Florence Ryerson; Alice D. G. Miller — Follow the Dream

New York, Samuel French, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Florence Ryerson and Alice D. G. Miller's charming and humorous play about a young woman's divided heart. The first edition, first impression of this vanishingly scarce work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece. A three act comedy from Florence Ryerson - a screenwriter of the 1939 'Wizard of Oz' - and early American screenwriter Alice D. G. Miller. The play follows a young woman who on the eve of her wedding day finds herself questioning her choice of bride-groom, as she becomes torn between her North American future husband, and her South American childhood sweetheart. From the library of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic at the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1995, and a noted book collector of 20th century authors, with his collection including all the major works of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck and others. With Clive's characteristic inscription with his date of acquisition to the upper corner of the front pastedown.    In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Dust wrapper back strip age toned, with light edgewear to back strip head and tail. Wraps bright, if a touch age toned to perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.