Phyllis Bottome - "The Rat", a Novel based on the Play by Ivor Novello and Constance Collier - London, Philip Allan & Co. Ltd., 1926 - 1st edition - frontispiece+283p.+3 hors texte photo illustrations on quality paper - Hardcover: linen binding with black printed spine - 12.50x18.80cm - Good copy: French title page and rear endpaper with foxing spots (text block clean) , traces of wear and use on the cover. * Phyllis Forbes Dennis (1884-1963), née Bottome, was a British novelist and short story writer. * Ivor Novello (1893-1951), born David Ivor Davies, was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. * Constance Collier (1878-1955), born Laura Constance Hardie, was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insulin in Europe. * The Rat is a play by the British writers Ivor Novello and Constance Collier which first premiered in 1924. It ran for 282 performances in its original West End run, initially at the Prince of Wales Theatre before transferring to the Garrick Theatre. Novello himself starred as the title character, an Apache dancer who frequents Paris nightclubs. On Broadway it enjoyed a run of 126 performances at the Colonial Theatre. The play's success led to a film adaptation The Rat, released the following year by Gainsborough Pictures with Novello again in the title role. Shipping: well packaged/insured.