THEATER PICTORIAL a History of World Theater As Recorded in Drawings, Paintings, Engravings, and Photographs

Published by University Of California, Berkeley And Los Angeles, 1953

  • First Edition
  • Hardcover
  • Used
See all details

Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Antiquarian Bookshop

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since March 15, 2012

View this seller's items
Hardcover

Condition: Used - Near fine

£ 37.97

£ 4.39 shipping 
Ships within U.S.A.

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket
Free 30-day returns

Item description from seller

Music and Performing Arts, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing, Most Recent Listing; 320 pages; Clean and secure in original orange decorative cloth binding in very good price-clipped dustjacket (now in protective mylar cover) . The history of theatre and of theatre structures is covered from 20, 000 B. C. To 1950 A. D. Profusely illustrated with more than 500 reproductions of drawings, engravings, paintings and photographs. Typed note laid-in from Christine Stevens to her daughter on Animal Welfare Institute notepaper. This book belonged to Mr. And Mrs. Roger Stevens, founder and Director of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; founder of the National Endowment for Humanities and noted theatrical producer. He produced more than 100 plays and musicals over his career, including West Side Story, Bus Stop, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In 1971, he received Special Tony Award for his body of work. He became known for introducing plays by such adventurous writers as Harold Pinter, Arthur Kopit and Tom Stoppard. Stevens was the General Administrator of the Actors Studio as well as one of the producers of the Playwrights Company, a member of the board of the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) , and one of the members of a Broadway producing company he founded in 1953 with Robert Whitehead and Robert Dowling. In 1961, he was asked by President John F. Kennedy to help establish a National Cultural Center, and became Chairman of Board of Trustees of what was eventually named the Kennedy Center from 1961 to 1988. In 1965, he received an appointment from President Lyndon Johnson as first Chairman of the National Council on the Arts later named the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1986, Stevens was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. On January 13, 1988, Stevens was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. In 1988, he was also awarded the National Medal of Arts. .

Seller Inventory # 45017

Bibliographic details

Title
THEATER PICTORIAL a History of World Theater As Recorded in Drawings, Paintings, Engravings, and Photographs
Author
Altman, George ; Ralph Freud ; Kenneth MacGowan ; William Melnitz ; [Roger Stevens]
Publisher
University Of California, Berkeley And Los Angeles
Publication year
1953
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.

Antiquarian Bookshop

Washington, DC, U.S.A.

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since March 15, 2012

Shipping rates within U.S.A.

Item5 to 14 business days3 to 6 business days
First item£ 4.39£ 13.99
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.

Payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Store description

At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. - we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books for nearly 30 years. Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 6,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. About a third of our books are published prior to 1900; the rest of our stock comprises collectible, interesting and scholarly books. We have added images of many of the items listed to better convey their quality and condition. If you'd like to see an image of any particular item that is not yet illustrated, please contact us. We can provide professional appraisals and are interested in buying significant collections of books. Contact us for details of fee structure for appraisals. Thank you for considering our offerings.

Specialty

Cooking and Decorative Arts, Philosophy and Linguistics, Modern First Editions, Travel and Exploration, Classical and Medieval Studies, History and Area Studies, Early Printing and Continental Books, Art and Art History, Law and Legal History, Science and History of Science

Seller's business information

Antiquarian Bookshop

VA, U.S.A.