Miracle on 34th Street (First Edition) by Davies, Valentine - 1947

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1947).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
      with all first issue points, including correct $1.75 flap price, correct ad for the film on rear panel, first edition stated on copyright page, etc.

Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; very little no wear; dust jacket is clean and bright with with light wear; price not clipped ($1.75).

Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa.

The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite.
Miracle on 34th Street won three Academy Awards: Gwenn for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Valentine Davies for Best Writing, Original Story, and George Seaton for Best Writing, Screenplay. The film was nominated for Best Picture, losing to Gentleman's Agreement. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive preserved Miracle on 34th Street in 2009.


Davies also wrote a short novelization of the tale, which was published by Harcourt Brace simultaneously with the film's release.

Very scarce first issue [most so-called first editions, even those that are stated first edition on the copyright page, are not actually first editions.]

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