Between the Covers

Hardcover. First edition. A bit of toning on the boards else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a faint crease on the spine - likely the jacket was folded into the book and is thus otherwise especially fresh. Inscribed by Perelman to Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich: "To Frances and Albert, this tired tissue of absurdities to demonstrate to what lengths hunger can drive a middle-aged man. Love + kisses, Sid Perelman. July 11, 1944." Hackett and Goodrich were married collaborators on many plays and screenplays. They won a Pulitzer Prize for their play adapted from *The Diary of Anne Frank* and received Oscar nominations for their screenplays for *The Thin Man*, *After the Thin Man*, *Father of the Bride*, and *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*. They also co-wrote the screenplay for *It's a Wonderful Life* and several other films. A considerably nicer than usual copy of the author's sixth book, a cheaply produced wartime volume, with a significant association.

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