New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. “HARVEY Will Make a Musical…” A Remarkable Mary Chase Letter to Leslie Bricusse Discussing a Proposed Musical Adaptation of Harvey CHASE, Mary Chase. Harvey. A Play by Mary Chase. Illustrated by Blechman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. First edition. Octavo (9 1/4 x...... More
London: Michael Joseph, 1953. “Dear Mr. Bricusse…” A Superb Noël Coward Association Copy with Telegram and Telephone Message to Leslie Bricusse COWARD, Noël Coward. The Noël Coward Song Book. With an introduction and annotations by Noël Coward. Illustrated in colour and black & white by Gladys Calthrop. Frontispiece portrait by..... More
New York: Random House, 1941. “T0 L.B., Fellow Songster” Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse - A Witty Exchange in Verse With Bricusse’s Playful Reply Laid In [GERSHWIN, Ira]. [BRICUSSE, Leslie]. HART, Moss. Lady in the Dark. With lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Kurt Weill. New York: Random House..... More
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
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1928. The First Authorized Printed Edition of Peter Pan — In the Scarce Dust Jacket BARRIE, J. M. Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1928. First edition of the play in book form. Octavo (7 3/16..... 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
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