1. [Aeschylus] Scholefield, Jacobus.

Aeschylus – recensuit Jacobus Scholefield, A.M. Coll. SS. Trin. Nuper Socius, et Graecarum Literarum Professor Regius.

Editio Secunda. Cantabrigiae [Cambridge], Typis Academicis Excudit Joannes Smith, 1830. Octavo. II,436 pages. Hardcover / original, 18th century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of J. A. Ormerod B.N.C., with his Bookplate to the pastedown with the Motto: “Dedit Meliora Dabitque” [Ormerod died in 1864 and was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford]

2. Aristophanes.

The Birds and The Frogs. With an Introduction by Dudley Fitts.

One Volume. Connecticut, The Heritage Press, 1959. 20 cm x 28 cm. The Birds: XII, 52 pages / The Frogs: XVII, 62 pages. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Original Hardcover in illustrated slipcase. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

3. Ashton, Robert / Michelburne, John.

Two Historical Plays: The Battle of Aughrim, or the Fall of Monsieur St. Ruth / Ireland Preserved, or the Siege of Londonderry.

Dublin, C.M. Warren, No date [c.1880] 9 cm x 14 cm. 144 pages. Softcover / Original, titled brochure. Good condition with signs of external wear. Damage to corners of front page. Spotting on page edges, front and rear page and several pages within. Otherwise clean inside and intact.

4. Brecht, Bertolt / [Eric Bentley / Maja Bentley (Translators)].

Parables for the Theater, Two Plays. The Good Woman of Setzuan and The Caucasian Chalk Circle. English Versions by Eric and Maja Bentley.

First Edition. Minneapolis / London, University of Minnesota Press / Oxford University Press, 1948. 22.3 cm x 14.5 cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Good+ condition with signs of external wear. Rubbing to top and bottom of spine and to hardcover edges. Discoloration and foxing to enpapers and edges. Dustjacket in very poor condition. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

5. [Croker, John Wilson].

Familiar Epistles to Frederick Jones, Esq. – On the Present State of the Irish Stage. Fourth Edition, with considerable Additions.

Dublin, Printed by Graisberry & Campbell and sold by all booksellers, 1805. Small Octavo (11.5 cm x 18 cm). XXX, 178 pages plus Errata-leaf. Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. Excellent condition. Tear in Errata-leaf professionally repaired. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his name in ink to titlepage.

6. Cubillo De Aragon, Don Alvaro.

Comedias Escogidas. [Tomo Primero].

First Edition. Madrid, Con Licencia, 1826. 10.5 x 16 cm. 424 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt text on spine. Faded dampstain throughout. Bookblock slightly separating from binding. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

7. [Däubler, Theodor]

Festalmanach Universitäts Ball 1928.

[Berlin], Fischer, 1928. Klein Oktav. 64 Seiten mit zahlreichen Illustrationen plus im Anhang: “Programm zum Universitätsball 1928 am 14.Februar in den Gesamtraeumen des Kroll-Etablissements”. Original Softcover. Schlecht erhaltene Ausgabe dieses sehr seltenen Almanachs mit Beitraegen und Illustrationen bedeutender Autoren der Weimarer Republik. Vordere Broschur und Buchblock sehr gut erhalten. Hintere Broschur lose mit stark angeraendertem und geloesetn Programm zum Ball. Alle Illustrationen in sehr guter Erhaltung. Beiliegende: Zwei originale Eintrittskarten zum Universitaetsball (Herrenkarte und Damenkarte) / Ausserdem beiliegend zwei originale Eintrittskarten zur Staatsoper am Platz der Republik in Berlin am selben Tag.

8. Ernst, Earle.

The Kabuki Theatre.

Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii, 1974. 24 cm. XXVII, 296 pages. Illustrated with 38 pages of plates. Original illustrasted softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. An East-West center book.

9. Freund, Philip.

More Off-Broadway Plays.

London, W.H. Allen, 1974. 14.3 cm x 22.2 cm. 261 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to edges and endpapers. From the reference library of Hans Christian-Andersen’s Translator Erik Haugaard.

10. Freund, Philip / [Jørgen Claudi]

Prince Hamlet.

New York, Bookman Associates, 1953. 14.5 cm x 21.6 cm. 70 pages. Book designed by Richard Miller. Garamond type. Art work by Floriano Vecchi. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very minor foxing and discoloration to endpapers and edging. Highlighter markings to top edges. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard. With his bookplate / Exlibris to front pastedown (Exlibris design by Brian Lalor). Includes a letter as ephemera (dated 1956) to Mrs Erik Haugaard from Mr. Jorgen Claudi, Assistant Head of the Drama Department of Statsradiofonien. Following Mrs Haugaard forwarding Freund’s play to the department, Mr Claudi, in a damning fashion, declines to broadcast Philip Freund’s Prince Hamlet: “….If a great Danish author had adapted a classic in an inspired, modern form, it could be reasonable to try such eksperiment [sic]. But as the author is a rather unknown American, it is not to be expected that the Danish Radio should broadcast it……”

11. Gallivan, G.P.

Decision at Easter. A Play in Three Acts. [With the printed dedication: To the Men of Easter Week]. With a foreword by Ignatius Johns.

Dublin, Progress House, 1960. 8°. 74 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Popular Plays Series].

12. Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck).

The Story of the Mikado. Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.

First edition. London, Daniel O’Connor, 1921. 25 cm. XI, 114 pages. 6 leaves of plates. Illustrations (including colour frontispiece) in black and white. Original illustrated hardcover. Fair condition with signs of external wear. Noticeable staining to the front cover, rubbing of the spine, foxing on inside and selective pages and a tear on page 8.

13. Giraudoux, Jean.

Théâtre: Volumes I- IV.

Four Complete Volumes. Paris, Editions Bernard Grasset, 1958, 1959. 13 cm x 21 cm. Vol. I: 315 pages / Vol. II: 329 pages /Vol. III: 353 pages / Vol. IV: 317 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear, for example slight rubbing and discolouration to outer spines.

14. [Grazzini, Antonfrancesco] Rodini, Robert J.

Antonfrancesco Grazzini – Poet, Dramatist, and Novelliere 1503-1584.

Milwaukee / London, The University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. 15 cm x 22 cm. XV, 242 pages. Some black and white plates grouped in centre pages of the book. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine sunned. Minor foxing to top and fore edge only. Internal pages clean and bright.

15. [John Minihan Collection] – [Beckett, Samuel] Doherty, Francis.

Samuel Beckett.

London, Hutchinson University Library, 1971. 8°. 156 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some signs of external wear. From the library of irish photographer John Minihan. Includes an interesting newspaper-clipping on Beckett: “Celebrating Beckett”.

16. [Keane, John B.]

Playwright of the People – A Collection of Tributes to John B. Keane, 1928-2002.

Listowel, North Kerry Literary Trust, 2004. 14 cm x 22 cm. 205 pages. With numerous photographs and also including the often missing CD with recordings of John B. Keane talking about his life and influences. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With occasional markings in the text and a dedication to half title.

17. Kitto, H.D.F.

Greek Tragedy. A Literary Study.

Third Edition, Third Impression. London, Methuen & Co Ltd, 1970. 14 cm x 21 cm. 401 Pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Besides the dustjacket being frayed (but now in protective mylar-sleeve) this book is in very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Covers damaged. From the library of Kinsale Artist Brian Scott-McCarthy, with his name stamped to the endpaper.

18. [Kotzebue, August von].

“Sighs; or, The Daughter” / [Bound with an anonymously published title: “Alfred the Great: In which is related his conquests over the Danes; Entering the Danish Camp in Disguise; Separation from Ethelswitha; and his Death, after a Glorious Reign of Twenty-Nine Years and Six Months”].

Two works in one Volume. London, John Arliss, no year [c.1800]. Small Octavo. Pagination of “Alfred the Great”: Frontispiece, 36 pages / Kotzebue: 69 pages including Epilogue [without titlepage]. Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. Excellent condition.

19. Mac Liammóir, Micheál.

All for Hecuba – An Irish Theatrical Autobiography.

London, Methuen & Co., 1946. Octavo. Portrait Frontispiece, 390 pages. With 16 illustrations. Illustrated by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Some minor repair to the beautiful dustjacket. Excellent overall condition with only minor signs of foxing and some external wear. Including an interesting original newspaper clipping with an extensive obituary on Mac Liammóir by his friend and partner Hilton Edwards. Rare !

20. MacCarthy, Bridget G[erard].

The Whip Hand – A Comedy in Three Acts.

9th edition. Dublin, James Duffy, 1965. Small Octavo. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.