THE COURTSHIP OF PRINCE CHARMING

The Courtship of Prince Charming, by F Frankfort Moore

258 pages, on thick paper

Red Cloth Boards with Black Design & Printing on the spine

Frank Frankfort Moore (1855-1931) was an Irish dramatist, biographer, novelist and poet. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Moore worked as a journalist before gaining fame as an author of fiction.

I contacted the Local Studies Department at the Limerick City Library, and got this response:

"Congratulations on picking up a bit of a rarity there!
Moore was a fairly prolific author over a period of more than 40 years.
The book in question is titled The Courtship of Price Charming, in the British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955 and the first edition of it was in1920, published by W. Collins, Sons & Co., London."

I have the email if you want it.

Provenance

It bears the stamp of 'John Rigby, Dealer in Watches & Jewellery, Kirkham'. So, at some point, someone bought it in Lancashire.

It then became the property of Jean Coulthard, OC OBC; she was a prominent Canadian composer and music educator (1908-2000). She signed it, in pencil, and wrote a phone number on the inside front cover. She lived near me and I bought it at our local bookshop.

This book is in good, perfectly readable shape. It just needs cleaning.