| British Library: | 11778.h.26 |
| Curwen Press: | J15 |
| British Library: | 11778.h.26 |
| Curwen Press: | J15 |
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JOHN M. SYNGE [lines 2 and 3 in red] THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS WITH TEN ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR BY JOHN KEATING, R.H.A. LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN LTD. MUSEUM STREET, W.C.
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[A]6 B-H8; inserts follow [A]1 C4 D6 E4, E6 and E8, F8 G2, G5 and H4.
[10] 3-112 [+4].
Royal 4o: 11¼" × 8¾", top edge trimmed and dark green, white laid, Ellerslie, inserts of loaded paper and tissue paper; 14(+3)pt. Baskerville; colour halftone illustrations on loaded leaves, with captions printed in brown on the tissue protecting each plate; casing, spine black glazed cloth, gold-blocked: ‘THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD SYNGE [then at foot] GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD.’, boards in green paper, upper cover printed: ‘[within 24pt. border of flowers] THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD’
Curwen copy lacks casing.
29/Nov/1927
IMDb NPG ODNB
Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 5/Fen/2008