Drury (Lieut.-Col. W.P.) The Flag Lieutenant. A Novel.
£95
The Story of the Play
London, Rich & Cowan, 1934.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
The first edition of the novelisation of Drury’s most famous play; The Flag Lieutenant was filmed three times: twice as a silent film – in 1919 by Percy Nash and in 1926 by Maurice Elvey, and then again with sound in 1932 by Henry Edwards. The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant was also filmed in 1927, after the huge success of Elvey’s adaptation.
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Internally very good; cloth slightly mottled with offsetting from jacket; jacket with minor superficial wear to head of spine, but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Maus.
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