Author: J. M. Barrie
Title: The Plays of J.M. Barrie Quality Street
Description: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1918. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of one of his most popular plays, 'Quality Street', here inscribed by Barrie to an actress, Irenie Russell. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Irenie Russell, from J.M.B. Christmas 1918&apos. Irenie Russell was one an actress who appeared in Barrie's plays.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Quality Street' is a comical play by J. M. Barrie. The play follows two sisters, Phoebe and Susan, as they start a school for 'genteel children', trying to get the attention of an old suitor who went away to war.The play was written before Barrie's famous 'Peter Pan', and it opened on Broadway in 1901, with the cast including Seymour Hicks, Ellaline Terriss, Marion Terry, and Irene Rooke.J. M. Barrie is best known for his work 'Peter Pan&apos. His other works, including this play, were popular, but often overshadowed by the success of 'Peter Pan&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. A little fading to the head of the spine and boards. Inscribed by author to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper is edgeworn with some small closed tears and chips, with loss to the head of the wraps. Some marks and discolouration to the wraps, Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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