The Petrified Forest

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.

Price: $1,000.00

Hardcover. First edition. Fine in a rubbed, very good dustwrapper with light nicking to the spinal extremities. Inscribed by the author: "for my dearest Jane and Wilfred with much love – Bob, March 1935." The jacket pictures Leslie Howard in the lead role on Broadway. Also in the Broadway production was character actor Humphrey Bogart. Both reprised their roles for the classic film version, and were joined by Bette Davis. The film became Bogart's "breakthrough" role. A scarce title, and one of the few signed copy we've seen.

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Item #53012 The Petrified Forest. Robert SHERWOOD.
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest

Robert E. Sherwood
birth name: Robert Emit Sherwood
born: 4/4/1896
died: 11/14/1955

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American playwright whose works reflect involvement in human problems, both social and political. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature He was also a speechwriter for Franklin Roosevelt.more