THEATRE- John Drinkwater Inscribed To The Actor Harry [Henry] Ainley.
DRINKWATER, John (1882-1937). Oliver Cromwell.
Interior: Pages age toned, browning on front endpapers – offsetting from flaps of dust wrapper.
Exterior: Publisher’s red cloth (faded) with grey dust jacket (in pieces, torn and worn, missing spine section of dust jacket).
8vo. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1922.
PRESENTATION COPY: Signed and dedicated to the actor “Harry [Henry] Ainley” who was appearing in the show:
“Harry Ainley from John Drinkwater give us a good night. Brighton February 19th 1923”.
[SELLING WITH] a copy of the theatrical programme from the show- when it was at His Majesty’s Theatre.
Henry Ainley (1879-1945) A noted actor, particularly in Shakespeare. Ainley was the father of Anthony Ainley (1932-2004) who played the Master- notorious adversary of the Doctor in Doctor Who.
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