SYNGE, J.M. The Dramatic Works of John Millington Synge. [IN SUPERB BINDING BY ROOT ]

Portrait frontispiece. Dublin & London: Maunsel and Co. 1915. Octavo. pp. 377. Handsomely bound in full period tree calf by Root. Spines in compartments with ornate floral gilt tooling, two contrasting red and green morocco labels, triple gilt fillets to the boards, board edges and turn-ins gilt; splash-marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Ownership inscription on the blank endpaper dated 1916. A superb copy.
Edmund John Millington Synge (1871-1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. He founded the Abbey Theatre in Dublin with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory