m willson disher (28 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1954. No Edition Stated. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. A hardcover non-fiction in very good condition. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages are spotless and intact, with no markings. The hardcover is clean and sharp, with no major signs of wear.

hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (London, 1950).

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:

Zustand: Good. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 210 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Some white marks overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Notable rubbing to surfaces.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition without jacket on blue cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 346 pages illustrations, portraits, maps 23 cm. Subjects; Theater England London. Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) England London. Manners and customs. Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc). Entertainment. Performers. Theatres. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 210 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates throughout with colour illustrated frontispiece. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Pencil inscription to front flap.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Robert Hale 1950, first. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. Some spoting to boards, text clear.

xii+252pp. 8vo. Original cloth with pictorial dustwrapper, backstrip a little faded. B&W illustrations. A very good copy . First editon.

Oprawa wydawnicza tekturowa. @ Blurb / Notka wydawnicza: London: William Collins, 1942; @ Size of the book block / Wymiar bloku: 23 cm; @ Circulation / Naklad: -; @ Comments/ Uwagi: Ciekawy material ikonograficzny - 8 ilustracji barwnych na osobnych tablicach i 27 ilustracji czarno-bialych w tekscie; @ Weight / Waga: 210; @ Language / Jezyk: angielski; @ Pages / Strony: 47, [1]s., [8]s. tabl.; @ Thematic categories / Kategorie tematyczne: sztuka cyrk muzyka, varia rozrywka, hazard, karty, gry i zabawa etc., obcojezyczne angielski, okres wydania 1901-1944 / 45 / art music, general entertainment, foreign languages English, period of edition 1901-1944 / 45 / Kunst Musik, Allgemein Unterhaltung, fremdsprachig englisch, Erscheinungsperioden 1901?1944 / 45; Oprawa dosc mocno uszkodzona, brak grzbietu, nieznacznie poplamiona, blok pekniety, na przedniej wyklejce ekslibris, dublet biblioteczny, blok czysty. Pozycja w stanie co najmniej dobrym.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:

xii+252pp. 8vo. Original cloth with pictorial dustwrapper, backstrip a little faded. B&W illustrations. A very good copy of the first edition. From the library of Bill Wannan (1915-2003), noted author and folklorist. First editon.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good(-). Illustrated. xii + 147pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly worn. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Clowns & Pantomimes' is a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the theatrical traditions that have shaped the world of comedy and physical performance. This work delves deep into the evolution of the clown, tracing the lineage from ancient comedic figures through the Commedia dell'arte to the iconic harlequinades of the British stage. The text provides a detailed look at the lives and techniques of legendary performers, examining how the art of silence and slapstick evolved into a cornerstone of popular entertainment.Beyond simple biography, the work analyzes the cultural significance of pantomime as a genre, exploring its unique blend of myth, music, and spectacle. M. Willson Disher captures the magic of the sawdust ring and the greasepaint, offering readers an authoritative history of the circus and the theater. With its focus on the development of character types and the mechanics of humor, 'Clowns & Pantomimes' remains an essential resource for those interested in the history of the performing arts, the craft of comedy, and the enduring appeal of the fool. This work serves as a vibrant tribute to the performers who brought laughter and wonder to generations of audiences.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, xx + pp344 + Coloured frontis of Grimaldi and a further 72 b/w illustrations throughout. Hardcover no dust jacket. Publishers orange cloth binding with gilt titles and design to spine and design to front board in good condition with a some shelf wear to top & tail of spine, beginning of a small spit bottom front edge of spine and a few marks to boards with a little discolouration to spine. Inside however all rough cut pages and plates, with full edge gilt, in very good clean and bright condition. For added interest the previous owners signature to ffe paper is P. N. Shuldham-Shaw (Patrick Noel) the English musician, composer and collector / arranger of traditional folk, choral and dance music (1917-1977) A nice copy with an interesting provenance. This is a heavy book and may cost more postage for overseas.

4to., First Edition, with 8 coloured plates and 27 monochrome illustrations in the text; original series binding of pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Collins' well-known 'Britain in Pictures' series. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Carney 46.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Clowns & Pantomimes' is a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the theatrical traditions that have shaped the world of comedy and physical performance. This work delves deep into the evolution of the clown, tracing the lineage from ancient comedic figures through the Commedia dell'arte to the iconic harlequinades of the British stage. The text provides a detailed look at the lives and techniques of legendary performers, examining how the art of silence and slapstick evolved into a cornerstone of popular entertainment.

First Edition. DW. 210pp. Colour frontis + Illustrated throughout in black and white. Head of spine very slightly sunned, extremities bumped. Endpapers browned o/w contents clean and sound. Wrapper chipped and worn, with some loss at head and tail of spine, affecting text o/w VG+/VG. Scarce in this condition.

, 313 pages, half title with small illustration First Edition , some fading and scuffing to covers, small tear to upper edge of spine, bumping to corners, slight foxing to edges, foxing to first few leaves, in good condition , red cloth, black rules and titles to upper board and spine, small black illustration to lower board octavo, 19 x 13 cms Hardback ISBN:

Illustrated publisher?s paper boards., Size : 8vo., Illustrated with 8 plates and 27 illustrations. Good condition. Endcaps slightly worn, spine slightly rubbed, slight foxing on front and back boards, slight dent at top of front board. Texts and illustrations clean and crisp.

Cloth. Zustand: Collectible; Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. An impressive copy of the 1938 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Very light chipping at the jacket's spine ends, otherwise bright as could be. Octavo, 147 pgs. "With illustrations from Photographs, Programmes, Prints, Song Covers, Song Books, Bills and Posters, mainly from the Author's Collection" (from the title page).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardcover, first edition, without dust jacket. Former library copy with stamps/stickers and penned annotations to front pastedowns, FEP and prelims. Includes full colour frontispiece, six full-page illustrations, 54 monochrome plates, as well as numerous illustrations embedded in the thext. Plate on p. 108 has come away from the binding, but is still present. Red cloth boards are sunned at spine, shelfworn front and rear and lightly rubbed at edges. Page block faintly marked and page edges lightly tanned. There is some edgewear to a few pages and a couple of thumb marks to leading page edges internally. Spine remains tight and the text is clean and unmarked throughout. AD. Used.

pp. xvi, 306, (ii). Frontispiece, 19 plates, 16 text figures. Price-clipped dust wrapper which has a little loss at the foot of the spine and a couple of small patches of surface loss on the front panel, otherwise a very good copy.

FIRST EDITION Small 4to. orange cloth hardback with decorative gilt vignettes to spine and upper board. t.e.g. 344pp., Indexed, with tissue-guarded colour frontispiece and many b/w plates. No inscriptions but a few tiny blue spots to ffep, possibly from using it as blotting paper. Light foxing and tanning to prelims and untrimmed foredge. Cloth spine and lower board somewhat dampstained.Light soiling to covers and light wear to top and base of spine. A Good, Sound Copy. (Shelf 7) PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Book (1.7 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hard Cover. First. First edition. Quarto sized in orange cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Color frontispiece of Joseph Grimaldi in full make up and costume; 0ver 50 monochrome plates. The history of clowns, harlequins, pantomimes and similar entertainers from ancient times to the early 20th century. Includes chapters on such famous historical clowns as Grimaldi, Pantaloon, Deburau and Grock and sections on music-hall comedians, circus clowns pantomimes, etc. A very handsome work, near fine, all gilt bright, with a bit of very light occasional soiling to the cloth, a bit of spine fade and a small chip to the lower rear inner corner.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original typescript. Date: c.1925-1945. Red cloth gilt. Size: 20.7cm x 25.7cm. Pp. 19. 'A Comedy in one act. Acted for the first time by the Italian Comedians at the Hotel de Bourgogne, the second day of March, 1697'. Translated by M Willson Disher. Typescript extensively annotated and corrected throughout by Disher in both pen and pencil. Unpublished and undated. PRESENTATION COPY TO JOHN ARLOTT. Arlott's son remarks that this may have been presented to John Arlott whilst he was Literary Producer of the BBC World Service from 1945-1951 and may have had it broadcast on 'Book Of Verse'. 1697 saw the first publishing of Charles Perrault's collection and the Italian Comedians would have been one of the first to adapt it for the stage. A British theatre critic and author, Disher was known as the 'Historian of Entertainment' and published many works on the arts and the theatre. Slight fading to the spine of the cloth with minor flecking to the rear board. Fraying to the lower edges of the pages from pp.16-19, not affecting the text. A probably unique version of this historic fairy tale and in very good condition. Signed by Author(s).