John M. Synge — Works by John M. Synge

Dublin and London , Maunsel and Company, 1912. Vellum. Three uniform volumes of works by John M. Synge, with vellum spines. Three volumes of work by John M. Synge, including The Playboy of the Western World, A Comedy in Three Acts and The Aran Islands across two volumes. John M. Synge was an Irish playwright, poet, writer and collector of folklore and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival.Aran Islands is a four part collection of journal entries regarding the geography and people of the Aran Islands, based on his multiple travels through the Irish speaking people. The Playboy of the Western World is a three act play which was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1907. Vellum spines and paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the spines and boards. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper of all three volumes dated 1915. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .