The Intruder.

Name: The Intruder.
Author: MAETERLINCK, Maurice; KING, Jessie M. (front wrapper illustration); [CHENHALLS, C. Hope]; [WESTFIELD COLLEGE]

Book Description

Second impression, Westfield college student Hope Chenhalls’ working copy. Small 8vo, pp. 50, [6 adverts]. Original wrappers with integral illustrated dust jacket, featuring Jessie M. King’s wonderful cover illustration. Gently soiled and toned, head of spine chipped, closed tears and creasing to rear jacket and wrapper, “1s” stamped in black above original price (6D net). Inscribed in blue ink and a neat hand to half-title: “Hope C. Chenhalls. Produced Westfield College, 6th Dec. 1930.,” with pencil scoring and annotations throughout in the same hand. Else, clean and tight.

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A neat am-dram working copy of this charming pocket edition of Maurice Maeterlinck’s celebrated play, with cover art by Jessie M. King, belonging to C. Hope Chenhalls, who, in 1930, was presumably a Westfield College student and involved – perhaps as director? – in the College’s winter production of The Intruder.
Little is known about Hope Clara Chenhalls (1910-1995): she went on to study at Newcastle University and, at some point, crossed paths with the Russian artist Nadia Benois, who painted her portrait (1941). Benois was a renowned set and costume designer (and Peter Ustinov’s mother) – perhaps the two women met through the theatre?
Westfield College (1882-1989; later, Queen Mary & Westfield College; now Queen Mary University of London) was the first institution to educate women for University of London degrees. Mary Butts had been an earlier alumnus of Westfield College.
Gowan’s International Library no. 43.
[ref: 3040]

Author MAETERLINCK, Maurice; KING, Jessie M. (front wrapper illustration); [CHENHALLS, C. Hope]; [WESTFIELD COLLEGE]

Date 1914

Binding Original wrappers

Publisher London: Gowans & Gray, Ltd/ Gowan’s International Library

Illustrator Jessie M. King

Condition Very good

Price: £120.00

Offered by Quair Books

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