RATTIGAN, Terence. Flare Path. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1942. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s cream cloth lettered in blue to the spine and upper board, in the dust jacket. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and square, the contents clean and fine throughout. The dust jacket unclipped (5s net) with a few chips to the corners, some light creases and light stains to the front panel. Still, a pleasing example.
The first edition of the famous play after its success at the Apollo Theatre. Based on Rattigan’s own wartime experiences, it follows the awkward love triangle between an actress, her famous film star old flame, and her bomber pilot husband. Adapted, albeit reworked, to the screen under the name ‘The Way to the Stars’. Rare.
RATTIGAN, Terence. Flare Path. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1942. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s cream cloth lettered in blue to the spine and upper board, in the dust jacket. A very good copy, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and square, the contents clean and fine throughout. The dust jacket unclipped (5s net) with a few chips to the corners, some light creases and light stains to the front panel. Still, a pleasing example.
The first edition of the famous play after its success at the Apollo Theatre. Based on Rattigan’s own wartime experiences, it follows the awkward love triangle between an actress, her famous film star old flame, and her bomber pilot husband. Adapted, albeit reworked, to the screen under the name ‘The Way to the Stars’. Rare.
