MICHAEL AND MARY: A Play
by A.A. Milne
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author A.A. Milne on ffep to his early supporter, longtime friend, and sometimes correspondent Victor (Seligman). This presentation copy seems to be only the third that Milne bestowed as can be deduced from the inscription above his signature: "Vincent's copy of the play, of whose first audience he was a distinguished third." There were a total of 260 signed copies of this play, the London stage production of which starred Herbert Marshall and his wife, Edna Best. This early edition precedes the signed and numbered edition.It is a very scarce item (only a half-dozen signed,especially in this condition, and due to its personal connection to the author. Even the paper spine title is bright and intact after ninety-one years. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Fine,first British edition, first printing in brown cloth boards, in fine glassine dust cover. L105
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024517
- Title
- MICHAEL AND MARY: A Play
- Author
- A.A. Milne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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About the Seller
Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Los Angeles, California
About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...