Susannah Elders, First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slightly browned on the spine.

1st edition. Good script bound in a stiff-card wrappers, screw-bound. Boards dust-toned, bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. * Estimated year of publication. Physical description; 67 pages, 27.5 cm. Subjects; Playwriting. Plays, 20th century. David de Keyser, plays. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Good script bound in a stiff-card wrappers, screw-bound. Boards dust-toned, bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. * Estimated year of publication. Physical description; 67 pages, 27.5 cm. Subjects; Playwriting. Plays, 20th century. David de Keyser, plays. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1934-50, First and Reprint Editions. Mostly published by Constable, the first 2 plays in Vol V with Samuel French as publisher and with The Forrigan Reel without a title page. Half red leather with gilt titles to twin green labels, a set which has been bound for the previous owner (Richard Kayne) with his initials in gilt to the front bottom leather quarter. Stamped Henry Sotheran to the reverse of the front end paper. 18 Plays by James Bridie bound in five volumes. Vol I three vols in one, sporadic marginalia throughout [1949, 1949, 1934 (1st)]. Vol II two vols in one [1950, 1950]. Vol III five vols in one [1949 (1st), 1950 (1st), 1938 (1st), 1932, 1950 (1st published in separate form). Vol IV five vols in one [1950 (1st), 1938 (1st), 1938 (1st), 1948 (1st), 1934 (1st). Vol V three vols in one [not dated; not dated; 1947. Pagination: Vol I xv, [5], 65, [5], 82, [8], 69, [5], 17pp.; xiii, [6], 105, iv, 98, vi, 96.; xi, [1], 301pp. Vol II [iv], 78, 76, 64, 58, 22, 44 [2]pp; viii, 98, [8], 82, [6], 61, [11], 73, [5], 19pp. Vol III 90pp; [vi], 72pp; vi, 97pp; xi, [1], 81pp; 82pp. Vol IV [vi], 84pp; vii, [i], 72pp; v, [i], 81pp; 79pp; viii, 95pp. Vol V 85pp; [vi], 78pp; xii, 212pp. Provenance: initials in gilt to the bottom corner of each volume, bookplate for Richard Kayne to all vols. Approximately 7 ½ inches (19cm) tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition red leather spines with gilt decoration to the spine compartments, gilt titles to twin green labels, scratched, rubbed and worn, especially to the top and base. Joints very good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners very good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards very good condition gilt initials to the bottom quarter, red half calf with red cloth boards, scratched, worn and marked. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others tanned. Binding very good condition attractive. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition bookplate to the front, marbled paper. End papers good condition marbled paper, minor foxing and tanning to subsequent end papers. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned, marginalia in ink to Vol I (biro). See photos.