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BARRY, Philip
Second Threshold
Harper New York (1951) Revisions and preface by Robert E. Sherwood. Later printing. Light foxing tothe boards, near fine in very good dustwrapper with some tears and wrinkling. Barry's last play, left unfinished at his death, here completed by Sherwood from Barry's notes. This copy Inscribed by Barry's widow, Ellen: "For our dearest friends -- Hope and Edgar, Ellen, 1951." Tipped onto the same page is a color photo of Barry's grave in Boston. Hope Montgomery Scott was the glamorous Philadelphia Mainline society woman who was the basis for the Tracy Lord character in The Philadelphia Story. The play was dedicated to Hope Montgomery Scott and her husband Edgar, who were lifelong friends of Philip and Ellen Barry.
- USD 300.00 > other currencies
- ordernr.: 45
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