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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
  02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326
• Lot #:
  1188
• Lot Description:
  Books On Theatre, Masks, Penmanship (6)
  [BUCKHAM, P.W.] The Theatre of the Greeks, or the History, Literature, and Criticism of the Grecian Drama. Second Edition. Cambridge, W.P.Grant, 1827.Frontis. plan (foxed), x,495,(1)pp., some fore-edge spotting, marbled endpapers and edges, bookplate on front pastedown, contemporary full calf gilt, a little marked, spine darkened, but still a pleasant copy. First published in 1825, this second edition is considerably revised and expanded by 'the present Editor; AMIEL, Denys [editor] Les Spectacles a Travers les Ages. Theatre. Cirque. Music-Hall. Cafe-Concerts. Cabarets Artistiques.Paris, Editions du Cygne, 1931.2 pochoir plates, numerous other illustrations printed in bistre, many line illustrations, 366pp., uncut, 4to., later rebind in half black calf and colour block-printed papered boards, original wrappers bound in. A very good copy.The first volume in an unnumbered series of three, each complete in itself. The other volumes are on dance and cinema; Le Panorama - periodical [he
• Estimate:
  A$250 - 350
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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