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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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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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1983 She Stoops to ConquerLondon: 1983A limited edition copy of this play by Oliver Goldsmith, with beautiful colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson and bound in full morocco.
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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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1920 Touch and GoLondon: 1920The first edition of D. H. Lawrence's political play, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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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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1922 The Beggar's OperaLondon: 1922A smart copy of this limited edition of John Gay's ballad opera, with illustrations throughout.
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1955 The Boy FriendLondon: 1955A bright, first edition of this charming, popular musical by Sandy Wilson.
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1934 The Works of William Shakespeare Gathered into One VolumeOxford: 1934A well presented complete collection of the works of William Shakespeare, bound in one volume.
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1970 Playscript 32: The Four Little GirlsLondon: 1970The first English translation of this play from painter and artist, Pablo Picasso.
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1929 The Searcher: A War PlayLondon: 1929A smart first edition of this wartime play from Velona Pilcher, with twelve wood engravings.
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1930 But It Still Goes On: An AccumulationLondon: 1930A first edition, first impression of Robert Graves's autobiographical work 'But It Still Goes On'.
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1930 EverymanLondon: 1930The first edition of this religious story and moral play told through lovely woodcuts by the artist Thomas Derrick.
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1811 The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and FletcherLondon: 1811The collected dramatic works of three eminent Renaissance playwrights, Jonson, Beaumont, and Fletcher, a nice set illustrated with portraits of the three men.
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1813-1821 Selected Works of Lord ByronLondon: 1813-1821A wonderful collection of twelve first and early edition Lord Byron works, bound in four full calf volumes.
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1821 English TheatreLondon: 1821A scarce set containing the best of English theatre, predominantly from the eighteenth century.
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1957 The Complete Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1957The complete works of William Shakespeare, edited with a glossary by W. J. Craig and bound in full crushed morocco.
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1793 The Plays of William ShakespeareLondon: 1793The sought after Johnson-Steevens edition of the collected plays of Shakespeare, a nice set complete with illustrations, including folding plates.
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1958 After the RainLondon: 1958The first edition of John Bowen's humorous and gripping novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1975 The Norman Conquests: A Trilogy of PlaysLondon: 1975A very smart first edition of this trilogy of plays by prolific British playwright and director, Alan Ayckbourn.
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2008-2011 23vol The RSC Shakespeare Modern Library ClassicsNew York: 2008-2011A very smart Modern Library Classics collection of the works of English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.
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2008-2011 20vol The RSC Shakespeare Modern Library ClassicsNew York: 2008-2011A very smart Modern Library Classics collection of the works of English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.
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1907 DeirdreLondon: 1907A smart copy of this ancient story told as a play by Irish poet, dramatist and writer, William Butler Yeats.
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1892 The Sisters: A TragedyLondon: 1892A smart first edition of this short tragedy by noted English writer Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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1909 Pinkie and The FairiesLondon: 1909A charmingly illustrated copy of this fairy play in three acts, written by W. Graham Robertson.
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1894 A Gauntlet, Being the Norwegian Drama En HanskeLondon: 1894A vanishingly scarce first edition of Osman Edward's translation of this Norwegian drama by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
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1949 The Lady's Not For BurningLondon: 1949An early impression of this romantic comedy set in the Middle Ages, a play by Christopher Fry.
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c1825 Sacred Dramas; Chiefly Intended for Young Persons. The Subjects Taken from The Bible.London: c1825A smart copy of this scarce new edition of Christian dramas intended for young persons.
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1926 The Complete Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1926A uniqely bound collection of the works of Shakespeare, this copy with an inscription by important American suffragist Almira Hollander Pitman.
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1976 The Blue DahliaLondon: 1976A smart first edition of Raymond Chandler's screenplay, with illustrations of the stills of the 1946 film.
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1994 The StonemasonLondon: 1994A fine first printing copy of this rarely produced play by Cormac McCarthy, set in the Southern States of America.
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1954 Under Milk WoodLondon: 1954A bright example of the first edition in book form of Dylan Thomas's drama about a day in the life of a small Welsh fishing village.
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1930 Pride and Prejudice a Play in Four ActsLondon: 1930A very scarce play adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, this script using dialogue from the novel and put to a script by Anne Johnson-Jones.
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1879 The Children's Musical CinderellaLondon: 1879A scarce volume of music and lyrics for the children's musical Cinderella, illustrated in colour by Walter Crane.
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1881 The Works of William ShakespeareLondon: 1881A superb limited edition set of the collected works of William Shakespeare, illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert.
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1940 Last Poems & PlaysNew York: 1940The first edition of this posthumous collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats.