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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | QUIN (JAMES) | THE LIFE OF JAMES QUIN | 1766 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 253.00 | |
| 302 | [POLE (WILLIAM)) | NOTES ON SOME OF WILLIAM POEL'S STAGE PRODUCTIONS | [c.1933] |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 253.00 | |
| 303 | RYLEY (S.W.) | THE ITINERANT | [c. 1860-1879] |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 230.00 | |
| 304 | REYNOLDS (FREDERICK) | THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDERICK REYNOLDS | 1826-1836 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 172.00 | |
| 305 | ROBERT | MEMOIRES D'UN CLAQUEUR | 1829-1836 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 230.00 | |
| 306 | ROBINSON (MARY) | MEMOIRS | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 368.00 | ||
| 307 | SHERIDAN (RICHARD BRINSLEY) | VERSES TO THE MEMORY OF GARRICK | 1770 |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 308 | SHERIDAN (RICHARD BRINSLEY) | A SHORT MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 309 | SHERIDAN (THOMAS) | LECTURES ON THE ART OF READING | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 310 | SIDDONS (SARAH) | THE STORY OF OUR FIRST PARENTS | 1822 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 667.00 | |
| 311 | TEGG (THOMAS) | THE RISE | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 322.00 | ||
| 312 | TERRY (ELLEN) | ELLEN TERRY JUBILEE SOUVENIR 1906 | [1906] |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 322.00 | |
| 313 | THEATRICAL BIOGRAPHY | 1772 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 287.00 | ||
| 314 | TOMLINS (F.G.) | A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ENGLISH DRAMA | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 315 | VINCENT (W.T.) | RECOLLECTIONS OF FRED LESLIE | 1894-1895 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 316 | VESTRIS (Madame LUCIA ELIZABETH) | MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE | [c.1839] |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 402.00 | |
| 317 | WILKINSON (TATE) | MEMOIRS OF HIS OWN LIFE | 1790 |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 345.00 | |
| 318 | WILKINSON (TATE) | THE WANDERING PATENTEE | 1795 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 319 | WILKES (THOMAS) | GENERAL VIEW OF THE STAGE | 1759 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 320 | WILLIAMS (JOHN M.) | "ANTHONY PASQUIN | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 321 | ALEXANDRE (ARSENE) AND JEAN COCTEAU | THE DECORATIVE ART OF LEON BAKST | 1913 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 862.00 | |
| 322 | BEAUMONT (CYRIL) AND SACHEVERELL SITWELL | THE ROMANTIC BALLET IN LITHOGRAPHS OF THE TIME | 1938 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 230.00 | |
| 323 | BIE (OSCAR) | DIE BALLETTE DES DEUTSCHEN THEATERS | Berlin | 1918 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 460.00 |
| 324 | GERHAUSER (EMIL) | STUTTGARTER BUHNENKUNST | Stuttgart | 1917 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 149.00 |
| 325 | LEVINSON (ANDRE) | BAKST | 1923 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 326 | LEVINSON (ANDRE) | THE DESIGNS OF LEON BAKST FOR THE SLEEPING PRINCESS | 1923 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | |
| 327 | NOVERRE (CHARLES EDWIN) | THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE CHEVALIER NOVERRE | USD 175.00 - 225.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 328 | PROPERT (W.A.) | THE RUSSIAN BALLET 1921-1929 | 1931 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 329 | SHIELD (WILLIM) | THE WOODMAN | 1827 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 330 | STAMITZ (CLARA) | DER RING DES NIBElUNGEN | [1890] |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 1,610.00 | |
| 331 | THODE (HENRY) | HANS THOMA'S KOSTUMENTWURFE ZU RICHARD WAGNER'S RING DES NIBELUNGEN | Leipzig | 1897 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 598.00 |
| 332 | DARAH BHARATA | 1919 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 207.00 | ||
| 333 | FLORENZ (KARL) | SCENES DU THEATRE JAPONAIS | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 230.00 | ||
| 334 | GRUBE (WILHELM), EMIL KREBS AND BERTHOLD LAUFER | CHINESISCHE SCHATTENSPIELE | GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 345.00 | ||
| 335 | IACOVLEFF (A.) AND S. ELISSEEFF | LE THEATRE JAPONAIS (KABUKI) | 1933 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 402.00 | |
| 336 | MEI LAN-FANG-KIN LEUNG (GEORGE) | MEI LAN | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 195.00 | ||
| 337 | PERZYNSKI (FRIEDRICH) | JAPANISCHE MASKEN NO UND KYOGEN | Berlin and Leipzig | 1925 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 299.00 |
| 338 | ARISTOPHANES | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 339 | BELL'S BRITISH THEATRE | 1780-1788 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 340 | [COLLIER (J.P.)] | PUNCH AND JUDY | 1828 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 517.00 | |
| 341 | CUMBERLAND (RICHARD) | THE BRITISH DRAMA | 1817 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 115.00 | |
| 342 | CONGREVE (WILLIAM) | THE WORKS | Birmingham | 1761 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 343 | DRYDEN (JOHN) | TROILUS AND CRESSIDA | 1679 |
GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | 287.00 | |
| 344 | [EBSWORTH (J.)] | CROCKERYS MISFORTUNES | [1821] |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 253.00 | |
| 345 | INCHBALD (ELIZABETH) | THE BRITISH THEATRE | 1808-1817 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 287.00 | |
| 346 | KEMBLE (JOHN PHILIP) | MACBETH AND KING RICHARD THE THIRD | 1817 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 347 | OTWAY (THOMAS) | THE COMPLETE WORKS | 1926 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 348 | SHAKESPEARE (WILIW) | THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD THE THIRD | 1632-1820 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 632.00 | |
| 349 | SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) | ROMEO ET JULIETTE | Paris | 1926 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 115.00 |
| 350 | SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) | THE PLAYER'S SHAKESPEARE | Oxford | 1923-1927 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 351 | SHAKESPEARE (WILIAM) | PLAYS | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 352 | SHAKESPEARE (WILIAM) | THE TRAGETHE OF HAMLET | Weimar | 1930 |
GBP 2,250.00 - 2,750.00 | 2,530.00 |
| 353 | SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) | A collection of 171 separately issued plays "as acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent- Garden" | 1777-1781 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 517.00 | |
| 354 | SHAW (GEORGE BERNARD) | SAINT JOAN | 1924 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 126.00 | |
| 355 | TAYLOR (TOM) | HARLEQUIN COLUMBUS | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 805.00 | ||
| 356 | THEATRICAL BOUQUET (THE) | 1778 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 149.00 | ||
| 357 | VANBRUGH (JOHN Sir) | THE COMPLETE WORKS | 1927 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 358 | WILDE (OSCAR) | THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 115.00 | ||
| 359 | CHAPIRO (CONSTANTIN) | ILLUSTRATIONS POUR LES MEMOIRES D'UN FOU DE N.V.GOGOL | St. Petersburg | 1883 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 575.00 |
| 360 | EFROS (ABRAHAM) | THE ARTIST OF THE KAMERNI THEATER 1914-1934 | Moscow | 1935 |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 552.00 |
| 361 | EFROS (NIKOLAS E.) | MOSKOVSKII KHUDOZHESTVENNYI TEATR | Moscow and Petersburg | 1924 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 362 | EFROS (NIKOLAS E.) V.I. KACHALOV (FRAGMENT) | illustrations | Petersburg | 1919 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 363 | EZHEGODNIK 'IMPERATORSKIKH' TEATROV [YEARBOOK OF THE IMPERIAL THEATRES] | Moscow | 1900- 1904 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 3,450.00 | |
| 364 | FULOP-MILLER (RENE) AND JOSEPH GREGOR | THE RUSSIAN THEATRE | [c.1930] |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 230.00 | |
| 365 | Gozzi (CARLO) | PRINTSESSA TURANDOT | Moscow and Petrograd | [1923] |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 366 | KALLASH (V.V.) AND N.E. EFROS | ISTORIYA RUSSKAGO TEATRA | Moscow | 1914 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 367 | KHMURY (V.) | ANATOL' PETRITSKY | 1929 |
GBP 350.00 - 500.00 | 747.00 | |
| 368 | KUZMIN (M.) | VENETSIANSKIE BEZUMTSY | Moscow | 1915 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 460.00 |
| 369 | REAU (LOUIS), ANDRE LEVINSON | BORIS GRIGORIEFF | Paris | 1923 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 370 | SAYLER (OLIVER) | THE RUSSIAN PLAYERS IN AMERICA | New York | 1923 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 184.00 |
| 371 | YUTKEVICH (SERGEI) | EISENSHTEIN RISUNKI | Moscow | 1868-1971 |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 372 | AVANCINUS (NIKOLAUS) | PIETAS VICTRIX | 1659 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 3,680.00 | |
| 373 | BABLET (DENIS) | THE REVOLUTIONS OF STAGE DESIGN IN THE 20TH CENTURY | Paris and New York | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 230.00 | |
| 374 | BASOLI (ANTONIO) | RACCOLTA DI PROSPETTIVE SERIE | 1810 |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 375 | BISCHOFE (EUGEN) AND FRANZ SALES MEYER | DIE FESTDEKORATION IN WORT UND BILD | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 376 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) | NOTHING OR THE BOOKPLATE | 1924 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 207.00 | |
| 377 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) | ON THE ART OF THE THEATRE | 1911 |
GBP 175.00 - 225.00 | 230.00 | |
| 378 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) | A PRODUCTION | 1930 |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | 172.00 | |
| 379 | CRAIG (EDWARD GORDON) | SCENE | 1923 |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | 1,725.00 | |
| 380 | FERRARIO (CARLO) | 500 BOZZETTI SCENOGRAFICI | Milan | 1919 |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 632.00 |
| 381 | GONZAGA (PIETRO)-SOFIA-MORETTI (UGO) PIETRO GONZAGA | Scenografo e Architetto Veneto | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 345.00 | ||
| 382 | GREGOR (JOSEPH) | WIENER SZENISCHE KUNST | Vienna | 1924-1925 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 149.00 |
| 383 | INTERNATIONAL THEATRE INSTITUTE (THE) | 1956-1976 |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 230.00 | ||
| 384 | LLOYDS (F.) | PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SCENE PAINTING AND PAINTING IN DISTEMPER | [1875] |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | 517.00 | |
| 385 | MACCIONI (G.B.) | LI QUATRO ELEMENTI | 1657 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | 13,800.00 | |
| 386 | METASTASIO (PIETRO) | LA CLEMENZA DI TITO | Lisbon | 1755 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 2,875.00 |
| 387 | MOUSSINAC (LEON) | THE NEW MOVEMENT IN THE THEATRE | 1931 |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 747.00 | |
| 388 | DENKMAIER DES THEATERS | [1924- 1931] |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | 1,380.00 | ||
| 389 | PFEIFFER (F.J.) | TOONEEL DECORATIEF | Amsterdam | 1845 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 690.00 |
| 390 | PLANELLA Y COROMINA (JOSE) | ESPOSICION COMPLETA Y ELEMENTAL DEL ARTE DE LA PERSPECTIVA Y APLICACION DE ELLA AL PALCO ESCENICO | Barcelona | 1840 |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | 632.00 |
| 391 | REYNAUD (CHARLES) | MUSEE RETROSPECTIF DE LA CLASSE 18 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | 690.00 | ||
| 392 | RUGGI (L.) | RACCOLTA INEDITA DI CINQUANTA SCENE TEATRALI le piu applaudite nei Teatri Italiani | Bologna | [c.1840] |
GBP 500.00 - 750.00 | 1,092.00 |
| 393 | SHERINGHAM (GEORGE) AND JAMES LAVER | DESIGN IN THE THEATRE | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 394 | SIMPSON (PERCY) AND C.F. BELL | DESIGNS BY INIGO JONES FOR MASQUES AND PLAYS AT COURT | Oxford | 1924 |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | 172.00 |
| 395 | [SANQUIRICO (ALLESANDRO) AND LUCA GANDAGLIA] | "SCENE TEATRALI" | Milan | [c. 1825-1830?] |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 396 | SANQUIRICO (A.) | [RACCOLTA DI VARIE DECORAZIONI SCENICHE INVENTATE ED ESEGNITE PER IL R. TEATRO ALLA SCALA DI MILANO] | Florence and Milan, Riccordi | [1827-1832] |
USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 397 | SCHARF (SIR GEORGE) | RECOLLECTIONS OF THE SCENIC EFFECTS OF COVENT GARDEN THE-BYTRE DURING THE SEASON OF 1838-9 | 1839 |
GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | 2,990.00 | |
| 398 | [WALPURGIS (Electress MARIA ANNA] | IL TRIONFO DELLA FEDELTA | Dresden | 1754 |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | 6,325.00 |
| 399 | IRVING (Sir HENRY) | FIVE LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF IRVINGS "DANTE" IN NEW YORK | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | 805.00 | ||
| 400 | KEAN (CHARLES) | AN IMPORTANT SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY LAROCHE OF CHARLES KEAN AND OTHERS | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | 1,725.00 |
