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SCHOUVALOFF, ALEXANDER - Compiled by: : The Theatre Museum: Victoria and Albert Museum

LONDON.SCALA BOOKS,1987.

ISBN 1870248031.

UK,Qrto wraps,1st edn softback.FINE.No owner inscrptn,appears an unread copy,as there are no reading creases to spine/ backstrip.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial art-work design by ERTE to upper wrap,coloured poster illustration; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges and corners. Miniscule corner curls and a light, discernible crease to rear wrap's top corner.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.UK,Qrto wraps,1st edn,1-144pp includes b/w line illustrated half-title+ title pages,preface+introduction by Catherine Haill,5 chapters/sections, profuse contemporary colour and b/w line illustrations/engravings/posters and photographs etc.,and an index. Want more GIELGUD-related titles? For similar and other available titles use keywords q52_JOHN GIELGUD - or please search my BIOGRAPHY,GENERAL and SIGNED catalogues. Memorabilia associated with entertainment has always been special and evocative. Theatre-goers keep their programmes,their tickets and souvenirs,while objects associated with famous acts or actors have often been carefully handed down.The sword that was used by Kean was given to Irving; the mirror used by Rejane was treasured by Peggy Ashcroft; the ballet shoe signed by Fonteyn is prized by the balletomane. When live spectacle was the only form of entertainment,performers could receive the adulation granted to pop and film-stars today.Prints and souvenirs of actors and productions were sold by the thousand,long before the camera went to the theatre. Performance is immediate but ephemeral,and yet so much careful preparation is involved - the set and costume designs,the prompt books,the sound and lighting plots, the wig and property making,the set models and backcloths. Enthusiasts over the years have preserved these items and have generously given them to the museum.Through these images and objects,the Theatre Museum hopes to transmit some of the memories and magic, the pleasure and joy of performance.This book is not another history of the theatre.Nor is it a catalogue of objects.A glimpse into one of the richest theatrical collections in the world,it is a scrapbook of images from the museum concentrating on actors,on acting.It is dedicated to all entertainers and those involved in entertainment,to all audiences and collectors who have lavishly given or bequeathed to the museum.It is dedicated to all those who strove to ensure that there should be a Theatre Museum. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,Qrto wraps,1st edn.
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