Author: COWARD, Noel
Title: Pretty Polly and Other Stories
Description: Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. Green and blue cloth with blue spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 227pp. Near fine/very good. Touch of minor edgewear to bright jacket. Lovely and tight first edition of this short story trio (the others being "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" and "Me and the Girls") by the debonair English dramatist, writer, composer, director actor and singer whose best work epitomizes sophisticated wit and urbanity. This sharp copy bears his bold, eccentric signature in blue ink on inner flyleaf. This most unusual copy, though, bears three additional autograph additions: Each of these stories inspired a film version, and the signature of a film cast member from each -- all on fine, matching, heavy stock 4¼" X 3" cards -- is tipped to the blank leaf preceding the individual title pages of each. "Pretty Polly" inspired a British television film version, and tipped in is a large, bold signature in blue ink of LYNN REDGRAVE (1943-2010, portrays title character Polly Barlow), who dates it 24 March 1971 at upper right. "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" inspired a 1985 television film, and tipped in is a large, bold signature in blue ballpoint of MAX WALL (1908-90, portrays Mr. Godsall), who dates it 3 July 1981 at upper right. "Me and the Girls" likewise inspired a 1985 television, film, and tipped in is a large, bold signature in blue ballpoint of TOM COURTENAY (b. 1937, portrays George Banks), who dates it 28 February 1969 and below his signature inscribes it "Good wishes, / Richard." Kroch's & Brentano's "1st Edition Circle" bookmark laid in, as are Redgrave, Wall and Courtenay's original transmittal envelopes. Quite an intriguing copy. .
Keywords: British Literature
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Title: Pretty Polly and Other Stories
Description: Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. Green and blue cloth with blue spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 227pp. Near fine/very good. Touch of minor edgewear to bright jacket. Lovely and tight first edition of this short story trio (the others being "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" and "Me and the Girls") by the debonair English dramatist, writer, composer, director actor and singer whose best work epitomizes sophisticated wit and urbanity. This sharp copy bears his bold, eccentric signature in blue ink on inner flyleaf. This most unusual copy, though, bears three additional autograph additions: Each of these stories inspired a film version, and the signature of a film cast member from each -- all on fine, matching, heavy stock 4¼" X 3" cards -- is tipped to the blank leaf preceding the individual title pages of each. "Pretty Polly" inspired a British television film version, and tipped in is a large, bold signature in blue ink of LYNN REDGRAVE (1943-2010, portrays title character Polly Barlow), who dates it 24 March 1971 at upper right. "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" inspired a 1985 television film, and tipped in is a large, bold signature in blue ballpoint of MAX WALL (1908-90, portrays Mr. Godsall), who dates it 3 July 1981 at upper right. "Me and the Girls" likewise inspired a 1985 television, film, and tipped in is a large, bold signature in blue ballpoint of TOM COURTENAY (b. 1937, portrays George Banks), who dates it 28 February 1969 and below his signature inscribes it "Good wishes, / Richard." Kroch's & Brentano's "1st Edition Circle" bookmark laid in, as are Redgrave, Wall and Courtenay's original transmittal envelopes. Quite an intriguing copy. .
Keywords: British Literature
Price: US$ 195.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 50317
- Book number: 50317
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