Rupert Mason (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hard cover published by Ernest Benn Limited in 1928. No dust jacket. Ex-university library, with very minimal markings. Blue covers with gilt design on front and gilt lettering on spine. Covers are bowed some and have some staining and spotting. Corners of covers are bumped and wrinkled, with the upper front corner having a longer crease. Spine has some wear and tear at the ends and a scrape at bottom. Pages throughout book have some spotting. The plates are in very good condition. Endpapers have some tanning. Bottom corners of pages are bumped toward front. Book is in fair condition. Small 4to, 4.6 lb.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Condition: New.

Condition: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. 1928. Rebound in modern, library cloth. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large, thick, heavy hardcover with no jacket - gilt illustration on front board, titles on spine. Full-color and b + w plates throughout, many with tissue guard. An excellent monograph. Condition: older book has some rubbing and fading to the boards; previous owner bookplate on inside front cover. Bumping at corners; age-toning to the pages. Mild general wear with delicate spine due to both age of book as well as weight. Very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Photos by Rupert Truman with Nikon D700 digital SLR (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardback in jacket 2012. 1st edition. Foreword + introductions plus 129 pages of mostly colour photos of the cars plus index. Clean & tight book No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has a little edge wear but is not torn. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref p207.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback, blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt illustration to front board. 28cm x 23.5cm. xv, 133pp + several colour and b&w plates with tissue guards to rear. 1st edition 1928. Spine marked, bottom corners of boards slightly bumped. Some occasional foxing to contents. A decent copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (a0).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Robes of Thespis' is a comprehensive and visually stunning exploration of theatrical costume design during the early 20th century. Edited by Rupert Mason, this work serves as a significant record of the artistic innovation that defined the stage during a transformative era of performance. The book features a collection of essays and designs from some of the most prominent artists and designers of the period, offering profound insights into the creative process behind the visual spectacle of the theater.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Robes of Thespis' is a comprehensive and visually stunning exploration of theatrical costume design during the early 20th century. Edited by Rupert Mason, this work serves as a significant record of the artistic innovation that defined the stage during a transformative era of performance. The book features a collection of essays and designs from some of the most prominent artists and designers of the period, offering profound insights into the creative process behind the visual spectacle of the theater.

Condition: Very Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme 9'' x 6''. Contains 20 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs of the cast and illustrated advertisements. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue Hardcover. Gilt decor stamp to front cover. Gilt label to spine. Ink inscription dated 1931 to fep. XV, and over 150 pages following. 109 plates, many in color. Slightly worn to corners and spine ends. A nice copy. 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stout 4to. Pp. xv, 143, complete with colour frontispiece and 109 plates, all with captioned guards, head & tail pieces, many text illustrations . First edition. Publisher's blue cloth, bright gilt-stamped cover decoration, gilt spine lettering. Covers just slightly soiled and scuffed, else a very good, clean and fresh copy.

hardcover. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). 1928. Copertina editoriale in brossura rigida con titoli al dorso e immagine in bassorilievo in oro al piatto. 143 p.; Ill.; 27 cmV.38. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A magisterial work on the subject, organized around essays of narrower topics such as Revue, Opera, Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith; cumulatively, these are a virtual sweeping survey of theater costume without the plodding quality of a book announcing itself as a survey, and the caliber of writers and artists lend a spark to the text and artwork seldom encountered in a survey. 4to. 28 by 22.5 cm. xv, [1], 143 pp. 110 plates (frontis, then numbered I to CIX). Edges of spine rubbed,and small spots of worn through cloth along edges. Spine tips with tiny closed tearing. A hint of shake to the binding. Otherwise, a very clean copy. 46 of the plates are full color plates. Plates on a glossy paper stock, with accompanying tissue guards with crediting discreetly printed on verso, or facing side, of tissue guards. Also an abundance of illustrations scattered throughout the text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4 volume set, lacking volume 2. In slipcases. ex-library with stamps, but possibly unused. Vols. 1 & 3 each have 44 colored View-Master stereo reels in pockets; vol. 4 has 48 in pockets. Limited to 1000 copies. CONTENTS: v. 1. Neolithic period. Shang dynasty. Western Chou dynasty. Eastern Chou dynasty. Warring states period v. 3. Five dynasties. Sung dynasty. Yüan dynasty v. 4. Ming dynasty. Ch'ing dynasty. THERE WILL BE EXTRA POSTAGE TO PAY ON THIS HEAVY SET OF BOOKS.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1928 Hardcover book. Blue cloth cover with gold lettering and illustration, corners and spine edges are rubbed. 109 plates, in color and B & W with heavy tissue protection. There is a dedication on the first page. Text is clean, binding is strong. Cover has worn edges, inside is very good. **This oversized book requires additional postage for expedited or international shipping. Please inquire before purchase!

First edition; 4to (27.5 x 22.5 cm); illustrated frontispiece and 109 plates with guard sheets, black and white illustrations throughout the text, small bookselle's sticker to upper paste down; blue boards with gilt costume design to upper cover, spine gilt lettered, some minor foxing to preliminary leaves, a good copy. Designs by Beerbohm, E. Gordon Craig, Dulac, Ricketts, Rutherston, Paul Nash, Claud Lovat Fraser and so many others. Literary contents by Beerbohm, Cyril Beaumont and 11 others.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. George Sheringham and R Boyd Morrison (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated text displaying a wide selection of theatre costume. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrated throughout, with 109 plates and frontispiece by George Sheringham and R Boyd Morrison. The ethos behind this text was to 'bring to light unknown artists' and to enable them to have a chance of success hitherto denied them. It publicly recognises the vision and work of costume designs from a variety of performances. The text has divided costume into eight sections, 'Fantasy in Costume', 'Historic or Period Costume', 'Irish Dramatic Costume', 'Costume', 'Costume At The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith', 'Revue', 'Costume for Ballet' and 'The Artist in The Dressing Room'. In original blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine and front board. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots throughout. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. A fantastic, colour illustrated work displaying a wide selection of theatre costumes after designs by the likes of Beerbohm, Ricketts, Fraser, Dulac and many more. Illustrated throughout, with 109 plates and frontispiece by George Sheringham and R Boyd Morrison. The ethos behind this text was to 'bring to light unknown artists' and to enable them to have a chance of success hitherto denied them. It publicly recognises the vision and work of costume designs from a variety of performances. The text has divided costume into eight sections, 'Fantasy in Costume', 'Historic or Period Costume', 'Irish Dramatic Costume', 'Costume', 'Costume At The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith', 'Revue', 'Costume for Ballet' and 'The Artist in The Dressing Room'. In original blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine and front board.With the very scarce original dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Dustwrapper is chipping to the extremities, with a closed tear to the rear joint and tape repair to the internal of front joint. Several light spots and tidemarks to the head and tail of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this richly illustrated study of theatre costume, in the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.Illustrated throughout, with a frontispiece and one-hundred and nine plates, many in colour, and each retaining the original captioned frontispiece. Collated, complete.The ethos behind this text was to 'bring to light unknown artists' and to enable them to have a chance of success hitherto denied. It publicly recognises the vision and work of costume designs from a variety of performances.The text has divided the costume depicted into eight sections: 'Fantasy in Costume', 'Historic or Period Costume', 'Irish Dramatic Costume', 'Costume', 'Costume At The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith', 'Revue', 'Costume for Ballet' and 'The Artist in The Dressing Room'.With the former owner's inscription of Roe Luck, 1930, to the front free endpaper.A lovely first edition of this beautifully illustrated work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally fine. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Small loss to back strip tail and tail of front wrap, with edgewear and small closed tears running the tail of the dust wrapper, and shelf wear to back strip head. Small closed tear to head of fold of front free flyleaf. Light handling marks to dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with the odd spot to page perimeters, most concentrated to the rear of the work. Near Fine. book.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 610. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 610.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. Ex-Library. Hardback. Clean copy, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.