{"product_id":"the-boy-friend-sandy-wilson-1st-edition","title":"The Boy Friend, Sandy Wilson — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Andre Deutsch, 1955\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"41\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [x], 126.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eVery Good in a Fair dust jacket. The original full blue cloth binding remains bright and sound, presenting only minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The spine lettering is entirely legible, and the structural integrity of the binding is excellent, with tight hinges and no leaning. Internally, the text block is clean, crisp, and free of pervasive foxing or significant blemishes, displaying only the lightest age-toning to the endpapers and an occasional faint spot. The original unclipped dust jacket (retaining the 10s 6d net price) is in Fair condition; it suffers from substantial chipping, edge-tears, and prominent paper loss along the lower edge of the front panel. The spine of the jacket is heavily sunned, and the rear panel exhibits moderate soiling and edge-wear, yet the jacket remains largely intact and visually striking in its iconic front cover illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a true First Edition of Sandy Wilson’s celebrated musical comedy, published in London by Andre Deutsch in 1955. The volume features a preface by Vida Hope, the British stage and film actress who famously directed the stage production, alongside charming line illustrations drafted by Wilson himself throughout the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWhile reading copies of this script occasionally surface, finding a first printing that retains its original dust jacket, complete with the publisher's printed price, is becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market, particularly as early stage ephemera from this iconic production has garnered sustained collector interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eSet in the carefree, sun-drenched world of the French Riviera during the Roaring Twenties, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eThe Boy Friend\u003c\/i\u003e is Sandy Wilson's masterful comic pastiche of 1920s stage shows. Originally conceived as a lighthearted homage to early Rodgers and Hart musicals, the play quickly transcended its modest beginnings to become a smash hit in the West End and on Broadway, famously launching the career of a young Julie Andrews. This delightfully illustrated script captures the essence, infectious optimism, and quintessential British wit of a musical that defined a generation’s nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54322054988115,"sku":"4578","price":62.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260708_123115.jpg?v=1784184690","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-boy-friend-sandy-wilson-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}