William Hanley — Flesh and Blood

New York, Random House, 1968. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition play script, with unclipped dust wrapper once owned by critic and collector Clive Hirschhorn. A first edition play script with original unclipped dust wrapper.  Bound in publisher's quarter cloth, with embossed Random House detail to front board.  From the theatrical collection of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic for the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1993, with his ink inscription to the upper corner of the paste down. 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. Featuring a monochrome frontispiece and two unlisted monochrome plates. No collation record available. Decorated with an orange tinted text block top edge. By american playwright, novelist and scriptwriter William Hanley. Bound in original quarter black cloth and blue boards. With original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Mild bumping to extremities. The odd spot to endpapers. The odd minor mark to rear board. Very slight rubbing to board bottom edges. Dust wrapper generally smart. Moderate chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Moderate losses to dust wrapper head and rear cover. Mild rubbing to dust wrapper covers. Slight sunning to dust wrapper spine. Internally, firmly bound. Mild strain between frontispiece and title page. Pages generally bright and clean. Mild dusting to text block top edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.