A Biography of Myself
INSCRIBED SET
A Vicarage Family; Beyond the Vicarage; Away From the Vicarage A Biography of Myself
Collins, 1963.
Three volumes, each first edition. Each volumes in original dustwrapper with design by Charles Mozley. Each volume warmly inscribed at the time of publication to the author's close friend Claude,"Claude with love, Noel". The first volume with drawings by Charles Mozley. A fine set of the authors' autobiography.
Noel Streatfeild lead a fascinating life, beginning in a vicarage in the South of England to join the theatre in the 1920's. She recalls being astounded by the incredible success of Ballet Shoes, stating in Away From the Vicarage "Everybody seemed to be writing about the book and with so much praise ...You'd think I had written the Bible."
PROVENANCE: From the library of Claude Orr, the author's close friend and proof reader.
Stock ID: 32186
