Macqueen Pope W J (56 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 350pp. illustrated with coloured frontispiece and others in b/w. Fully illustrated coloured front cover with black rear cover. Corners bumped and edges scraped. Signature on title page " Frank Woodf[eld".

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 350 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Shelf worn exterior. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 350 pages. Illustrated, bookplate and inscription on front page. Foxing edges and end paper. Not date of publication.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Undated Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, illustrated card boards, navy blue cloth spine and back. Fading, scuffing, small tears and marks on cover and spine. Marks on half title page. No jacket, quite heavy wear on the corners of the cover, internally good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Fair. Presumed First Edition. Dustjacket tatty with bits missing but now in protective sleeve. Wear to corners, edges and spine-end of pictorial hardback binding. Clean pages. B&W plates. (Another hardback copy without a dustjacket in good ++ condition, clean pages same price).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Foreword by Ivor Novello. A history of Londons famous theatre, with photographs of former actors and actresses. 350 pages.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study 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,600grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair - Age Marks. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn (several small tears). With black and white photographs.

Green cloth., Good condition., 350pp., Black and white illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, clean. Tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. W J Macqueen Pope, with Foreword by Ivor Novello THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, The Biography of the Greatest Theatre in the World, W H Allen, publisher, London, 1945. hardcover with illustrated boards, 5¾" x 8¾" Playbill endpapers (1776, 1850), hand-tinted photographic reproduction of Theatre Royal (1812), 25 b&w photographs of performers. Every Crowned head of England since Charles II has sat it its Royal Box. This charming book traces the history of the Theatre Royal, London from the 1660s - its players, managers, scoundrels and stars, crowned heads and showgirls. The book was printed in compliance with wartime economy standards. F.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Little foxing.Well bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. 1945, 1st, hb, dw, 8vo, illustrated, dw chipped at corners and spine ends, boards bumped, pictorial front board and endpapers, good plus.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rubbing to front covers outer corners. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Hardback. Wear and tear to dust jacket.

Hardback. W. J. Macqueen Pope, W. H. ALLEN. Author: W. J. Macqueen PopeBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. ALLEN, 1945Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the rich and storied history of London's iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, tracing its evolution from its earliest days to the mid-20th century. It uncovers the dramatic events, celebrated performances, and influential figures who graced its stage, presenting a vivid tapestry of theatrical life through the centuries. The narrative details the architectural changes, the triumphs, and the tribulations that shaped one of the world's most renowned playhouses. Macqueen Pope illustrates the enduring legacy of this cultural landmark, offering an authoritative and engaging account for enthusiasts of British theatre history. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study 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,650grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study 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,550grams, ISBN.…

First Edition: Black cloth spine and rear bd., colour illustrated front bd., gold and black titles, 140 x 220 mm., 600 grms., 350 pp., with index, illustrated throughout with bw. photographic plates + 1 colour plate of Theatre Royal, Foreword by Ivor Novello, textual eps., faded spine, some scuff marks to front bd., edges rubbed, no dw., Good copy.…

1p, 8vo. In good condition, on lightly aged paper. Folded once. Salutation ('My dear Popey -') and valediction ('My love to you both - | Anna.') in her autograph; the rest typed. Good bold signature. Reads: 'It was so very kind of you to think of me on Saturday. The play has had a perfectly lovely reception so, now the first night is over, we shall be able really to enjoy ourselves!' The play she is referring to is Robert Nesbitt's 'The Glorious Days', which had a run of 476 performances at the Palace Theatre, and which was made into the 1954 film 'Lilacs in the Spring', in which she starred with Errol Flynn. See her entry, and Macqueen-Pope's, in the Oxford DNB.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Theatre royal Drury Lane,W J Macqueen Pope,1945, pp350 first edition, **signed prestidigitation copy to Tom Walls** in blue ink, original dust jacket, original printed cover, contains black & photographic images and one coloured, Condition: pages; have sunning with occasional marking in margins the end papers and title page has spotting and heavier markings on end papers. Cover; original printed cover front and black cloth, heavy ware on the cloth especially upon the edges and spine the gilt printed title on the spine seems mainly intact, the cover is still vibrant some discoloration and bumping to corners. Dust Jacket; has had several repairs done and is now in a protective sleeve, slight discolouration and shelf-ware. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. W.H. Allen January 1945 Binding: Hardcover VG. in VG dj dj in mylar, price clipped 349 pages. Illustrated by illus. reprint edition. 8vo.

Corners bumped, otherwise cover good, inside very good.

1p, 8vo. On aged and worn paper, with spots of rust staining from paperclip. Folded twice. Addressed to MP at 359 Strand, WC2. Reads: 'Dear Popie, | Children's Theatre | "Sound" | This is just to acknowledge your rough draft of the article you suggest. I have not had time to look at it yet, but I will do so as soon as I possibly can. Meanwhile, perhaps your secretary will let my secretary know the latest date for returning it.' MP's reason for sending the article to Donat is not immediately apparent. Donat's papers are in the University of Manchester Special Collections.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Signed and inscribed by the Author to HTP.

See her entry and his in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded for postage. Signed 'Ruby'. Begins: 'Popie, darling, / What are we coming to? / You - as a pierrot with the "Fol-de-Rols"! / BBC/TV must be mad not to let you do a talk on the St. James's. / But after the Gaiety fiasco I can believe anything of them. / Both Evadne & I have suggested you for the Lustgarten [broadcaster and crime writer Edgar Lustgarten] programme: "Crosstalk." / They are delighted [last word underlined] & will contact you.' She gives details of the 'present series' adding: 'They also want the names of Gaiety Girls who married out of the peerage & retired into the country, for another programme they are doing in the autumn, so I told them to ask you as I don't remember their names. / There was Phyllis (Barton, I think) & a Nancy (Taylor, I think) who were with us at the Saxone "do."' She ends with love to him and his wife Stella.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. The first edition in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper, illustrated with twenty five mostly photographic black and white plates. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper.The first edition, illustrated with twenty five mostly photographic black and white plates. Collated, complete.With a coloured frontispiece.Includes a foreword by the author's associate, Ivor Novello.Theatre Royal, Drury Lane details the history of the theatre from opening (1663) to the mid-twentieth century. In the publisher"s original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with shelf wear and slight creasing of the extremities.Bumping to spine head and tail. The odd light mark to the boards. Dust wrapper generally smart. Small area of loss from tear to bottom of front wrap. Further chips and minor closed tears to extremities and spine head and tail of wrap. Age toning and the odd spot to wrap, particularly reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright if slightly age toned, with the odd spot, heaviest to the first and last few. Text print designs to both paste downs. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…