The Travellers Tree; Journey Through The Caribbean Islands

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1st Edition / 2nd Impression. DESCRIPTION: Green DJ over green cloth. Illustrated by A. Costa Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Sharp corners and edges. Light creasing to lightly tanned spine ends. Clean cloth. Tightly bound with lightly toned intact endpapers and strong hinges. Inscription to ffep "Damaris from The Three Ladies. 1965" - see provenance. Minor spotting to ffep and false title pages. Toning to gutter region of title and a few subsequent pages. DJ Condition: Poor: Very heavy wear to upper and lower edges. 1cm loss to upper and lower spine ends. Tears to upper and lower front corners. Small tear to upper rear corner with small loss. Tear to lower edge of rear fold over. Heavy wear to fold over edges. Clipped Pages 403. Size: 8vo 22cm by 14cm. PROVENANCE: Inscription: Damaris Acquired with other Damaris Hayman books. Damaris Anne Kennedy Hayman (1929-2021) English actress.Born in Kensington, London the only child of Perceval, a barrister, and Agnes Vera Hayman (nee Kennedy) his second wife (Susan Moon Hartley). The family relocated to Nelson in Lancashire when Hayman was still young before moving again to Cheltenham where Hayman was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College. Hayman attended local drama classes before going to the Royal Academy of Music and gaining a qualification in teaching. After repertory work in the theatre, she made her film d but in The Belles of St Trinians (1954) in an uncredited role as a sixth former. In a touring production of The Importance of Being Earnest she played a parlour maid and was the understudy for Margaret Rutherford, who was cast as Lady Bracknell. The two women became very close and Hayman supported Rutherford in her last years. Predominantly appearing in comedy, Hayman became the foil for many famous comedians including Sid James, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery, Les Dawson and Morecambe and Wise. Hayman appeared in the Doctor Who serial The D¾mons (1971), Steptoe and Son, Love Thy Neighbour, The Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave, Sez Les, Clarence (1988) , The Liver Birds (1971) and in the 1986 Duty Free Christmas special. Hayman also appeared in many films including Bitter Harvest (1963), Smokescreen (1964), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), Love Thy Neighbour (1973), Man About the House (1974), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). After appearing in a sketch in Tony Hancocks last British TV series in 1967, she became a close friend of the comedian in the remaining year of his life. N° de ref. del artículo 9193

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