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Great works of literature, often in their first edition. Classic and familiar stories as well as tales you have never heard before. We go back through four hundred years of storytelling.
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Signed1936 Cranmer of CanterburyCanterbury: 1936A very scarce Acting Edition for the Festival of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral of this play following the career of notable figure in the English Reformation, Thomas Cranmer. Signed by the author.
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Signed1949 Atalanta a Story of AtlantisLondon: 1949A very scarce first edition musical play by politician Gerald Hargreaves, on the fall of Troy and Atlantis, signed by the author to the Countess Frances Lloyd George.
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Signed1994 Speak of the DevilVirginia: 1994A scarce first edition copy of this play script by John Dickson Carr, a mysterious tale, signed by the publisher.
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Signed1994 Speak of the DevilVirginia: 1994A scarce first edition copy of this play script by John Dickson Carr, a mysterious tale, signed by the publisher.
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Signed1968 The BurglarLondon: 1968A signed, first edition of this entertaining play by Brigid Brophy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey.
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Signed1927 With the YearsLondon: 1927A limited edition, signed copy of this work of poetry by Cecil French illustrated by woodcuts but the author.
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Signed1926 Mr. Godley Beside HimselfLondon: 1926A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first dramatic edition of Gerald Bullett's tale of a journey to fairy land.
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Signed1955 The Future of the WorldTunbridge Wells: 1955A signed presentation copy of this very scarce limited edition science fiction play.
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Signed1923 R.U.R. Rossum's Universal RobotsPraha [Prague]: 1923A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language.
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Signed1913 Quality StreetLondon: 1913A colourfully illustrated edition of J. M. Barrie's comical play, signed by Barrie to the half-title.
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Signed1827 La Dame Blanche de Blacknels, Divertissement Impromptu en Trois ActesParis: 1827A very scarce play called 'The White Lady of Blacknels', to be acted by three children for the entertainment of their mother, signed by the author Baron Tollendal.
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Signed1923 The Apostle A DramaLondon : 1923A signed, limited edition copy of The Apostle, a play by George Moore.
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Signed1925 A Comedy Royal In Four ActsLondon: 1925A bright copy of the signed Limited Edition, first edition of this entertaining play by English writer Eden Phillpotts.
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Signed1986 Plays: ThreeLondon: 1986A near fine, signed copy of this collection of plays by Harold Pinter, also including an inscription and signature by Pinter loosely inserted.
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Signed1894 Shakespeare's Comedy of the Merry Wives of WindsorLondon: 1894A beautiful limited edition collection of eight plates by Walter Crane illustrations 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', signed by Crane.
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Signed1930 The Passing of the EssenesLondon: 1930A signed, limited edition copy of this Biblical play by George Moore.
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Signed1953 The Miser and Coxcombs in PetticoatsSt. Albans: 1953Two short plays by French playwright Moliere, translated by George Graveley. A signed presentation copy from the translator to British stage actress Edith Evans.
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Signed1972 Lying FiguresOxford: 1972A lovely signed first edition copy of Francis Warner's compelling play, Lying figures.
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Signed1923 The Apostle A DramaLondon : 1923A limited edition, signed copy of George Moore's religious play The Apostle.
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Signed1933 End and BeginningLondon : 1933A lovely limited and signed first edition copy of John Masefield's play End and Beginning, with the original slipcase and glassine wrap.
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Signed1922 Melloney HoltspurLondon : 1922A lovely signed, limited edition copy of John Masefield's tragically romantic play, Melloney Holtspur.
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Signed1851 Ingomar, The Barbarian: A PlayLondon: 1851The very scarce play 'Ingomar, The Barbarian' by Maria Lovell, a presentation copy from the author to a friend, handsomely bound in full morocco by Proudfoot.
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Signed1928 The Axe of Brandomar or The Death of the Woodman's Son with The FulfilmentLondon : 1928An interesting copy of the fable play The Axe of Brandomere and the prose fable Fulfilment.
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Signed1962 Depositio Cornuti TypographiciColchester : 1962A lovely copy of this limited edition play complete with slipcase, signed by the editor.
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Signed1920 A Kiss for CinderellaLondon: 1920The signed first edition of this touching play from J. M. Barrie, set in London during the First World War.
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Signed1923 The Lilies of the FieldOxford: 1923A very scarce signed Limited Edition of this comedy from a prominent English theatre director, with an intriguing personal inscription from the author.
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Signed1969 Close the Coalhouse DoorLondon: 1969An inscribed first edition of Alan Plater's musical inspired by the writings of Sid Chaplin and British mining in the North.
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Signed1985 School TiesNew York: 1985A fine signed first U.S. edition of two popular and entertaining screenplays by William Boyd, signed by Boyd to the title page.
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Signed1929 Easter: A Play for SingersLondon: 1929The first edition of this short lyrical play from a former Poet Laureate, signed by the author.
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Signed1927 The Judgement of Francois VillonLondon: 1927A signed presentation copy of this Limited Edition historical play concerning fifteenth century French poet François Villon.
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Signed1946 A Phoenix Too FrequentLondon: 1946An excellent signed first edition of this popular comedy by Christopher Fry, in its unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed1953 The Rape of LucretiaLondon: 1953Signed by the author, this is the first published edition of the libretto of the opera of the same name.
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Signed1918 The Plays of J. M. Barrie Quality StreetLondon: 1918The author's presentation copy of one of his most popular plays, 'Quality Street', here inscribed by Barrie to an actress, Irenie Russell.
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Signed1894 Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's TempestLondon: 1893A beautiful limited edition suite of eight plates produced by Walter Crane depicting Shakespeare's 'Tempest'.
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Signed1894 Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of VeronaLondon: 1894A beautiful limited edition suite of eight plates produced by Walter Crane depicting Shakespeare's 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'.
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Signed1894 Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of VeronaLondon: 1894A beautiful limited edition suite of eight plates produced by Walter Crane depicting Shakespeare's 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'.