The Admirable Crichton

Barrie, J. M. (1860-1937)

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1914

Green cloth with darker green and red decorations. 4to; 10.75 inches tall; pp. iii-235, [1]; mounted color frontispiece and 19 mounted color plates, additional black & white text illustrations throughout by Hugh Thomson. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning with darkened endpages. Moderate shelf handling wear with lower corner bumps and a age-darkened spine with bands rubbed. The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie. The play deals with serious class issues that were controversial at the time but does not seriously question the status quo with Hugh Thomson illustrations of Barrie's comedic and satirical work dealing with the class issues of the period. The play was the basis for Lewis Gilbert's 1957 British comedy film starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes along with numerous Television, Radio and Stage productions. [wiki] Later Printing after Deluxe Edition of 500. Seller Inventory # 18328

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Admirable Crichton
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date: 1914
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Illustrations by Hugh Thomson
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket