It’s also intended as a get well present to your dear poodle – I trust you’ll be able to use Bill’s line and say “The dog liked it”. Additionally a postcard from the author is loosely inserted: ‘Dearest Cis, Here is “The Starlight Barking” as a tiny first night present. Dodie Smith’s married name, ‘Mrs Beesley’, Dodie Smith’s married name is also written in ink in another hand to the front flap of the dust jacket. The inscription refers to Smith’s play ‘Dear Octopus’, which was revived in 1967 for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the comedy actors Dame Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hubert. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front blank: ‘To Cicely Courtneidge, from Dodie Smith “Dear Octopus”, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1967’. Illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone.
Signed First Editions Our current collection of signed and/or inscribed first editions and limited editions:įirst edition, first impression (Heinemann, 1967).Showcase A collection of some of our rarest and most distinguished titles.A near fine example of the sequel to 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians'. fine with just a little pushing to spine ends in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with slight edge-wear in places and a couple of spots to upper panel. Much love as ever, Dodie".Ĩvo, publisher's original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial decorative endpapers. Bless you and thank you for your lovable, funny and altogether admirable performance as "Dora".
It's also intended as a get well present to your dear poodle - I trust you'll be able to use Bill's line and say "The dog liked it". Additionally a postcard from the author is loosely inserted: 'Dearest Cis, Here is "The Starlight Barking" as a tiny first night present. Dodie Smith's married name, 'Mrs Beesley', Dodie Smith's married name is also written in ink in another hand to the front flap of the dust jacket. The inscription refers to Smith's play 'Dear Octopus', which was revived in 1967 for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the comedy actors Dame Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hubert. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front blank: 'To Cicely Courtneidge, from Dodie Smith "Dear Octopus", Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 1967'. First edition, first impression (Heinemann, 1967).
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