Marjorie Ecclestone (1 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Marjorie C. Ecclestone (illustrator). First edition. An exceptionally scarce copy of this beautifully illustrated interwar Nativity mystery play, enriched with a signed letter from the author-artist, known locally as the "Green Lady." In the publisher's original cloth binding. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Loosely inserted is an letter signed by the author under her maiden name, Marjorie Gough, written from St. Alkmund"s Square, Shrewsbury, thanking a Mrs Jenks for remarks regarding a Latin anthology Illustrated by the author with three blue and white tinted colour plates. Collated, complete. An exceptionally scarce copy of this unusual Christmas mystery play for children, conceived around a pilgrimage to Bethlehem and written for performance with music and chorus. Marjorie C. Ecclestone, B.W.S., was a writer, illustrator, and member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, known locally as the "Green Lady" for her broadcasts of fairy stories to children. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Externally, sound. Damp staining fading lower corners of front and rear boards, and slightly to head of spine. Slight shelf wear to extremities. Light scattered spotting to endpapers. Contemporary newspaper clipping tipped in to the front free endpaper. Dust wrapper, generally smart. Slight loss to head of spine. One or two small closed tears, chips, and creases to extremities. Light soiling to wraps with one or two minor handling marks. Slight edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots and age toning to fore edge. Fading to margins of plates. Good. book.