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1959 The World of Paul SlickeyLondon: 1959A pleasing first edition of John Osborne's musical satirising the tabloid press. -
1878 'Olivia' Theatre Programme: The Royal Court TheatreLondon: 1878A very scarce theatre programme for a performance of 'Olivia', a stage show written by W. G. Wills based on a scene from 'The Vicar of Wakefield'. -
1880 La Fille du Tambour Major: Alhambra Theatre RoyalLondon: 1880A very scarce theatre programme for a performance of Jacques Offenbach's 'La Fille du Tambour Major', which took place at the Alhambra Theatre Royal in 1880. -
1880 "The Gaiety Theatre" Programme: A Pair of Them, Little Sentinel & Forty ThievesNot Stated: 1880A very scarce programme for a performance of 'The Forty Thieves', 'A Pair of Them' and 'The Little Sentinel', presented at The Gaiety Theatre in 1880. -
c1894 Theatre Programme from The Garrick Theatre: Money by Edward Bulwer LyttonLondon: c1894A very scarce programme from a performance of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 'Money', which took place at The Garrick Theatre in 1894. -
1874-1878 Four Programmes for the Prince of Wales's Royal TheatreLondon: 1874-1878Four very scarce programmes for performances given at the Prince of Wales's Royal Theatre in the 1870s. -
1875-1877 Programmes for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and 'King Richard III' at the Lyceum TheatreLondon: 1875-1877Programmes for two 1870s productions of Shakespeare's plays at London's Lyceum Theatre, both directed by and starring actor-manager Sir Henry Irving. -
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1806-1842 A Sammelband of Six Nineteenth Century PlaysLondon: 1806-1842A collection of six plays performed at London's Theatre Royal and Prince's Theatre, including two by James Kenney which are signed to the title page. -
1700 Le Roman Comique de Mr. ScarronParis : [1700]An early edition of Paul Scarron's humorous novel surrounding a troupe of actors, written in the original French. -
1806 Theatre et Nouvelles de M. de FlorianParis: 18006An illustrated collection of the works of French author, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. -
1699-1700 Les Comedies de TerenceAmsterdam : 1699-1700A late seventeenth-century French edition of the Comedies of Terence, translated by Madame Dacier, complete in three volumes. -
1709 Les Oeuvres de Monsieur Scarron. Tome Premier.Paris: 1709Volume I only of a two volume set of the poetry and drama of seventeenth century French literary figure Monsieur Scarron. -
1758 Oeuvres de Monsieur de BoissyAmsterdam; Berlin: 1758A complete set of the collected plays of Louis de Boissy, containing his best known works. -
1837 Teatro Scelto Italiano, Commedie, Drammi, Tragedie Con Note BiograficheParigi: 1837A smartly bound collection of Italian theatre with biographical notes of the writers, in the original Italian. -
1930-2 The Collected Works of Bernard ShawNew York: 1930-2A complete collection of the Ayot St. Lawrence, limited edition set of the works of Bernard Shaw, in the very scarce dust wrapper. . -
1635 Pub. Terentii Comoediae SexLeiden: 1635The second Elzevir edition of the six surviving comedic plays of Terence. -
1759 The Clouds: A ComedyLondon: 1759A scarce English language edition of this Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. -
1786 The Heiress. A Comedy in Five Acts.London: 1786The first edition of John Burgoyne popular late eighteenth century comedy, an instance success with an initial run of over thirty performances. -
c1915 3vol The Comedies, Histories and Poems, and Tragedies of William ShakespeareLondon: c1915A smartly bound collection of the dramatic and poetical works of William Shakespeare, with the original slip case. -
c1885 The Cowslip; or, More Cautionary Stories in VerseLondon: c1885A colourfully illustrated series of cautionary tales, featuring moral lessons for young readers. -
1912 The Love of King David and Fair BethsabeNot stated [G.B.]: 1912 [reprint of 1599 text]This scarce 1912 reprint of George Peele's play, The Love of King David and Fair Bethseba, from the original 1599 text, bound in the original publisher's quarter buckram and paper wraps. -
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1996 Tom Stoppard: Plays OneLondon: 1996A very scarcely signed copy of this collection of Tom Stoppard's plays. -
1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence. -
1888 The Works of William Shakespeare with Life and Glossary (The "Bedford" Edition)London: 1888A charming pocket-sized "Bedford" edition of William Shakespeare's works. -
1895-1900 53vol Honore de Balzac La Comedie HumaineLondon: 1895A large fifty-three volume set of the works of French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac. -
1914 The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydLondon: 1914The first edition of this drama told in three acts by D. H. Lawrence, a dramatisation of his earlier short stories 'Odour of Chrysanthemums'. -
1973 Stories and PlaysLondon: 1973A smart first edition of this collection of previously unpublished works from Irish writer Flann O'Brien. -
1952 The Song of Songs: A Fragmentary Wedding IdyllLondon: [1952]The first edition of this play based on the biblical poem the 'Song of Songs', with expressive drawings by Arthur Wragg. -
1907-12 The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher in 10 VolumesCambridge: 1905-1912This very scarce, first Cambridge English Classics edition set titled The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, complete in ten volumes. -
1911 The School for ScandalLondon: 1911A lovely copy of Sheridan's successful comedy of manners, with delightful colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson. -
1940 England's Pleasant Land: A Pageant PlayLondon: 1940A first edition of this moving play from English author Edward Morgan Forster. -
1934 The Rock: A Pageant PlayLondon: 1934A first edition, second impression of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, written in collaboration with director E. Martin Browne and R. Webb-Odell. -
1918 The Dynasts: An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon, in Three PartsLondon: 1918A very smart single-volume edition of Thomas Hardy's epic drama of the Napoleonic wars. -
1821 Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. A Tragedy - In Five Acts.Philadelphia: 1821A lovely example of the scarce first US edition of Lord Byron's blank verse tragedy, published in the year of the UK true first. -
1909 Everyman, A MoralityLondon: 1909A very scarce edition of the fifteenth century morality play 'Everyman', illustrated throughout by Ambrose Dudley. -
1808 The Works of John DrydenLondon: 1808A complete, eighteen-volume set of the collected works of John Dryden, the first Scott edition, uniformly bound in straight-grain morocco.