Plays
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1811 The Modern British Drama, TragediesLondon: 1811The first two volumes from this extensive work of British drama and plays, these two volumes concerning tragedies.
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1811 5 vols The Modern British Drama in Five VolumesLondon : 1811A complete five volume first edition set of The Modern British Drama.
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1821 Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice and The Prophecy of Dante, A PoemLondon: 1821A first edition, second issue of this play and poem by Lord Byron.
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1927 Shakespeare's The Tragedie of King LearLondon : 1927A limited edition, illustrated copy of Shakespeare's The Tragedie of King Lear, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press.
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1640-1643 The Muses Looking-Glasse; Amyntas; The Jealous LoversLondon; Oxford; Cambridge: 1640-1643The third edition of Thomas Randolph's work, consisting of three examples of his writings, each with an individual title page and pagination.
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1947 Caligula and Cross PurposeLondon: 1947The second impression of the first translated edition of Camus's two plays, Caligula and Cross Purpose.
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1816 4 Volumes The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver GoldsmithGlasgow: 1816Four leather bound volumes containing the novels, plays, letters, and essays written by eighteenth century writer Oliver Goldsmith.
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1954 In the MeshLondon: 1954The first edition in English of this brilliant political drama by Jean-Paul Sartre.
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1910 The Merry Wives of WindsorLondon : 1910A smart illustrated copy of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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1929 Fantasio: A Comedy in two ActsHaarlem: 1929A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Alfred de Musset humorous play, designed by Frederic Warde.
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1913 Arsene LupinLondon: 1913A scarce novel from the early twentieth century inspired by the play Arsene Lupin.
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1965 After The FallLondon: 1965The first UK edition of Arthur Miller's semi-autobiographical play After the Fall.
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1957-59 The Entertainer and The World of Paul SlickeyLondon: 1957-59Two smart first edition plays by John Osborne, exploring the position of Britain after the war and in the post-imperial age.
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1763 The Jealous Wife: A ComedyLondon: 1763A beautifully bound copy of the third edition of eighteenth century dramatist George Colman's humorous play.
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1757-1825 A Sammelband of Eleven PlaysVarious: 1757-1825A sammelband of eleven comedic and dramatic plays by a variety of eminent playwrights, including Tobias Smollett and Theodore Edward Hook.
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1953 The Collected Plays of W. B. YeatsLondon: 1953A fine mid twentieth century edition of the plays of Irish poet, dramatist and writer William Butler Yeats.
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1923 Hassan: The Story of Hassan of BagdadLondon: 1923An early edition of James Elroy Flecker's play rebound in leather.
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1857 Within and Without: A Dramatic PoemLondon: 1857A scarce second edition of this brilliant dramatic poetical play by the Scottish author George MacDonald.
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c1877 The Leopold ShakspereLondon: c1877A one-volume, illustrated edition of the complete works of Shakespeare.
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1858-1865 3 vols The Plays of ShakespeareLondon : 1858-1865A complete three volume, illustrated set of the Plays of Shakespeare.
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1777 4 vols The Dramatick Works of George ColmanLondon : 1777A complete four volume set of The Dramatick Works of George Colman.
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1766 The Works of Nicholas Rowe, EsqLondon: 1766A smart set of the collected works of dramatist Nicholas Rowe, containing his best known plays, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and folding plate.
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1753 The Works of the Late Aaron HillLondon: 1753The scarce first collected edition of the works of the dramatist Aaron Hill, scarce to see all four volumes in a set.
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1843-1845 11 Volumes The Work of Beaumont & FletcherLondon: 1843-1845Famed for their collaboration, this set contains the complete dramatic works of Renaissance playwrights Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher.
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1730-1751 Four Comedy Plays by Sir Richard SteeleLondon: 1730-1751Five mid eighteenth century editions of humorous plays by Sir Richard Steele, bound together in a single volume.
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1808 Inchbald's TheatreLondon: 1808A lovely leather bound set of twenty five plays by Elizabeth Inchbald illustrated with frontispieces.
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1809 7 vols A Collection of Farces and other AfterpiecesLondon : 1809A seven volume set of this humorous collection of farces and afterpieces.
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1912 Ruddigore or The Witch's CurseLondon: 1912A lovely edition of W. S. Gilbert's Ruddigore with colour plates illustrated by William Russell Flint.
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1735-48 Seven English TragediesLondon: 1735-48Seven tragic English plays bound in one volume, brilliant examples of the genre as it flourished in Restoration theatre.
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1735-36 Four Plays by Colley CibberLondon: 1735-36A smart volume of four plays by Colley Cibber, including an early edition of his best known work 'Love's Last Shift'.
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1904-1906 2 Volumes from the Belles-Lettres SeriesBoston: 1904-1906Two volumes from the Belles-Lettres series comprising a collection of four plays by Jacobean playwrights Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, and John Webster.
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c1820 22vols A Collection of Eighteenth Century Plays including Cumberland's British Theatre Collection & Duncombe's EditionLondon: c1820Twenty-two volumes of eighteenth century plays and operas from the British Theatre.
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1894-1903 Original PlaysLondon: 1894-1903An early edition of the first, second, and third series of original plays by W. S. Gilbert.
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1919 Midsummer Night's DreamLondon: 1919The uncommon first edition thus of illustrator Lorna Burgoyne's edition of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
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c1930 FaustLondon: c1930A beautifully illustrated edition of Goethe's tragic play, featuring the vibrant plates of Willy Pogany.