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WHEN WENDY GREW UP: AN AFTERTHOUGHT
Written by J.M. Barrie; Sydney Blow.
Illustrated by D. Michael Leonard.
Stock no. 1328802
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Foreword by Blow. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 32 pages. 4 full page illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and some pages. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed, faded at edges with a coupe of small edge tears.
THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG
Written by Richard Wagner.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328450
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1st thus
1939.
Good condition.
A Trilogy With A Prelude By Richard Wagner. 2 Volumes in 1: The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie; Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, originally published in 1910 and 1911. 48 dramatic colour plates and b/w decorations. Blue cloth, black titles. Green/white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly rubbed. Damp spotting to cover edges. Small splash mark to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to contents.
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- POETRY
- ILLUSTRATED
- PLAYS
- FANTASY
THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE
Written by William Shakespeare; Peter W.M. Blayney.
Stock no. 1827950
Published by W.W. Norton & Company Inc..
2nd
1996.
Very good condition.
The Norton Facsimile. Based on Folios in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection. Prepared by Charlton Hinman with an introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney. Large format. Heavy volume. Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. Published according to the True Original Copies. Leather spine. Pictorial cloth. Second edition. ISBN: 0393039854. A lovey copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing and a small tear of surface paper to lower edge.
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- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
- LEATHER BINDING
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHILDREN
Written by Columbus.
Illustrated by John Morton-Sale.
Stock no. 1326240
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1932.
Almost very good condition.
Wireless stories and plays from The Clildren's Hour. Edited by Columbus. Yellow cloth, grey titles and decorations. 4 Colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 267 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine and corners bumped. Damp spotting to covers and a small ink blot to front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some remains of paper which was stuck to the pastedowns. Child's writing in ink to verso of half title-page (this book belongs to...). Light foxing to textblock.
THE TRAGEDY OF MR. PUNCH
Written by Russell Thorndike; Reginald Arkell.
Illustrated by Arthur Watts.
Stock no. 1825542
Published by Duckworth & Co..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
A Fantastic Play in Prologue and One Act. The classic tale of Punch and Judy. Introductory essay by Max Beerbohm. 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on brown paper. Large format. Beige cloth spine, grey marble effect boards. 61 pages. Board edges rubbed. Three flower stickers/decoupage to lower half of front pastedown. Text block and endpapers browned. Small burn mark to top margin of page 13-17 with minor loss. One or two closed tears to page edges (no loss), a few grubby marks to contents. All plates present, some have a lower corner crease.
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- CHILDRENS
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- ILLUSTRATED
ENID BLYTON'S BOOK OF HER FAMOUS PLAY NODDY IN TOYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1824872
Published by Sampson Low.
Very good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine. gilt illustration of the toytown train on front and rear cover. Colour plates, some double page spreads. A play in three acts. 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Vertical crease to spine and spine lightly faded. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Vertical mark to front board. A few pin-holes to front edge of spine. Joints starting to split at top & tail. Text block lightly browned with some foxing. A few minor margin marks but contents generally very nice and binding is tight. Slight loss to lower corner of rear free endpaper, vertical crease to same.
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- CHILDRENS
- NODDY
- PLAYS
- ENID BLYTON
SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.
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- LITERATURE
- SHAKESPEARE
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- ILLUSTRATED
CROSSINGS A FAIRY PLAY
Written by Walter De La Mare; C. Armstrong Gibbs.
Illustrated by Randolph Schwabe.
Stock no. 1322975
Published by Beaumont Press.
1921.
Very good condition.
Limited edition printed on hand-made paper. Grey cloth spine with gilt title. Holly decorated boards. B/w chapter headers. 131 pages, edges untrimmed. This is copy no. 163. Corners bumped. Spine slightly darkened. Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRIES
- PLAYS
- LIMITED EDITION
- PRIVATE PRESS
CROSSINGS A FAIRY PLAY
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Stock no. 1322972
Published by W. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd..
1924.
Very good condition.
Music by C. Armstrong Gibbs. Beige cloth spine with gilt title to spine. Pale grey boards. 169 pages, edges untrimmed. Booklist to rear. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some foxing else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRIES
- PLAYS
- MUSICAL SCORE
EVERYMAN & OTHER PLAYS
No author listed.
Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2138768
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd.
1st
1925.
Very good condition.
Larger format. Black cloth with gilt titles. Blue, black, gold and white illustrations throughout. Contains: Everyman; The Nativity and The Shepherds' Play. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Some scuffs to covers. Page edge browning, with some foxing. A few margin marks. Small inscription in ink to free front endpaper.
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- LITERATURE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
HASSAN
Written by James Elroy Flecker; Basil Dean.
Illustrated by Peter Bucknell.
Stock no. 1322875
Published by Folio Society.
1966.
Very good condition.
Introduction by Basil Dean. The Story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the Golden Journey to Samarkand. A play. Dark blue silk moire binding. Colour plates. Top edge blue. Cloth is slightly dusty and faded to spine. Gold slipcase is scuffed with a few scratch marks.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
RESTORATION COMEDY (FOUR VOLUMES)
Written by A. Norman Jeffares.
Stock no. 1320954
Published by Folio Press.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
24 humourous plays. Green cloth with gilt titles. Green endpapers. ISBN: 0850670306. Spines slightly faded. A couple of small spots to front cover. Some browning to endpapers from glue of binding process. Slipcase is slightly scuffed and edge worn.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PLAYS
- LITERATURE