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Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A 1954 dust jacket with a photo of Lawrence and Aldrich
Text pages 28 and 29 of Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A by Richard Aldrich
Jacket flap priced $4.95 beside the patterned boards, Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A 1954
Endpapers printed with handwritten notes signed Mrs. A, Gertrude Lawrence 1954
Text pages 56 and 57 of Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A, 1954 biography
Photo plate of Gertrude Lawrence and Richard Aldrich, Mrs. A biography 1954
Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A 1954 dust jacket with a photo of Lawrence and Aldrich
Text pages 28 and 29 of Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A by Richard Aldrich
Jacket flap priced $4.95 beside the patterned boards, Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A 1954
Endpapers printed with handwritten notes signed Mrs. A, Gertrude Lawrence 1954
Text pages 56 and 57 of Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A, 1954 biography
Photo plate of Gertrude Lawrence and Richard Aldrich, Mrs. A biography 1954

Gertrude Lawerence as Mrs. A an Intimate Biography by Richard Aldrich 1954

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This is Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A, An Intimate Biography of the Great Star by her husband Richard Stoddard Aldrich, a 1954 hardcover in its original dust jacket.

The jacket shows rubbing and wear along the edges and spine ends, while the navy and patterned boards and the pages are clean with no rips or tears, as the photos show.

Gertrude Lawrence was a muse to Noel Coward and one of England's great theatre stars, and Coward wrote plays for them to perform together, with Private Lives the best known. Aldrich tells the story of their marriage from 1940 until her death in September 1952, and the endpapers are printed with notes in her hand signed Mrs. A.

Details

  • Item: Hardcover biography with dust jacket
  • Title: Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A, An Intimate Biography of the Great Star
  • Author: Richard Stoddard Aldrich
  • Illustrator: Black and white photo plates. Photographer: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: The jacket spine reads Greystone. Title page: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publication Year: 1954, as listed. Copyright page: Not confirmed from photos
  • Edition and Printing: Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Hardcover, navy cloth spine with red and cream patterned boards
  • Dust Jacket: Present, original jacket with the $4.95 price on the flap, with edge wear
  • Pages: Not confirmed from photos
  • Genre: Theatre biography
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • The original dust jacket is present with the $4.95 price still on the flap.
  • The jacket photo of Gertrude Lawrence and Richard Aldrich is clear.
  • The printed endpaper notes signed Mrs. A are complete.
  • The text pages are clean, with no rips or tears.
  • The photo plate of the couple is bright and sharp.

Issues / Wear

  • Wear on the jacket and cover, with rubbing along the edges and spine ends.
  • Toning along the jacket edges.
  • Age toning to the page edges.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual item you will be receiving.

This 1954 copy of Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. A still has its original $4.95 dust jacket and the printed Mrs. A notes on the endpapers, and it suits a shelf of theatre biographies. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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