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Thereby Hangs a Tale (signed by author)

Name: Thereby Hangs a Tale (signed by author)
Author: ROBEY, George

Book Description

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. With numerous in-text illustrations by H. M. Bateman and Thomas Henry. Faded red cloth, decorated and lettered in black. Spine sunned, light wear to extremities, a few bruises, edges spotted. Front hinge cracked, ffep excised and replaced by a Hull Palace Programme and ticket (11/10/21, 1st Perf.) attached with brown tape – featuring the “Welcome re-appearance of/ Geo. Robey/ The Prime Minister of Mirth” – b/w portrait frontis (excised from another title?) and two photographic reproductions, showing Hull Palace Theatre, laid in. Flat-signed in black pen to title page: “Geo. Robey”. POI to front pastedown, a few spots, else, clean. A robust fan-tweaked copy of Robey’s collection of humorous tales.

Dealer Notes

As the tipped-in itinerary for the Hull Palace Theatre suggests, Sir George Robey (1869-1954) was a celebrated comedian and actor. In his heyday on the music hall circuit, and as Bateman’s board illustration suggests, his trademark costume was that of a dissolute, unfrocked clergyman, who developed his own brand of “honest vulgarity” (ODNB).

Author ROBEY, George

Date 1921

Publisher London: Grant Richards Ltd

Condition Good+

Price: £45.00

Offered by Quair Books

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