Author: DU MAURIER, GEORGE
Title: Peter Ibbetson
Description: Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1963. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by George du Maurier. Publisher's full dark burgundy leather accented in 22kt gold, three raised bands on spine, printed on archival paper, a.e.g,mauve silk moire endpapers, satin ribbon marker bound in, Smythe sewn, concealed joints. Illustrated with two-tone drawings by George du Maurier, with an introduction by Daphne du Maurier. With Notes from the Archives laid in. George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) was a French-British cartoonist and author, known for his cartoons in Punch and also for his novel Trilby. He was the father of actor Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. This tale (first published in 1891) is a story of a love that transcends all obstacles relates the story of two young lovers who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their life together. In 1917, du Maurier's story was adapted into a very successful Broadway play starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Constance Collier and Laura Hope Crews. The story had also been filmed in 1921, as a silent film called Forever (1921), directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring the popular Wallace Reid. In the years that followed, a Ford Theater television Peter Ibbetson (1951) starring Richard Greene, and a Campbell Playhouse radio Peter Ibbetson (1951) directed by and starring Orson Welles were produced. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. The Collector's Library of Famous Editions Series. B&W drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiii, 344 pp. As New with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Easton Press Literature and Fiction Illustrated Books Novels, Poetry & Literature Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: Peter Ibbetson
Description: Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1963. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by George du Maurier. Publisher's full dark burgundy leather accented in 22kt gold, three raised bands on spine, printed on archival paper, a.e.g,mauve silk moire endpapers, satin ribbon marker bound in, Smythe sewn, concealed joints. Illustrated with two-tone drawings by George du Maurier, with an introduction by Daphne du Maurier. With Notes from the Archives laid in. George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) was a French-British cartoonist and author, known for his cartoons in Punch and also for his novel Trilby. He was the father of actor Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. This tale (first published in 1891) is a story of a love that transcends all obstacles relates the story of two young lovers who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their life together. In 1917, du Maurier's story was adapted into a very successful Broadway play starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Constance Collier and Laura Hope Crews. The story had also been filmed in 1921, as a silent film called Forever (1921), directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring the popular Wallace Reid. In the years that followed, a Ford Theater television Peter Ibbetson (1951) starring Richard Greene, and a Campbell Playhouse radio Peter Ibbetson (1951) directed by and starring Orson Welles were produced. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. The Collector's Library of Famous Editions Series. B&W drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiii, 344 pp. As New with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Easton Press Literature and Fiction Illustrated Books Novels, Poetry & Literature Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 45.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 16722
- Book number: 16722
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