Quality Street
de J. M. Barrie
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 164.88EUR 148.39
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6.5". Hugh Thomson. A colourfully illustrated edition of J. M. Barrie's comical play, signed by Barrie to the half-title. Signed by J. M. Barrie to the half-title.The trade edition.Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, seventeen tipped-in colour plates, and monochrome illustrations. Collated, complete.'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'. His other works, including this play, were popular, but often overshadowed by the success of 'Peter Pan'.Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Thomson was an Irish illustrator, who did pen-and-ink illustrations for editions of works by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is discoloured and lightly rubbed. Small marks to the rear board. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some scattered spots. Author's inscription to the half-title is rubbed. Tissue guard to the frontispiece is detaching. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 862P36
- Título
- Quality Street
- Autor
- J. M. Barrie
- Ilustrador
- Hugh Thomson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1913
- Tamaño
- 8" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- Quality Street j m barrie hugh thomson play j m barrie comedy
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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- The heel of the spine.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...