Dell (Draycot M.) and Walter W. Ellis. A Little Bit of Fluff
£85
…illustrated with scenes from the photo-play
London, Readers Library, n.d. [c.1928].
Small 8vo. Orginal gilt-stamped red cloth. Dust-jacket.
A novelisation of Draycot Dell and Walter W. Ellis’s hit farce. Bashful clerk Bertram Tully tries to retrieve a compromising letter, triggering mistaken identities, jealous husbands and door‑slamming chases.
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Possibly lacking preliminary leaf, some pulling at upper hinge; cloth a little dulled; jacket with a few small closed tears, but overall very good.
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