John Gielgud. An Actor’s Biography in Pictures. Compiled and Described by Hallam Fordham. With Personal Narrative by John Gielgud
first edition
1952 · London
by FORDHAM, HALLAM [JOHN GIELGUD]
London: John Lehman, 1952. First Edition. Quarto. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs of the great actor, Sir John Gielgud, in some of his most memorable stage performances, including Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Three Sisters, The Merchant of Venice, Richard the Second, The Importance of Being Earnest, Macbeth, The Lady’s Not for Burning, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, etc. With personal family photos as well. The endpapers have a decorative design incorporating photographic portraits of many of Mr. Gielgud’s leading ladies, including Jessica Tandy, Peggy Ashcroft, Beatrice Lillie, Marie Tempest, Dorothy Green, and Adele Dixon. Very good plus copy with some minor fading to the cloth at the top and bottom edges of the front board in a near fine dust jacket with a hint of edge wear. (Inventory #: 16946E)