Drama from Cornish Books

London, New York & Toronto: Geoffrey Cumberledge / Oxford University Press, 1948. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Introduction by Anne Ridler. 4 Plays: Seed of Adam; The Death of Good Fortune; The House by the Stable; Grab and Grace. Main text 95 p.pages. 7 1/2" tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffep. A few… Read more about this item

London: Constable and Company Limited, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrated title page. Text arranged in Double Columns. Black cloth cover with bright gilt lettering on spine. 812 Pages, 10 1/4" Tall. Weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. No inscriptions.

London: Methuen, 1967. Paperback. Near Very Good. Imaginative approach, revealing Design and Significance. 8" Tall, 343 Pages, 330g. No inscriptions. Spine creased.

"An extremely fresh Edition of Shakespeare." Original Documents re-examined and Stage Directions reconsidered. Many original features. The Complete Oxford Shakespeare brings us closer to Shakespeare's Plays as they were first acted than has ever before been possible." 1274 p.pages, 1.6 kilos, 9 1/2" tall. No inscriptions. Weight 1.6 kilos so shipping Outside UK will be extra.

London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1919. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Green cloth cover with Blind Stamped Decorative border to front and back and Central Gilt Decoration to front. Gilr Lettering & border decoration to spine. Frontis has an engraved portrait of Shakespeare. 1264 Pages, 750g, 7 1/2" Tall. Very slight edge wear. Previous owner's… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1921. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good. 3 Plays: The Queen : God Bless Her!; His Favourite Flower; The Comforter. Ivory paper-covered Boards with Black Lettering on front & spine. 86 pages, 160g, 7 3/4" Tall. Spine tanned and a little light soiling to cover. No inscriptions except old penciled price. Size: 12mo - over… Read more about this item

London: Constable and Company Limited, 1934. First Edition. Half-Leather. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Rebound in Red/Brown Half-Leather Binding with Red cloth covered boards and large Leather Corners. Bright Gilt lettering on Red cloth ground on front. 812 Pages, 10 1/2" Tall. Weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Pencil marginal marks, some pencil underlinings and… Read more about this item

London: Odhams Press Ltd, 1938. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Fair. Red cloth cover with Blind embossed vignette portrait of Shaw on the front and at bottom of spine. Bright gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges Red. 839 Pages, 9 3/4" Tall, 1.2 Kilos. Jacket has 2/3 of the spine missing. No inscriptions. Penciled anatomical drawing on rear… Read more about this item

London: Selfridge & Co. Full-Leather. Very Good +. Introduction by St John Irvine, 1923: Biographical Introduction, Shakespeare & Bacon by Sir Henry Irving. Frontis is a full page B&W Portrait of Shakespeare. Black leather binding with bright gilt Heraldic device on front and bright gilt lettering to spine. Top Page Edges Gilt. Marbled endpapers. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo… Read more about this item

London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co. Half-Leather. Very Good. From the "Imperial Poets" series. Illustrated with Sepia Plates protected by tissue Guards. Frontispiece has a portrait of Shakespeare from the Chandos picture. Protected by tissue guard. Undated Edition, very late 19th or very early 20th C. Handsome contemporary Dark Red Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1928. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Edited with a Glossary by W. J. Craig. Contemporary Black Full-Leather Binding "SHAKESPEARE" in bright Gilt Lettering on front. Gilt Title and Foliate Motifs to spine. Frontis illustrated with B&S Portrait Photo of a statue of Shakespeare. Text arranged in double colkumns. Faint spots of foxing to frontis and… Read more about this item

London: Odhams Press Ltd, 1934. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Text arranged in Double Columns. Red Cloth covers with Blind Embossed Portrait of Bernard Shaw on front & spine. Gilt Title on spine. 1219 Pages. 9 3/4" Tall. Slight fading to cloth and a few nicks with a little fraying at spine ends. No inscriptions. Pages in nice,… Read more about this item

Westminster, London/Philadelphia: Archibald Constable & Co/B. Lippincott, 1902. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Title Page beautifully Illustrated in Colour and protected with Tissue Guard. 1 Book contains the 2 Comedies. Illustrated with 2 Colour Plates protected by Tissue Guards. Top Page Edges Gilt. Other Edges untrimmed. Red cloth cover with profuse Gilt decoration & lettering to spine.… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1962. Paperback. Near Very Good. Brilliant Play about suffering in Wartime.Set in the 17th Century. Translated by Eric Bentley. 81 Pages, 130g, 8" Tall. Slight edge wear to cover. No inscriptions. Very light crease to top corner and a small score on front. Binding tight, pages clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Oxford University Press, 1961. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Historical Play, covering most of Henry II's Reign, including his conflict with Thomas Becket. Black cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 99 Pages, 220g, 7 1/2" Tall. Gift inscription on endpaper dated 1961. Jacket not clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Samuel French Limited, 1963. Card Covers. Near Good. Dramatized from Jane Austen's Novel. 127 Pages + Plans of sets. Some pencil notes and underlining, Biro underlining and doodling on first 2 pages and cover, Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Constable and Company Limited, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. The First volume contains all the Plays written by George Bernard Shaw. 1131 Pages. Published in 1931. The Second Volume contains the Prefaces. 1131 Pages. Published in 1934. Text arranged in Double Columns. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering to fronts and spines. The Plays… Read more about this item

Marburgh / London / New York: Elwert, N. G. / Nutt, David / Lemke & Buechner, 1906. Half Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Attractive Maroon Half Cloth binding with Marbled Paper covered boards and Cloth corners. Gilt title to spine. Endpapers age darkened. Text pages in nice clean condition except for a few pencil marks. 177 Pages, 260g,… Read more about this item

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1949. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good. From the Standard Edition of the Works of Bernard Shaw. Red cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. 8" Tall. Previous owner's name lightly stamped on ffep. Spine tanned. A few small closed tears to jacket and a very small piece of it missing at very top of… Read more about this item

Ruskin House, Museum Street, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1924. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good/No Jacket. 6 Plays; The Shadow of the Glen; Rides to the Sea; The Wall of the Saints; The Tinker's Wedding; The Playboy of the Western World; Deirdre of the Sorrows. Buff cloth spine with original Paper Title Label, Grey paper covered boards. Page… Read more about this item