Early Stages

London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1939. Second impression of the first edition. Second impression of the first edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, without the dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing to the extremities. The contents with light spotting to… Read more about this item

London: Falcon Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Hard Cover. Book is in Good. Text pages are clean and unmarked. Strong and sturdy binding a little weak at hinges and at page 145 started to crack but still intact and sturdy. Some bumping and wear to cover. Light cover edge chipping. Slight cover edge tanning and… Read more about this item

Hodder & Stoughton 1987 Paperback. Fair.

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1987. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 208 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is… Read more about this item

NY:: Taplinger Publishing Company,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0435183540 . First edition thus (revised). Very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket. .

Macmillan, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Edition not stated, matching dates suggesting first edition (Macmillan a little spotty in this era.) Blue cloth boards under green pictorial dust jacket, 8-5/8" tall. Minor toning to jacket, price-clipped; book has discoloration at hinges. Autobiography of the great stage actor.

New York, Taplinger Publishing Company [1974]., 1974. Revised edition. 8vo. Frontispiece portrait and numerous b/w illustrations from b/w photographs. 1 page author's foreword to the revised edition, preface. Record of performances and productions, index. Dust jacket (unclipped). 210 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 0435183540.

Macmillan, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. Reprint. 321 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. 321 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking… Read more about this item

The Falcon Press, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. New and Enlarged Edition. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1939. Advance copy of the first book edition, the articles having originally appeared in the "Woman's Journal" in a more reduced form. Illustrations that were issued in the full book are not present in the proofs. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown paper wrappers with printed label on upper cover reading "Advance Copy of Early States… Read more about this item

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The Falcon Press, London, 1948. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Cloth Boards with Dust Jacket, 8vo, 249 pages, b/w plates very good, boards have slight creasing, Dust Jacket has medium yellowing, rubbing and foxing, medium creasing, some small tears and holes, pc, page edges have yellowed, mild foxing, medium sunning to endpaper, otherwise pages… Read more about this item

Falcon Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Hardcover. There is a water mark in the corner of the fore-edge, which is just visible in the very edge of the margin. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

New York: Falcon, 1948. Very Good. New/1st. Very good. Browning, notations, cover lightly rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

San Francisco, USA: Mercury House, Incorporated, 1987 Excellent, clean, tightly bound copy. Autobiography of early life. The Lively Arts Series. 208 pages uniformly light tanning. Index. Photographs. Size: Approx 5½ " Wide - 8½ " Tall

London, The Falcon Press [1953].. First printing of the revised and enlarged edition. 8vo. 25 b/w illustrations by Cecil Beaton, Angus McBean, Anthony and others. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tear; nicks; creases). Very good. 269 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson.. No Binding. Very Good/Very Good.

Lodge Lane, Derby: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1939. Hardcover without jacket. Ex-libris of Z.Deshaw on inside cover. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

New York: Macmillan, 1939. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 322 pages, Illustrated in b&w. Top edge lightly soiled. Foxing to inside covers. Corners lightly bumped. Record # 603103

London: The Falcon Press, 1948. Book. Good. Cloth. New and Revised Edition.. 249pp; Profusely illustrated w b/w photos; D/w ragged with some loss; Book bright; Previous owner's signature to ff.e.p.; Size: 8vo.