Plays from Charles Agvent
New Arrivals
THE ORESTEIA
by AESCHYLUS
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some rubbing and sunning
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 188.26
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some rubbing and sunning. Michael Ayrton. Tall quarto (10" x 13") bound in a brown natural finish cloth, backed in crimson cowhide leather. Includes Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed by A. Colish. Translated from the Greek by… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 188.26
ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST
by HELLMAN, Lillian
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- Used - Light soiling to the covers with some edgewear. Near Fine and rather scarce
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- First Edition
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- [1947]
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 1,283.62
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New York: Hart Stenographic Bureau, [1947]. First Edition. Hardcover. Light soiling to the covers with some edgewear. Near Fine and rather scarce. Quarto (9" x 11-1/2") in rust-colored leatherette wraps bound with two brads, the title printed on the front cover and publisher's information in the upper left corner. A mimeographed typescript of the prequel to her 1939… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,283.62
HERAKLES. A Play in Verse
by MacLEISH, Archibald
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- Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 128.43
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED "For J & Lee/with love" and SIGNED "Archie/Lenox, October 14, 1967" by the poet on the half-title page.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 128.43
HERAKLES. A Play in Verse
by MacLEISH, Archibald
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and clamshell box
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- First Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 171.15
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and clamshell box. INSCRIBED "For Jerry Moody" and SIGNED "Archibald MacLeish/August, 1979" by the poet on the half-title page. Housed in a cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.15
PANIC. A Play in Verse
by MacLEISH, Archibald
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- Used - Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 85.58
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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good dustwrapper. SIGNED by the poet on the half-title page.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 85.58
THE FALL OF THE CITY. A Verse Play for Radio
by MacLEISH, Archibald
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Lovely copy
- Edition
- First British Edition
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- (1937)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 77.09
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London: Boriswood, (1937). First British Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Lovely copy. Foreword by the author.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 77.09
HOUSE OF FLOWERS
by CAPOTE, Truman & ARLEN, Harold
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and difficult to find in this condition
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- First Edition
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- (1968)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 599.02
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New York: Random House, (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and difficult to find in this condition. A lovely copy of this musical collaboration first produced in 1954 but not published until its Off-Broadway revival in 1968. Probably Capote's scarcest book.
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SGD 599.02
OUR TOWN
by WILDER, Thornton
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- Used - Just a touch of sunning to the spine; slight foxing to the fore-edge of the bulked text which is slightly cocked; owner name on
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1938)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 3,423.00
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New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. Just a touch of sunning to the spine; slight foxing to the fore-edge of the bulked text which is slightly cocked; owner name on verso of front endpaper. Near Fine in a just about Fine dustwrapper. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 3,423.00
THE FAMILY REUNION. A PLAY
by ELIOT, T. S
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- Used - Owner name in ink on front endpaper which is a little foxed. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1950)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 1,283.62
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London: Faber and Faber Limited, (1950). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name in ink on front endpaper which is a little foxed. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. Sixth Impression, but INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the poet on the title page where Eliot has crossed out his printed name: "Inscribed for/Mrs. Ann Cooper/by T. S. Eliot/4. ii. 64."
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SGD 1,283.62
THE ORESTEIA
by AESCHYLUS
- Condition
- Used - Some wear to the spine tips and along the spine edges. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 85.58
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Some wear to the spine tips and along the spine edges. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase. Michael Ayrton. Tall quarto (10" x 13") bound in a brown natural finish cloth, backed in crimson cowhide leather. Includes Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed by… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 85.58
POINT OF NO RETURN
by OSBORN, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Slight bump to upper front corner. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1952)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 42.86
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New York: Random House, (1952). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight bump to upper front corner. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper . Based on the Novel by John P. Marquand.
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SGD 42.86
THE TWIN PLAYS: PORT-AU-PRINCE & ADAMS COUNTY ILLINOIS
by MAC LOW, Jackson
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 42.86
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New York: A Great Bear Pamphlet (Something Else Press), 1966. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Printed green wraps. The second book by this American poet, performance artist, composer, playwright, and early affiliate of the Fluxus movement.
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SGD 42.86
THE BIRDS
by ARISTOPHANES
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- Used - Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a Fine chemise and lightly soiled slipcase
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 102.69
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a Fine chemise and lightly soiled slipcase. Marian Parry. Quarto (7-7/8" x 11") bound in classic parchment with decorations in ochre and blue with a polished black calf spine; 72 double-folded pages. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Dudley Fitts.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 102.69
THE BIRDS
by ARISTOPHANES
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- Used - Small adhesive remnant from removed bookplate on front pastedown. About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 111.32
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Small adhesive remnant from removed bookplate on front pastedown. About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase. Marian Parry. Quarto (7-7/8" x 11") bound in classic parchment with decorations in ochre and blue with a polished black calf spine; 72 double-folded pages. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Dudley… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 111.32
A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 59.97
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(New York): Dramatists Play Service, Inc, 1958. First Edition. wraps. Fine. Printed blue wraps. Crandell A24.I.a. The First Separate Printing, originally published in ESQUIRE magazine.
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SGD 59.97
A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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- Used - Small owner blindstamp to top of front free endpaper. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1980)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 42.86
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(New York): New Directions, (1980). First Edition. Hardcover. Small owner blindstamp to top of front free endpaper. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Crandell A47.I.a. One of 2006 hardbound copies.
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SGD 42.86
NOT ABOUT NIGHTINGALES
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Published
- (1998)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 25.74
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(New York): New Directions, (1998). hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A paperback original, this is the Book Club hardcover publication. Edited with an introduction by Allean Hale. Foreword by Vanessa Redgrave.
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SGD 25.74
FUGITIVE KIND
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (2001)
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 17.12
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(New York): New Directions, (2001). First Edition. softcover. Fine. Pictorial wraps. A paperback original, not published in hardcover. Edited with an introduction by Allean Hale.
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SGD 17.12
STAIRS TO THE ROOF. A PRAYER FOR THE WILD OF HEART THAT ARE KEPT IN CAGES
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (2000)
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 17.12
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(New York): New Directions, (2000). First Edition. softcover. Fine. Pictorial wraps. A paperback original, not published in hardcover. Edited with an introduction by Allean Hale.
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SGD 17.12
SPRING STORM
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1999)
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 17.12
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(New York): New Directions, (1999). First Edition. softcover. Fine. Pictorial wraps. A paperback original, not published in hardcover. Edited with an introduction by Dan Isaac.
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SGD 17.12
