Plays
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1905 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1905A collection of the influential plays of William Shakespeare, neatly divided into his comedies, histories, and tragedies.
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1931 Dryden The Dramatic WorksLondon: 1931A very scarce, exceptional copy of this finely bound Nonesuch Press publication of Dryden's dramatic works.
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1906 The Complete Works of Geoffrey ChaucerOxford: 1906A finely bound complete collection of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, in a lovely tree calf binding.
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1878 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1878A finely bound copy of William Shakespeare's works. Edited by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, with a frontispiece of Shakespeare.
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1922 The works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1922A beautifully illustrated, twelve volumes, in six of William Shakespeare's works. Edited by Henry Irving and Frank A Marshall.
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1788 The Regent a TragedyLondon: 1788The first edition of this eighteenth century play by the English dramatist Bertie Greatheed.
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1759 The Guardian a Comedy of Two ActsLondon: 1759The first edition of David Garrick's comedy play 'The Guardian'.
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1815 The Tragedies of Vittorio AlfieriLondon: 1815A collection of the moving tragic plays by Vittorio Alfieri, translated here into English by Charles Lloyd.
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1755 Every Man in his Humour a Comedy Written by Ben JonsonLondon: 1755David Garrick's own copy of this Ben Jonson work he revived with adaptations in 1751. With manuscript additions by Garrick.
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1732 The Mock Doctor or the Dumb Lady Cur'd A FarceLondon: 1732A very scarce first printing of Henry Fielding's adaptation of Moliere's 'Le Medecin Malgre Lui'.
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1846 The Spirit of the VaticanLondon: 1846A beautifully bound scarce second edition of this work on the Vatican, signed by the author to the title page. -
1499 Terenti Cum Directorio Vocabulorum ComoediaeStrasbourg: 1499An extremely scarce, complete copy of Terence's comedies. The second Guninger edition, adorned with detailed woodcuts.
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1887-96 Sophocles the Plays and Fragments With Critical NotesCambridge; London: 1887-96A uniformly bound collection of the works of Sophocles, and a volume of Virgil, in a beautiful Bumpus binding.
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1904 The Hippolytus of EuripidesLondon : 1904A finely bound copy of Euripides’ noted tragedy ‘Hippolytus’.
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1905 The Trojan Woman of EuripidesLondon: 1905A finely bound, English language edition of this play by the Greek playwright, Euripides.
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1908 A Midsummer-Night's DreamNew York; London: 1908The first edition thus of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Shakespeare's ever popular 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', illustrated in colour throughout.
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1905 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1905A beautifully bound set of Shakespeare's plays. In a lovely tree calf binding.
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1873-c1960 Bombastes Furioso, or, The Blasted Pine of Loch KatrineJersey: 1873-c1960Two editions of William Barnes Rhodes' best known comedic burlesque opera, both editions illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank.
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1897 The Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1897A finely bound copy of Shakespeare's complete works. In a lovely blue morocco binding.
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1903 Lady Winderemere’s Fan a PlayParis: 1903A limited edition of Oscar Wilde’s popular comedic play ‘Lady Winderemere’s Fan’, number 45 of two hundred and fifty copies.
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1945 The Rescue A Melodrama For Broadcasting Based On Homer's OdysseyLondon: 1945An exceptional copy of this limited edition of Edward Sackville-West's entertaining Odyssey based melodrama, illustrated by Henry Moore.
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2002 A Masque for the Opening of Britain's BurseLondon: 2002A fine limited edition copy of this rediscovered masque by Ben Jonson, illustrated here by David Gentleman. -
1639 The Unnaturall CombatLondon: 1639A very scarce first edition copy of this Jacobean tragedy, by noted playwright Philip Massinger, as it was performed at the Globe.
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1926 Comus a MaskCambridge : 1928A finely bound, limited edition copy of John Milton's famous mask. Illustrated with water-colours by Edmund Dulac and the Airs by Henry Lawes.
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1793 How to Grow RichLondon: 1793A scarce third edition of Frederick Reynold's humorous play that was performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent garden at the end of the eighteenth century.
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1790 Oeuvres de RegnardParis: 1790A beautifully bound, very bright set of the popular dramatist Jean-Francois Regnard's works.
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1743 The Egotist: or, Colley Upon CibberLondon: 1743A very scarce first edition of Colley Cibber's satirical play, performed at Drury Lane.
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1777-8 The Alcyhmist The Gamesters The Provok'd WifeLondon: 1777-8A collection of three pamphlet, comedic plays written in the eighteenth century illustrated with frontispieces.
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1825 Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae Sex ad Fidem Editionis ZeunianaeLondon: 1825A smartly bound copy of these plays by Terence. With the text remaining in a very bright condition.
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1788 Poems and PlaysLondon: 1788A scarce, and very smart set of William Haley's poems and plays. Complete with their half-titles.
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1782 Retaliation a Farce in Two ActsLondon: 1782An early edition of this play by Leonard Macnally. Retaining the scarce half-title.
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1771 Zobeide A TragedyLondon: 1771The first edition of this important play by Joseph Craddock, based on Voltaire's 'Les Scythes'.
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1926 Comus a MaskLondon: 1926A beautifully produced copy of this famous mask by John Milton. Illustrated, with eight plates by William Blake.
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1772 The Fashionable LoverLondon: 1772A very early edition of this comedic play by Richard Cumberland.
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1797 False Impressions a Comedy in Five Acts Performed at the Theatre RoyalLondon: 1797A very early edition of this comedy by Richard Cumberland, which was first performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden.