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Christopher Fry - A Sleep of Prisoners & the Dark Is Light Enough

Title: A Sleep of Prisoners & the Dark Is Light Enough
Description: London, New York and Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1951-54. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of two first editions of Christopher Fry's celebrated plays, each complete with a Ronald Searle illustrated dust wrapper. 'A Sleep of Prisoners' follows four English prisoners of war who are locked overnight inside a bombed out cathedral; much of the play concerns the dreams had by the four.'The Dark is Light Enough' is set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and is a tragicomedy.Both are first editions, with smart dust wrappers; 'The Dark is Light Enough' is unclipped.Written by playwright and poet Christopher Fry, a popular playwright of the 1940s and 1950s best known for 'The Lady's Not for Burning&apos.With excellent dust wrappers designed and illustrated by Ronald Searle. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with dust wrappers; 'A Sleep of Prisoners' has a clipped dust wrapper, whilst the wrapper for 'The Dark is Light Enough' is unclipped. Externally very smart, with just some slight wear to the spines. Dust wrappers are sunned to the spine, with a little wear to the head, tail and extremities. Ownership stamp to the front endpaper of 'The Dark is Light Enough&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Ronald Searle. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: Christopher Fry Plays The dark is Light Enough A Sleep of Prisoners Plays Ronald Searle

Price: GBP 95.00 = appr. US$ 135.66 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 792R59

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