On the art of the theatre
1911, First Edition. London : William Heinemann. Poor copy in the original plain boards, backed in gilt-blocked cloth, with a monogram printed on the front. Boards somewhat damp-stained and dust-dulled, with edges somewhat rubbed. Spine fraying at the joints and endbands; first signature, with frontispiece, coming loose. Binding remains otherwise secure. Endpapers and prelims somewhat foxed, with only faint marginal foxing to the interior. Plates retain their descriptive letterpress tissue guards. Remains a very serviceable copy overall. Item #460108
Physical description; xix, 295, [2] pages : frontispiece, 15 plates ; 22 cm. Contents; The artists of the theatre of the future -- The actor and the uber-marionette -- Some evil tendencies of the modern theatre -- Plays and playwrights -- The theatre in Russia, Germany, and England -- The art of the theatre (1st dialogue) -- The art of the theatre (2nd dialogue) -- The ghosts in the tragedies of Shakespeare -- Shakespeare's plays -- Realism and the actor -- Open-air theatres -- Symbolism -- The exquisite and the precious. Subjects; Craig, Edward Gordon 1872-1966. Theater. Stage design. Theatre direction. Symbolism. Uber-marionette.
Price: €75.00