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The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonnesse, Thomas Hardy. 1923. First edition, signed presentation copy from the author to Daisy Kennedy Drinkwater with ink inscription: “Thomas Hardy on the day of its performance November: 1923” on fly-leaf and half-title and signed “Daisy Drinkwater”, also small photograph of Thomas Hardy and Daisy Kennedy Drinkwater taken by John Drinkwater in the garden at Max Gate and inscribed by Daisy.

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonnesse,
Thomas Hardy. 1923.

First edition, signed presentation copy from the author to Daisy Kennedy Drinkwater with ink inscription: “Thomas Hardy on the day of its performance November: 1923” on fly-leaf and half-title and signed “Daisy Drinkwater”, also small photograph of Thomas Hardy and Daisy Kennedy Drinkwater taken by John Drinkwater in the garden at Max Gate and inscribed by Daisy.

#Thomas Hardy  #Tragedy  #Drama  
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10 months ago on July 17, 2012 at 11:13am
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En attendant Godot Samuel Becket. Paris, 1962. First edition, browning to margins, original printed wrappers, light creasing to spine, very light browning to head, but overall a very good copy, 8vo, Paris, 1952. __________________________________________________ ESTRAGON: Nous sommes heureux. (Silence.) Qu’est-ce que nous faisons maintenant, maintenant que nous sommes heureux? VLADIMIR: Attendre Godot. (Estragon gémissements. Silence.) Les choses ont changé ici depuis hier. _________________________________________________________ ESTRAGON: We are happy. (Silence.) What do we do now, now that we are happy? VLADIMIR: Wait for Godot. (Estragon groans. Silence.) Things have changed here since yesterday.

En attendant Godot
Samuel Becket. Paris, 1962.

First edition, browning to margins, original printed wrappers, light creasing to spine, very light browning to head, but overall a very good copy, 8vo, Paris, 1952.

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ESTRAGON:
Nous sommes heureux. (Silence.) Qu’est-ce que nous faisons maintenant, maintenant que nous sommes heureux?
VLADIMIR:
Attendre Godot. (Estragon gémissements. Silence.) Les choses ont changé ici depuis hier. _________________________________________________________
ESTRAGON:
We are happy. (Silence.) What do we do now, now that we are happy?
VLADIMIR:
Wait for Godot. (Estragon groans. Silence.) Things have changed here since yesterday.

#Drama  #Godot  #Samuel Becket  #French Language  
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11 months ago on June 12, 2012 at 12:37pm
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EURIPIDESTragoediae octodecim [in Greek] Basel, J. Hervagium, 1537 2 parts in one vol., some light dampstaining (mostly towards margins), ink annotations and notes to approximately 20 leaves, early inscription in Greek (dated 1541) and two further ownership inscriptions (“Ja. Hales”, and “Rob. Lambe, Joh. Coll., Cant, 1729/30”) on title, modern crushed morocco [Wing E1031], 8vo,

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Tragoediae octodecim [in Greek] Basel, J. Hervagium, 1537

2 parts in one vol., some light dampstaining (mostly towards margins), ink annotations and notes to approximately 20 leaves, early inscription in Greek (dated 1541) and two further ownership inscriptions (“Ja. Hales”, and “Rob. Lambe, Joh. Coll., Cant, 1729/30”) on title, modern crushed morocco [Wing E1031], 8vo,

#Euripides  #Drama  #16th Century  
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1 year ago on January 28, 2012 at 01:19pm
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Peer Gynt Henrik Ibsen. Copenhagen, Gyldendalske Boghandle, 1867. First Edition. First edition of Ibsen’s celebrated and ground-breaking dramatic work, very rare in the original binding. Copies of the first edition were issued in both cloth and paper wrappers. One of 1,250 copies, original blue cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine, publisher’s device in blind on lower cover, borders in blind on covers, glazed white endpapers, gilt edges. Peer Gynt was first performed in Christiania (now Oslo) on 24 February 1876, with incidental music by the composer Edvard Grieg. It was published in a German translation in 1881, in English in 1892, and in French in 1896.

Peer Gynt Henrik Ibsen. Copenhagen, Gyldendalske Boghandle, 1867. First Edition.

First edition of Ibsen’s celebrated and ground-breaking dramatic work, very rare in the original binding. Copies of the first edition were issued in both cloth and paper wrappers. One of 1,250 copies, original blue cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine, publisher’s device in blind on lower cover, borders in blind on covers, glazed white endpapers, gilt edges.

Peer Gynt was first performed in Christiania (now Oslo) on 24 February 1876, with incidental music by the composer Edvard Grieg. It was published in a German translation in 1881, in English in 1892, and in French in 1896.

#Henrik Ibsen  #19th Century  #Drama  
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2 years ago on October 12, 2010 at 11:29am
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