A bittersweet bouquet to the glory of the Great White Way, portraying the off-stage melodrama of the Cavendish clan, a dynasty of acting giants. The play premiered on Broadway at the Selwyn Theatre on December 28, 1927 and ran for 345 performances, closing in October 1928. Noel Coward directed the West End version in 1934 and 2001, Peter Hall directed a revival featuring Dame Judi Dench. Octavo: 280 p. Original purple cloth binding, with printed orange paper title labels. Faint discoloration to the spine head. In an especially nice dust jacket, with some mild toning and just a small bit of edgewear; otherwise very good.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

THE ROYAL FAMILY: A Comedy in Three Acts

Publisher

Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, New York

Publication Date

1928

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very good

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Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located at The Book Shop in downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The shop is open six days a week and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian.

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The Book Shop, LLC - ABAA, ILAB
134 N. Citrus Avenue, Covina, CA, 91723, U.S.A.

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