UK Interest Books

Following the end of World War II, in a period of austerity and rationing, the Edinburgh Festival aimed to bring people together via the Arts. From...

A sumptuous, full colour, volume featuring more than 300 operas. Includes history, production details, key characters and scenes, and sample scores...

A smart copy of this sammelband bringing together 5 uncommon mid-18th Century printings of Shakespeare's works.  SOLD Comprises: A History of King ...

The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...

A very smart set of 3 George Bernard Shaw works, all uniformly rebound in stylish modern cloth bindings. Comprising: Cashel Byron's Profession, Rev...

A handsome set of books by Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist, dramatist and essayist. The books have been professionally rebound in matc...

A substantial volume of the works of the English playwright and poet Ben Jonson (1572-1637), with a biography of his life. The Works of Ben Jonson;...

An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of television, the first of which dates to just 1933, the year after the first UK tel...

The first novel by English playwright and author, Nell Dunn, born 1936. She previously came to prominence with her collection of short stories set ...

Mary Robinson (1757-1800) was a celebrity beauty of her day, known as an actress, writer, poet, and as the mistress of George IV, whilst he was Pri...

A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with a colour prin...

A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with a silhouette ...

A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with and Egyptian ...

The first of the Shakspere Quarto Facsimiles produced on behalf of F.J. Furnivall, Founder and Director the New Shakspere Society by Mr. W. Griggs....

Two anthologies compiled from the pocket literature broadsheets distributed to military serviceman in 1915, in the early days of The Great War. The...

Collection of 6 Works by Charles Lamb,. All with an Introduction and Notes by Alfred Ainger, 1908-1914. Comprises;  Mrs. Leicester's School and Oth...

A scarce 18th Century Scottish publication of Shakespeare's work. Despite being only one volume, it is now rather uncommon to come across any copie...

Totally unused Vintage Accounts Ledger Book, Large size 34.8cm. Found in exceptional fine condition - just a few faint cover scuffs which can be ca...

Vintage Accounts Ledger Books, A Group of 3 Ledgers with Brass Brahma Patent Locks. A nice group of 3 uncommon accounts books. SOLD All three books...

Totally unused Vintage Accounts Ledger Book, Large size 33.5cm. Found in exceptional condition - at least near fine, with just a few minor marks to...

Vintage Accounts Ledger Book, Large size 33.5cm. Incomplete - this vintage ledger has the first 74 pages removed from the book, with the remaining ...

Vintage Accounts Ledger / Cash  Book, Medium size 24cm. Largely Unused. SOLD A good hardback with burgundy leather spine and corners, with navy rip...

The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. With Biographical Introduction and an Essay on Shake...

The Table-Talk and Bon-Mots of Samuel Foote. (With an Introductory Memoir.) Edited by the Late William Cooke. Illustrated. Samuel Foote was born in...

Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...

The House of Memories, and Other Writings in Prose and Verse. By Robert Murray, J.P. A miscellany of the author's writings, with a Scottish slant. ...

A History Maker, by Alasdair Gray. A wonderful work by Alasdair Gray, probably the most important contributor to Scottish art and literature in mod...

Poor Things; Episodes From the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer. By Alasdair Gray, although his own credit r...

The Day of Glory; A Play in Three Acts, by H.E. Bates. A play about the impact of war on three generations of the same family. Some characters in t...

The Library; The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society, 10 Issues from the Seventh Series, including: Volume 17: No. 4, December 2016; Volume...

The Works of William Shakspere; Imperial edition. Edited by Charles Knight, With Illustrations on Steel, 4 Volumes. RESERVED Published by Virtue &a...

The Bee and Other Essays by Oliver Goldsmith, Together with the Life of Nash. Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press. Printed in Ox...

Maalesh; A Theatrical Tour in the Middle East, by Jean Cocteau. Translated by Mary C. Hoeck. Signed by the Publisher. Published by Peter Owen Limit...

Mad Shelley, A Dramatic Life in Five Acts, by Elma Dangerfield.  Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British h...

The Tragedies of Aeschylus, Translated by R. Potter. A New Edition. Printed for J. Walker; T. Payne; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; R.Leas; J. Nunn et a...

Collection of 12 Tauchnitz Editions of his Plays, by Bernard Shaw. The set comprises: Cashel Byron's Profession, Copyright Edition, 1914, Vol. 4468...

Everybody's Political, What's What?, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Please ...

The Political Madhouse in America and Nearer Home; A Lecture, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by Geo...

The Common Sense of Municipal Trading, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Pleas...

Translations and Tomfooleries, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Please see ot...

The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, by George Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by Ge...

The New Statesman; Special War Supplement; Common Sense About the War, by Bernard Shaw. Vol. IV. No. 84. Saturday, November 14, 1914. Additional Pa...

The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printed by ...

The Beauties of Shakespeare (The Beauties of Shakspeare), by The Rev. William Dodd, LL.D. with portrait and Steel Illustrations. SOLD Published by ...

The Early Stuart Masque; Dance, Costume, and Music, by Barbara Ravelhofer. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021),...

The Gilbert & Sullivan Book, by Leslie Baily. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. Published by Cassell & Company Ltd, London,...

The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, edited by Thomas Keightley. SOLD Published by Bell and Daldy, London, 1865. An uncommon edition. Printe...

The Plays of Bernard Shaw, Boxed Set, 1927. 12 Volumes, boxed presentation set. SOLD Published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1927. Re...