Search Results: Drama from Parker's Rare Books

New York: Harper, 1929. stated 1st. HB. Green boards with green cloth spine, paste on title on spine. 8vo., 100pp. "A Dramatic History in a Prologue Seven Scenes and an Epilogue". Slight edge wear, fading of spine. Moisture stain bottom edges of covers, not affecting interior. Book condition Good+.

London: John Bell, 1791. later. HB. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as Performed at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-Lane, and Covent Garden. Printed for the Proprietors, under the Direction of John Bell, British Library, Strand. Half leather with marbled boards, 16 mo., 97 pp. Bound with "The Mourning Bride", by Mr. Congreve, printed by John Bell, 1791, x, 96 pp., "The Ambitious StepMother", by Nicholas Rowe, printed by George Cawthorn, 1795, 116 pp, and "The Fair Penitent" by Nicholas Rowe, printed by John Bell, 1791, 86 pp. Each of the 4 dramas have separate title page and end papers, and are paginated separately. Book contains 8 full page illustrations from the plays. End paper before The Fair Penitent has a list of what appears to be characters of the play, and the actors names that are to play them, dated 1824, otherwise no marks in book. Covers show some edge wear, backstrip missing. Two owners book plates at front of book. Book condition Good-.

New York: Horace Liveright, No Date. HB. Two volumes in one. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 480pp. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show minor edge wear, gilt on spine faded. Light chipping top of spine. Book condition VG-.

Toronto: Oxford, 1961. HB. Yellow, blue and white paper covered boards, black lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 104 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. In plain glassine dust jacket that shows chipping top rear panel. Book condition VG+ in VG- DJ.

River Falls, Wi: University of Wisconsin-River Falls Press, 1982. 1st. HB. Red cloth, white lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 135 pp. Includes text for title play, with drawings of costumes and staging. Also includes two other plays, "Piddiwack the Pompous" and "Alice", with drawings of costumes and music. Childrens drama. Covers show slight shelf wear, uneven sunning to rear cover, no marks in book, binding solid. A nice copy of an uncommon title. Book condition VG=.

New York: Grove Press, 1998. HB. Black paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 82 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. In an illustrated dust jacket that shows very minor edge wear. Book condition Near Fine in VG+ DJ.

New York: John Lane, 1911. HB. Green cloth with paste on picture of Disraeli on front cover, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 114pp., TEG. Small tear at top of spine, owner's inscription in pencil ffep. No other marks in book, binding tight. Book condition VG-.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960. hb. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, vi, 421 pp. Owner's name ffep only mark in book, binding tight. Very light soiling to covers and edges of text block. Book condition VG-.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. 1st, 1st pr. HB. Gray cloth, red lettering on spine, 8vo., 204pp. Clean, tight book in dust jacket with the slightest cover wear, no chipping or tears. Book condition VG+ in VG- DJ.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. First Edition. HB. Quarter green cloth over patterned black and white boards, paper title label on spine, 12 mo, 155 pp., top edge of text block stained blue. From the novel by O. E. Rolvaag. Drama first performed at Carlton College in Northfield, Minn. in 1928. Includes list of Carlton Players from that production at rear. Stated first edition. Frontis photograph from Act III of the Carleton performance. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very light edge wear, paper title label oxidized? In unclipped white dust jacket($2.00) with photo on front panel, that shows some soiling, chipping top of spine, two small tears (1/4"). Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

Cambridge, Mass: Edward W. Wheeler, 1900. Wraps. The Weimar Text with the English Translation by Anna Swanwick". Stiff black paper wraps, gilt lettering on front cover, 12 mo, xvi, 225 pp. Owners name ffep, underlining (pencil) in text. Binding solid. Front cover missing about 1/2" at top, chipping with 1/4" loss top and bottom of spine, 2" crack bottom front hinge. "Given in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, March 22, 1900, by the Irving Place Theatre Company...". Text in German with page opposite giving the English translation. Book condition Good+.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. hb. Aldine edition, green cloth, paper title label on spine, 8vo, 421pp. Many pages unopened, appears to have not been read. Includes plays by Marlowe, Jonson, Fletcher, Sheridan, Payne, and Browning. Some white stains on front and back cover, top edge gilt. Spine sun faded. Owner's book plate front paste-down, no marks in book, binding tight. Book condition VG-.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. 1st. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 109 pp. First printing, October 1910. owners book plates front and rear paste-downs. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers clean, gilt bright, slight fraying top and bottom of spine. Book condition VG-.

New York: Henry Holt, 1929. later. HB. Blue cloth, dark blue lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo., 260 pp. including vocabulary. Edited by Frank Otis Reed and John Brooks. Introduction in English, play in French. Minor underlining of text. Owners name ffep. Covers clean, binding solid. Book condition Good.

Paris: Delaunay, Libraire, Palais-Royal et Audin, Lib., Quai des Augustins, 1829. HB. Rebound in half brown cloth over marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 94 pp., with original brown wraps bound-in. No marks in book, binding tight. "Scenes rurales, a l'imitation des soirees de Neuilly. Accompagnees de notes et observations a l'usage de tous ceux qui s'occupent de l'organisation municipale". Scarce 19th century French drama. Book condition VG.

New York: D. Appleton, 1923. 2nd printing. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo., 183 pp. X-library in library binding, contains the usual flaws. Notation on one page of text, otherwise no marks in book, binding solid. 2nd printing. List of cast of the 1920 production includes Lois Shore and William Holden. Book condition Good.

New York: Theatre Communications Group, No Date. HB. Black paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 271 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Remainder mark bottom edge of text block, small nick top edge of rear cover. In a clean, colorful dust jacket. Book condition VG in VG DJ.

New York: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, (c. 1907). HB. Red cloth, black and white lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo, 232 pp. + 8 pp. ads at rear. Illustrated with photographs from the stage production. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show slight edge wear, spine lightly sunned. Book condition VG.

New York: Three Sirens Press, 1935. HB. Cream colored cloth, brown lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 328 pp. Woodcuts by Howard Simon. Includes The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, On the High Road, The Wedding, The Proposal, The Anniversary, The Bear and The Three Sisters. Pages uncut. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show some soiling, red mark on front cover. Book condition Good.

Evanston, Ill: Northwestern Univ. Press, 1969. Vol. XII. Wraps. The report of the modern language association conference. Green paper wraps, black lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 133 pp. plus ads at rear. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show some soiling, creased bottom corners. Book condition VG-.