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Quality Street, a Comedy in four acts
by J. M. Barrie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1901. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Hugh Thomson. The first trade edition of J. M. Barrie's comedy, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Hugh Thomson. The first trade edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with intricate pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. Ink inscription to the verso of the front free end paper, dated 1915.A beautiful edition of J. M. Barrie's comedy in four acts, adorned with colour frontispiece as well as twenty-one further colour plates by renowned illustrator Hugh Thomson. Collated, complete. This amusing play was written before the publication of 'Peter Pan,' and follows a tale of two sisters who start a school for genteel children during Napoleonic times. The play opened in New York in 1901, running for a modestly successful 64 performances. It then opened in London the year after, and ran for a very successful 459 performances. The play was then revived numerous times until World War II. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Gilt remains bright. Fading to the spine and rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the edges, affecting the occasional page. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900M5
- Title
- Quality Street, a Comedy in four acts
- Author
- J. M. Barrie
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- J. M. Barrie Plays Hugh Thomson Humour Plays
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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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