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Coward, Noel
Pomp and Circumstance
Doubleday & Company. DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1960. Doubleday & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002182
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Coward, Noel
Pomp and Circumstance
Garden City: Doubleday 1960. Green cloth near fine copy in lightly used price-clipped dust jacket. Probably a later printing as there's no indication. Signed by Coward. Doubleday unknown
Bookseller reference : 32322
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COWARD, Noel
Pomp and Circumstance
Garden City: Doubleday 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. An unusually fresh copy of the author's first novel. Doubleday hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309682
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COWARD, NOEL
Pomp And Circumstance
N.Y.: DOUBLEDAY 1960. First U.S. Edition First printing. Hard Cover. SMALL BUMP IN BOARDS ON BOTTOM EDGE; OTHERWISE NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD DJ WITH SLIGHT EDGE WEAR AND DISCOLORATION. DOUBLEDAY unknown
Bookseller reference : 1223
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Coward, Noel
Pomp and Circumstance
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1960. Significant sun fading to spine crease on spine small tears to head of spine small chips to tail of spine soiling to page block previous owner's name on FEP text and illustrations are clean bright and tight throughout. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 106120
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COWARD, Noel - AVEDON, Richard
Portrait photograph signed by Avedon and inscribed by Coward to the musician Jack Daugherty.
1961. Avedon on Coward: "He was shallow but surface never got more perfect than that" Inscribed by Coward "For Jack Daugherty With Best Wishes Noël Coward"; additionally signed and dated by Avedon with his studio wet stamp verso. Richard Avedon's "fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style beauty and culture for the last half-century " New York Times obituary. A pleasing inscription to American musician and producer Jack Daugherty 1930-1991 a trumpeter in Woody Herman's band probably best known for his later role in the development of the career of The Carpenters. Of Coward Avedon said: "Deep down - to the marrow of his bones - he was shallow but surface never got more perfect than that". Gelatin silver print portrait photograph 340 x 170 mm flush-mounted on board. Inscribed top right by Coward signed and dated bottom left by Avedon. Presented window-mounted in a white gold leaf frame with conservation acrylic glazing. Frame size 515 x 435mm. In good condition with the corners a tad creased. Stevens & Aronson Avedon: Something Personal. unknown
Bookseller reference : 141097
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem.
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1931. His own copy of his anti-war polemic First edition the playwright's own copy signed by him on the title page and with his bookplate on the front pastedown and first blank. The play was written at the height of Coward's dramatic power but went unperformed in his lifetime. "By the early thirties Coward's increasingly mature work and its critical and popular success had established him as probably the most important dramatist of his day. Virginia Woolf flattered by his attentions professed to have fallen 'in love' with the playwright and his work and encouraged him to write more adventurously. The openly gay Semi-Monde 1926 and the anti-war polemic of Post-Mortem 1930 written after his brief appearance in a Singapore production of Journey's End appeared to be Coward's attempt to write up to these expectations" Philip Hoare in ODNB. Coward's elegant art deco bookplate combining the masks of comedy and tragedy into a single persona was designed by Gladys Calthrop 1894-1980 who worked as a set and costume designer on many of the original productions of his plays including Private Lives 1931 Design for Living 1933 and Present Laughter 1943. This copy later passed into the collection of Coward's close friend and agent Geoffrey Johnson 1930-2021 with his ink and blind stamps to the front endpapers. Octavo. Original purple cloth spine lettered in gilt publisher's device to rear pastedown. With dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. Spine sunned lightly worn at head gutter cracked before first gathering but firm contents clean; jacket unclipped rubbed spine toned extremities lightly chipped: a very good copy in very good jacket. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 170458
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COWARD, NOEL
Post-Mortem. A Play in Eight Scenes
London: Wiliiam Heinemann 1931. First Edition First Printing. Television writer David Lloyd’s copy with his signature LLOYD on the front endpaper. Tiny bit of foxing to outside edges else very good in a very good dust jacket with some darkening at spine and dust soiling. David Lloyd 1934–2009 wrote television comedies for series such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Bob Newhart Show Taxi Cheers Frasier and Wings. Lloyd wrote "Chuckles Bites the Dust" an October 1975 episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and is regarded today as one of most famous television episodes of all time. Wiliiam Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : 16881J
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem: A Play in Eight Scenes
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1931. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling and decoration stamped in gilt on spine with blind ruling on front cover and decoration blind embossed to rear cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; 83pp. Sunning to spine and board edges with rubbing and trace soil to spine; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced 5/- net tanned with shelf-soil 0.5" tears to upper front flap fold and upper rear panel and tiny chips and tears to spine ends and extremities; Very Good. Coward's one-act play explores a young man's perspectives following WWI. It was first staged in a prisoner of war camp 1944 in Germany and received a later T.V. version 1968. 84507. William Heinemann Ltd unknown
Bookseller reference : 84507
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem. A Play in Eight Scenes.
London:: William Heinemann 1931. First edition. publisher's purple gilt-lettered cloth in dust jacket. A fine copy in a slightly dust-soiled unchipped jacket with two short interior tape reinforcements. 12mo. William Heinemann, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 81799
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem.
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1931. First edition inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "For Joe From Noel 1931". The play was written at the height of Coward's dramatic power but went unperformed in his lifetime. "By the early thirties Coward's increasingly mature work and its critical and popular success had established him as probably the most important dramatist of his day. Virginia Woolf flattered by his attentions professed to have fallen 'in love' with the playwright and his work and encouraged him to write more adventurously. The openly gay Semi-Monde 1926 and the anti-war polemic of Post-Mortem 1930 written after his brief appearance in a Singapore production of Journey's End appeared to be Coward's attempt to write up to these expectations" Philip Hoare in ODNB. Octavo. Original purple cloth spine lettered in gilt publisher's device to rear pastedown. With dust jacket. Spine sunned edges a little foxed; jacket unclipped spine toned edges chipped a little soiling to panels previous pencil ownership inscription to front flap: a very good copy in like jacket. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 193009
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Coward, Noel
Post-Mortem: A Play in Eight Scenes First Edition Hardcover
Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1931. 1931 FIRST EDITION hardcover and dustjacket. Green binding gilt lettering and design 112 pages. Condition of hardcover: Light age toning darker on top edge; former owner's name on first free endpaper; else overall Very Good. Free of the smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Book kept in temperature-controlled cabinet. Dustjacket: Lightly age toned darker at spine panel and creases; small piece missing from foot of spine panel; chips and shelf wear to extremities some abrasion marks mostly at spine panel; the letters "JJ" stamped on first flap and first paste-down endpaper; else overall Good. Price intact on rear flap. Dustjacket protected in Mylar cover. This is a play in eight scenes a devastating comment on the post-war world. It's a brilliant barbed and passionate indictment of a world that learned nothing from the war. Author Noel Coward writes with a deeper and mordant style than ever at the time making this novel a must read. A collectible first edition. Note: We are a well-established well-respected ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0010737
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Coward, Noel
Post-Mortem
London: Heinemann 1931. A first edition first printing published by Heinemann in 1931. A very good book with some fading to the spine and spotting to the text block. Off setting to the front and rear end papers. Binding is a little loose. In a like unclipped wrapper with some edgewear and chipping. Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : 14980
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem: A Play in Eight Scenes
Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Green cloth gilt. Spine sunned rendering the lettering difficult to read very good lacking the dust jacket. George Cukor's copy with his small Paul Landacre-designed bookplate. Inscribed by Coward to Cukor: "Dear George with my love Noel. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 539146
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Coward, Noel
POST-MORTEM A Play in Eight Scenes
New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1931. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Discoloration to spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 37855
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Coward, Noel
Post-Mortem. A Play in 8 Scenes
London: William Heinemann 1931. New impression. 83pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher's purple cloth. Spine sunned else Very Good/Fine. New impression. 83pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Inscribed on flyleaf "For Ronnie Who agrees with me Noel 1932. William Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : 54427
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem: A Play in Eight Scenes
London William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 1931. First edition so stated. 8vo. Original gilt stamped purple cloth. Dust jacket unclipped; slight soiling light foxing to edges. Very good. 83 pages. Western and fishing author Zane Grey's copy with his "thin" blindstamp on front free endpaper. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, William Heinemann Ltd. [1931]. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 304527
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Coward, Noel
Post-mortem; a play in eight scenes
London: William Heinemann 1931. Hardcover. 83p. very good first edition in blue cloth boards and gilt spine lightly sunned in an edgeworn unclipped dj. Young 827 d. William Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 46367
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Coward, Noel
POST-MORTEM.
DOUBLEDAY/DORAN. NY 1931. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Near fine in Vg. dust jacket. Several small edge chips. A few edge tears. Small circular sticker remnant on front paste-down. . DOUBLEDAY/DORAN. NY 1931 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1506
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COWARD, Noel
Post-Mortem. A Play in Eight Scenes
London: Heinemann 1931. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Small 8vo blue cloth d.w. London: Heinemann 1931. First Edition.<br/> <br/> Fine copy in a dust wrapper which is browned and lightly chipped at the edges.<br/> <br/> Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : 203118
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative SIGNED COPY
NY: Doubleday Doran and Company 1937. Ltd. Ed. Hardcover. Good/None. Hardcover. SIGNED BY COWARD. Cream colored cloth with NC embossed on cover black spine label with gilt lettering that has a narrow chip down the center. Spine darkened. No. 64 of 301 signed copies. Top edge gilt. Binding tight. Red slip case has light wear. The witty English playwright composer director and actor Noel Coward's autobiography. With b&w photos scattered throughout including author frontispiece photo. Record # 383308 Doubleday, Doran and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 383308
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COWARD, Noel; LAMB, Max
Present Indicative
New York: Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. 1937. First American Edition of Noël Coward's Autobiography<br /> Inscribed by Him on the Front Free Endpaper<br /> <br /> COWARD Noël. Present Indicative. New York: Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. 1937. <br /> <br /> First American edition. Octavo 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 200 x 140 mm. viii 1-371 1 blank pp. Illustrated throughout with thirty-one photogravure plates.<br /> <br /> Publishers blue boards spine decoratively lettered in gilt. A very good copy in the original printed dust jacket spine creased and a little worn at extremities. <br /> <br /> Inscribed on front free endpaper "For Max Lamb with my best wishes Noël Coward"<br /> <br /> Present Indicative is a 1937 autobiography by Noël Coward. The book was highly acclaimed and became a best seller. It was followed by Future Indefinite. A third volume Past Conditional was never completed.<br /> <br /> "I was photographed naked on a cushion very early in life an insane toothless smile slitting my face and pleats of fat overlapping me like an ill-fitting overcoat. Later at the age of two I was photographed again. This time in a lace dress leaning against a garden roller and laughing hysterically. If these photographs can be found they will adorn this book." part one.<br /> <br /> Sir Noël Peirce Coward 1899-1973 was an English playwright composer director actor and singer known for his wit flamboyance and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style a combination of cheek and chic pose and poise New York: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc. , 1937 unknown
Bookseller reference : 05885
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran 1937. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Trade Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing. States "First Edition after the printing of 301 de luxe copies" on the copyright page. Previous owner's name dated March 1937 is written on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has moderate edge wear with a bit of loss at the spine ends. The spine is tanned and rubbed. The price $3.00 is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. Doubleday, Doran Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030788
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Book fine dust jacket looks great in mylar but has some wear to extremities. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. 431 pages. <br/><br/> William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9031195
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative Signed
New York: Doubleday Doran 1937. First edition. Hardcover book. Very good condition. The first American edition of Coward's autobiography with the author's bold signature on the front free endpaper. 8vo 371pp portrait frontispiece & 30pp illustrations. Bound in the publishers bright orange cloth with black title piece on the spine. A bright clean copy. Doubleday, Doran hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28754
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COWARD, Noel
Present Indicative
Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition trade issue. 371pp. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Binding a bit soiled page edges and several pages with moderate foxing very good in a toned very good dust jacket with a sunned spine several chips and small tears and foxing most notably on the flaps and interior. Doubleday Doran hardcover
Bookseller reference : 593052
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative - SIGNED by the Author - with SIGNED Letter on Savoy Hotel Headed Notepaper
London: Heinemann 1937. A first edition first printing of 'Present Indicative' published by Heinemann in 1937. A very good book with some off-setting to the endpaper and spotting. SIGNED on bookplate by Coward on the front pastedown. In a very good unclipped wrapper. Some wear to the corners and spine tips and some browning to the spine. Accompanied by a Savoy Hotel headed note from Noel Coward to a Miss Nana Corelli and reads: 'Dear Miss Corelli how very kind of you to write me such a charming letter. All my thanks and good wishes Yours sincerely Noel Coward'. A lovely pairing from the master. Heinemann unknown
Bookseller reference : 22815
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Coward, Noel (1899-1973)
Present indicative / Noël Coward
London : Heinemann 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn with spine uniformly sun-toned. Interior is bright and clean. This copy SIGNED and inscribed by the author to Ann Haldin. Physical description; 7 431 pages 30 pages of plates leaf of plate : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Coward Noël 1899-1973 -- Biography. Dramatists English -- 20th century -- Biography. Actors -- Great Britain -- Biography. Entertainers -- Great Britain -- Biography. London : Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 453299
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
William Heinemann Ltd 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 4.0609 in x 20.3046 in x 15.2284 in. First edition without jacket on blue flecked cloth some mild browning to edges will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : mon0000053288
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COWARD, Noel
Present indicative Hardcover COWARD Noel
William Heinemann 1/1/1937. Hardcover. Good. Good condition item with wear and markings. Ex-library. William Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 20-06154
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COWARD, Noel
Present Indicative.
Garden City Doubleday & Company Inc. 1947. . First U.S. edition inscribed by the author; 8vo; photographic illustrations publisher's red cloth titles to spine gilt on a black ground illustrated near-fine; handwritten letter by the same loosely inserted. <br /> The author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper 'For Maurice Chevalier With profound admiration and affection Noel. London 1918 Paris 1920 New York 1948 . 1939!'. Loosely inserted is a 1-page autograph letter from Coward to Chevalier gushingly thanking his correspondent for writing to him.<br /> Garden City, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1947. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 104625
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative with Future Indefinite
London: Heinemann 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printings of both volumes of Coward's autobiography. "Present Indicative" is Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket unclipped 12s. 6d. net lightly soiled faded at the spine. Purple boards faded at the spine and edges. Square and firmly bound with a purple top stain toned pages clean internally. "Future Indefinite" is Very Good in an about Very Good jacket unclipped 21s. net chipped at the top edge some rubbing and creasing elsewhere. Purple boards faded at the spine edges. Square bound with some reading wear clean internally. Together these volumes cover the first five decades of the renowned English writer. Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5801
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
London: William Heinemann. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Quite heavy spots of foxing to edges and margins of leaves. Front hinge broken with spine mull visible at half title page. Previous owner's label on front endpaper. One plate leaf becoming detached. 35mm fading at head of spine. Dust-jacket rubbed and dust stained with 35mm missing at head of dust-jacket spine 20mm missing at tail. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 431 1 blank pages frontispiece 30 illustration on 15 plate leaves. Purple cloth boards with gitl lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 222 x 142mm. Autobiography. . William Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23665
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Coward, Noel
PRESENT INDICATIVE;
Doubleday Doran and Company Inc 1937. Stated First Edition. cloth covered boards. good/good. Red buckram covered boards corners straight gold titles on spine a hint of wear to head and tail of spine.Acid ghosts to end papers age-toning lightly illustrated throughout with several pages of b/w photos. Illustrated tan dust jacket shows light chipping to edges spine is sunned and someone has penciled Noel Cowards name onto it moderate chipping to head and tail of spine price clipped. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc unknown
Bookseller reference : 48267
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COWARD, Noel
Present Indicative
London: William Heinemann 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition trade issue. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pages lightly age-toned and soiled hinges cracked glue residue on front pastedown spine darkened with ends frayed a good only copy lacking the dustwrapper being Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes' copy with her small ownership signature including a Signed gelatin silver photograph of actress Beatrice Lillie. A very nice copy of the author's autobiography his first of three. William Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 430201
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
Doubleday Doran. DJ in archival cover large chip tears rubbed damp stain. Gift inscription. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937. Doubleday Doran hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002184
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards and slipcase lightly soiled and . rubbed dedication page creased. 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 301 signed and numbered copies. Cowards signature on colophon page. Cream linen binding with gilt-stamped black leather spine label. Top edges gilt. Housed in red cardboard slipcase. viii 371pp index. Many black and white photos. Witty and entertaining autobiography of the British actor playwright intelligence officer and composer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44110
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran and Company Inc 1937. First trade edition. Illustrated with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket owner signature of British-American anthropologist Ashley Montagu on ffep. First trade edition. Illustrated with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc unknown
Bookseller reference : 55445
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. Good. 1939. Hardcover. SIGNED limited edition. Doubleday Doran 1937. Limited 301 copies this being #282. Beige boards palm soiled spine boards lightly soiled. Ink name/date 1937 on end paper. Top edge gilt. Slip case split and soiled.; 371 pages . Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0831K892114
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Coward, Noel
Present Indicative
London: William Heinemann Ltd 1937. 8vo. 431 pp. Scarlet half calf over cloth. Spine gilt. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's gilt initials to lower corner of front board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Frontis portrait. Photographs. Bound for Sotheran's. . Very Good. Half Calf. First Edition. 1937. William Heinemann Ltd 1937 unknown
Bookseller reference : 45142
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COWARD, Noel
Present Indicative
London: William Heineman 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First trade edition. Some light foxing darkening to the cheap and highly-acidic endpapers and a little sunning to the spine a very good copy in very good slightly spine-tanned dustwrapper with spine-tanned wraparound band with an internal repair. William Heineman hardcover
Bookseller reference : 96564
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Coward, Noel,
Present Laughter a Light Comedy In Three Acts
new. unknown
Bookseller reference : 28973956-n ISBN : 0573614253 9780573614255
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Coward, Noel
Present Laughter : A Light Comedy In Three Acts
<p>The First UK Printing published by William Heinemann Ltd. London in 1943. 8vo. purple cloth backstrip lettered in gilt; in the scarce publisher's wrapper clipped printed in black and yellow with wartime advertisement for BBC radio's Britain Calls the World to the front flap and list of other Coward plays to the lower panel; THE BOOK is in Very Good condition text evenly toned with some offsetting to the front free endpaper and half title; very slightly dulled at backstrip with light rubbing and sunning at spine tips; the scarce WRAPPER is price-clipped and also in Very Good condition with minimal shelf-wear and markings slight creased to folds with small losses at edges corners and more so to the spine tips up to 0.5cm in depth not affecting text one 1.5cm closed tear along spine and some minor splitting to the front flap fold. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Originally written in 1939 Present Laughter was in the process of rehearsals when WWII broke out. Consequently it was not performed on stage until 1942. The plot follows a successful and egotistical protagonist Gary Essendine as he prepares for a role in South Africa. Along the way he must deal with a mid-life crisis women who attempt to seduce him and many other farcical scenarios. Semi-autobiographical Coward played himself in the first few performances and later claimed that once he sat down to write it he had completed all three acts within a mere six days. The play was "a very light comedy he wrote written with the sensible object of providing me with a bravura part". The play was most recently performed at the Old Vic in 2019 with Andrew Scott in the leading role. A cheap wartime production and very scarce with the wrapper in such collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.</p> William Heinemann Ltd., London hardcover
Bookseller reference : 126078
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Coward, Noel
Present Laughter: Library Edition
preloaded_digital_audio_player. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1607757419.G ISBN : 1607757419 9781607757412
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Coward, Noel
Pretty Polly Barlow - SIGNED by the Author and Other Stories
London: Heinemann 1964. A first edition first printing of Pretty Polly Barlow and Other Stories by Noel Coward published by Heinemann London in 1964. This is a near fine copy signed by the author in blue ink to the front free end paper boards bound in the original publisher's navy blue cloth with gilt titling to the spine and Heinemann windmill motif blind-stamped to rear panel minor white staining to front board and rear panel the text block with some browning. The near fine unclipped wrapper with fading to the spine and pushing to the spine tips and to the knuckles of front and rear flap folds. Jacket designed by John Bance. Pretty Polly Barlow and Other Stories by Noël Coward is a collection of witty satirical tales exploring the intricacies of British high society. The title story follows Polly Barlow a cunning woman who manipulates her way through life by marrying wealthy men. Other stories in the collection showcase Coward's sharp humour and keen observations on human nature touching on themes of ambition vanity and the complexities of love and relationships all delivered with his signature charm. Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18989
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COWARD, Noel
Pretty Polly and other stories
Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. Green and blue cloth with blue spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. 227pp. Near fine/very good. Touch of minor edgewear to bright jacket. Lovely and tight first edition of this short story trio the others being "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" and "Me and the Girls" by the debonair English dramatist writer composer director actor and singer whose best work epitomizes sophisticated wit and urbanity. This sharp copy bears his bold eccentric signature in blue ink on inner flyleaf. This most unusual copy though also bears three autograph additions: Each of these stories inspired a film version and the signature of a film cast member from each -- all on fine matching heavy stock 4¼" X 3" cards -- is tipped to the blank leaf preceding the individual title pages of each. "Pretty Polly" inspired a British television film version and tipped in is a large bold signature in blue ink of LYNN REDGRAVE 1943-2010 portrays title character Polly Barlow who dates it 24 March 1971 at upper right. "Mrs. Capper's Birthday" inspired a 1985 television film and tipped in is a large bold signature in blue ballpoint of MAX WALL 1908-90 portrays Mr. Godsall who dates it 3 July 1981 at upper right. "Me and the Girls" likewise inspired a 1985 television film and tipped in is a large bold signature in blue ballpoint of TOM COURTENAY b. 1937 portrays George Banks who dates it 28 February 1969 and below his signature inscribes it "Good wishes / Richard." Kroch's & Brentano's "1st Edition Circle" bookmark laid in as are Redgrave Wall and Courtenay's original transmittal envelopes. Quite an intriguing copy. Doubleday & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 50317
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Coward, Noel
Pretty Polly and other stories
Garden City: Doubleday 1965. First edition. Cloth very good. Signed by Coward. Doubleday unknown
Bookseller reference : 32374
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Coward, Noel
Pretty Polly & Other Stories
Garden City New York: Double Day & Company Inc 1965. First American Edition. 227 pp. 8vo. Green and blue cloth. Fine in VG dj. First American Edition. 227 pp. 8vo. Inscribed for Blanche Blackwell: "For Blanchermo with my dear love Noel".<br /> Blanche Blackwell was a famous hostess neighbor in Jamaica of Fleming and Coward and friend of Noel's also the mother of Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. Her brother Roy sold Coward the land for his Jamaican houses. Double Day & Company, Inc unknown
Bookseller reference : 329418
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Coward, Noel
Pretty Polly and Other Stories
Garden City: Doubleday 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Signed by the author on a tipped in leaf for members of the First Edition Circle with Kroch's & Brentano's bookmark laid in. Bound in publisher's original quarter green cloth with blue paper on boards and spine stamped in blue. Dust jacket has wear to head and heel of spine and to extremities. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9028660
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Coward, Noel
PRETTY POLLY and Other Stories
Garden City NY: Doubleday 1965. 227 pages. First printing of this collection of 3 novellas by the famed playwright Noël Coward. SIGNED by the author without inscription on a tipped-in leaf for members of Kroch's & Brentano's First Edition Circle whose bookmark is laid in. The unread book is clean and tight with some foxing on the front cover. The dust jacket is clean bright and crisp with some edgewear at head and foot of the spine; one 1/3 inch closed tear at top of rear panel. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : W1727
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