GIELGUD, John. Early Stages. London: Macmillan. 1939. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s green cloth lettered in black and gilt to the spine, in the striking dust jacket. Numerous photographic plates. This copy signed without dedication by the author to title page. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and square. Light foxing to the textblock edges, and very sporadic singular spots within, usually fine, with contemporary ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, of Eileen Crowe who corresponded with Gielgud and other members of the Terry family. The dust jacket unclipped (12s 6d net), gently nicked at corners and spine tips, a few light spots to the flaps and lighter marks elsewhere. A sharp example.
The legendary actor’s first autobiography charting his rise ‘from toy theatre days in the nursery to his present established position’, having just completed runs of Richard II, The School for Scandal, Three Sisters, and The Merchant of Venice before directing and starring in Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. This first volume of autobiography also draws upon his remarkable family background—the theatrical dynasty of the Terrys, giving detailed insight into their lives. Uncommon signed.
GIELGUD, John. Early Stages. London: Macmillan. 1939. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s green cloth lettered in black and gilt to the spine, in the striking dust jacket. Numerous photographic plates. This copy signed without dedication by the author to title page. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and square. Light foxing to the textblock edges, and very sporadic singular spots within, usually fine, with contemporary ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, of Eileen Crowe who corresponded with Gielgud and other members of the Terry family. The dust jacket unclipped (12s 6d net), gently nicked at corners and spine tips, a few light spots to the flaps and lighter marks elsewhere. A sharp example.
The legendary actor’s first autobiography charting his rise ‘from toy theatre days in the nursery to his present established position’, having just completed runs of Richard II, The School for Scandal, Three Sisters, and The Merchant of Venice before directing and starring in Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. This first volume of autobiography also draws upon his remarkable family background—the theatrical dynasty of the Terrys, giving detailed insight into their lives. Uncommon signed.
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