Albee, Edward.

Tiny Alice.

First Edition. London, Jonthan Cape, 1966. 20.4cm x 13.5cm. 190 pages. Original Hardcover with original unclipped dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear to the jacket. Endpaper with name of preowner.

Anon.

Programme of the “Good Samaritan” Performance Promoted by Madame Sarah Bernhardt. In Aid of the French Hospital in London, and of Lord Lonsdale’s special Appeal for Funds for the Charing Cross Hospital, held at the London Coliseum Saturday Evening, October 11th, 1913. Under the most gracious Patronage of their Majesties the King & Queen & Members of the Royal Family.

[London], No publishing information, [1913]. 27 x 20 cm. 48 unnumbered pages, printed on heavy textured paper. With many tipped in photographs in B&W. Gilt decorations. Silk covered boards with gilt crest on front bopard. Hand cover. Text block held place by silk string. Gilt dentelles Good condition. Voards worn and dust dulled. Silk covers torn at the edges (see images). Internally dust dulled, otherwise in very good clean condition.

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de.

Le Barbier de Seville ou La Precaution Inutile. / L’Autre Tartufe ou La Mere Coupable.

Two Volumes (Tom. 1 & 3). Paris, Roux-Dufort Aine, 1825. 11 x 7 cm. xlvij, (4), 161 pages / xj, (2), 170 pages. Uniform half calf with gilt decorations and title. Dark end papers. With a Frontispiece in each volume. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ocassional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on verso of front free end papers.

Christie, Agatha.

Ten Little Niggers. A Play in Three Acts.

[First Edition]. London, Samuel French Limited, 1944. 82 pages, with one B& W photo showing the stage set. Losely inserted page with the actors, director etc. of a performance of the Play at St. James Theatre. Lighting plots and stage setup guides. Original paper warppers. Soft cover. Good condition. Wrappers rubbed and bumped. Some paper losses to spine. See images. ‘Bryansford Dramatic Society’ written in ink on rear cover (see image). Name of a previous owner in pencil on title page. Internally edge worn, but clean. French’s Acting Edition. No. 940.

Criostoir O Floinn.

Ealu As Cill Mhaighneann.

Dublin, Oifig An tSolathair, 1968. 18 x 12 cm. 42 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Criostoir O Floinn.

Is Fada Anocht.

Dublin, Oifig An tSolathair, 1968. 18 x 12 cm. 19 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Small stain from a sticker on front cover. Internally clean.

Eliot, T.S.

The Family Reunion.

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1945. 15 x 22.5 cm. 136 pages. Original Hardcover. No dustjacket. Good condition with some signs of external wear. Red lettering on the spine. Front hinge shaken and loose. Corners slightly bumped.

Ervine, St. John.

The First Mrs. Fraser – A Comedy in Three Acts.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1929. 19.5cm x 13cm. 88 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with minor external wear.

Galsworthy, John.

Plays: Fourth Series – A Bit O’ Love, The Foundations, The Skin Game.

London, Duckworth and Co., n.d. 13 x 17.5cm. 116 pages. Original hardcover. Good condition with some signs of external wear, including stain to front cover.

Galsworthy, John.

The Plays of John Galsworthy.

Fourth Impression. London, Duckworth, 1935. 21 x 14 cm. 1149 pages. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing / browning to first and last few pages. Internally very clean.

Greatheed, Bertie.

The Regent. A Tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Printed for Burnet, Colles, Wilkinson et al., 1788. 16 x 10 cm. Title page, (6), 67 pages. Modern cloth with gilt title on front board. Brown matching end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled, but otherwise very clean. Nice copy.

Heaney, Seamus / McGahern, John / Gibbons, John / Gorman, Michael / Johnston, Fred et al.

Criterion. A small collection of Five Issues. Criterion – An Anthology 1953-1983 / Criterion 78 / Criterion 79 / Criterion 79-80 / Criterion 83-84.

Five Volumes. Galway, Galway Arts Society, 1970s / 1980s. 24 x 18 cm. 57 pages / 52 pages / 48 pages / 48 pages / 51 pages. Original soft covers. Decorated paperbacks. Very good condition. Covers age darkened and rubbed with some stains. Internally clean.

Hill, Aaron.

Zara. A Tragedy. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane and Covent Garden. Regulated from the Prompt-Books, by Permission of the Managers.

Dublin, Printed for William Jones, 1791. 17 x 10 cm. 94 pages. With two engraved Plates preceding the Titel Page. Modern cloth covered boards with gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Binding a little rubbed, bumped. Internally a little age darkened, otherwise bright and clean.

Hogan, Robert / O’Neill, Michael J.

Joseph Holloway’s Abbey Theatre. A Selection from his unpublished journal Impressions of a Dublin Playgoer.

london and Amsterdam, Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. 21 x 13 cm. 296 Pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Hugo, Victor.

Theatre. Vol.1: Cromwell / Vol.2: Hernani – Marion De Lorme – Le Roi S’Amuse / Vol.3: Lucrece Borgia – Marie Tudor – Angelo / Vol.4: La Esmeralda – Ruy Blas – Les Burgraves.

Paris, Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1872. 17 x 11 cm. Vol.1: 527 pages / Vol.2: 541 pages / Vol.3: 444 pages / Vol.4: 379 pages, (12). Uniform half calf over marbled boards. Marbled edges. Two spine labels with gilt titles. See images. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Castle Pollard Armorial Ex Libris on front paste down of all four volumes. Internally very clean. A very nice set in sturdy bindings.

Kästner, Erich.

Gesammelte Schriften Band 1-7. Band 1: Gedichte, Band 2: Romane I, Band 3: Romane II, Band 4: Theater, Band 5: Vermischte Beiträge, Band 6: Romane für Kinder I, Band 7: Romane für Kinder II.

7 Bände (vollständig). Frankfurt am Main, Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1958. 20.6cm x 13.2cm. Band 1: 402 Seiten / Band 2: 294 Seiten / Band 3: 406 Seiten / Band 4: 561 Seiten / Band 5: 613 Seiten / Band 6: 509 Seiten / Band 7: 392 Seiten. Illustriert. Original Hardcover / Leinenbände mit den originalen Schutzumschlägen. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

Koht, Halvdan.

The Life of Ibsen.

First Edition. Two Volumes – Complete. London, George Allen & Unwin (American-Scandinavian Foundation), 1931. 21 x 14.5 cm. Vol.1: (8), 304 pages / Vol.2: (4), 341 pages. With B&W Plates. Original cloth with gilt titles on spine. Both volumes in original dust jackets. Very good in good dust jackets. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some wear and age darkening to dust jackets (see images). Name and address of previous owner on front free end papers of both volumes. Internally clean.

Kotzebue, Augustus von.

The Reconciliation; or, Birth-Day. A Comediy in five Acts. Now under Representation at the Theatre Royal, Vienna, with unbounded Applause. Translated from the German.

The Fifth Edition. Dublin, Printed for B. Dornin, 1800. 17 x 10 cm. 94 pages. Modern cloth with gilt title on front board. Brown matching end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Internally clean. See images.

Kotzebue, Augustus von.

The Stranger. A Comedy. Translated from Kotzebue’s German Comedy of Misanthropy and Repentance.

[First Edition?]. Dublin, Printed by William Porter for Wogan, Porter, Jones & Folingsby, 1798. 17 x 10 cm. v, 39 pages, plus a poem by R.B Sheridan, plus one page publishers list. Modern cloth with gilt title on front board. Brown matching end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Discoloured. See images. Name of previous owner and date in ink on title page. Internally dust dulled, but clean.

Lamplighter.

Hidden Years. Scenes from the Childhood of Jesus.

[First Edition]. Dublin, M.H. Gill, 1940. 18 x 12 cm. Title, (4), 25 pages. Musical scores on last two pages. Original blue stiff paper covers with title in black on front board. Very good condition. Very clean.

Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim / Johnstone, James.

The Disbanded Officer. Or, The Baroness of Bruchsal. A Comedy. As performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Hay-Market.

Dublin Edition. Dublin, Printed for Mess. Byrne, W. Porter, and Jones, 1788. 17 x 10 cm. xiv, (3), pages numbered 18 to 72. New black cloth with gilt title and year (1788) on spine. Binding, as new. Text block age darkened and occasionally nicked. A few pencil annotations.

Longford, Christine.

The United Brothers.

Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co., 1947. 18 x 12 cm. 96 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Paperback. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

MacCarthy, J. Bernard.

The Men in Possession. A Farce in three acts by J. Bernard MacCarthy.

Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son, 1922. 18 x 12 cm. 87 pages. Original blue paper covers. Stapled paperback. Good condition only. Staples severely corroded. Title page and covers loose. Edges thumbed and edge worn. Age darkened. Internally clean.

Milligan, Alice L.

The Daughter of Donagh. A Cromwellian Drama in Four Acts.

[First Edition]. Dublin, Martin Lester, [1920]. 22 x 14 cm. 73 pages. Original brown paper covered boards with paper label. In original dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. Pages are age darkened but clean. No annotations. Dust jacket with minor paper losses, now in archival jacket (see image).

Mm. Scribe at Melesville.

Repertoire Du Theatre De Madame. La Chatte / La Demoiselle et la Dame / Le Comte Ory / Coraly / L’Interieur D’Un Bureau / Une Visite A Bedlam / Le Confident / Les Grisettes / Le Medecin De Dames / Les Femmes Romantiques / La Haine D’Une Femme / La Maitresse Au Logis / Le Solliciteur / Yelva / Le Bal Champetre / Les Inseparables / La Quarantaine / L’Ambassadeur / La Belle-Mere / La Mansarde.

Five Volumes. Paris, Baudouin Freres et Pollet, 1828. 12 x 8 cm. Uniform red leather over paper coverd boards. Gilt decorations and Titles. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little dust dulled. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed.

Morgan, Charles.

The River Line. A Play.

First edition. London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1952. 22 x 14 cm. XXIV, 165 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some foxing.

[O’Byrne, Mark].

Heaps o’ Money. A Comedy in two acts. By the author of: Heaps o’Money, Off and On, Thundher & Turf etc. etc.

[First Edition]. Dublin, M.H. Gill, 1924. 18 x 12 cm. 84 pages. Original stiff paper covers. Stapled sof cover. Very good condition. Staples corroded, affecting adjoining paper. Internally bright and clean. See images.

O’Casey, Sean.

Three Plays: Juno and the Paycock, The Shadow of a Gunman, The Plough and the Stars.

London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1957. 11.5 x 17cm. 218 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, very slight signs of external wear. From the St. Martin’s Library series.

Racine, Jean.

Oeuvres De Jean Racine.

Four Volumes. A Paris, Chez Le Dentu, Libraire, 1813. 13 x 8 cm. Vol.1: 236 pages, frontispiece plus three plates / Vol.2: 240 pages, frontispiece plus two plates / Vol.3: 253 pages, frontispiece plus two plates / Vol.4: 277 pages, frontispiece plus 2 plates. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards. Marbled edges and end papers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste downs. A little dust dulled, otherwise clean. A very nice little set.

Seneca / Watson Bradshaw.

The Ten Tragedies of Seneca. With Notes Rendered into English Prose as equivalently as the Idioms of both Languanges permit by Watson Bradshaw.

First Edition. London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1902. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. x, 723 pages. New (2022) blue cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Internally bright and clean. See images.

Shakespeare, William.

The Plays of Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Poems. From the Text of Dr. Johnson. With the Prefaces, Notes &c. of Rowe, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, Johnson, and select Notes from many other Critics. Also, the Introduction of the last Editor Mr. Capell; and a Table showing his Various Readings.

13 Volumes – Complete. Dublin, Thomas Ewing, 1771. 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Vol.1: engraved FP and TP / Vol.2-10: engraved TP, some small engravings in text / Vol.13: no engravings. Contemporary calf. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with some abrasions to bindings. Edges dust dulled. Volumes 2, 6, 9-12 lacking front free end papers. Some material losses / abrasion to bindings (see images). Some spine labels missing. Occasional damp staining / age darkening. Name of a previous owner on front paste downs. Overall a very nice complete set.

Shaw, Bernard.

The Apple Cart. A Political Extravaganza.

First Edition. London, Constable and Company, 1930. 17 x 12 cm. xxix, 78 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Minor dust dulling and shelf wear. A very nice copy.

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley / Burgoyne, John / Holcroft, Thomas / Richardson, Joseph / Reynolds, Frederick.

Five Plays / Comedy: The Rivals / The Heiress / The School of Arrogance / The Fugitive / How to Grow Rich.

5th / 8th / 1st / 4th & 3rd Editions. London, G.&T. Wilkie / J. Debrett / J. Robinson / J. Debrett / T.N. Longman, 1791 / 1787 / 1791 / 1792 & 1793. 20 x 12 cm. 100 / 76 / 103 / 84 & 70 pages. Contemporary speckled calf with gilt decorations. See images. Good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Paste-downs detached from boards. Binding generally sound but a few pages protruding. Dust dulled and age darkened.

Sherwood, Robert E.

There Shall Be No Night.

First edition. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. 12.5 x 20cm. (30), 178 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Some signs of wear to dustjacket and spine, text in excellent condition.

Spender, Stephen.

Trial of a Judge: A Tragedy in Five Acts.

First edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1938. 14 x 22.5cm. 115 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear and mild foxing. Pencil marks to rear dustjacket as seen.

The Earl of Longford.

The Vineyard. Being the story of Elijah, Ahab & Jezebel. A drama in three acts. [The drama was first played at the Dublin Gate Theatre on Tuesday, 16th March, 1943].

Dublin, Hodges Figgis & Co., Not dated [c. 1940s]. 18 x 12 cm. 74 pages. Original stiff paper covers with title information on front board. Soft cover. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Thompson, Sam / Parker, Stewart (Editor) / McManus, Jack (Illustrations).

Over the Bridge. edited and introduced by Stewart Parker. Illustrations by Jack McManus.

First Edition. Dublin and London, Gill and Macmillan 1970. 18 x 12 cm. 119 pages. B&W Photographs. Original decorated paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally clean.

Tree, Herbert Behrboom (Editor).

Souvenir of the Charing Cross Hospital Bazaar. Held at the Royal Albert Hall June 21 & 22, 1899. Compiled and Edited by Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

First Edition. London, The Nassau Press, 1899. 37 x 29 cm. vii, 224 pages (2). Illustrated throughout with B&W drawings, photographs, handwriting samples, musical scores et al. Original paper covered decorated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Ex Library with a few library stamps. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Binding, edges and end papers dust dulled.

Uhrig, Alexander.

America Goes To War. A Morality Play.

First Edition. Oconomowoc, Wis., Printed for the Author, 1938. 20 x 13 cm. 40 pages. Original dark red wrappers with gilt title on front. Very good condition. Minor shelfwear, rubbing and bumping. Staples corroded.

Weintraub, Andrew N.

Power Plays. Wayang Golek Puppet Theatre of West Java.

First Edition. Athens, Ohio and Singapore, Ohio University and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2004. 21.5 x 15 cm. xvii, 295 pages. Original decorated stiff paper covers. As new. Bright and clean with CD inside pocket. See images.

Williams, Tennessee.

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

First UK Edition. London, Secker & Warburg, 1956. 20.5cm x 13.3cm. xiv, 197 pages. Original Hardcover with original price-clipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent, very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear to the dustjacket.