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The peace egg: and A Christmas mumming play

EWING, Juliana Horatia · 1900 · Cotswold Internet Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

SPCK Used - Good. Good hardback Undated but c. 1887 with B&W illustrations by Gordon Browne; bound in pictorial boards with wear to edges and corners; binding repaired; spine darkened with wear at both ends and in the middle. Page edges darkened. Internally, outer pages yellow…

The purple mask [adapted from the play 'Le Chevalier au Masque']

MILN, Louise Jordan · 1915 · Cotswold Internet Books

£3.70 (€4.43 | $4.89 | ¥780)

Hodder & Stoughton Used - Good. Good hardback in purple cloth Undated, no edition stated, c. 1918. Pages a little yellowed; scattered splotchy foxing. Purple cloth faded and browned on spine; a little colour loss to edges of boards; turquoise blue lettering on front board and sp…

My first play

GREGORY (Lady) · 1930 · Cotswold Internet Books

£299.95 (€359.53 | $396.28 | ¥63,260)

Elkin Mathews & Marrot First Edition Used - Very Good. SIGNED copy VG hardback in Good dust jacket 1930 1st limited edition - no. 321 of 530 copies, signed by author on title page; tightly bound in pink boards, patterned with blue, black and white, and mauve cloth spine; title o…

The bishop's bonfire: a sad play within the tune of a polka

O'CASEY, Sean · 1955 · Cotswold Internet Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Macmillan, 1955. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket . 1955 1st edition, tightly bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped with discoloured spine and edges. Internally, endpapers yellowed. Otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Photo:ht…

The beauties of Shakespeare selected from each play: with a general index digesting them under proper heads

SHAKESPEARE, William / DODD, Willliam · 1824 · Cotswold Internet Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London John Bumpus Used - Very Good. VG hardback In full red calf, with gilt title, rules & decoration; all page edges gilt; raised bands on spine. Green watered-silk effect end papers. Owners' names (1 part-erased on title page). Text generally clean; binding tight; minor wear …

The passing of the third floor back: an idle fancy, in a prologue, a play and an epilogue

JEROME, Jerome K. · 1913 · Cotswold Internet Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Hurst and Blackett, 1913. Used - Good. Good hardback . Undated later reprint in blue cloth with pale blue lettering on front board and spine. Foxing on early pages. Binding tight. Small wrinkles on upper front board with a few tiny stains on lower front board; light wear to spin…

Ali Baba and the Thieves: an original play for children's performances

ADAMS, Marion · 1910 · Cotswold Internet Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Stead's Publishing House, 1910. Used - Good. Good paperback . Books for the Bairns, no. 166. Undated, c. 1910s. Pages yellowed. Final page of ads damaged with tear and small loss in upper portion and large loss to bottom edge. Bottom corner of first few pages a little chipped. P…

How Jack learned to play: a tale of toyland

DORMAN, Lucy M. · 1912 · Cotswold Internet Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Stead's Publishing House Used - Good. Good paperback Books for the Bairns, no. 198. Undated, c. 1912. Pages yellowed and a bit fragile with a few corners bumped. Most illustrations coloured in neatly. Pink card covers browned around edges and along very worn spine. Photo:http://…

How to play rugby football

MAINWARING, John · 1950 · Cotswold Internet Books

£7.35 (€8.81 | $9.71 | ¥1,550)

Foyle Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket 1950 1st edition with B&W illustrations, tightly bound in pictorial boards; small chips to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped; wear to edges and corners; losses to corners and spine top. Internally, yellowing to back past…

A subject of scandal and concern: a play for television

OSBORNE, John · 1961 · Cotswold Internet Books

£3.90 (€4.67 | $5.15 | ¥823)

Faber & Faber 1st edition Used - Good. Good paperback Small stain on last 2 pages & cover from rusty old pin (now safely discarded). Light wear to cover Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/orig_72948_jpg.jpg

The game of billiards and how to play it

ROBERTS, John · 1917 · Cotswold Internet Books

£7.30 (€8.75 | $9.64 | ¥1,540)

C. Arthur Pearson Used - Good. Good softcover 4th impression, in green limp cloth with red; line illustrations. Some browning to pages; spine faded & worn; front cover curling a little Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/orig_70900_jpg.jpg

An ideal husband: a play

WILDE, Oscar · 1954 · Cotswold Internet Books

£12.25 (€14.68 | $16.18 | ¥2,584)

Methuen & Co. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Reprint, 1954. Signed by Tony Britton, the actor (1924-2019) with note about involvement in 'An Ideal Husband' for BBC tv playing Viscount Goring, as director for the Chichester Festival Theatre production involving Joann…

Play country guitar

BURROWS, Terry · 1995 · Cotswold Internet Books

£4.40 (€5.27 | $5.81 | ¥928)

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG slip case 1995 1st edition with numerous colour illustrations; includes CD. A clean, tidy copy. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/orig_67464_jpg.jpg

The Mulberry Bush: a play in three acts

WILSON, Angus · 1956 · Cotswold Internet Books

£6.85 (€8.21 | $9.05 | ¥1,445)

Secker & Warburg 1st edition Used - Good. Free end papers a little browned; page fore-edge lightly foxed; binding tight; dust jacket not price-clipped, but with faded & browned spine Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/orig_60129_jpg.jpg

Twelve keys to Auction Bridge play with chapters on bidding, the pre-emptive bid, doubling, inferences, how to conduct an auction bridge tournament nad the latest Portland Club laws

PACHABO · 1922 · Cotswold Internet Books

£39.20 (€46.99 | $51.79 | ¥8,267)

George Routledge 1st edition Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) An early book on Auction Bridge. Owner's name on front free end paper, with long pencilled note on rear free end paper; end papers a little yellowed. Text clean; binding tight; shelf-wear at head & foot …

Lessons in pawn play

CUNNINGTON, E. E. · 1922 · Cotswold Internet Books

£14.70 (€17.62 | $19.42 | ¥3,100)

George Routledge Used - Good. Good hardback A little yellowing and foxing, mainly on page edges, endpapers, and title page. Front hinge cracked and repaired. Paper boards with black and red decoration and lettering on front board, black lettering on spine and rear board. Spine b…

The day of glory, a play in three acts

BATES, H. E. · 1945 · Cotswold Internet Books

£7.35 (€8.81 | $9.71 | ¥1,550)

Michael Joseph Ltd First Edition Used - Very Good. VG hardback in dustjacket Well-preserved copy; blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine; pages a little yellowed with age; dust jacket not price clipped; missing 1 inch at base of spine. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows…

Play, exploration and territory in mammals

JEWELL P. A. & LOIZOS, Caroline (eds) · 1966 · Cotswold Internet Books

£5.90 (€7.07 | $7.79 | ¥1,244)

Zoological Society of London - Academic Press Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket A bright, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket not price-clipped; faded and worn on spine with short tear near head; yellowed on rear panel with thin damp stain at top edge. Photo:ht…

Let the band play "Dixie": improvisations on a Southern signature tune

BRANSTON, Ursula · 1940 · Cotswold Internet Books

£4.90 (€5.87 | $6.47 | ¥1,033)

Harrap 1st edition Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) In blind-stamped mouse-brown cloth, with white spine lettering; B&W illustrations. Scattered foxing throughout; binding tight; light wear to spine Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/orig_52278_jpg.jpg

The miracle play in England: an account of the early religious drama

CLARKE, Sidney M. · 1897 · Cotswold Internet Books

£4.90 (€5.87 | $6.47 | ¥1,033)

William Andrews First Edition Used - Good. Good hardback Not dated, no edition stated; perhaps the first edition of 1897. Slightly foxed bookplate on front pastedown. Endpapers a little yellowed. Otherwise internally VG. Gilt lettering and burgundy decorations on front board. Sp…