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Literature
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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1963 Beyond the FringeNew York: 1963A smart first edition of this comedy stage revue written and performed by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore. -
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1923 A King's Daughter, A Tragedy in VerseLondon: 1923A signed limited edition of John Masefield's tragic drama, retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1937 Edinburgh Rock: A Triumph in Three ActsEdinburgh: 1937An uncommon copy of this illustrated play, performed by the Edinburgh Battalion of the Boys' Brigade, attractively bound in full calf by Henderson & Bisset. -
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1921 Mary Stuart: A PlayBoston : 1921A bright copy of John Drinkwater's historical play surrounding Mary Stuart, inscribed to fellow author and friend, Jack Crawford. -
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1922 Le Souper Interrompu Avec Cinq Dessins Rehausses D'AquarelleParis: 1922A limited edition play by the French poet and writer Paul-Jean Toulet, signed and beautifully illustrated with hand enhanced watercolour paintings by Louis Suire, and in the original, very scarce glassine dust wrapper. -
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1962 The Zoo Story and Other PlaysLondon: 1962A collection of plays by the talented American playwright, Edward Albee, featuring two of his most popular works 'The Zoo Story' and 'The Sandbox', signed by the Scottish actor Robert Urquhart and in the original dust wrapper. -
1926 Joan La Romee: A DramaNice/New York: 1926A smart first edition of this play from Irish-American editor and writer Frank Harris. -
1926 Joan La Romee: A DramaNice/New York: 1926A smart first edition of this play from Irish-American editor and writer Frank Harris. -
1920 Caius Gracchus: A TragedyNew York: 1920A smart first edition of this tragic play from American writer Odin Gregory. -
1926 Joan La Romee: A DramaNew York : 1926A very smart printing of this drama by Irish-American writer and social figure, Frank Harris, based on the heroic saint, Joan of Arc. -
1962 Alfred Tennyson Poetical Works Including the PlaysLondon: 1962A smartly bound later edition of this collection of works from English poet, Alfred Tennyson. -
1952 The Complete Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1952A smartly bound complete collection of the works of Shakespeare, with a cardboard slip case. -
1892 The Poems and Plays of Oliver Goldsmith with the Addition of The Vicar of Wakefield, Memoir, Etc.London: 1892A smart collection of works from Anglo-Irish writer, Oliver Goldsmith, bound in half calf and beautifully illustrated with plates throughout. -
1904 A Masque of May MorningLondon: 1904A first edition of Graham Robertson's beautifully presented play, with illustrations by the author. -
1895-1897 The Parnassus Library of Greek and Latin TextsLondon: 1895-1897Five scarce volumes containing Greek and Latin classic texts, from infamous figures such as Sophocles, Homer and Catallus. -
1866 The Dramatic Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1866A collection of Shakespeare's dramatic works, beautifully illustrated by J. Gilbert and in a full morocco prize binding. -
1823-1827 Two Comedy Plays Bound Together: The Hypocrite and The Wife's StratagemLondon: 1823-1827A charmingly bound duo of comedy plays that were performed at the Theatres Royal, London, 'The Hypocrite' and 'The Wife's Stratagem'. -
1925 The Town of the Ford: A Pageant Play with MusicGuildford: 1925The first edition of this vanishingly scarce programme for the play performed at the 1925 Guildford Pageant. -
c1790 The Beauties of Shakspeare; Selected from His WorksLondon: c1790A scarce series of these "beauties" of Shakespeare, comprising extracted verses specially selected from his works, bound in full tree calf. -
1919 The Slippers of Cinderella and Two Other PlaysLondon: 1919The very scarce first edition of this collection of three children's plays by W. Graham Robertson, retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1909 Pinkie and the FairiesLondon: 1909The scarce first edition of this fairy play in three acts, written by W. Graham Robertson. -
1931 The Fountain of Youth: A Comic OperaLondon: 1931A very scarce copy of Robertson's comic opera; a smart first edition. -
c1835 A Collection of Eight Italian Plays Performed in Pergola TheatreFlorence : c1835A wonderful and very scarce collection of Italian plays bound together, all of which were performed in the historic Pergola Theatre in Florence. -
1948 Passage Du Malin: Piece en Trois ActesParis: 1948A smartly bound copy of this play in three acts from French writer Francois Mauriac, in the original French. -
1908 The Duke of GandiaLondon: 1908The first edition of this famous drama by Algernon Charles Swinburne, with this copy belonging to English author and member of the Bloomsbury group, Lytton Strachey. -
1907 The MeistersingersLondon: 1907A smart illustrated edition of this entertaining opera, from J. Cuthbert Hadden's Great Operas Series. -
1892 The Foresters: Robin Hood and Maid MarianLondon: 1892A final proof copy of Alfred Lord Tennyson's dramatic play based on Robin Hood, housed in a hardback cover and slipcase. -
1912 Burlesques and ParodiesCambridge : 1912A vanishingly scarce pamphlet containing amusing commentary and fragmented parody plays. -
1812 Oeuvres de CrebillonParis: 1812The 1812 three volume edition of the works of French poet and tragedian Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon, bound in a single straight grain morocco volume. -
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1823 [1822] Werner, a TragedyLondon: 1823 [1822]A smartly bound first issue copy of this lesser known tragic play by Lord Byron. -
1884 The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, With a MemoirLondon: 1884A leather bound two-volume set containing the works of Sheridan, together with a memoir by James P. Browne. -
1908 The Plays of Richard Brinsley SheridanLondon: 1908A collection of classic Sheridan plays, from the library of English film and stage actor, David Horne. -
1905 3vol The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1905A smart three volume set of the works of William Shakespeare, the Victoria edition. -
1861 Cinderella; Or, The Lover, The Lackey, and the Little Glass SlipperLondon: 1861Henry James Byron's very scarce Victorian Burlesque, an influential telling of the classic fairy tale, which forms the basis of the modern day pantomime. -
1821 Marino Faliero, Doge of VeniceLondon: 1821The scarce second edition of Lord Byron's blank verse tragedy, published in the same year as the first edition.
