1989 Letters to George The Account of a Rehearsal

Description

First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper, With Letter

The first edition, first impression of the work. Presentation copy, signed by the author to the half title. Inscription reads: 'To Rod, With best wishes and great admiration, Max. (P.S. Thanks for 'My Mother Said...' The credit is entirely yours.)' The recipient was Rod Hall, a noted literary agent. With two loosely inserted letters, one from Rod Hall to Max Stafford-Clark regarding both the aforementioned 'My Mother Said' and including an endorsement from Rod to Max regarding a play entitled 'No Remission' by playwright Rod Williams. The second letter, unrelated to the work itself, is from Laura Cecil, literary agent of children's books, sent to Rod Hall, regarding the possible adaptation of a novel by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy to television. Both included letters demonstrate Hall's deep involvement and influence in both literary and dramatic circles. Letters to George is a fascinating insight into the rehearsal methods of Stafford-Clark, told through the medium of letters Max sent to eighteenth century playwright George Farquhar during his restaging of his play, The Recruiting Officer'.