Plays, Second Series

1916, including Chekhov's The Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard; The Wedding; The Bear; A Tragedian; The Anniversary; On the High Road; The Proposal

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Printing Details

First edition. Hardback, bound in the original brown cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board. 19 × 13cm, 277pp + 18pp ads.

This copy is from the library of Colin de la Mare, son of Walter, and anthologist and publisher. With his pencil signature to the front pastedown.

The second series of Chekhov's plays published by Duckworth. This copy is a review copy as it is stamped to the title page "To be published 30 November 1915". Contains The Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard; The Wedding; The Bear; A Tragedian; The Anniversary; On the High Road; and The Proposal

Condition

Good plus condition. There is light rubbing to the boards and a little tanning / spotted foxing to the pages but remaining in strong readable condition.