Philip Lindsay — One Dagger for Two

London, Cassell and Company , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Philip Lindsay's novel regarding Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe; the author's presentation copy, signed. The scarce first edition of this novel, published in 1932. The author's presentation copy inscribed to W. B. Jones 'with many thanks from the author, Philip Lindsay' dated 1932. A novel following the story of one of the most famous Elizabethan playwrights, Christopher Marlowe, considered to have been the foremost dramatist in London. He was the first to achieve a critical reputation for his use of blank verse, which became the standard for the era, and was known for featuring very dramatic characters, who would often overreact. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. With some minor faint marking to the front board, and some fading to the cloth of the spine, which presents minor spotting. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'to W. B. Jones with many thanks from the author, Philip Lindsay' dated 1932. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .