This collection features three significant titles exploring the performing arts: The Chronicle of Opera by Michael Raeburn, a highly detailed, chronological compendium of opera history; Costume in the Theatre by James Laver, an essential text by the celebrated fashion historian and pioneer of costume research; and Total Theatre: A Critical Anthology, edited by the notable drama scholar E. T. Kirby. The books are in good vintage condition overall, showing some light shelf wear, minor edge rubbing, and slight aging to the dust jackets.