Plays
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T. S. Eliot
Published by Faber & Faber in 1950.
First Edition
The Cocktail Party: A Comedy. T. S. Eliot. London: Faber & Faber, 1950. First Edition. Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere Bath. Red calf, (more...)$800.00
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William Shakespeare
Published by Oxford University Press in 1963.
Bound by Hatchards. Edited with a glossary by W. J. Craig. Three-quarter red morocco with red buckram boards, gilt ruled, banded (more...)$200.00
![[Sangorski and Sutcliffe] The Complete Works of William Shakespeare](https://owlcreekbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ocb12987_1-600x600.jpg)
William Shakespeare
Published by Oxford University Press in 1957.
Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, for Wakefield-Young Books. Edited with a glossary by W. J. Craig. Three-quarter green morocco with marbled (more...)$200.00
Leonard Spigelgass
Published by Random House in 1959.
First Edition
Signed by Author, Signed & Inscribed by Author
A Majority of One: A Comedy. By Leonard Spigelgass. Published in 1959 by Random House, New York. First Edition. Signed and (more...)$45.00
Robert Frost
Published by Harbor Press in 1929.
Signed Limited Edition
Signed by Author
Signed by Frost. Limited to 485 copies, of which this is numbered 254. Ex libris bookplate James Strohn Copley. James Strohn (more...)$350.00
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1948.
First Edition
Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. A musical play. Dust jacket unclipped. Light blue boards. Top edge stained red (more...)$195.00
Edward Albee
Published by Atheneum, New York, in 1969.
Signed & Inscribed by Author
Dust Jacket: Dust jacket, Dust jacket clipped
Signed and inscribed by Albee at half-title. Two inter-related plays by Edward Albee. Published by Atheneum, New York, in 1969. Original (more...)$175.00
Irwin Shaw
Published by Random House in 1936.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
Signed and inscribed by Irwin Shaw at front free endpaper to Jerry (or Jenny) Sackheim. A one-act anti-war play. Dust jacket (more...)$350.00
Joe Masteroff
Published by Random House in 1967.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
First Edition (“First Printing” stated at copyright page). Dust jacket unclipped, original price present “$4.50”. Book by Joe Masteroff. Music by (more...)$125.00
Anton Chekhov
Published by Sbornik T-va Znaniye in 1904
First Edition
The Cherry Orchard. By Anton Chekhov. St. Petersburg: Znanie, 1904 by Sbornik T-va Znaniye, First Publication. First appearance in printed publication of (more...)$4,900.00
Arthur Miller
Published by Viking in 1949.
First Edition
Signed by Author
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
Death of a Salesman. By Arthur Miller. Signed by Miller at half-title. New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First edition. Orange (more...)$1,500.00
Sinclair Lewis and Sidney Howard
First Thus
Written by Sinclair Lewis. Dramatized by Sidney Howard. With comments by Lewis and Howard on the art of dramatization. Dust jacket (more...)$125.00
Anton Chekhov
Published by The Franklin Library in 1976.
Limited Edition
Eight Plays by Anton Chekhov. Translated by Elisaveta Fen. Published in 1976 by The Franklin Library. A Limited Edition. Blue leather, (more...)$59.00
S. N. Behrman; Joshua Logan
Published by Random House in 1955.
First Edition
A musical play based on Marcel Pagnol’s trilogy. Music and lyrics by Harold Rome. Dust jacket unclipped, original price present “$2.75” (more...)$50.00
Jerome Weidman; George Abbott
Published by Random House in 1960.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
A musical about Fiorello La Guardia. Jacket design by Meyer Wagman, illustration by Fay Gage. Dust jacket unclipped, subtle rubbing. Two-toned (more...)$150.00
Eugene O'Neill
Published by The Franklin Library in 1978.
Limited Edition
Four Plays. Written by Eugene O’Neill. Illustrated by Jerry Cosgrove. Published in 1978 by The Franklin Library. A Limited Edition. Green (more...)$59.00
Gertrude Stein
Published by Random House, New York in 1934.
First Edition
Signed by Author
Dust Jacket: Dust jacket unclipped
Four Saints in Three Acts. Written by Gertrude Stein. First printing (stated). Published by Random House, New York, in 1934. Signed (more...)$649.00
Jerome Weidman
Published by Random House in 1962.
First Thus
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
First Edition (thus) of the play, adapted from the previously published novel. A musical play. Jacket code front flap “8/62” and (more...)$100.00
James Merrill
Published by Sea Cliff Press in 1986.
Signed Limited Edition
Signed by Author
Signed Limited Edition, limited to 220 copies. Lim. #72/220. Signed by Merrill at limitation. Tannish grey buckram with illustrated centerpiece laid (more...)$100.00
Samuel Johnson
Published by R. Dodsley; M. Cooper in 1754.
Second Edition
Second Edition. Bound in 19th century three-quarter brown morocco with marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Rubbed and worn. Block tanned. (more...)$375.00
A. A. Milne
Published by Chatto and Windus in 1930.
Signed Limited
Signed by Author
Signed limited edition, signed by A. A. Milne on the limitation page. One of 260 numbered copies, this being copy no. (more...)$500.00
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
First Edition
A musical play based on “Green Grow the Lilacs.” Jacket has been cut as if for a scrapbook, only center portion (more...)$175.00
Betty Comden; Adolph Green
Published by Drama Book Specialists in 1981.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
The published libretto for the musical. Book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music by Cy Coleman. Based on (more...)$175.00
Alan Jay Lerner
Published by Coward McCann, Inc. in 1951.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Trimmed, not price clipped
The published libretto for the musical. Jacket trimmed but not price clipped, original price present “$2.75”. Very minor chipping at corners, (more...)$75.00
Tom Stoppard
Published by Faber & Faber in 1967.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. By Tom Stoppard. London: Faber & Faber, 1967. First edition. Dust jacket unclipped. Very Good, with (more...)$2,800.00
Henrik Ibsen
Published by The Franklin Library in 1977.
Limited Edition
Six Plays. Written by Henrik Ibsen. Translated by Eva Le Gallienne. Published in 1977 by The Franklin Library. A Limited Edition. (more...)$59.00
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
First Edition
A musical play adapted from James A. Michener’s “Tales of the South Pacific.” Lacking jacket. First Edition. Photos by John Swope. (more...)$45.00
Thornton Wilder
Published by Coward McCann in 1928.
First Edition
Signed by Author
Signed by Thornton Wilder at limitation page. First Edition. Limited to 775 copies, of which this is numbered 429. This edition (more...)$175.00
William Inge
Published by Random House, NY in 1958.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
Written by William Inge. With an introduction by Tennessee Williams. First edition, first printing, stated. Dust jacket unclipped, chipping at edges, (more...)$130.00
T. S. Eliot
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York in 1939.
First American Edition
Dust Jacket: Dust jacket trimmed, not price clipped
The Family Reunion. Written by T. S. Eliot. First American Edition (stated). Published in 1939 by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New (more...)$175.00
Tom Jones
Published by Drama Book Shop in 1967.
Second Printing
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
A musical based on “Les Romanesques” by Edmond Rostand. Book and lyrics by Tom Jones. Music by Harvey Schmidt. Second Printing. (more...)$25.00
Jean Anouilh and Lillian Hellman
Published by Random House, NY in 1956.
First Edition
Signed by Author
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
Signed by Lillian Hellman at title page. Written by Jean Anouilh, adapted by Lillian Hellman. First printing, stated. Dust jacket unclipped, (more...)$375.00
Thornton Wilder
Published by Harper and Brothers in 1939.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Trimmed, not price clipped
A farce in four acts, a precursor to “The Matchmaker.” Dust jacket trimmed but not price clipped, original price present “$2.00” (more...)$350.00
Meredith Willson
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1958.
Dust Jacket: Present
Book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson. Story by Meredith Wilson and Franklin Lacey. Shadow offset from previously laid in newsprint (more...)$300.00
George Abbott and Richard Bissell
Published by Random House in 1954.
Book Club Edition
Dust Jacket: Present
A published play script/musical libretto. Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, (more...)$15.00
Tennessee Williams
Published by New Directions in 1951.
First Edition
Dust Jacket: Present, Unclipped
First edition, stated. Dust jacket unclipped, some chipping at edges, previous tape repairs at top edge and corners, faded. Book is (more...)$400.00