Beverley Nichols Women and Children Last 1936 Jasmine Bligh BBC Provenance
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First edition
N50. WOMEN AND CHILDREN LAST – BEVERLEY NICHOLS 1936 JONATHAN CAPE HARDCOVER EDITION HISTORIC PROVENANCE – JASMINE BLIGH, PIONEERING BBC TELEVISION ANNOUNCER An interesting vintage 1936 hardcover edition of Women and Children Last by celebrated British author, journalist and playwright Beverley Nichols (1898–1983). Published by Jonathan Cape, London and Toronto, this copy is particularly distinguished by its handwritten presentation inscription bearing the name of Jasmine Bligh, one of the pioneering female announcers of British television. JASMINE BLIGH – HISTORIC BBC ASSOCIATION This copy bears the handwritten name of Jasmine Bligh on the front endpaper, accompanied by a presentation inscription dated 15 February 1938. Jasmine Bligh (1913–1991) was a pioneering British broadcaster and one of the first three announcers of the BBC Television Service, alongside Leslie Mitchell and Elizabeth Cowell. Selected in 1936, Bligh was among the first women to appear regularly on British television screens during the earliest years of the medium. She became a familiar face of the BBC’s pre-war television service at Alexandra Palace. Her place in broadcasting history is particularly significant, as she also helped welcome viewers back when BBC television broadcasting resumed in June 1946 following its wartime suspension. The book therefore offers an interesting association with an important figure in early British television and broadcasting history. A further handwritten ownership inscr
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape
- Year: 1936
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fair
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