Sothebys: Books, Prints and Drawings from the Cavanagh Theatre Collection, THESPIS,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 20, 1993 - July 20, 1993
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | REINIGER (LOTTE) | COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 1,437.00 | ||
| 202 | REVUE THEATRALE (LA) | Paris | 1904-1906 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 345.00 | |
| 203 | RHODES (WILLIAM BARNES) | BOMBASTO FURIOSO | 1830-1836 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 253.00 | |
| 204 | SAVAGE CLUB PAPERS(THE) FOR 1868 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 205 | SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY'S PAPERS (THE) | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 287.00 | |||
| 206 | SCARRON (PAUL) | SCARRON'S COMICAL ROMANCE | 1676 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 368.00 | |
| 207 | SHARP (THOMAS) | A DISSERTATION ON THE PAGEANTS OR DRAMATIC MYSTERIES ANCIENTLY PERFORMED AT COVENTRY | 1825 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 208 | SIDDONS (HENRY) | PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF RHETORICAL GESTURE AND ACTION adapted to the English Drama from a work on the same subject by M. Engel | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 299.00 | ||
| 209 | [SHERIDAN (THOMAS)] | A FULL VINDICATION OF THE CONDUCT OF THE MANAGER OF THE THEATRE-ROYAL written by himself | Dublin | 1750-1758 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 460.00 |
| 210 | SOTHEBY (S.) | BIBLIOTHECA DRAMATICA | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 230.00 | ||
| 211 | STADTTHEATER BOCHUM | 1919-1938 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 212 | STAFFORD & Co. CATALOGUE OF STOCK POSTERS | Netherfield | [c.1910] |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 264.00 | |
| 213 | STEVENS (GEORGE ALEXANDER) | A LECTURE ON HEADS | Vernor | 1808 |
GBP 200.00 - 200.00 | 253.00 |
| 214 | SUNDAY CHRONICLE PANTOMIME ANNUAL 1915/1916-1931/1932 | 1915-1932 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 460.00 | ||
| 215 | TAPHANEL (ACHILLE) | LE THEATRE DE SAINT-CYR | Paris | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 216 | THEATER WIENS (DIE) | Vienna | 1899-1909 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 483.00 | |
| 217 | THEATRE (THE) | 1909-1913 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 287.00 | ||
| 218 | THEATRE (LE) | Paris | 1898-1914 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 575.00 | |
| 219 | THESPIAN DICTIONARY (THE) | August 1828- February 1829 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 220 | THESPIAN PRECEPTOR (THE) | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 345.00 | |||
| 221 | THEATRICAL REMEMBRANCER (THE) | 1788 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 345.00 | ||
| 222 | [THREEPLAND (M.)] | LETTERS RESPECTING THE PERFORMANCES AT THE THEATRE ROYAL | Edinburgh | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 322.00 | |
| 223 | TOCHE (RAOUL), EMILE BLAVET, AND OTHERS | LES PREMIERES ILLUSTREES | Paris | [1882-1888] |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 224 | [by James Watson] | TOWNSMAN (THE) | Manchester | [1803-1804] |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 225 | VARIETY THEATRE | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 226 | VRIESLANDER (JOHN JACK) | VARIETE | Leipzig | 1901 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 227 | [WALKER JOSEPH COOPER)] | HISTORICAL MEMOIR ON ITALLAN TRAGEDY | 1799 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 228 | WENDIGEN | Amsterdam | 1919-1929 |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 345.00 | |
| 229 | WEBSTER (BENJAMIN) | THE SERIES OF ROYAL DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE | [?1849] |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 172.00 | |
| 230 | WILKINSON (ROBERT) | LONDINA ILLUSTRATA | 1819-1825 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 483.00 | |
| 231 | [WILLIAMS (JOHN M.)] | "ANTHONY PASQUIN" THE CHILDREN OF THESPIS | 1792-1797 |
USD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 232 | ADOLPHUS (J.) | MEMOIRS OF JOHN BANNISTER | 1839 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 920.00 | |
| 233 | ADOLPHUS (JOHN) | MEMOIRS OF JOHN BANNISTER | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 234 | ANGELO (HENRY) | REMINISCENCES | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 235 | BAKER (DAVID ERSKINE) | ISAAC REED AND STEPHEN JONES | 1812 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 236 | BERGERAT (EMILE) AND OTHERS | LES ACTRICES DE PARIS | Paris | 1882-1884 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 237 | BERNHARDT (SARAH) | Clament (Clement) Sarah Bernhardt | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 238 | BIOGRAPHISCHES KUNSTLER-ALBUM | Berlin | 1867 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 575.00 | |
| 239 | BOADEN (JAMES) | THE LIFE OF MRS JORDAN | 1831-1833 |
USD 175.00 - 225.00 | Not Sold | |
| 240 | BOADEN (JAMES) | MEMOIRS OF MRS. SIDDONS | 1831-1834 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 184.00 | |
| 241 | BOADEN (JAMES) | MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE | 1825 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 242 | BOOTH (BARTON) | MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF BARTON BOOTH | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 632.00 | ||
| 243 | BREWER (J. NORRIS) | HISTRIONIC TOPOGRAPHY | 1818 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 244 | CHURCHILL (CHARLES) | THE ROSCIAD AND THE APOLOGY | 1891 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 245 | CIBBER (COLLEY) | AN APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF MR. COLLEY CIBBER | GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 230.00 | ||
| 246 | COLMAN (GEORGE) | THE YOUNGER | USD 175.00 - 225.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 247 | [COOKE (WILLIAM)] | MEMOIRS OF CHARLES MACKLIN | 1804 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 248 | COOKE (WILLIAM) | MEMOIRS OF CHARLES MACKLIN | 1806 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 249 | COOKE (WILLIAM) | MEMOIRES OF SAMUEL FOOTE ESQ | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 250 | COLLE (CHARLES) | JOURNAL ET MEMOIRS | Paris | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 251 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) HENRY IRVING, ELLEN TERRY | a Book of Portraits | Chicago | 1899 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 172.00 |
| 252 | CRITIQUE DES ACTEURS ET ACTRICES DES DIFFERENS THEATRES DE PARIS | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 253 | [CRUIKSHANK (ISAAC ROBERT)] | PROTEUS THE 2ND | 1822 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 977.00 | |
| 254 | CUMBERLAND (RICHARD) | MEMOIRS, 2 volumes | Lackington | 1807 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 255 | [DAVIES (GEORGE)] | "GEORGE DAVIES HARLEY" | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 517.00 | ||
| 256 | DAVIES (THOMAS) | DRAMATIC MISCELLANIES | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 257 | DIBDIN (CHARLES) | THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF MR. DIBDIN | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 258 | DICKENS (CHARLES) VINCENT CRUMMLES | HIS THEATRE AND HIS TIMES | New York | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 259 | [DICKENS (CHARLES)] | MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI | 1838 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 287.00 | |
| 260 | [DICKENS (CHARLES)] | MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI | 1838 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 261 | [DICKENS (CHARLES)] | MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI | 1846 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 115.00 | |
| 262 | DUNLAP (WILLIAM) | THE LIFE OF GEORGE FREDERICK COOKE | Edinburgh | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 552.00 | |
| 263 | EGAN (PIERCE) | THE LIFE OF AN ACTOR | 1825 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 345.00 | |
| 264 | EGERTON (WILLIAM) | FAITHFUL MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 230.00 | ||
| 265 | EVERARD (EDWARD CAPE) | MEMOIRS OF AN UNFORTUNATE SON OF THESPIS | GBP 175.00 - 225.00 | 184.00 | ||
| 266 | FAUCIT (HELENA, Lady MARTIN) | SOME OF SHAKESPEARE'S FEMALE CHARACTERS | 1885-1891 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 267 | FENNELL (JAMES) | AN APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF JAMES FENNELL | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 268 | FRASER (LOVAT C.) | SIX CARICATURES | 1910 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 402.00 | |
| 269 | FRUEH | New York | 1922 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 270 | GARRICK (DAVID) | A CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY | Cambridge | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 345.00 | |
| 271 | [GILDON (CHARLES)] | THE LIFE OF MR THOMAS BETTERTON | 1710 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 272 | GOLDONI (CARLO) | MEMOIRES, 3 volumes | Paris | 1787 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 273 | [GRIMAREST (J.L. LE GALOIS DE)] | LA VIE DE M. DE MOLIERE | Paris | 1705 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 274 | [GRIMOD DE LA REYNIERE (A.B.L.) AND FABIEN PILLET] | REVUE DES COMEDIENS OUR CRITIQUE RAISONNEE DE TOUS LES ACTEURS | Paris | 1808 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 275 | HAWKINS (WILLIAM) | CANDID AND IMPARTIAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS BELONGING TO THE TWO THEATRES ROYAL from the beginning of the year 1773 to August 1774 | [?1775] |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 632.00 | |
| 276 | HAYTER (JOHN) | SKETCHES OF MISS FANNY KEMBLE IN THE CHARACTER OF JULIET | Engelman | 1830 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 277 | [HILL (SIR JOHN)] | THE ACTOR | GBP 175.00 - 225.00 | 230.00 | ||
| 278 | HOOPER (W. EDEN) AND JOSEPH KNIGHT | THE STAGE IN THE YEAR 1900 | 1901 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 115.00 | |
| 279 | [HUNT (LEIGH)] | CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE PERFORMERS OF THE LONDON THEATRES | 1807 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 276.00 | |
| 280 | IRELAND (JOHN) | LETTERS AND POEMS BY THE LATE JOHN HENDERSON WITH ANECDOTES OF HIS LIFE | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 345.00 | ||
| 281 | JONES (RICHARD) | THE GREEN MAN | 1820 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 460.00 | |
| 282 | KEMBLE (FRANCES ANNE) | A YEAR OE CONSOLATION | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 283 | KIRKMAN (JAMES) | MEMOIRS OE THE LIFE OF CHARLES MACKLIN | Lackington | 1799 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 230.00 |
| 284 | L. (A.) | ADELAIDE RISTORI | Paris | 1858 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 172.00 |
| 285 | LANE (RICHARD J.) | SIXTEEN PORTRAITS OF CHARLES KEMBLE | 1840 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | |
| 286 | LENNOX (Lord WILLIAM PITT) | MY RECOLLECTIONS FROM 1806-1873 | 1874-1881 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 287 | LEWES (CHARLES LEE) | COMIC SKETCHES | 1804-1805 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 230.00 | |
| 288 | LOGAN (OLIVE) | BEFORE THE FOOTLIGHTS AND BEHIND THE SCENES | USD 175.00 - 225.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 289 | MATHEWS (Mrs ANNE) | MEMOIRS OF CHARLES MATHEWS COMEDIAN | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 290 | MATHEWS (CHARLES) | THE LONDON MATHEWS | [c.1826] |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 345.00 | |
| 291 | MATHEWS (CHARLES) | THE THEATRICAL OLIO | [owner's inscription dated 1818] |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 310.00 | |
| 292 | MATHEWS (CHARLES) | MEMOIRS OF THE YOUTHFUL DAYS OF MR. MATHEWS | USD 225.00 - 275.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 293 | MATHEWS (JOHN) | BOW! Wow!! Wow!!! LIFE AND THEATRICAL CAREER OF JOHN MATHEWS | [1876] |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 552.00 | |
| 294 | MOORE (MARK) | THE MEMOIRS AND ADVENTURES OF MARK MOORE | 1795 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 713.00 | |
| 295 | O'KEEFE (JOHN) | RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LIFE OF JOHN O'KEEFE | 1826 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 296 | OXBERRY (C.E.) | DRAMATIC BIOGRAPHY AND HISTRIONIC ANECDOTES | 1825-1827 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 297 | PHILIDOR (FRANCOIS ANDRE DANICAN) | L'ANALYZE DES ECHECS | 1749 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 575.00 | |
| 298 | POWER (TYRONE) | IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA DURING THE YEARS 1833 | 1836 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 172.00 | |
| 299 | [PROCTER (BRYAN WALLER)] | "BARRY CORNWELL" | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 126.00 | ||
| 300 | R. (M.S.) | [MARTHA SARAH ROLLS] DRAMATIC RECOLLECTIONS OF THE YEARS 1838-9 | 1839 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
