London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1886. Hardcover. First edition of the first book of criticism by Archer (1856-1924), a prominent literary and drama critic of his day. Bound in original dark red cloth with gilt title and author to spine and front cover. Some bumping and rubbing, slight chipping to spine corners otherwise in nice condition. Front and rear hinges are somewhat cracked and there are a few loose signatures. Light foxing throughout. Includes full page illustrations of some famous actors of the time such as Henry Irving, Edward Terry, Mary Anderson, and Sarah Bernhardt. 350 pages including index. DRA/071709. Very Good. More

Boston: The Cornhill Company, (1917). Hardcover. SCARCE. Very good in brown cloth backed and beautifully illustrated black and tan paper covered boards. Gilt title to spine and black title to front board. Wear to exterior includes minor fading to spine, two very small holes to cloth at front hinge, bumping to spine ends and corners, and minor rubbing. Previous owner's book plate to front paste down. A few light spots of foxing to first and last few pages. Else is clean and bright. 73 pages. Drama. DRA01/12099. Very Good. More

Coronado Press, 1973. Hardcover. A collection of three plays. In tan buckram boards with red title to spine and front cover. A few smudges to boards, but clean overall. Gift inscription from previous owner to title page, else clean. 116 pages. Very Good. More

New Haven / London: Yale University Press and Oxford University Press, 1915. Hardcover. An Elizabethan era comedy. Elizabethan Club Reprints - from the copy in the library of the Elizabethan Club of Yale University compared with the Chatsworth copy now owned by Henry E. Huntington, Esq. Includes notes and appendices. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Cream cloth over blue paper covered boards with paper title label to spine. Minor foxing and browning to boards. Wear to edges and corners of boards. Occasional smudge marks, but clean and bright overall. Size: Thin Quarto. 90 pages. DRA/011623. Very Good. More

New York: William Taylor and Company, No Date. Paperback. SCARCE. Very good-. Front wrapper and spine are missng. Rear wrapper is present. Light edgewear to title page (which acts as front wrapper. Text is clean and bright. 82 pages. Drama. DRA1/3222. Very Good. More

Paris: Calman Levy, editeur, 1885-1887. First Edition. Dumas fils was the illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas, who later legally recognized him. He was a prolific author and playwright, with published novels and plays from 1847 to 1887. Denise was one of his later plays, published in 1885. Francillon was his last published work in 1887. Both plays are from their first year of publication. This appears to be a contemporary binding of both plays. Octavo. Marbled paper-covered boards with brown leather spine. Gilt title and raised bands to spine. Binding remains in one piece; however, it has become detached from the text block along the front hinge. Wear to edges of boards, with a few small scratches to leather on spine. Marbled endpapers with top edge gilt. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Pages of Denise are slightly browned, with minor foxing. Pages of Francillon are browned and heavily foxed. 145 pages for Denise; 153 pages for Francillon. FRELANG/082422. More

London: The Society for Theatre Research, 1967. Softcover. First Edition. A comprehensive bibliography of Craig, the multi-talented theater designer, producer, actor, and writer. Included are books by and illustrated by Craig; texts of plays he produced, periodical contributions, and play programs. In stiff yellow paper wrappers with title to spine and cover. In very good condition. 117 pages. BOB/111516. Very Good. More

Centerville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1991. Hardcover. Inscribed By Author. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Author's inscription to front free end page. Very clean interior with tight binding, though there is a stamp and crossed out number on the title page indicating that the book had once belonged to a historical society. The stamp has been crossed out with a black marker that has bled though to the dedication page. Else is in fine condition with photographic illustrations throughout. Maroon and black dust jacket with illustration that wraps around spine panel. Black title to front panel and Maroon title to spine panel of dust jacket. Very slight edgewear to dust jacket. DRAMA/071305. Near Fine / Near Fine. More

New York: Saxton, Torrey & Co., 1870. Paperback. Pale blue paper wraps, with illustration of Marie Seebach on front cover. Back cover is missing. Small holes to edges of pages, but mostly only to cover and and first 10 pages. Minor browning to pages but text remains bright. In both English and German. 52 pages. Drama. DRAMA01/110399. Very Good -. More

London: George Allen & Unwin, (1927). Hardcover. SCARCE. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Henry James. 12mo. Beige cloth backed light blue paper covered boards with black title to title labels of front board and on spine. Minor soiling to boards and minor toning to spine. Minor browning to end pages. Else is clean and bright. 93 pages. DRA/072711. Very Good. More

London: John Lane, 1900. Hardcover. First edition of this scarce book. Bound in original grey cloth with title, author, and decorative ornaments to front cover. Marks and a few stains to covers, bumped corners, and faded spine. Interior pages clean with sporadic foxing. 95 pages. DRA/090411. Very Good. More

Chicago: T.S. Denison & Company, 1916. Paperback. Very good in beige paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper and to spine. Beautiful illustration to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright. DRA612041. Very Good. More

[London]: The Mermaid Theatre, [1967]. Paperback. Theatre program. Benito Cereno is the third part of the trilogy "The Old Glory." It is based on a short story by Herman Melville, which was based on a true account of a slave ship. In addition to a list of the cast and crew, the program includes a biography of Lowell, an extract from "Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere" by Amasa Delano (1817), a biography of Melville, a diagram of the slave ship, a reproduction of an ad for slaves, and an article "Slavery Today" by Patrick Montgomery. Bound in black and white printed wrappers. Includes yellow insert. Unpaginated. [24 pages.] DRA/111716. Fine. More