DRAMA from Chilton Books

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1945.. 2nd impression. A fantastical religious play that explores themes of Christian faith, spirituality, apostasy, and salvation. Pp.115,owner's name to front free endpaper. Green cloth, dustwrapper tanned. VG/G+.

Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2011.. As Ann Loades makes cl+ear in her extremely informative introduction, Dorothy L. Sayers' plays arguably the place where she did her best theological work." Pp.212. Paperback. VG.

London: The Mothers Union, nd. (1960s).. A short play written for The Mothers Union. Synopsis: "A Coloured family come to live in a block of luxury flats, thereby upsetting some of the other tenants. One in particular is determined to drive them out. However, she meets with some unexpected resistance." Pp.16. Purple stiff card cover. VG.

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1971.. 1st edition. "In a provocative interpretation of the greatest play in the English language, Professor Fisch shows how the idea of a covenant is inherent in the imagery and design of the play. In tthe tradition of a Hellenic tragedy, Hamlet is swept toward an inevitable doom, t… Read more about this item

London: Davis-Poynter, 1975.. 1st edition. Ex-library. Shubik "details the background and experiences of all the writers who have contributed to the BBC 'Play for Today' series, raising such questions as how they first came into the medium and how they sold their first plays, as well as examining the style and content of their work. She discusses the intellectual,… Read more about this item

London: Published for Theatre World (Practical Press Ltd.) by Lewes Press, January - December 1942.. 12 magazines bound together. Plain brown buckram binding. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper: "Lydia Donovan, Flat 2, 16, Lawn Road, Hamstead London". An exellent collection of pictures and adverts for 1942.

London: Published for Theatre World (Practical Press Ltd.) by Lewes Press, January - December 1949.. 12 magazines bound together. Plain brown buckram binding. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper: "Lydia Donovan, Flat 2, 16, Lawn Road, Hamstead London". An exellent collection of pictures and adverts for 1949. Small sellotape repair to Dec 1949. With the original note requesting… Read more about this item

London: Published for Theatre World (Practical Press Ltd.) by Lewes Press, January - December 1948.. 12 magazines bound together. Plain brown buckram binding. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper: "Lydia Donovan, Flat 2, 16, Lawn Road, Hamstead London". An exellent collection of pictures and adverts for 1948.

London: Published for Theatre World (Practical Press Ltd.) by Lewes Press, January - December 1944.. 12 magazines bound together. Plain brown buckram binding. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper: "Lydia Donovan, Flat 2, 16, Lawn Road, Hamstead London". An exellent collection of pictures and adverts for 1944.

London: Samuel French Limited, 1958.. French's Acting Edition. Pp.89, frontispiece photograph by Angus McBean. Stiff card covers, slightly rubbed, crease to rear top corner. G+.

London: Michael Joseph Limited, 26 Bloomsbury Street, 1945 .. First edition with signature of Sybil Thorndike. [2pp.]pp.5 --28 . Original brown cloth with gilt title to front board. Slip of paper taped to the verso of the front board: "To Peter Marshall, Good wishes for xmas from Sybil Thorndike". Clean text throughout. VG.

London: Super Repro By The Photo Repro Co., 1945 .. Original black & white photograph. 5.75" x 4.25" (14.7cm x 11.0cm) . Dedication and signature in blue ink: "To Peter Marshall With every good wish Christmas 1945 - 'Hotspur' Signature: "L Olivier". Rear of photo with ink stamp: "Super Repro By: The Photo Repro Co,, Photo House,… Read more about this item

South Brunswick and New York: A.S.Barnes and Company, 1972.. Revised edition with introduction by Pete Seeger. "Joe Hill was shot by the State of Utah on November 19, 1915. He had been found guilty on the charge of murder. Yet no connection was ever made between Joe Hill and the murder of which he was convicted. The adherents of… Read more about this item

London: Victor Gollancz,1946.. 11th impression. Written for broadcasting and presented by the BBC Dec.1941 - Oct.1942, and produced by Val Geilgud. Pp.343, occasional minor spotting + some creasing to lower corners, owner's notation to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, dustwrapper with darkening to spine and chipping to edges. G+/G+.

London ; Edinburgh : Issued for subscribers by T. C. & E. C. Jack 1909. A very good original binding. 11.5" x 8.75" x 0.25". pp.6/[16pp.]. With facsimile of original title page: "A mery play betwene the pardoner and the frere / the curate and neybour Pratte." [Colophon: Imprynted by Wyllyam Rastell the.v. day of Apryll / the yere… Read more about this item

Pasadena: Published by the author, 1925.. 1st edition. "The central figure of this play is the writer of short stories known to all the world as O.henry. His name was William Sydney Porter; "Bill" Porter to his intimates in the Ohio State Penitentiary, where, beginning at the age of thirty-six, he served a sentence of three years and three… Read more about this item

London: Griffith Farran Okeden and Welsh, 1891.. New edition, revised. A Play. 18cms x 12.5cms. Pp.xxxii/116,minor toning to endpapers,cracking to inner hinge at pages .xxxii/1 but holding. Green cloth slightly rubbed, red titles to front and spine. Good.

London: Macmillan and Co.Limited, 1923.. 3rd impression. A New Version of an Old Story, Arranged as a Play for Mummers. In One Act, Requiring No Theatre or Scenery. 21cms x 16cms. Pp.78, 2 line drawing illustrated plates by the author, date notation to front free endpaper. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, gilt… Read more about this item

London: Lorrimer Publishing, 1986.. Classic Film Scripts series. Pp.xiv/65, 32 black & white photos. Paperback. VG.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1960.. First in this edition. "Combining the elements of the dance, miming, music, and chants, Noh plays may be described as lyrico-dramatic tone-poems, in which thetext has a function somewhat similar to that of the libretto in a Wagner or a Debussy opera...." 26cms x 18.5cms. Pp.xvi/193, occasional black & white… Read more about this item