London: John C. Nimmo, 1885. The English Dramatists on Large Paper A Finely Bound Brian Frost Set of the Great Elizabethan and Jacobean Playwrights ENGLISH DRAMATISTS. The English Dramatists Edited by A. H. Bullen. London: John C. Nimmo, 1885–1888. Large-paper issue, one of only 120 numbered copies printed on laid..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978. A Finely Bound India Paper Shakespeare Elegantly Executed by Bayntun-Rivière SHAKESPEARE, William. Complete Works. Edited with a glossary by W.J. Craig, M.A. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [1978]. India Paper Edition. Small quarto (7 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 181 x 133 mm.). viii, 1164, [2]..... More
![Item #06648 Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw, The [&] Prefaces by Bernard Shaw. George Bernard...](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/06648_266.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1777319642)
London: Constable and Company Limited, 1931-34. George Bernard Shaw - The Complete Plays and Prefaces SHAW, George Bernard. The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw. London: Constable and Company Limited, 1931. [&] Prefaces by Bernard Shaw. London: Constable and Company Limited, 1934. First editions. Two large octavo volumes (9 5/8 x...... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. “To begin at the beginning…” - Dylan Thomas’s Masterpiece for Voices A Bright First Edition in Unfaded Jacket THOMAS, Dylan. Under Milk Wood. A Play for Voices. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, [1954]. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8..... More
New York: Covici Friede, 1937. Steinbeck on Stage - The Dramatic Form of Of Mice and Men First Edition of the 1937 Play STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Friede, 1937. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. The Deluxe Signed Twelfth Night With Forty Mounted Color Plates by W. Heath Robinson [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Comedy of Twelfth Night, or What You Will. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1908]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. A Striking Arts and Crafts Interpretation of Hamlet One of 250 Signed Copies with Thirty Mounted Color Plates [SIMMONDS, W[illiam] G[eorge], illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet. Illustrated by W. G. Simmonds. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by..... More
London: Various publishers, 1918. “The Theatre of J. M. Barrie: A Finely Bound Zaehnsdorf Collection” BARRIE, J. M. A Uniformly Zaehnsdorf-Bound Collection of Plays and Related Works. London: various publishers, 1914–1938. Eleven octavo volumes (varying sizes between 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 inches and 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches;..... More
London: John Lane., 1894. “A Woman of No Importance — Wilde Before the Fall” First Edition, One of 500 Copies — The Slocum Copy WILDE, Oscar. A Woman of No Importance. London: John Lane, 1894. First edition. One of 500 copies. Small quarto (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches; 210..... More
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. “The Trivial Comedy for Serious People - Wilde’s Masterpiece” First Edition, One of 1,000 Numbered Copies WILDE, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. By the Author of Lady Windermere’s Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First edition..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. “The Infamous Fifteenth Volume — Wilde’s ‘Lost’ Play That Wasn’t” WILDE, Oscar. For Love of the King. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1922]. Limited to 1,000 copies. Small quarto (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 213 x 146 mm.). [vi, blank], [xiv], 1–39, [1..... More
Oxford [&] London: J. Vincent [&] Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1894. “Wilde at Oxford — A Lifetime Edition Issued on the Eve of Scandal” Limited to 750 Copies - Published May 1894 WILDE, Oscar. Aristophanes at Oxford By O[scar] W[ilde]. O.W. by Y.T.O. [all rights reseved]. Oxford [&]..... More
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co Ltd, 1913. “Dorian Gray on the Stage - A Rare Early Dramatic Adaptation” WILDE, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Play in Three Acts and Prologue. Dramatized by G. Constant Lounsbery, from the romance of Oscar Wilde. London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent..... More
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. “A Play of Conscience and Corruption - Wilde at His Brilliant Peak” First Edition, Limited Issue - From the Library of Esher Place WILDE, Oscar. An Ideal Husband. By the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First edition, limited..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. Greene for the Stage—A Drama of Memory and Faith An Uncommon Early Play in Attractive Condition GREENE, Graham Greene. The Potting Shed. A Play in Three Acts. New York: The Viking Press, [1957]. First American edition. Octavo (8 3/16 x 5 3/8 inches; 208..... More
London: The Bodley Head, 1983. Two Late Greene Plays - Signed Limited Issue One of 750 Copies -In the Original Cellophane GREENE, Graham. Yes and No and For Whom the Bell Chimes. London: The Bodley Head, [1983]. First edition, first impression. Limited to 750 numbered copies (this copy no. 111)..... More
London: Heinemann, 1959. Greene Turns to Comedy A Civilized Study of Love, Fidelity, and Accommodation GREENE, Graham. The Complaisant Lover. A Comedy. London Heinemann, [1959]. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 121 mm.). [viii], 77, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's blue cloth over boards, spine..... More
Paris: Éditions du Bélier, 1943. A pleasing union of classic French theatrical wit and mid-century illustration LABICHE, Eugene. MICHEL, Marc. Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie. Illustrations de R. Peynet. Paris: Éditions du Bélier, 1943. Limited to 4500 copies of which this is no. 1,770. Octavo ( 9 1/2 x 6..... More
London: John Murray, 1821. “Wit, Scandal, and the Georgian Stage: Sheridan’s Collected Works in Handsome Calf (John Murray, 1821)” SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In two volumes. London: John Murray, 1821. Two octavo volumes (8 7/16 x 5 3/8 inches; 215 x...... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1929. A. A. Milne’s “Toad of Toad Hall”— A Play from Kenneth Grahame’s Book “The Wind in the Willows” MILNE, A.A. Toad of Toad Hall. A Play from Kenneth Grahame’s Book ‘The Wind in the Willows’. London: Methuen & Co., [1929]. First trade edition. Octavo (7..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1956. First Edition of “The Most Significant English-language play of the 20th Century BECKETT, Samuel. Waiting for Godot a tragicomedy in two acts… London: Faber and Faber Limited, [1956]. First edition, second impression (without tipped-in publisher's note). Octavo (8 x 4 7/8 inches; 203 x...... More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1811. One of the Rarest of all the Thomas Rowlandson Items "These Delicate Engravings show Various Fictional Characters taken from Various Ranks of Society" ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [Twelfth Night Characters, in Twenty-Four Figures]. London: [Thomas Tegg, Cheapside, 1811]. Twelvemo (3 7/16 x 2 1/4 inches; 88 x...... More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1811. One of the Rarest of all the Thomas Rowlandson Items "These Delicate Engravings show Various Fictional Characters taken from Various Ranks of Society" ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [Twelfth Night Characters, in Twenty-Four Figures]. London: [Thomas Tegg, Cheapside, 1811]. Twelvemo (5 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches; 131 x...... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1949. Inscribed by Helen Hayes, Who Created the Title Role on Broadway Mary Chase’s Mrs. McThing - From the Author of Harvey CHASE, Mary. Mrs. McThing. A Play. New York: Oxford University Press, 1949. First edition. Small octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 204 x...... More
New York: Random House, 1934. O’Neill’s “Modern Miracle Play” O’NEILL, Eugene. Days Without End. New York: Random House, [1934]. First edition. Limited to 325 numbered copies printed on all-rag paper and signed by the author (this being copy No. 208). Large octavo (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches; 243 x...... More
