Collected Plays. Four Volumes. London: Macmillan, 1952-58. Uniform Set. Red cloth boards in publisher’s dust jackets with wrap around titled bands to each. A fine bright set.

A sharp set of the definitive collected edition of O’Casey’s dramatic works, issued individually over a six-year period. The first volume gather the celebrated Dublin Trilogy – The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars—along with other early works that cemented his reputation as the leading voice of Irish working-class life. The later volumes showcase his experimental turn towards expressionism and social allegory, including plays such as Cock-a-Doodle Dandy and The Bishop’s Bonfire.

Together, this collection traces the full arc of O’Casey’s career, from gritty naturalism to poetic symbolism, all marked by his distinctive fusion of tragic pathos and irreverent comedy.