Gielgud’s Letters, Gielgud, Sir John; Mangan, Richard [editor]. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2004. 8vo up to 9½” tall., x+564pp., with 8pp of colour plates. Black boards, silver spine titles, illustrated endpapers. Both volume and unclipped jacket are in fine condition without markings, tears or folds.
Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (1904-2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century.
