1760-Elvira-Play

Elvira: A Tragedy. By David Mallet with dedication to the Right Honorable The Earl of Bute. Lacks title page as well as last page of postscript. Foxed and stained as well as lightly toned. First page with some tears with very slight text effect on first page.

$15.00

1781-Opera-Calypso-Drury Lane

Calypso and Telemachus. An Opera As it is Acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden by John Hughes, Esq. London: Printed for Harrison and Co. No. 18, Paternoster-Row; and Sold, likewise J. Wenman, Fleet-Street; and all other Booksellers. M DCC LXXXI. (1781). 9 numbered pages and complete. Disbound and pages loose. Some surface stains and very light tone, otherwise complete. John Hughes was a famous British poet. No copies of this play (Opera) were found. Rare item.

$65.00

1781-Tragedy-Busiris

Busiris, King of Egypt. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. By E. Young, LL. B. London: Printed for Harrison and Co. No 18, Paternoster-Row; and Sold, likewise by J. Wenman, Fleet-Street; and all other Booksellers. M DCC LXXXI. 19 numbered pages. Disbound with some loose pages, toned and foxed slightly but not objectionable. A rare print.

$65.00

1848-Verdi’s Erani Opera

The Operatic Library. No. XIX. Ernani. An Opera in Four Acts. The Music by Giuseppe Verdi. The Only Correct Edition. New York: Douglas, No. 11 Spruce St. And for Sale by all Booksellers. 1848. Price 25 Cents. 53 numbered pages but missing page 3 as noted. Very light fox and toning throughout and packaged in stiff paper boards of recent making to protect this item. Rare item.

$35.00-SOLD

ca-1890-Playbill-Aunt Jack

Mr. A. M. Palmer’s Traveling Co. in “Aunt Jack” Under the personnel Direction of Mr. H.S. Taylor. As well as “A Man of the World”. “Aunt Jack” was scheduled to play 200 nights in London and 200 nights in New York City. List of Players: Miss FFolliott Paget; Miss Alice Butler: Miss Bertha Creighton: Mr. Joseph S. Haworth: Mr. George Backus: Mr. Charles W. Butler: Mr. E. A. Eberle: Mr. Lewis Baker: Mr. Charles Bowser: Mr. Lewis Mitchell: Mr. W. B. Murray. Along with a summary of ‘Press Notices’. Toned and chipped with some loss of edge paper but not affecting text. A rare Theatrical item.

$20.00