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New York: Essential Books, 1944. 1st Edition . Cl.w.dj.. Uncommon book on the television industry & the future of the medium by the playwright of Inherit The Wind. Very minute dj. wear. Vg+/vg.

NY, NY: Essential Books, 1944. xiii, 230 pp., dark blue pebbled cloth w/ red lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to ends of spine w/ a little wear & light bumping to corners of boards; some soil to top edge of page block; prev. owner's name to front endpaper; tear to gutter between half-title & title pages; Jacket shows tears, chips & creasing w/ some white speckling to front panel & foxing & soiling to rear panel / ". . . a trip backstage in the television industry of the future. Without a syllable of technicality, the book deals with the problems facing the infant art." Foreward by Dr. Lee De Forest. / . Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Essential Books, 1944. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by Dr. Lee De Forest. Small octavo. 230pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a small chip at the base of the spine.

NY: Essential Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Blue textured cloth titled in red. Edition not stated, probable first. Lengthy inscription to half title page by playwright Lee to film historian Bob Birchard, dated 1975. Also signed by Lee to title page. Spine ends/points softened, rubbed. Tiny white spots to front board, small dampstain to rear board. The DJ in mylar is chipped at spine ends/points, price clipped, with a few tiny edge tears. Lee was an American playwright and lyricist and with his writing partner Jerome Lawrence, founded American Playwrights' Theatre, and collaborated on the films Shangri-La, Mame, and other works. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Essential Books, 1944. First Edition of what is apparently the author’s first book. He achieved fame as a playwright, most famously for Inherit the Wind and Mame. Very good in dust jacket. Warmly inscribed by the author to Artie Shaw, and signed “Bob Lee.”