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TIME AND THE CONWAYS.

Priestley, J. B. (intro. and notes by E. R. Wood), · 1973 · A Book for all Reasons

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Heinemann Educational Books, London, 1973, 6th imp., [xv], 92pp, decorated coloured lettered boards, Hereford Plays series including stage setting and dramatic instructions, no dustwrapper, fine,

QUALITY STREET.

Barrie, Sir James, · 1938 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1938, 27th, 192pp incl. 13pp in text line drawings by Hugh Thomson, olive cloth lettered in black and blind stamped bds., sl. cocked, lightly rubbed to extrems., top edges of bds. a little sunned, top cnr. front free endpaper sl. thinned where pric…

THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON.

Barrie, J. M., · 1939 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1939, 27th, (2nd in this form), 224pp incl. 12pp in text line drawings by Hugh Thomson, olive cloth lettered in black and blind stamped bds., lightly rubbed at extrems., faint xox marks to cloth, fore-edge and endpapers, dustwrapper: price clipped…

SHALL WE JOIN THE LADIES? and Other One-Act Plays.

Barrie, J. M., · 0 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND, 128pp incl. 6pp in text line drawings by Isobel and John Morton-Sale, olive cloth lettered in black at spine, bds blind stamped, sl. cocked, lightly bumped and rubbed at extrems., single fox mark fore-edge, small (4mm) hole in eps. at upper hin…

THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING.

Fry, Christopher, · 1951 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press, London, April 1951, 2nd edition, 5th imp., 97pp, dark green cloth gilt, lightly rubbed at extrems., spine ends a little sunned, some pencil annotations in text, dustwrapper: well rubbed with several large chips (internally repaired…

THE GREAT SHIP and RABELAIS REPLIES - Two conversations.

Linklater, Eric, · 1944 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Macmillan, London, 1944, 1st edn., 65pp, ivory cloth lettered in red at spine and upper board, col'd lettered dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., snag and small chip at spine, very good in a good plus dust…

THE RAFT and SOCRATES ASKS WHY - Two conversations.

Linklater, Eric, · 1942 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Macmillan, London, 1942, 1st edn., 121ppcream cloth lettered in red at spine and upper board, col'd lettered dustwrapper, a little bumped at tail of spine, 2 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., light soilin…

THE CORNERSTONES - A conversation in Elysium.

Linklater, Eric, · 1942 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Macmillan, London, 1942, 3rd imp., 85pp. ii ads., cream paper covered bds. lettered in red at spine and upper board, col'd lettered dustwrapper, sl. cocked, lacks front free endpaper, 2 line ink inscr. on half title, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., sl. loss to spine ends and c…

CRISIS IN HEAVEN - An Elysian comedy.

Linklater, Eric, · 1944 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Macmillan, London, 1944, 1st edn., 103pp, cream cloth lettered in blue at spine and upper board, sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems., 3 line ink inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss to spine ends ands cnrs., very good in a good d…

MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL.

Eliot, T. S., · 1945 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Faber and Faber, London, 1945, reprint, 88pp, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, lower edge uncut, col'd lettered dustwrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, top edge dusty, nick in top edge front free endpaper, both endpapers faintly foxed, dustwrapper: well rubbed and chipped, la…

THE LINDEN TREE.

Priestley, J. B., · 1948 · A Book for all Reasons

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1948, 1st edn., 91pp, red cloth lettered in silver at spine, remains of ragged dustwrapper loosely inserted, play, lightly rubbed and bumped at extrems., several light spots on cloth, faint fox marks to edges, eps. lightly browned, dustwrapper: a…

TIME AND THE CONWAYS.

Priestley, J. B., · 1971 · A Book for all Reasons

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Samuel French, London, ND (circa 1971), acting edition, paperback, 84pp, paper wrappers, play, ownership label inside upper wrapper, stain on title from publisher's label on verso, light stain lower wrapper over price, very good plus,

Death of a Salesman

Miller, Arthur · 1949 · Phoenix Books (Joanne's Used Books)

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Viking Limited. Death of a Salesman lst. Arthur Miller - Book Club Edition Viking, 1949, 2nd printing before publication with W. Hardback in good condition with fair DJ. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is tight, slight tanning of pages due to age. Owners name and 1949 inside…

Turn of the Screw

Henry James · 1949 · Phoenix Books (Joanne's Used Books)

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Heritage Press, 1949. Limited. Cloth. Mariette Lydis. This is a illustrated edition of Turn of the Screw. James wrote this tale taking his inspiration from an off the cuff remark made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, when James was attending a dinner. The Turn of the Screw is th…

Jenny Villiers A Story of the Theatre.

Priestley, J B · 1947 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Heinemann, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: M Elaine Hancock. First edition, first printing. 190pp, blue cloth covered boards. Illustrated dustjacket with loss to the edges. B + w illustrations by Miss M Elaine Hancock. Internally clean. 'A story of the theatre'.... Very G…

The Dark Is Light Enough.

Fry, Christopher · 1954 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

Oxford, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: Ronald Searle. 103pp, including one page of music, blue boards, priceclipped dustjacket illustrated by Ronald Searle. Internally clean... Fine /Very Good.

The Children's Shakespeare.

Mee, Arthur (ed) · 0 · Hessay Books

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,582)

Hodder and Stoughton, Hard Cover, 532 pp, green cloth boards. Illustrated form famous paintings. Original owner's name to flyleaf, spots of foxing to foredge. Shakespeare's plays, in his own words but arranged for young people.. Very Good /No Jacket.

York Notes on William Shakespeare Hamlet.

Todd, Loreto · 1983 · Hessay Books

£1.50 (€1.80 | $1.98 | ¥316)

Longman, 1983. Soft Cover, 128pp, softback covers. Original owner's initials to inner cover, a couple of passages marked to the Introduction, otherwise clean. Summaries, notes and revision help for students... Good.

Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Shakespeare, William and Smith, Evelyn · 1926 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Thomas Nelson, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover, Part of the Teaching of English Series. Edited by Evelyn Smith. 160pp, blue cloth covered boards. Frontispiece illustration. School ownership stamp to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. The text of the play, with Notes, Helps…

Later Comedies The Merchant of Venice As You Like It The Taming of the Shrew All's Well That Ends Well The Comedy of Errors Twelfth Night The Winter's Tale.

Shakespeare, William · 1930 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Nelson, 1111. Hard Cover, Probably 1930s. 5173pp, Dustjacket with wear to ends of spine. Internally clean. 7 complete plays. Vol II in the series The Works of William Shakespeare... Very Good /Very Good.