From The Estate Of Bill Owen (1914-1999) - Theatre Plays - a...

Hammer

£180

From The Estate Of Bill Owen (1914-1999) - Theatre Plays - a collection of Owen's personally used and owned play script books, comprising:

- Party For Jeremy by Bill Owen - published by Samuel French, first edition 1960 - profusely annotated by Owen in pencil, appearing to possibly be a final proof draft or similar (many alterations made in Owen's hand)

- The Ragged School by Bill Owen - published 1969 and given to Tom Owen, dedicated to the title page 'To you Both, love Dad'. 

- Seven Plays Of The Sea by Eugene O'Neill, named to Bill Owen to the fly leaf and containing two A4 pages in Owen's hand of stage notes / lines from a production in which he appeared.

- The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill 1976 paperback, containing a note 'Dear Bill, I hope you like 'The General'.

- The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan pub. Samuel French 1949, named to Tom Owen to the cover and containing some annotations within

- Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge. 1950 First Printing, with Owen's address in his hand written to the fly leaf

- Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw - Penguin Plays 1978 paperback, annotated by Owen to several pages

- Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, pub. Penguin Plays 1966 - profusely annotated by Owen throughout.

A unique collection of working play scripts from Bill Owen's estate.