The Art of Scenic Design: A Pictorial Analysis of Stage Setting and its Relation to Theatrical Production

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. g. Lg. quarto. xi,174pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in original illustrated dust jacket. Frontispiece. Title-page with reproduction of a woodcut. Fascinating work providing a practical guide to the principles of theatrical design, basic techniques of scene shifting and stage lighting, an illustrated history of scenic design and theatrical architecture since the Renaissance, reproductions of photographs of seventeen highly successful theatrical productions (designed by (truncated) the author together with many working drawings), as well as a pictorial demonstration of the various ways in which one of the greatest tragedy in English literature (Hamlet) has been interpreted in stage settings. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic reproductions. Minor age wear, scuffing and staining on binding. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Staining on first two gold letters on head of spine. Chipping, tearing and staining on dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpapers. Dust jacket in poor, book in overall very good condition. (Inventory #: 26681)