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Selection of Plays and Theater Books (250 Greenfield Rd., S. Deerfield, MA)
250 Greenfield Rd.
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Numerous volumes include:
William Shakespeare, “THE COMEDIES, THE HISTORIES” (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986), Leatherette Bindind, Gilt Edges, Gilt Tooling. LIST PRICE: $50.00
Johann W. Von Goethe, FAUST (New York: Heritage Press, 1959), Illustrated by Eugene Delacroix, Slipcase. LIST PRICE: $20.00
Robert Greacen, THE ART OF NOEL COWARD (Abington, England: The Hand and Flower Press, 1953), Dust Jacket; Illustrated; Includes Tipped in facsimiles of Hand Written Documents by Coward. LIST PRICE: $15.00
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, HAMILTON THE REVOLUTION (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016),
1st Edition. LIST PRICE: $10.00
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, THE RIVALS and THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (London and New York: Curwen and Heritage Press, 1950), Illustrated by Rene Ben Sisson; Slipcase. LIST PRICE: $12.00
William Shakespeare, THE TRAGEDIES (New York: Heritage Press, 1958), Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker; Slipcase. LIST PRICE: $24.00
William Shakespeare, TEN GREAT PLAYS (New York: Golden Press, 1962), Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen; Dust Jacket. LIST PRICE: $24.00
W. S. Gilbert, GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS (New York: Illustrated Editions Co., 1932), De Luxe Editions; Illustrated. LIST PRICE: $20.00
Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert, THE FIRST NIGHT, Ed. by Reginald Allen (New York: Heritage Press, 1958), Slip Case; Illustrated; With Facsimiles of Original Gilbert and Sullivan First Night Programs. LIST PRICE: $22.00
Jean-Baptiste Moliere, COMEDIES (Spain: SAPE, 1986), Leather with Gilt Tooling. LIST PRICE: $30.00
Jules LeMaitre, IMPRESSIONS DU THEATRE, Vol. 2, 4, 6, 7 and 10 (Paris: Society Francaise, 1887)., Second Series, 1/4 Red Leather, Marbleized Boards, ex-Library. LIST PRICE: $70
Also included are examples from the library of George R, M. Ewing (1909-1942). Ewing was a playwright and producer. He commissioned the famous artist Rockwell Kent to design and execute an ex-library bookplate exclusively for his personal library. The bookplate depicts a recumbent muse reading a book with a stage in the background.
Simon Gantillon, MAYA (New York: Actor-Managers, Inc., 1928). Has ex-Library bookplate made by Rockwell Kent, prepared exclusively for George R. M. Ewing. Provenance: Ewing Estate. LIST PRICE: $20.00
Ferenc Molnar, THE PLAY’S THE THING, Adapted from Hungarian by P. G. Wodehouse (New York: Brentano’s, 1927). Has ex-Library bookplate made by Rockwell Kent, prepared exclusively for George R. M. Ewing. Provenance: Ewing Estate. LIST PRICE: $75
Thomas Godfrey, THE PRINCE OF PARTHIA (Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1917), Limited Edition #228 of 550. Has ex-Library bookplate made by Rockwell Kent, prepared exclusively for George R. M. Ewing. Provenance: Ewing Estate. LIST PRICE: $45.00
Franz Werfel, PAUL AMONG THE JEWS, trans. by Paul P. Levertoff (London: A. R. Mowbray, 1928), 1st Edition. Has ex-Library bookplate made by Rockwell Kent, prepared exclusively for George R. M. Ewing. Provenance: Ewing Estate. LIST PRICE: $35.00
R. C. Sherriff, JOURNEY'S END (New York: Brentano’s, 1929), Boards Covered with Hand Made Decorated Paper. Has ex-Library bookplate made by Rockwell Kent, prepared exclusively for George R. M. Ewing. Provenance: Ewing Estate. LIST PRICE: $35.00
Dorothy Massingham and Murray MacDonald, THE LAKE (London: Rich and Convan, 1933), First Printing. Has ex-Library bookplate made by Rockwell Kent, prepared exclusively for George R. M. Ewing. Provenance: Ewing Estate. LIST PRICE: $25.00