{"product_id":"the-swish-of-the-curtain-pamela-brown-2nd-impression","title":"The Swish of the Curtain, Pamela Brown — 2nd Impression","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1942\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"113\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 345.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. A handsome, tightly bound copy of this early wartime reprint, distinguished by its surprisingly bright blue cloth boards and gleaming gilt spine titling, which show only trivial bumping to the extremities. The text block remains square and firm, exhibiting the expected uniform toning to the page edges associated with wartime paper economy standards, though the interior is remarkably clean and free of spotting. The front free endpaper bears a neat, contemporary ink gift inscription dated August 1943, offering a pleasing element of wartime provenance without detracting from the book's clean presentation. The volume is housed in its scarce original, unclipped dust wrapper (priced 7\/6 net); while the wrapper exhibits some minor edge wear, light chipping to the spine ends, and slight closed tears, it remains remarkably vibrant and is now fully protected in a removable archival sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This 1942 second impression is a highly elusive wartime survivor. Printed a year after the true first edition (which famously survived the Blitz bombing of Nelson's publishing offices), early dust-wrappered copies of Brown's inaugural novel are remarkably scarce on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eIllustrated with a charming colour frontispiece and further line drawings by Newton Whittaker, the volume captures the essence of the Blue Door Theatre Company just as it first captured the imagination of wartime Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe contemporary 1943 gift inscription, \"Pamela Oliver \/ Aug 4th 1943 \/ from Daddy,\" adds a poignant layer of historical resonance, rooting this specific copy firmly in the era of its initial publication, exactly as the novel was gaining national traction as a BBC radio serial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWritten by Pamela Brown when she was just fourteen years old, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"69\"\u003eThe Swish of the Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless triumph of children's literature that has inspired generations of actors. It follows the spirited adventures of seven resourceful teenagers in the town of Fenchester who, stumbling upon a disused chapel, transform it into the Blue Door Theatre. United by their theatrical dreams, the young company writes, directs, and stars in their own productions, navigating the trials of adolescence, rivalries, and parental disapproval. A sparkling, semi-autobiographical celebration of youthful ambition and the magic of the stage, it remains an essential classic for anyone who has ever dreamt of the footlights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54385408770387,"sku":"4734","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_193603.jpg?v=1784809932","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-swish-of-the-curtain-pamela-brown-2nd-impression","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}