Katharine Dayton; George S. Kaufman — First Lady a Play in Three Acts

New York, Random House, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition play script, with original dust wrapper, once owned by critic Clive Hirschhorn. A first edition playscript bound in publisher's blue cloth, with original clipped dust wrapper.  The collaborative work of Katharine Dayton and American playwright, theatre director, producer, humorist and drama critic George  S. Kaufman. Kaufman won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, in addition to the Tony award for best direction of a musical in 1951 for Guys and Dolls. From the theatrical collection of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic for the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1993. Known for his witty and thorough reviews, features and interviews, Hirschhorn also authored several works on the film industry, including his critically acclaimed biographies of Hollywood stars, Gene Kelly and James Mason. A renowned book collector, the majority of works from Hirschhorn"s incredible library of theatre-related material have a characteristic pencil inscription with his date of acquisition to the upper corner of the paste down. Detailed with a blue tinted text block top edge. Bound in original blue cloth. With original dust wrapper, clipped. Externally, very smart. Moderate fading to spine. Slight fading to board top edges. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper generally smart. Moderate sunning to dust wrapper spine. Mild sunning to dust wrapper extremities. Moderate chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Mild loss to dust wrapper tail. Moderate age toning to dust wrapper extremities corresponding to tape mending. Tape mending to dust wrapper reverse extremities. Small closed tear to dust wrapper rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. The odd minor mark to text block edges. Slight fading to text block top edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.