Plays from Clearwater Books

Faber, London, 2020. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) - the casebound edition. 8vo. 105pp. Brown boards lettered in gold at the spine. A fine copy in fine non-price-clipped dust wrapper. A superb copy of Stoppard's Laurence Olivier Award-winning play, most uncommon in this casebound format (it was issued simultaneously in paperback and hardback format, the latter… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1963. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Small 8vo. 94pp. Black cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A trace of very light toning to the margins of the free endpapers. A virtually fine copy in fair dust wrapper, non-price-clipped but somewhat chafed, toned and soiled with several tiny slivers of… Read more about this item

Elkin Mathews, 'Vigo Cabinet' series, London, 1905. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Small 8vo. 63pp. Lettered card wrappers, lightly toned and with some creasing to the yapped edges. A two-inch slit to the base of the natural fold of the front wrapper, and the half-title really quite tender. Paperstock lightly toned. A good, bright copy… Read more about this item

William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 116pp. Green cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A speckling of very light spotting to the top edge. Contemporary former owner name and date neatly inked to the front pastedown (obscured by the wrapper flap). A very good copy in price-clipped, and lightly… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, London, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition (first printing), issued two years after the US edition. 8vo. 119pp. Black boards lettered in gold at the spine. A small area of staining to the head of the pastedowns. A virtually fine copy in virtually fine non-price-clipped dust wrapper, with a small area of corresponding marking… Read more about this item

Andre Deutsch Ltd., London, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 95pp. Green cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny trace of soiling to the top edge, else a fine copy in fine non-price-clipped dust wrapper. Shaffer's delightful satirical comedy, written specifically for Dame Maggie Smith, who played the lead role in… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, London, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). This copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 103pp. Blue cloth lettered in silver at the spine. Cloth lightly marked and spotted in places, and with just a hint of edge-spotting. A very good copy in soiled, nicked, and… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 86pp. Black boards lettered in gold at the spine. Photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. A bump to the base of the upper board, and a tiny scattering of spotting to the top edge. A very good copy in good non-price-clipped dust… Read more about this item

Faber, London, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. The paperback issue of the first edition, which was issued simultaneously with the casebound edition. This copy signed by the author on the title page. 8vo. xv, 88pp. Glossy card wrappers. A tiny hint of chafing to several corner tips, else a fine copy. An eleven-page introduction… Read more about this item

Faber, London, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First edition - a paperback original. 8vo. viii, 120pp. Wrappers lifting a fraction, and with a trace of marking and corner creasing. A very good copy. Interviews with, and extracts of plays by, Christopher Hampton, David Hare, Frank McGuinness, Tom Stoppard and Tony Harrison, issued to celebrate… Read more about this item

Bloodaxe Books, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). This copy signed by the author on the title page and additionally inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Trish [Montemuro] much love Tony. Christmas 1985". 8vo. 448pp + [ii] publisher's advertisements. Brown cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the… Read more about this item

The Dolmen Press, 'Dolmen Editions' series, Dublin, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Tall slim 8vo. 48pp. Grey cloth lettered in black at the spine. The title page printed in black and red. In fine state with very good non-price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly toned at the spine panel and at the margins of the… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus, London, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 216pp. Red boards lettered in gold at the spine. Former owner gift inscription inked to the front free endpaper, else a fine copy in fractionally rubbed and dust soiled non-price-clipped dust wrapper, with a single tiny sliver of triangular loss from the head of… Read more about this item

The Dolmen Press, 'Dolmen Editions' series, Dublin, 1973. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 350 copies. Tall slim 8vo. 29pp. Plain card wrappers with an integral dust wrapper (not issued in casebound format). The title page printed in black and red. A touch of light soiling and fading to the wrappers, and the price printed… Read more about this item

Duckworth & Co., London, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. vi, 90pp. Green cloth lettered in black at the spine and upper board. Some toning to the free endpapers. Very good indeed in the uncommon paper dust wrapper, which is very lightly rubbed, marked, toned and spotted. A three act play, originally performed at… Read more about this item

Duckworth & Co., London, 1915. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 84pp. Green cloth lettered in black at the spine and upper board. Some partial browning to the free endpapers. Very good indeed in the uncommon dust wrapper, which is just fractionally rubbed and marked. A three act play, originally performed at the Kingsway Theatre,… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, London, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 91pp. Black boards lettered in gold at the spine. A fine copy in lightly marked and chafed non-price-clipped dust wrapper. The author's fifth play, first preformed in a sold-out run at the Royal Court Theatre, London in November 1971 under the direction of Lindsay Anderson before… Read more about this item

Faber, London, 1982. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 32pp stapled into card wrappers (not issued in the UK in casebound format). Wrappers lightly toned, rubbed, marked and creased, and with a small area of staining to the fore edge. A nice bright copy of these three short dramatic pieces: 'A Piece of… Read more about this item

Duckworth, London, 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 129pp. Green cloth lettered in black at the spine and upper board. Edges spotted, and with just a trace of further spotting to several preliminary and concluding leaves. A very good copy in dust wrapper, with two tiny edge-nicks. A seven scene play, originally performed at… Read more about this item

Raven Arts Press, Dublin, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) - a paperback original. Slim 8vo. 61pp. Glossy card wrappers. The wrappers lifting a fraction, else in fine state. The author's second play, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in August 1988. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]..