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Sir John Gielgud's career as an actor was perhaps the most distinguished of any of his generation, and, in a lifetime that spanned almost a century, he appeared in hundreds...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew figures in the history of English theatre command the reverence accorded to Sir John Gielgud, an actor whose voice alone was...

'In this comprehensive volume, we see the actor in a range of roles: loving son, wicked gossip, star actor, indecisive director, anguished lover, brilliant anecdotist...This splendid book reveals an infinitely...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Sheridan Morley Format: Hardback...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Sheridan Morley Format: Hardback...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in twentieth-century theatre command the reverence accorded to Sir John Gielgud, and this celebratory anthology — assembled to mark the great actor's...

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A collection of letters by one of the nation's greatest writers and poets includes Davies's correspondence with John Gielgud, Margaret Atwood, and Salvador Dali, among many others.

This book of the film "Prospero's Books" includes the full screenplay as well as Greenaway's detailed descriptions of the sets, action and visual effects. The film's cast includes Sir John...

The memoirs of the actor Sir Alec Guinness. The book includes pen portraits of such characters as Ralph Richardson, Sybil Thorndike and John Gielgud, as well as accounts of Guinness's...

The book titled Beerbohm Tree: His Life and Laughter by the author Hesketh Pearson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Robertson Davies, one of North America's most beloved and critically acclaimed novelists, added an impeccable sense of style to all his diverse writings. Now, in this exciting publishing event, there...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThe Importance of Being Earnest is a satirical play by Oscar Wilde that critiques Victorian social hypocrisy. Set in the...

Author: Val GielgudBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsVal Gielgud's classic mystery, The High Jump, introduces readers to the astute...

New to Penguin Modern Classics on the 40th anniversary of first publication In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to...

This book examines the life of the little-known but highly successful man whose productions dominated London theatre for over 30 years. Following 10 years of research, the author has uncovered...

In this memoir of personal discovery, loss and renewal, Claire Bloom looks beyond the stage and unveils her true identity. One of the most beautiful and gifted actresses of her...

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Author: Hugo Vickers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 832 Cecil Beaton was one of Britain's greatest cultural icons - not just as a photographer capturing some of the most celebrated...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA life lived in the long shadow of theatrical greatness unfolds in Zita: Her Story,...

Secondhand Arts, Culture & Historical Biography Bargain Book Box (15 Books) Spanning the creative spectrum from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the foundational poets of the nineteenth century, this...

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As we publish all of le Carre's work for the first time, the Smiley Collection offers a special look for the books featuring John le Carre's most iconic character- George...

Hollywood superstar; Oscar-winning director; greatest stage actor of the twentieth century. The era abounded in great actors - Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Burton, O'Toole - but none could challenge Laurence Olivier's...

The final novel featuring Smiley, Le Carre's most enduring character, and a gripping feat of narrative brilliance The Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training...

He is Tinseltown's most indestructable sex symbol and hellraiser. In 1997 Jack Nicholson received an Oscar for his starring role in As Good As It Gets. Known for his trademark...

Author: John GoodwinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPeter Hall's Diaries: The Story Of A Dramatic Battle chronicles the tumultuous career of a pivotal figure in...

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These memoirs of the literary life and theatrical times of Giles Gordon - agent-to-the-Royals, ex-publisher and theatre critic. They recount his life from priggish adolescence in Edinburgh to the wider...

The Gallipoli campaign was launched in April 1915 in an effort to knock Turkey out of the war but the force that was deployed was too small to achieve its...

Author: James BeveridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsJohn Grierson: Film Master presents a comprehensive account of the influential figure...

Hollywood has given us no greater director than John Ford. Between 1917 and 1970, Ford directed and/or produced some 226 pictures, from short silent films to ambitious historical epics and...

Author: John OlsenBinding: HardbackPublished: Gryphon Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Number 126 of 1000 copies. My Complete...

An edition of Shakespeare's King John which includes a lengthy introduction, an extensive commentary and suggested further reading.

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"I can hardly believe that it is more than half a century since I first stepped on to the stage of the Old Vic Theatre and into a way of...

Drawing on countless hours of interviews wit h James Cagney that were not used in Cagney''s autobiography, John McCabe has written a searching chronicle of a major ac tor''s life...

Author: John W. Wheeler-BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, John Anderson: Viscount Waverley, chronicles the remarkable career of a...