Sybil Thorndike Casson.

London, UK Victor Gollancz , 1971. Hardcover First Edition (1971), unstated in accordance with 's customary practice. First Edition (1971), unstated in accordance with 's customary practice. Very Good+ in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremities; a former owner's gift inscription at the front free endpaper and the word "squire" parentheses above it;; a few faint flecks of foxing at the outside edges of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and an inscription. Bright and Clean. Close to "As New". The DJ shows only a very mild rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 1.4 inches). 348 pages. Illustrated frontispiece - photo of 'Sybil, 1969'. Preamble; 22 pages of photographic plates. Foreward by Dame Sybil. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 6.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE (1882 – 1976) was an English actress who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970.