cenerentola]. The story of Rossini's opera retold by Alan Blyth with pictures by Emanuele Luzzati. Pp. [32](including the endpapers), illustrated in (mainly) colour and black & white, printed music score on endpapers; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle marked; a little faint foxing; Julia MacRae Books, London..... More
ADRIAN BOULT.
Pp. x+342, 16 plates, 2 text illustrations, notes, appendices, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1987. First edition. More
BRAHMS.
Pp. xii+188, frontispiece portrait, plus 7 plates, pictorial series endpapers printed in brown, printed music, appendices (including bibliography), index; beige cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, a trifle foxed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip lightly rubbed and split; a little light foxing and occasional browning; J. M...... More
BERTOLT BRECHT.
A Literary Life. Pp. x+690(last blank), 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Bloomsbury, London, 2014. First edition. More
THE BALLET IN BRITAIN.
Eight Oxford Lectures. Introduction by Dame Ninette De Valois. With drawings by William Chappell. Pp. xii+148, frontispiece, plus 16 plates, text figures, pictorial tailpieces, short bibliography, appendices, index; two-tone cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; top edges of leaves foxed; Oxford..... More
PHOTOGRAPH OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN.
Signed by the composer, dated 1967; image size 12.5 x 7 cm.; glazed, within a plain metal frame. The photograph shows Britten seated at a desk, pen (or pencil?) in hand, with bookcases in the background and a piano in the foreground. *This photo is believed to be one of..... More
THE OPERAS OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN.
The complete librettos illustrated with designs for the first productions. Preface by Peter Pears. Contributions by Janet Baker, Basil Coleman, Eric Crozier, Colin Graham, Hans Keller, John Piper, Myfanwy Piper, Andrew Porter. Pp. xxxii+384, black & white title page vignette, plus numerous full page illustrations (several coloured), select bibliography, index;..... More
OBERON OLD & NEW.
Pp. 96(last blank), frontispiece; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, faintly scuffed; text block faintly browned; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1985. First edition. *A paperback original. Carl Maria von Weber's opera Oberon was first performed at Covent Garden in 1826, with 'an execrable libretto by Planche which has..... More