J. M. Barrie — The Admirable Crichton

London; New York; Toronto, Hodder & Stoughton, [1914]. Cloth. A smart copy of the first trade edition, with enchanting gilt-decorated boards and colour illustrations. A copy of the first trade edition. Bound in publisher's original richly gilt-decorated red cloth. Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. Featuring a tipped-in colour frontispiece and nineteen additional tipped-in colour plates throughout. Collated, complete. The Edwardian comic play by writer J. M. Barrie, of Peter Pan fame. 'Crichton' premiered in London and New York in 1902, and follows the power dynamic between aristocracts and their butler whilst stranded on a desert island. Bound in original red cloth. Externally, smart. Mild rubbing and bumping to extremities. Mild fading to spine. the odd minor mark to boards. Notable age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with infrequent mild strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with occasional mild to moderate spotting and the odd handling mark. Mild cockling throughout. Mild scattered spotting to text block edges. Inscription to front blank: 'B. G. Ward&apos. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .