The Life and Letters of Henry Arthur Jones

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1930

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A first UK edition collected personal correspondence of Henry Arthur Jones, with contributions from Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells and Kipling among many others. The first UK edition of this work, first published in the same year by Macmillan Company, New York. Bound in the original publisher's cloth binding with an untrimmed dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and a further twnety-three monochrome, photographic plates. With a folded genealogical chart. Collated, complete. Tracing the life of playwright, Henry Arthur Jones, through his personal correspondence with numerous authors and playwrights of the day, including Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, J. M. Barrie, Kipling, and Thomas Hardy. With the letters collected by his daughter, Doris. Arthur Jones is remembered as a master of post-Ibsen theatre though select contemporaries, namely Oscar Wilde, were outspoken against his style of writing. He notable authored the following scripts; The Silver King, Saints and Sinners and The Dancing Girl. Bound in the original publisher's cloth and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Only minor discolouration to extremities. With the odd additional mark to rear board. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Offsetting and ex library stamp to front free. Dust wrapper characteristically soiled with chips and closed tears to extremities. Loss primarily to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Scattered spotting to fore edge. Very Good.

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Title
The Life and Letters of Henry Arthur Jones
Author
Doris Arthur Jones; Various
Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd, London
Publication year
1930
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Not Stated
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
9.5" by 6.5"

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