The Racket (First Edition) by Cormack, Bartlett - 1928

NEW YORK: SAMUEL FRENCH. G+ IN BLUE CLOTH WITH SILVER LETTERING. NO DJ. TEXT CLEAN. Pages: 134. . 1928. HARDCOVER.. LIGHT SOIL SPOTTING TO BOARDS. LIGHTLY SUNNED AT SPINE. TINY TEAR AT UPPER SPINE. BINDING SLIGHTLY STRAINED IN SPOTS. .

New York: Samuel French.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. INSCRIBED & dated by Bartlett Cormack in 1934 to Hollywood screenwriter Allen Rivkin on title page. Near fine in blue cloth with silver titles, lacking the dust jacket. (Trace of rubbing on spine. ) Basis for the Lewis Milestone directed 1928 silent film adapted by Bartlett Cormack from his play and the 1951 John Cromwell film noir starring actor Robert Mitchum. Most uncommon signed.; 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"; 134 pages .

New York: Samuel French, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Blue cloth lettered in silver. Modest spotting on the boards, and a little toning at the spine, very good lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Barrett H. Clark, his editor at Samuel French: "For Barrett H. Clark, my first play, but I hope not our last association. Sincerely, Bartlett Cormack." With Clark's bookplate on the front pastedown. This play was a success on Broadway and was Edward G. Robinson's first starring role, and was the basis for the silent film adapted by Cormack from his play and directed by Lewis Milestone in 1928, which was one of the first films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929. The film was remade in 1951 John Cromwell film noir starring actor Robert Mitchum. Clark was an exceptionally important figure in modern American drama, aside from authoring many books, he served as the longtime literary editor for the drama publisher Samuel French.

New York: Samuel French, 1928. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Fritz Lang: "For Fritz Lang / Bartlett McCormack / Beverly Hills, CA / 1935." Play that is the basis for the 1951 film noir directed by John Cromwell and starring Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, and Robert Ryan. Near Fine in a Very Good plus example of the rare dust jacket. Jacket spine lightly toned, with several nicks at the extremities. The Dark Page II: 1959-1965, p. 38.