‎Comedy‎

‎SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY/ DIBDIN THOMAS.‎

‎THE RIVALS/ THE CRITIC/ A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH.‎

‎, London, Whittingham, 1814.**, Bound, full marrocco, blind tooling, gilt on boards, gilt spine, gilt title on spine, marbled plates, 8x12cm, 79pp + 44pp + 70pp, illustrated b/w.‎

‎It was the author 's first production. Correctly given from copies used in the theatres by Thomas Dibdin.‎

Bookseller reference : 6874

‎Sherwood Bob‎

‎The Laugh Book‎

‎New York: Sherwood's 1927. First printing. Hardcover. Good. Cloth. 240 pages. This copy signed/inscribed by the author a protege of P.T. Barnum on the front-free end paper as "Bob Sherwood XX Last of Barnum's Clowns." Some fraying at the spine ends with a tear at the corner of the front panel and the top of the spine. No dust jacket. <br/><br/> Sherwood's hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 900496

‎Sid Fleischman‎

‎Sir Charlie Chaplin The Funniest Man In The World‎

‎New York: Greenwillow Books 2010. First printing. Original Binding. Fine/fine. Sir Charlie Chaplin The Funniest Man In The World by Sid Fleischman is for sale. This is the first edition hard back book published in New York by Greenwillow Books in 2010. This book states that it is a �First Edition� to the Copyright Page and has the ISBN 978-0-06-189640-8. The book measures 7� x 10 inches approximately and comes with its original dust jacket that is in Fine condition. The binding is black with an embossed front board and pink lettering to the spine. The binding is also in Fine condition. There are 268 numbered glossy pages all in Fine condition and containing great detail and photographs on the life and career of Charlie Chaplin. This is a high-quality book on Charlie Chaplin that is as good as the day it was published. A perfect addition to any Charlie Chaplin collection. <br/><br/>CHC009 Greenwillow Books unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 437 ISBN : 0061896403 9780061896408

‎Silverman, Stephen M‎

‎Funny Ladies. The Women who make us laugh. 100 years of great comediennes.‎

‎New York: Abrams, 1999. 160 S. mit zahlr. Abb., Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag.‎

‎Ein gutes Ex. - The Warm-Up Fanny Brice, Sui Generis Mabel Normand, The Natural Silent Stars, Pioneer Spirits-The Bathing Beauties, Polly Moran, Minta Durfee, Louise Fazenda, Alice Howell Marie Dressier, Dowager Empress Marjorie Main, The Main Event Gracie Allen, The Enchantress Jane Ace, Miss Malaprop Mary Livingstone, The Great Deflator Dorothy Parker, The Wit Beatrice Lillie, The Constant Imp Sophie Tucker, Schmaltz Appeal Mae West, Sex Symbol Marion Davies, History's Child Margaret Dumont, Marxist ZaSu Pitts, No Respect Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly, Firecracker and Wisecracker Screwball Queens, Escape Artists-Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Myrna Loy, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Hepburn Gertrude Berg, Bronx Cheer Lainie Kazan, The Tummler Hattie McDaniel, Epic Relief Tallulah Bankhead, The Uninhibited Martha Raye, Indestructible Betty Hutton, The Cut-Up Joan Davis, The Knockabout Imogene Coca, Caesar's Cleopatra Lucille Ball, The Queen Judy Holliday, Smart Blonde Eve Arden, Arch Support Ann Sothern, Professional Polish Rosalind Russell, Favorite Relative Belle Barth, Blue Belle Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Young at Heart Minnie Pearl, Country Charm Judy Canova, Hollywood Hillbilly Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Broadway Lights Phyllis Diller, Survivor Hermione Gingold, Hidden Jewel Pearl Bailey, Love Object Carol Burnett, Variety Artist Barbra Streisand, The Powerhouse Totie Fields, Mother Mirth Elaine May, Smart Stuff Anne Meara, No Second Fiddle Lily Tomlin, Thinking Woman Jean Stapleton, Love's Labor Cher, Clothes Horse Treasured Troikas, Dream Teams-Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman; Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan; Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton Madeline Kahn, The Chameleon Joan Rivers, The Mouth Dorothy Loudon, Showstopper Gilda Radner, Happy Face Whoopi Goldberg, Surprise! Tracey Ullman, Split Personalities Renee Taylor, Secret Weapon Roseanne, Domestic Goddess Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, Potted Pals Ellen DeGeneres, Over and Out Rosie O'Donnell, Queen of Nice Joan Cusack, The Bride's Maid Janeane Garofalo, Her Glibness Tart Tongues, Gender Defenders-Sandra Bernhard, Rita Rudner, Joy Behar, Margaret Cho, Kate Clinton, Reno Cameron Diaz, Something Special . . . and a few surprises along the way Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Photograph Credits. - Packed with anecdotes, jokes, and shticks? plus 115 duotone photographs? Funny Ladies: 100 Years of great comediennes profiles more than 75 famous funny women of the stage, nightclubs, radio, TV and film. Choice bits of performance material coupled with slice-of-life biographical nuggets show what makes these women so supremely funny. And, as the author reveals, some of their best acts were foils for the soft underbelly of their less-than-funny personal lives. Who can forget Gracie Allen or Mae West ("I've been on more laps than a napkin"), Carole Lombard and the other screwball queens of the 1930s, the indestructible Martha Raye, Imogene Coca (and her TV sidekick Sid Caesar), Jackie "Moms" Mabley. Over the decades we've been treated to every style of housewife, from the lovable but zany Lucy to the outrageous Phyllis Diller ("My Playtex Living Bra died?of starvation") to the domestic goddess of the nineties, Roseanne. For sheer cerebral heft paired with canny versatility there are those brainy wits Elaine May, Lily Tomlin, and Tracey Ullman. Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, and Sandra Bernhard offer entertainment that goes beyond simply funny. And just when it seems we might drown in the milk of human kindness served up by the "Queen of Nice," Rosie O'Donnell, along comes Ellen DeGeneres, whose zeal for honesty is served up comedy a la mode. Above all, there are those comediennes we've never stopped loving, from Mary Tyler Moore to Gilda Radner and Goldie Hawn. In addition to exploring the societal and cultural influences on these women, the lively text also explains how these pithy powerhouses helped shape audiences' tastes over the past 100 years?and how one performer often paved the way for another. Silverman sympathetically shows not only how women came to persevere in a man's world of entertainment, but how they came to prominence in what had been the exclusively male domain of comedy dominated by the towering figures of W. C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and Bob Hope. Funny Ladies proves it's the women who are having the last laugh. To say nothing of causing it. ISBN 0810933373‎

Bookseller reference : 917971

‎Simon Louvish‎

‎Chaplin The Tramp�s Odyssey‎

‎London: Faber & Faber 2009. First printing. Original Binding. Fine/fine. Chaplin The Tramp�s Odyssey by Simon Louvish is for sale. Chaplin The Tramp�s Odyssey is the first edition book published in London by Faber and Faber in 2009. The book measures 6� x 9� inches. The front of the dust jacket features an artist�s illustration of Charlie Chaplin�s bowler hat and moustache; with the back of the dust jacket has an illustration of Charlie Chaplin�s cane. The dust jacket is in Fine condition. The original black binding with silver lettering to the spine is in Fine condition. Chaplin The Tramp�s Odyssey has 412 printed pages that are packed with details of Charlie Chaplin and great black and white photographs such as the Title Page bearing a printed cartoon of Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp; the poster for the Charlie Chaplin film The Kid page 157 the poster for The Gold Rush page 2030 and more. The end of the detailed book has a Charlie Chaplin filmography. This is a wonderful Charlie Chaplin biography to own treasure and to keep referring to. <br/><br/>CHC007 Faber & Faber unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 435 ISBN : 0571237681 9780571237685

‎Sir Charlie Chaplin‎

‎My Early Years‎

‎London: The Bodley Head 1979. Second printing. Original Binding. Very Good /very good . The Sir Charlie Chaplin autobiography �My Early Years� is for sale. This is the 1979 second edition that is complete with the dust jacket. My Early Years was published by The Bodley Head and measures 5� x 9 inches approximately. The front of the dust jacket has a large photograph of a young Charlie Chaplin wearing a bowler hat; and the back of the dust jacket has a photograph of Charlie Chaplin in character as The Tramp. The dust jacket is in Very Good condition being neatly price clipped and only very slight surface and corner wear. A very attractive dust jacket. The original brown binding has gilt lettering to the spine and is in Fine condition. The stunning Charlie Chaplin autobiography has 191 numbered pages that contains 39 black and photographs of his earlier years that includes his Mother Father Brother and so many great photographs. This was Charlie Chaplin�s very personal account to last for posterity in his own words. The pages are in Fine condition. <br/><br/>CHC006 The Bodley Head unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 434 ISBN : 0370302303 9780370302300

‎Skelton Red‎

‎The Ventriloquist‎

‎Lothian Book World 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without dj. 8vo 57 pages white cloth <br/><br/>Copy 2509 / 5000. Lothian Book World hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 002901

‎Smith, George Totten; Rundback, John C.‎

‎Walking Home With Angeline: Sheet Music for Voice and Piano - Featured By Miss Eily Helene in the Successful Musical Comedy Kitty Grey‎

‎6 pages. Features cover photo of vocalist Miss Eily Helene. Average wear and soiling. Few markings. A worthy working copy. Sheet music‎

‎Société des "Amis de Guignol"‎

‎Théâtre de Guignol publié par la Société des "Amis de Guignol". Tome II (Volume seul) : Le Marchand d'aiguilles - Les Fiançailles - Le Sergent Guignol - La Meunière - Guignol fait son concours - Le Marchand de Picarlats - Le Médecin malgré lui - les Voleurs volés - le Testament - L'Envie - Ma Porte d'Allée - Les Tribulations de Lacorne - Le Duel - Les Valets à la porte - Le marchand de veaux - La Fiancée du Tonton - Tu Chanteras- Le Coq en plâtre - Guignol avocat - Une Affaire pas commode‎

‎1929 A Lyon, " Les Amis de Guignol" et M. Camus & Carnet - 1929 - Fort in-8, broché - 480 pages - Tome II seul‎

‎Etat moyen - Couverture défraichie avec plis, frottements et petites déchirures - Menues taches sur les tranches et le bords de certaines pages - Intérieur assez propre - Tome 2 vendu seul‎

Bookseller reference : 91136

‎SONAL Marc‎

‎UNE PIECE DU PAPE.‎

‎Paris, Editions P.-V. Stock, 1899, format 19x13cm, broché, 29 pages, quelques surlignements à l'encre rouge sinon bon exemplaire.‎

‎Comédie en un acte représentée pour la première fois, à Paris, sur le théatre des Capucines, le 11 Octobre 1898.‎

Bookseller reference : 1434

‎SOULIE, Frédéric - BERAUD, Antony (Prologue)‎

‎Hortense de Blengie. Drame en 3 actes. Oeuvre posthume représentée pour la première fois, sur le Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, le 15 Janvier 1848.‎

‎1848 Edité par Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires Editeurs, Paris - 1848 - Fascicule in-12, broché avec fil apparent - 79 pages‎

‎Bon état malgré une couverture légèrement défraichie (voir photo) - Intérieur propre‎

Bookseller reference : 72536

‎Spark, Muriel‎

‎The Novels of Muriel Spark: Volume 2: Loitering With Intent/the Girls of Slender Means/the Abbess of Crewe/the Bachelors/the Ballad of Peckham Rye‎

‎A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 624 pages.‎

‎Spike MILLIGAN‎

‎The Goon Show Scripts. BBC File 1.‎

‎Woburn Press 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9� - 12" tall. Peter Sellers Harry Secombe Spike Milligan. Has a Spike Milligan signature to fep which may not be genuine. Rubbing to edges. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders <br/> <br/> Woburn Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : I4.1 ISBN : 0713000767 9780713000764

‎SPRINGER (John)‎

‎La comédie musicale. Histoire en image du film musical. Introduction de Gene Kelly.‎

‎1975 Paris, Henri Veyrier, 1975. In-4 broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 253 pp. Nombreuses photos en noir.‎

‎bon état‎

Bookseller reference : 10348

‎Springer John‎

‎La Comédie musicale‎

‎Henri Veyrier 1979 In-4 broché. 253 pages. Bon état d’occasion.‎

‎Bon état d’occasion‎

Bookseller reference : 65865

‎Steele, Sir Richard.‎

‎THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS, A COMEDY. With Alterations As Performed at the Theatres.‎

‎72 p. + Frontis. Title page printed in black and red. 155mm. Virtually disbound. This perhaps should best be considered a candidate for rebinding. VERIA BX 1‎

‎STENDHAL‎

‎De l'amour et keepsake pour léonore .‎

‎Club des libraires de france 1960 tres bon état 486 pages reliure toilée .Exemplaire numéroté no 2542 /3500.‎

Bookseller reference : 2765

‎Stephenson Pamela‎

‎Bravemouth : Living with Billy Connolly‎

‎London: Headline 2003. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 241pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Headline Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009051 ISBN : 075531283X 9780755312832

‎STOTT Andrew McDonnell Award Winning Comedy Specialist & Associate Professor of English‎

‎THE PANTOMIME LIFE of JOSEPH GRIMALDI Laughter Madness and the Story of Britain's Greatest Comedian 1778 - 1837‎

‎London : Canongate Books Ltd 2009 FINE H/b in Near Fine D/j.1st ed.1st print.Thick format 433pp.Winner of the first Prize Royal Soc.Literature Jerwood Non-Fiction Awards 2007 The son of a deranged italian immigrant Joseph Grimaldi 1778 - 1837 was the most celebrated English Clowns. 29 illus. most in Colour & some b/w plates black cloth gilt titles illus. end papers in line.No inscsp Dust Jacket not price clippedlight shelf-wear edge-wear col/rub/loss. Bright & clean. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. Canongate Books Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 123109 ISBN : 1847672957 9781847672957

‎Stratton, Wade‎

‎When Cork is King‎

‎116 pages. "New crossfire conversations, end gags and retorts for male, femail and mixed minstrels; monologues, skits, and stump speeches." - subtitle. Please note that this copy is missing approximatly 30 of the first pages. Approximately 10 pages are loose. Above-average wear. Some markings. Regardless of these deficiencies, this copy still contains a nice assortment of nostalgic humour. Magazine‎

‎Strindberg, August.‎

‎THERE ARE CRIMES AND CRIMES. A Comedy. Translated From the Swedish With An Introduction By Edwin Bjorkman.‎

‎86 p. Top edge gold. 195mm. Original full cloth binding lettered and decorated in gold. Head and tail of spine bumped. Corners bumped. Boards slightly stained. Hardbound. Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912) was an important Swedish playwright, novelist, and essayist. Very good. First American edition. VARIA BOX 1‎

‎Studholme Marie. 1872 1930. English actor and singer known for her roles in Victorian and Edwardian musical comedy.‎

‎ATTRACTIVE PHOTO POSTCARD OF POPULAR EDWARDIAN ACTOR AND SINGER MARIE STUDHOLME SIGNED BY HER.‎

‎Circa 1910s. 1910s. Very good. - Sepia toned 5-3/8 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide photo postcard. Signed "Marie Studholme". The surface of the bottom left corner is rubbed away not affecting the photo. The last five letters of the signature are penned against a the dark background but are easily legible. The verso is lightly foxed. Very good. <p>A charming photograph of the actor with dark curly hair her chin tipped up in a fetching smile revealing perfect teeth She was one of the most popular postcard subjects of her day. She is here photographed by Lizzie Caswell Smith 1870-1958 a British photographer who specialized in society and celebrity studio portraits and whose photos were often used for postcards. She was also associated with the Women's Suffrage movement and photographed many suffragettes including Flora Drummond Millicent Fawcett and Christabel Pankhurst.</p><p>Marie Studholme 1872-1930 was a British actor and singer who played both starring and supporting roles in Victorian and Edwardian musical comedy. She was one of producer George Edwardes' famous Gaiety Girls. She toured widely in Britain and abroad and was extremely popular in the British provinces.</p> Circa [1910s].‎

Bookseller reference : 95597

‎Suarez de Deza Enrique Fernandez de Moratin Leandro. Comedia nueva o El cafe.‎

‎!Padre! : comedia drama�tica en tres actos Volume V. 535 1926 Leather Bound‎

‎2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1926. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - spa Vol: - Volume V. 535 Pages 86. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. Volume V. 535 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111005252213

‎SUMMERS, Judith.‎

‎Crime et Ravissement.‎

‎Paris, Payot ("Suspense"), 1998. in-8 broché, couv. sous jaquette illustree.‎

‎Bel exemplaire. [AZ-16]‎

Bookseller reference : 42468

‎SURER Paul‎

‎Le théâtre français contemporain.‎

‎Paris, Société d'Edition et d'Enseignement Supérieur, S.E.D.E.S., 1964. 11 x 17, 516 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en N/B, broché, + jaquette, très bon état.‎

Bookseller reference : 47901