Drama

First edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author; 8vo (21 x 14.5 cm); presentation inscription in pen to front free endpaper recto, photo-illustrated title; publisher's cloth, light fading to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket with slight rubbing and minor creasing to head and tail, light rubbing to lower panel, overall a near-fine copy.

First edition of the Prefaces; 8vo (23.5 x 16.5 cm); bookplate to front pastedown of both vols, The Prefaces with minor spotting to half-title and woodcut title-page, otherwise internally clean; green half morocco and cloth board by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, covers ruled in gilt, gilt spine with raised bands, all edges gilt, spine slightly discoloured, the Prefaces with chip to spine head (2 cm), minor scuffing and covers with areas of colour loss; viii, 1404; viii, 802pp.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's purple cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt (but the imprint in blind) purple topstain, with the dust jacket, some mottling to the cloth, topstain a touch faded, very good in the tanned and rubbed and spotted dust jacket with a piece missing at the head of the spine panel.

First Calder edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's purple boards, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket, very lightly toned on the verso and with a couple of trivial scuffs; a superb copy, uncommon thus.

First trade edition, first printing (only preceded by the private edition of just 35 numbered copies); small 8vo; somewhat browned internally as always with the papier courant issue; original wrappers printed in blue and black, in the very early, if not original glassine, very light vertical crease to backstip but an absolutely stunning copy and rare thus; contained in a custom-made, blue cloth drop-down box.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the photographic dust jacket; a near-fine copy in the somewhat rubbed dust jacket.

First edition in English, first impression; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the photographic dust jacket, a near-fine copy in the little sunned dust jacket, with a small internal stain at the foot of the spine panel.

First edition; 8vo; publisher's boards, dust-jacket slightly chipped at head of spine and with a few short tears, tape repairs to verso, internally a clean, crisp copy.

First edition; 8vo; fine; publisher's black cloth boards, printed dust-jacket, dust soiled, small are of Tippex cover-up to upper margin of back panel, otherwise very good.

First edition, first printing; 8vo; original red cloth, titles to spine in gilt, dust-jacket not price clipped, neat ownership signature to front free endpaper, a very good copy.