Ten Plays: Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Stepmother: A Play in One Act, Wurzel-Flummery: A Comedy in One Act, The Romantic Age: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Artist: A Duologue, The Camberley Triangle: A Comedy in One Act, To Have the Honour: A Comedy in Three Acts, The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair, The Boy Comes Home: A Comedy in One Act, Ariadne, or Business First: A Comedy in Three Acts.

MILNE, A.A.

$5,500.00

Item Number: 145304

London and New York: Samuel French, 1921-1926.

Collection of ten of A.A. Milne’s plays, each signed my him, including several first editions. Octavo, original wrappers, the collection includes: First French’s Acting edition of ‘Mr. Pim Passes By: A Comedy in Three Acts’ (London: Samuel French, 1921, illustrated with a photograph and floor plan of the set design and an electric floor plan for the play); First French’s Acting edition of No. 2604 ‘The Stepmother: A Play in One Act’ (London: Samuel French, 1921); ‘Wurzel-Flummery: A Comedy in One Act’ (London: Samuel French, 1922); First French’s Acting edition No. 1013 of ‘The Romantic Age: A Comedy in Three Acts’ (London: Samuel French, 1922, illustrated with three black and white plates of set designs and actor Arthur Wontner in costume); First French’s Acting edition of No. 854 ‘The Artist: A Duologue’ (London: Samuel French, 1923); French’s Acting edition of No. 1288 ‘The Camberley Triangle: A Comedy in One Act’ (London: Samuel French, 1925); First French’s Acting edition of No. 422 ‘To Have the Honour: A Comedy in Three Acts’ (London, Samuel French, 1925, illustrated with a black and white plate of the set design); First French’s edition of No. 2639 ‘The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair’ (London: Samuel French, 1926); First French’s Acting edition of ‘The Boy Comes Home: A Comedy in One Act’ (London: Samuel French, 1926); First French’s Acting edition of No. 2037 ‘Ariadne, or Business First: A Comedy in Three Acts’ (London: Samuel French, 1926, illustrated with a photograph and a floor plan of the set design); All signed by A.A. Milne on the title page. Each volume is in very good to near fine condition. An exceptional collection.

“Although Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide and granted Milne everlasting fame” (Silvey, 461). During the early part of his literary career, Milne produced eighteen plays and four stories for film, many of which met with high praise and which are selected by literary scholars as being culturally and historically important.