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New York, Doubleday, 1979 hardcover, 369 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper, Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light wear and light bumps to head and heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, chips to head and heel of spine, larger at the heel, age toning to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The noted novelist and author of The World of Henry Orient, You Can Go Home Again, The Two of Us and Tender Offer presents a memoir of her father the well-known playwright, producer, director and screenwriter of such Hollywood classics as The Desert Fox, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The Three Faces of Eve, The Dirty Dozen and many others. Illustrated with 24 pages of black-&white plates from both personal and public photographs. Appended: Nunnally Johnson Pictures, Index. ISBN 9780385134064
The Pearl by Thomas Myles Steinbeck - 1994
by Thomas Myles Steinbeck
The Pearl
by Thomas Myles Steinbeck
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Marina Del Rey: Privately Printed, 1994. Final Draft. Fine. Thomas Myles Steinbeck (1944 â€" 2016) was a screenwriter, photographer, and journalist He published numerous works of fiction, including short stories and novels He was the elder son of American novelist John Steinbeck
This is a signed and inscribed "To the 'Queen of the Nile' Thomas S We peel grapes" It is a typescript draft of a screenplay of one of his father's better known books, The Pearl and dated "Final Draft Polish Corrected 9/24/94"
It is comprised of looseleaf pages between vinyl cover pages held by common office fasteners, and is in excellent condition with no other marks or damage
It was acquired in an auction of items from the estate of John and Elaine Steinbeck, so this copy was owned by John Steinbeck's third wife Elaine, who died in 2003 The estate auction tag is shown in the photo
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This is a signed and inscribed "To the 'Queen of the Nile' Thomas S We peel grapes" It is a typescript draft of a screenplay of one of his father's better known books, The Pearl and dated "Final Draft Polish Corrected 9/24/94"
It is comprised of looseleaf pages between vinyl cover pages held by common office fasteners, and is in excellent condition with no other marks or damage
It was acquired in an auction of items from the estate of John and Elaine Steinbeck, so this copy was owned by John Steinbeck's third wife Elaine, who died in 2003 The estate auction tag is shown in the photo
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Flashback: Nora Johnson on Nunnally Johnson
by Johnson, Nora
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The Glass Key
by Hammett, Dashiell
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Hammett, Dashiell: The Glass Key. Grosset & Dunlap Movie Tie-In Edition, 1931. Detective Mystery. USED. Good condition hardcover in Good- condition Rare Original Madison Square lime green movie cast Dust Jacket features Brian Donleavy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd.
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The Rose Tattoo
by Tennessee Williams
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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS The Rose Tattoo. !950, New Directions, NY. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Used. Very Good/ Good- Condition Original Lustig pink rose dust jacket. Front flap Price $3.00. Nice. Summary: A drama with comedic elements. Set in the 20th Century American South. About an Italian family. 144 pages. 5 1/2 X 8 3/8
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Porgy
by Du Bose Heyward
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THE ROSE B EDITION. Du Bose, Heyward. Porgy (1925 George H. Doran Mauve "B" Hardcover 1st Edition/ 2nd printing thus, known as the Mauve or Rose "B" Edition. Decorated By Theodore Nadejen. USED. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Mauve/Purple boards with gold gilt titling and owl cartouche. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR "PORGY AND BESS", THE DRAMATIC BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOTION PICTURE, SCORED BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GEORGE GERSHWIN.
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THE SILVER SIREN.
by LYNN, Ernest.
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FIRST EDITION thus in dust jacket. Book and dust jacket near fine. This was originally published as EXTRA GIRL. Everything appears to be identical except for the title and the titles listed on the advertisement on the rear panel of the dust jacket. 'What are the temptations, the chances for success of the 'extra girl who knocks at the gates of Hollywood?' Not in See or Brooker.
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Pylon (Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing Thus)
by Faulkner, William
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WILLIAM FAULKNER! Stated Second Issue, 2nd Printing Thus. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. Faulkner, William: PYLON. Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing 1935, Smith & Haas, NY. RARE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUST JACKET. RARE SASCHA MAURER COVER ART. ART DECO. Used. Very Good-/ Very Good- Blue cloth, \ The second printing (stated). In second issue dust jacket (blank rear panel and flap. Faulkner's tale of the exciting, dangerous, and short-lived, sport of airplane "barnstorming". Set in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Original source material for the 1958 film "Tarnished Angels" Starring Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack, and Jack Carson and directed by Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987)."
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The Case-Book Of Sherlock Holmes (Cheaper Edition)
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
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The Case-book Of Sherlock Holmes. By Arthur Conan Doyle. Publisher: John Murray, 1929 Cheaper Edition. Short story anthology. Detective fiction. Used. Clean and square. Protected in a mylar wrap. Good Condition/Good- ORIGINAL DUST JACKET illustrated by J. Abby. Blue blind-stamped cloth. Toning as is typical of this edition. RARE original, White, blue and red pictorial dust-wrapper. Priced at 2/- net to the bottom right of the front panel. Back panel of the jacket lists "New volumes in Murray's Fiction Library. The 12 Titles listed there are from Beau Geste to The Black Flemings. 320pp. 4 5/8 X 7. A great find. Adventures included here are: The illustrious Client; The Blanched Soldier, The Mazarin Stone, The Three Gables, The Sussex Vampire, The Three Garridebs, The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Creeping Man, The Lion's Mane, The Veiled Lodger, Shoscombe Old Place, The Retired Colourman.
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Shrek!
by Steig, William
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SHREK! By William Steig. 1990 Stated First Edition, Farrar, Straux Giroux. QUITE RARE IN A STATED FIRST. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NONE AS ISSUED. ISBN 0374368775. Swamp creatures back panel. Unpaginated. 8 5/8 X 10 7/8. Summary: Original source material for the beloved film of the same name. Summary: "Shrek, a horrid, ugly, little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!" About the artist/author William Steig: "He created his masterpiece character, Shrek, in 1990, at the age of 83."
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Shrek!
by Steig, William
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Steig, William. 1990 Stated First Edition, Farrar, Straux Giroux. QUITE RARE IN A STATED FIRST. Used. VERY GOOD- CONDITION/ NONE AS ISSUED. Top of boards a bit sunned, priced accordingly. ISBN 0374368775. Swamp creatures back panel. Unpaginated. 8 5/8 X 10 7/8. Summary: Original source material for the beloved film of the same name. Summary: "Shrek, a horrid, ugly, little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!" About the artist/author William Steig: "He created his masterpiece character, Shrek, in 1990, at the age of 83."
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The Lost World
by Doyle, A. Conan
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Doyle, A. Conan. The Lost World.1912 Hodder And Stoughton/George H. Doran First U.S. Edition. THE FIRST PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. RARE. Used. Good condition/ no DJ included. Maroon cloth-covered boards. Titling on spine worn off. Bright pages. Sixteen ochre and white plates (five by 'Maple White' and eleven by Joseph Clement Coll). All plates in nice condition and affixed to binding. 309 pages. 5 3/8 X 8. Summary: "The Lost World"chronicles the adventures of four men who travel to the jungles of South America. There they discover a plateau inhabited by dinosaurs and ape-men. It was Conan Doyle's ambition to write a popular "boy's book", a tale of suspense and adventure.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Another Part of the Forest
by Hellman, Lillian
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. THE VIKING PRESS, FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST PRINTING THUS, APRIL, 1947. Used. Very good condition/Good + condition original unclipped, $2.00 price appears on front flap. Fuscia dust jacket spine is a trace sunned. Mylar wrap. Another Part of the Forest, a play in three acts by Lillian Hellman, author of "The Little Foxes", and "The Searching Wind". Patricia Neal frontispiece.
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Poirot's Early Cases
by Christie, Agatha
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- 9780708923269
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Poirot's Early Cases. By Agatha Christie. Ulverscroft December 1990 First Large-Print Edition. Short story Anthology. Complete and unabridged. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ½ X 8 ¾. 470 pages. Summary: In this collection of eighteen stories Hercule Poirot begins his celebrated career in crime. Includes The Double Clue, The Adventure of Johnnie Waverley, and How Does Your Garden Grow, 15 others. A HARD TO FIND ITEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
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The Picture Of Dorian Gray (A Midnite Mystery)
by Wilde, Oscar
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Oscar Wilde. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY. 1944 Books, Inc., NY First Printing, December, 1944 in its original dust jacket. RARE THUS. Victorian Horror/Fantasy novel. USED. VG Condition/ Good- dust jacket. Jacket is missing the bottom half of its spine. Front cover illustration of a beautiful young aristocratic man and a large green face of the hideous, debauched monster he was later to become in the background. Cover art by RA. Jacket states: "A life with great possibilities that ends in disaster and tragedy – a great classic." Back panel lists "Midnite Mysteries" series titles. 220 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. Source material for the 1945 Warner Bros. horror film.
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Gone With The Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
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MARGARET MITCHELL: Gone With The Wind, published December, 1939 by The Macmillan Company. MOTION PICTURE EDITION. First Printing Thus. Paperback. Used. Good Condition/ No DJ issued. Bound in yellow pictorial stiff card wraps. Clark Cable and Vivien Leigh front cover. 391 pages 7 X 9 1/2. Scarce. Includes 12 pages of color prints from the film. Plot summary: "Epic Civil War drama focuses on the life of petulant Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara. Starting with her idyllic life on a sprawling plantation, the film traces her survival through the tragic history of the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and her tangled love affairs with Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler."
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The King Of Kings
by Jeanie Macpherson and Henry Macmahon
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THE KING OF KINGS, Copyright 1927, Grosset & Dunlap. Written by Jeanie Macpherson and Henry Macmahon. USED. 257 pages plus adverts. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Light brown boards with delft blue titling and ornamentation. VG Condition/Acceptable RARE original H.B. Warner dust jacket. The jacket is in acceptable condition with wear and loss to back panel and spine. Now protected in a mylar wrap. Sorry about the stack of books photos. King of King is the only title available here. Summary: "The King of Kings is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the lasts weeks of Jesus of Nazareth before his crucifixion, and stars H.B. Warner in the lead role.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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Thais (Universal Library)
by Anatole France
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Anatole France. Grosset & Dunlap Universal Library Edition. No date or statement on copyright page. Circa 1929. USED. VERY GOOD/GOOD ORIGINAL UNIVERSAL LIBRARY DUST JACKET. QUITE RARE THUS. Dust jacket has a bit of loss at top of spine. Glossy black boards with silver, green and black titling and ornamentation. Lime green endpapers. No frontispiece or any other photos appear in this edition. 5 7/8 X 8 ½. 154 pages. "Thais is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1890 novel "Thais" by Anatole France, a story of forbidden love. Cinema, Film History. Silent Film Era.
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The Flirt: Illustrated with Scenes from the photoplay, a Universal-Jewel Production
by Booth Tarkington
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HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER presents THE FLIRT by Booth Tarkington, illustrated with scenes from the photoplay, A Universal-Jewel Production. New York: Grosset and Dunlap. Only dates are "copyright, 1913, by Doubleday, Page & Company" and "Copyright 1912, 1913, The Curtis Publishing Company." "Printed...at The Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y." There was a later "Photoplay edition" with names of stars. This is the first one, with no names. Very Good Plus/Good. ORIGINAL DUST JACKET attached, preserved in clear plastic. D.J. is missing a 1/4" x 2" strip on spine, front is whole, though separated from rest, front has stain of former tape. Entire D.J. is well sunned, but clear and colorful. Book cover=red overall, with green particulars front, black particulars on binding. Pages in tact, clean, though moderately tanned. Only marks are price in pencil on first fep. Spine tight. 5" x 9", 378 pages. NOTED BOOK APPRAISER James Beattie has valued this copy at $145.00.
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Bad Seed: A Play In Two Acts (Fireside Theatre BCE)
by Anderson, Maxwell
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Bad Seed, Dodd, Mead Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition. A play by Maxwell Anderson. Adapted from the original novel "The Bad Seed" by William March. 1955. Used. Good Condition/ Fair Child Actress Patty McCormack scene from the play on the front cover. "Summary: "Can a child be born evil? This disturbing question underlies the startling events of a new play, based on the best-selling novel by William March."Green boards. 96 pages.
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