Between the Covers

Unbound. A small collection of photographs and Christmas cards Inscribed by Gladys Cooper to Marian Seldes. Both Inscribed photographs measure 3½" x 5½", three cards measure 5¼" x 4" closed, and one is a sheet of cardstock with a photo of Cooper's house laid down, the cardstock measuring 7" x 5". An occasional bit of toning, one portrait with a light crease and a bit of loss to the glossy coating in the margins only, about fine.

A nice collection of photos and photographically illustrated Christmas Cards (one featuring a photograph of Cooper's painted portrait by Sir William Orpen) from actress Gladys Cooper to actress Marian Seldes. Most feature brief holiday sentiments, but one states "Thank you dear Marian + Julian [Claman] for having us to your goodly party!" (Signed recto), and Cooper writes in a 1963 Christmas card: "A FAIR? LADY? in her CHALK? GARDEN." (Cooper starred in the US premiere of Edith Bagnold's *The Chalk Garden*). A nice association between two important actresses: Gladys Cooper's career spanned seven decades, and Seldes received a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.

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