Dick Whittington. A Pantomime Written & Produced by Members of the 85th Field Ambulance (3rd London) [Souvenir Edition].

Editore: Printed for Private Circulation only, 1916

Immagine dell’articolo 1 di 2
Venditore Heritage

Da: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, Regno UnitoBlackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 8 luglio 1998

Membro dell’associazione: ABAPBFAILAB

Condizione: Usato

EUR 322,45

EUR 29,81 spedizione 
Spedito da Regno Unito a U.S.A.

Quantità: 1 disponibile

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

portrait frontispiece of 'Alice' (see below), 5 further plates included photographic reproduction of Corporal Edward J. Dillon ('Alice') and the author, foreword by Major-General C.J. Biggs of 28th Division, occasional smudges at fore-margin, pp. xxi, 48, tall 8vo, original green wrappers, cover lettered in black and red with cat and Whittington bag motif, edges frayed, spine head and foot torn with slight loss, good [with] Jaques (Charles A. B.) 'Alice!', 1916, original signed and dated water-colour portrait of Edward J. Dillon in the role of Alice, small stain at lower right corner touching signature, image 170 x 242mm, mounted. Dick Whittington, first performed by members of the 85th Field Ambulance in Salonika on Christmas night,1915, proved to be such a success that 28 further performances toured the region throughout January of 1916. As the author describes in his introduction, costumes and sets were improvised with great ingenuity: pyjamas serving for costumes, candles in cut-away jam tins for footlights and an Elizabethan ruffle cut and curled from obsolete army forms; the auditorium itself was dug out to provide a lower area for the audience and a hill for the stage, since all wood was needed for trench support. M. Lipton in 'The House that Tommy built', University of Queensland, UQeSpace, 2014, suggests that the show's popularity was partly due to the pantomime tradition of topical reference - in the guise of comedy, complaints regarding inadequate supplies, accommodation, leave, disease and recognition could finally be voiced. That this improvised production, together with further pantomimes (Aladdin and Bluebeard) performed by the 85th in the following years, was revived on the London stage between 1921 and 1931 indicates the degree of affection with which it was regarded.…

Codice articolo 68087

Dati bibliografici

Titolo
Dick Whittington. A Pantomime Written & Produced by Members of the 85th Field Ambulance (3rd London) [Souvenir Edition].
Autore
(WW1. Salonika. Pantomime.) KENCHINGTON (Frank)
Editore
Printed for Private Circulation only
Anno di pubblicazione
1916
Cataloghi dei venditori
Modern First Edition

Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

Oxford, Regno Unito

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 8 luglio 1998

Membro dell’associazione:

Tariffe di spedizione da Regno Unito a U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 5 a 20 giorni lavorativiDa 3 a 10 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 29,81EUR 83,48
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Assegno
  • Assegno circolare
  • Bonifico bancario
  • Contanti
  • Vaglia postale

Descrizione dello Store

Our premises are in the main Blackwell's bookstore, one of the largest and best known in the world, housing over 200,000 new book titles, covering every subject, disclipline and interest, as well as a large secondhand books department. The bookstore is in the centre of the city, opposite the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, and many of the colleges and other university buildings, with on-street parking close by.

Specializzazione

Modern Illustrated Books, General Antiquarian, Private Press, Modern First Editions, Antiquarian English Literature, Juvenilia, Music

Membro dell’associazione

  • Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
  • Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
I membri di queste associazioni si impegnano a rispettare gli standard più elevati. Si fanno garanti dell’autenticità di tutti gli oggetti messi in vendita. Forniscono descrizioni specialistiche e dettagliate, segnalano tutti i difetti e/o i restauri significativi, indicano prezzi trasparenti e corretti e operano secondo criteri di correttezza e onestà durante l’esperienza di acquisto.

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

Waterstones Booksellers Ltd trading as Blackwell's Rare Books

203-206 Piccadilly
Westminster, Regno Unito W1J 9HD