PLAYS, DRAMA And THEATRE from Addyman Books

London Magazine Editions, London. 1970. First edition. London Magazine Editions, London. 1970. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 198 pages. Dust-wrapper has sl. sunned spine with sl. staining at head and sl. wear along fold of front flap; inscription to front free end-paper.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. 1959. First edition. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. 1959. First edition thus. Hardback with dust-wrapper. Some black and white plates. Wrapper shelf worn and browned with a sunned spine, otherwise a clean copy.

George Routledge and Co., London. 1852. George Routledge and Co., London. 1852. Hardbacks. Four volumes in full dark tan calf, raised bands to spine with rich gilt decoration to compartments and gilt type. All edges and end-papers marbled. Extremities sl. rubbed with some minor superficial peeling of calf. 1852 inscription to fly-leaf each vol.

John Macqueen, London. 1897. First edition. John Macqueen, London. 1897. Hardback, NO DW. Light blue cloth with gilt type to spine and type and illus. in gilt and black to upper board. Portrait frontis. + illustrations. Spine lightly sunned and boards very slightly worn. Endpapers browned o/w contents overall are clean and sound.

Wm. H. Allen & Co. London. 1864. W. H. Allen. 1864. First edition. In two volumes. Bound in half marron morocco gilt, worn and rubbed, lacks small portion of leather to head of spine of vol. I. All page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Portrait frontis. to both vols. Prelims foxed, ownership inscription otherwise contents clean and sound.

Cornell University Press. 1966. Cornell University Press. Ithaca. 1966. First edition. Hardbback with DW. A good clean copy in a slightly worn wrapper with spotting to front cover.

Vente et al. Paris 1818, 1824, 1825, 1814. Vente, etc. Paris. 1818, 1824, 1825, 1814. Four early 19th century French plays bound in one volume. First editions. half tan calf, upper board loose, lacks spine. Contents foxed but generally clean and sound.

Samuel French, London. 1966. First edition for acting. Samuel French, London. 1966. Paperback. 34 pages. Sl. discolouration to margins of cover; small sticker mark to foot of title-page.

Crown Publishers, New York. 1957. Fourth printing. Crown Publishers, New York. 1957. Hardback. Red cloth, black type to spine. xxviii + 756 pages.

Methuen, London. 1988. First edition thus. Methuen, London. 1988. Paperback. 115 pages. Clean and sound.

Samuel French, London. 1962. First edition. Samuel French, London. 1962. Paperback. 84 pages. Sl. shelf-wear and discolouration.

Samuel French. New York. 1929. Samuel French. 1929. Revised and rewritten acting edition. Stapled paperback, lacks spine, rear cover and friont cover is detached and lacks large parts of margins. Illustrated. Presentation copy from the copy, recipient unknown - possibly William Fairchild as this is from his library. "I have a feeling you will write a much better play… Read more about this item

Calder & Boyars, London. 1971. First edition UK. Calder & Boyars, London. 1971. Hardback with DW. Dust-wrapper rubbed. Slim 8vo. Endpapers very slightly browned o/w contents clean and sound. Wrapper is a little rubbed at extremities and very slightly sunned to spine.

Samuel French. London. 1960. Samuel French. 1960. Three copies in paperback, all acting or production copies, heavily annotated and one has sketch of stage layout to inside front cover. Two have the ownership slip of his theatrical agent, later his wife, Robin Dalton. Covers very worn and soiled. This play was produced at The Aldwych Theatre in 1959 and… Read more about this item

Faber & Faber, London. 1966. First edition. Faber & Faber, London. 1966. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 62 pages. Sl. wear to top edge of dust-wrapper.

Jonathan Cape, London. 1966. Reprint. Jonathan Cape, London. 1966. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 79 pages. V. sl. wear and discolouration to dust-wrapper.

Samuel French, London. 1978. First edition UK. Samuel French, London. 1978. Paperback. 60 pages. Slim 8vo. Some light creasing and sunning to covers o/w contents clean.

Faber & Faber. London. 2004. Faber. 2004. First edition. Hardback in DW. Illustrated. Presentation copy from Blakemore to Robin Dalton, "To dearest wonderful Robin. 'Hello! I must be going!' Over 50 years of wonderful dinners! With love and thanks for so many things, apart from food. Mike." A very clean copy in wrapper that is very worn to top… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus. London. 1964. Chatto & Windus. 1964. First edition. Hardback in DW. Edges of pages foxed otherwise a remarkably clean and fresh copy in wrapper that is foxed internally and to rear panel and rear flap.

Belin et Brunet, La Veuve Duchesne, Martinet. Paris. 1784, 1785, 1807 and 1780. Belin et Brunet, La Veuve Duchesne et Martinet. 1784, 1785, 1807 and 1880. Four individual plays, all first editions, bound together in one volume without original paper covers. Coriolan: title page, xix, [i], engr. head and tail-pieces, 62 pages plus [1] page with publishing details. Le… Read more about this item