Plays
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1959 Krapp's Last Tape and EmbersLondon: 1959A smart first edition of this collection of two short plays from Irish writer Samuel Beckett.
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1964 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?London: 1964The first UK edition of Edward Albee's play about the complexities of the marriage of middle-aged couple Martha and George.
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1959 The World of Paul SlickeyLondon: 1959A pleasing first edition of John Osborne's musical satirising the tabloid press.
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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'.
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1880 Mary Stuart: A Programme for the Royal Court TheatreLondon: 1880A very scarce theatre programme presented a performance of Schiller's "Mary Stuart", starring the famed Polish-American actor, Madame Helena Modjeska.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1876-1880 Eleven Eugene Rimmel Theatrical ProgrammesLondon: 1876-1880Eleven very scarce theatrical programmes for the Victorian era London stage, produced by perfumer and businessman Eugene Rimmel. Including a number of Gilbert and Sullivan advertisements.
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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.
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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. -
1981 Moliere: Oeuvres Completes (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade)Paris : 1971A superb set containing Moliere's complete works, from the publisher's prestigious Pleiade Library collection.
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1953 As You Like ItLondon: 1953A stunning scarce Folio Society edition of William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, with Salvador Dali's incredible colour sketches of his designs for the Rome production of this legendary play.
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1895 A Midsummer Night's DreamLondon: 1895A lovely example of Robert Anning Bell's illustrated edition of Shakespeare's beloved comedy.
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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.
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1806 Theatre et Nouvelles de M. de FlorianParis: 18006An illustrated collection of the works of French author, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian.
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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.
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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.
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1758 Oeuvres de Monsieur de BoissyAmsterdam; Berlin: 1758A complete set of the collected plays of Louis de Boissy, containing his best known works.
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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.
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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. .
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1785 La Folle Journee, ou, Le Mariage de FigaroParis: 1785The second edition of this popular comedic play by Beaumarchais, complete with plates.
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1635 Pub. Terentii Comoediae SexLeiden: 1635The second Elzevir edition of the six surviving comedic plays of Terence.
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1759 The Clouds: A ComedyLondon: 1759A scarce English language edition of this Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes.
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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.
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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.
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c1885 The Cowslip; or, More Cautionary Stories in VerseLondon: c1885A colourfully illustrated series of cautionary tales, featuring moral lessons for young readers.
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1930-32 The Collected Works of Bernard ShawNew York: 1930-1932This uncommon Ayot St. Lawrence limited edition of the Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw complete in thirty volumes, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author to the front of each work in the set.
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1938 2vols Poems and Dramas of Fulke GrevilleEdinburgh and London: No date [c.1938]This very scarce first thus edition of the works of Fulke Greville edited and introduced by Geoffrey Bullough, with several monochrome reproductions of pages from the Warrick MSS., in two volumes.
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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. -
1937 Aeschyli Septem Quae Supersunt TragoediaeOxonii: 1937A smart copy of this collection of the seven tragedies from Aeschylus, in the original Ancient Greek with Latin notes.
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1926 DavidLondon: 1926The first edition of this biblical drama play by modernist author D. H. Lawrence.
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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.
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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.