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MORTIMER, John (1923-2009). A Voyage Round My Father. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd, [1971]. 8vo. Publisher’s full black paper over boards, spine lettered in silver (binding mildly edgeworn, with some tape residue from jacket, some dampstaining in text near upper inner corner); in publisher’s printed dust jacket (front cover of jacket features Alec Guinness as Father and Jeremy Brett as Son (grown up)). Jacket with tape repairs to verso, jacket worn and soiled, with visible tape repairs on outer front and rear panels. FIRST HARDCOVER EDITION OF THIS PLAY. PRESENTATION COPY FROM MORTIMER TO JEREMY BRETT, INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper.: “Dear Jeremy with love from John Sept 71”. A nice association inscription from the playwright to one of the lead actors in Mortimer’s most famous play. From the estate of Jeremy Brett.