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A collection of four books relating to John Millington Synge
comprising Howe, P. P.,’ J. M. Synge’, with a frontispiece portrait
of Synge by John Butler Yeats, FIRST EDITION, Mitchell Kennerley
New York 1912, dedicated to Maire O’Neill (Nora, Cathleen,
Molly, Pegeen and Deirdre), blue buckram with gilt lettering and
device; Bourgeois, Maurice.,’ J.M. Synge and the Irish Theatre’,
FIRST EDITION, Constable London 1913, with frontispiece of
Synge with facsimile signature, immaculate copy in perfect d/w
and with Synge photos, Jack B. yeats drawing etc.; Greene, Nich-
olas (ed.).,’J.M. Synge: Travelling in Ireland, Essays 1898-1908’,
FIRST EDITION, Lilliput Press Dublin 2009, in d/w unclipped,
mint; and Skelton, Robin., ‘The Writings of J. M. Synge’, FIRST
EDITION, Bubs Merrill Company Indianapolis and New York
1971. (4)
€ 150 - 250
‘The Playboy of the Western World’, FIRST EDITION,
Maunsel Dublin 1907, with frontispiece portrait of J.M.
Synge by J.B. Yeats. Inserted is flyer ‘The Abbey Row’, not
edited by W.B. Yeats, Post Free 3d -a humorous account
in prose and verse of the disturbance at the Abbey The-
atre during the performance of ‘The Playboy’, illustrated
with five pages of caricatures. Maunsel & Co Ltd 26
Middle Abbey Street, Dublin’; together with ‘The Tinkers
Wedding’, FIRST EDITION, Maunsel Dublin 1907. (2)
€ 250 - 350
A collection of five FIRST EDITION books relating to John Milling-
ton Synge comprising Skelton, Robin., ‘J.M. Synge and His World’,
Thames and Hudson 1971, in unclipped d/w; Toibin, Colm (ed.).,
‘Synge Celebration’, Carysfort Press 2005, in wrappers; Greene,
David. and Edward M. Stephens., ‘J.M. Synge 1871-1909’; Cork-
ery, Daniel., ‘Synge and Anglo-Irish Literature’; Kiely, David M..,
‘John Millington Synge: A biography’. (5)
€ 120 - 160