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c1920 Elias Oratorium nach Worten des alten Testaments Op. 70Leipzig: c1920A smartly bound scarce copy of this oratoria from German composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, in the original German. -
c1870 Margarethe (Faust) Oper in Funf AktenBerlin: c1870The musical and vocal score of this grand opera in five acts from French composer Charles-Francois Gounod, in German. -
c1847 Martha oder: Der Markt Zu RichmondWien: c1847A leatherbound copy of this romantic comic opera from Friedrich von Flotow, in the original German. -
1934 PrefacesLondon: 1934A fine example of the first edition of this collection of literary criticism and political writing from George Bernard Shaw. -
1897-1898 A Collection of Works by Hermann SudermannStuttgart: 1897-1898An attractive set of works by German dramatist Hermann Sudermann, uniformly bound in quarter crushed morocco. -
1909 Shakespeare's Comedy As You Like ItLondon: 1909The first trade edition of Hugh Thomson's charmingly illustrated edition of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, illustrated with colour plates. -
1973 Splendor and Death of Joaquin MurietaLondon: 1973A smart first UK edition of this play from Chilean poet-diplomat Pablo Neruda, a review copy with original reviews. -
1927 The Plays of Bernard ShawLondon: 1927An excellent pocket book collection of the plays of Bernard Shaw, housed in the original display box and with several of the scarce original glassine dust wrappers. -
1803-4 The Plays of William ShakespeareLondon: 1803-4An eight volume set featuring the dramatic works of the celebrated William Shakespeare, bound in full tree calf. -
1818 The Beauties of Shakespeare, Regularly Selected from Each PlayChiswick: 1818A lovely copy of Rev. William Dodd's anthology of excerpts from Shakespeare's plays, in a tree calf binding and with charming vignette illustrations. -
1803-1805 The Plays of William ShakespeareLondon: 1803-1805An impressive set containing the plays of William Shakespeare, handsomely bound in a contemporary gilt-decorated straight grain morocco, complete in ten volumes. -
1815 Shakspeare's Himself Again: Or the Language of the Poet AssertedLondon: 1815The scarce two volume first edition of Andrew Becket's detailed study of William Shakespeare's language. -
1778 The Plays of William Shakespeare In Ten Volumes With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators To Which are Added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George SteevensLondon: 1778A complete ten volume collection of William Shakespeare's plays, including some of his most popular works such as Romeo and Juliet, bound in full morocco by Jeffrey Binder. -
1812-1816 The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare; Shakspeare's Himself AgainLondon: 1812-1816Thomas Tegg's very scarce twelve volume illustrated edition of the plays of William Shakespeare, uniformly bound with Andrew Becket's very scarce study of Shakespeare's language. -
1911-1912 3vol The Comedies, Tragedies and Histories of ShakespeareLondon: 1911-1912An attractive leather-bound set of William Shakespeare's works in three volumes. -
1930 The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil: Two PlaysLondon: 1930A smart first edition of this collection of two plays from John Webster, illustrated by Henry Keen. -
1941-1942 Tennyson Bound Together with Anthology of Canadian Poetry & The Tragedy of Antony and CleopatraHarmondsworth, Middlesex : 1941-1942A strikingly bound volume offering Tennyson's poems, Canadian poetry and a play by Shakespeare. -
1788 The Dramatick Writings of Will. ShakspereLondon: 1788A beautiful and scarce 'Bell's Edition of Shakespeare', the vanishingly scarce large paper variant, illustrated with engraved plates. -
1866 Mrs. Caudle's Curtain LecturesLondon: 1866A charmingly illustrated first edition copy of Douglas Jerrold's satirical domestic comedy Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures. -
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1816 8vol The Works of Ben JonsonLondon: 1816A smart eight volume set of this collection of works from English playwright and poet Ben Jonson. -
1892-1894 4vols in 2 The Plays Of William ShakespeareLondon: 1892-1894A smart, uniformly bound set of the plays of Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley, with portraits of leading Shakespearean actors. -
1972-1985 3vol The Time Element, Two, & StoriesNew York: 1972-1985Three very smart uncorrected proof copies of short story collections from American writer John Henry O'Hara. -
1757 The Works of Mr. Thomas Otway: Consisting of His Plays, Poems and LettersLondon: 1757A three volume set of the works of the seventeenth century dramatist, Thomas Otway, bound in full calf. -
1910 The Merry Wives of WindsorLondon: 1910A beautifully illustrated edition of Shakespeare's celebrated comedic play, with colour plates by Hugh Thomson. -
c1839 3vol The Pictorial Edition of the Works of ShakspereLondon: c1839Three smart volumes of this illustrated edition of Shakespeare's works, containing two volumes of histories and one volume of tragedies. -
1929-1973 7vol A Collection on the Works of Eugene O'NeillNew York; New Haven: 1929-1973A smart collection of seven volumes of work by and on American playwright Eugene O'Neill. -
1921 The Emperor Jones, Diff'rent, The StrawNew York: 1921A smart first edition of this collection of plays from American writer Eugene Gladstone O'Neill. -
1948-1992 A Collection of Works About and By Graham GreeneLondon; New York: 1948-1992An extensive collection of works by Graham Greene, the influential award winning novelist, including many of his best known novels such as 'The Power and the Glory', with most being the first edition. -
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1983 Yes and No, and, For Whom the Bell ChimesLondon: 1983A superb limited edition volume of two plays by Graham Greene, one of seven hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. -
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1983 Yes and No, and, For Whom the Bell ChimesLondon: 1983A fine limited edition volume of two plays by Graham Greene, one of seven hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. -
1920 Cinnamon and AngelicaLondon: 1920The first edition of this romance play by John Middleton Murry. -
1940 Saul: A Grove PlaySan Francisco: 1940The thirty-ninth play of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco by Benjamin Allen Purrington, with music by Charles Hart and colour plates by Albert J. Camille. -
1938-1948 4vol A Collection of Volumes from Maurice CollisLondon; New York: 1938-1948A smart collection of four first edition volumes from British administrator for Burma Maurice Stewart Collis. -
1954 In the Summer HouseNew York: 1954The first edition of Jane Bowles' popular play about a mother and daughter and their fraught relationship. -
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1927 Lazarus LaughedNew York: 1927A signed limited edition of Eugene O'Neill's drama subtitled 'A Play for Imaginative Theatre', featuring characters and events following the raising of Lazarus of Bethany from the dead by Jesus.