1. Kotzebue, August von / [Plumptre, Anne].

The Constant Lover; Or, William and Jeanette: A Tale. From the German of Augustus von Kotzebue. To which is prefixed “An Account of the Literary Life of the Author” [with the printed dedication by Kotzebue to his friend Charles Georg Graumann] / Also included (separately bound): “Pizarro – The Spaniards in Peru; or, The Death of Rolla. A Tragedy, in Five Acts:. The original of the play, Performing at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, under the title of PIZARRO. Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre – Translator of Kotzebue’s “Virgin of the Sun”, &c.

First Edition. Three Volumes in one Solander Box. Dublin, Printed by William Porter / Printed for J. Moore, 1799. Small Octavo (11 cm x 17 cm). Pagination of the two Volume-Set: “The Constant Lover / Account of the Literary Life of Kotzebue”: Volume I: XIV, 203 pages / Volume II: 216 pages / Pagination for the accompanying Volume: “Pizarro”: 102 pages. 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. All three Volumes housed in a bespoke built Solander Box (see plenty of images on our website). Excellent condition. From the library of Susannah Townsend-Meade (Ballymartle), with her name to titlepage. The accompanying Volume bears the name of one Mary Johnston. The “Constant Lover”, with the “Account of Kotzebue’s Life” is a very scarce publication !

2. [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.

3. Shaw, [George] Bernard.

The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw.

London, Odhams Press, 1934. Large Octavo. VIII, 1219 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Besides some minor foxxing to the edges this monumental publication is in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Private giftinscription to Naturalist Norman Hickin on the pastedown.

4. Barrie, J. M.

Mary Rose.

“The Cheapest Edition of this Famous Play” (Dustjacket title) London, Hodder and Stoughton, No date [1942]. 12 x 18 cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

5. Sartre, Jean-Paul.

La Putain Respectueuse. Pièce en un acte et deux tableaux.

Édition Originale. Paris, Les Éditions Nagel, 1946. 19 x 12 cm. 163 pages. Softcover / Broché. Bon état général. Bon exemplaire avec petit dommage à la reliure. Intérieur impeccable.

6. 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.

7. 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……”

8. Williams, Tennessee.

Sweet Bird of Youth.

First UK Edition. London, Secker & Warburg, 1959. 22.2cm x 14.5cm. 93, (4) pages. Original Hardcover with original, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Good condition with minor signs of external wear. Some mild foxing and small stain to endpaper only. Dustjacket slightly faded.

9. 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].

10. 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.