Theatre of the 20th-century. Three Volumes of Plays Signed & Inscribed by Actors.
1) George Bernard Shaw's (1856-1950) Cashel Byron's Profession.New York: Brentano's, 1904. Later edition, octavo, signed by most members of the cast of the 286th performance at The Proctor Stock Company in 1906 on the endpapers and preliminary leaves with the playbill pasted to the inside front pastedown; a few spots, occasional pencil annotations, single worm hole to block not affecting text; original navy publisher's cloth stamped in gilt, uncut; slight lean, bumped at extremities; 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.
2) Bartlett Cormack's (1898-1942) The Racket. New York: Samuel French, Ltd., 1928. First edition, octavo, inscribed multiple times to actress Aileen Pringle in ink on title and free flyleaf; some light foxing to gutter; block split at p. 70; original blue publisher's cloth stamped with silver, top edge tinted red; spine caps just pushed, front hinge cracked, lacking original dust-jacket; 7 3/8 x 5 in.
3) Sutton Vane's (1888-1963) Outward Bound. New York: Liveright Publishing Corp, [1938]. Seventeenth edition, octavo, inscribed by most members of the cast including actor Vincent Price of the 144th performance at the Playhouse Theater in New York City on the front free flyleaf, the work additionally includes a longer commemorative inscription by manager Remington Korper on the front pastedown; marginal toning throughout; original green publisher's cloth gilt stamped, uncut; some mottling concentrated at spine, head and tails caps fraying; 7 3/8 x 5 in.
Property from the Estate of Michael Feingold (1945-2022).
