Search Results: Drama from Nigel Sustins Books

London: John Murray, 1865. Maroon cloth with bevelled edges, gilt title and emblem, boards are stained and worn, spine has tears and cracks without loss, edges dusty (some pages uncut), strain to stitching but binding secure, ink inscription to front free endpoaper, internally generally good: black and white illustrations.. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable.

UK: William Orr, 1855. Three solidly-bound volumes in red cloth which is worn and stained in places, all spines discoloured, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, spine of vol. 1 has a 1.5 inch tear to the cloth, inexpertly repaired, dust and soiling to edges, flourishing ink signatures to the yellow-sided prelim of each volume (Charles B Jago or Iago!?), vol. 1 has an ink inscription to verso of frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare, and shows through at the front; delightful plates by Kenny Meadows, some dated 1845, must have been originally published separately before being bound in, and all have a rounded waterstain to top or bottom margin, and are browned to the edges; many equally delightful black and white illustrations in the text; pages generally in good plus condition, with some browning, particularly those opposite the plates which have offset marginal discolouring; text in double-columns. Heavy items which will require extra postage/insurance.. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Kenny Meadows… Read More

London: Privately Printed, 1925. Privately printed in 1925 by T Werner Laurie for subscribers only, No. 168 of a signed and numbered limited edition of 275 copies. Covers are worn and soiled, dust to (rough-trimmed) edges, internally predominantly good; dust-wrapper is stained and browned, rubbed and chipped to the edges, repaired to the verso with brown tape.. Signed by Author. Limited. Hardcover. Good/Poor.

London: G Balne Date c. 1830, four bound volumes of 'The London Stage', in fair condition only, but memorable for having belonged to Georgiana, Duchess of Bedford, each volume bearing her signature to the front board; brown boards with green spine strip and (rubbed) title label, covers split and detaching on all volumes, but still just about holding, with wear/fraying to spine ends and corners, edges browned and dusty; armorial plate affixed to each front pastedown, with the date 1853 and another signature (not that of the Duchess), frontispiece of theatrical portraits in each volume; text generally good (some pencil underlining and annotation). Extra postage outside Europe.. Hardcover. Acceptable.

UK: Eyre Methuen, 1979 First edition, a paperback original, of Orton's screenplay for a Beatles film that was never made, introduction by John Lahr; slight rubbing to the card covers, and some marks to the edges, but predominantly very good. Previous owner's name and date to first page.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

UK: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1932. Nine short plays, inscribed and signed by Laurence Housman (brother of 'A.E.'), and dated 1942 to front free endpaper. Good used condition, wear/rubbing to covers, browning to spine, dust to edges, internally very good; no dust-wrapper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.