New York: Samuel French, (1931). Hardcover. First edition. Fine in an attractive, near very good dustwrapper with a horizontal tear near the bottom of the spine, and some shallow chipping. Basis for the 1932 film directed by Richard Wallace and featuring Ruth Chatterton, Robert Ames, and Paul Lukas. More
New York: French, 1929. Hardcover. First edition thus, heavily revised from the 1923 Brentanos publication. Top of the spine worn down to the pages and the spine lettering faded but readable, good plus lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "To Hope and Edgar with love from Phil, 18 March..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1950). Hardcover. First English edition. Faint offsetting to the endpapers from the jacket flaps, else fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with light rubbing to the spine, one old internal repair, and tiny nicks at the crown. A Czech circus novel, basis for 1966 Martin Fric-directed..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1954. Hardcover. Book club edition. Edges lightly worn, very good in a good only edgeworn dustwrapper with spine tanned, loss on spine head. A novel adapted into the 1955 film written and directed by Philip Dunne. More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1954. Hardcover. First edition. Pages lightly age-toned with small stains on edges, front hinge cracked, small bookstore label on front pastedown, cocked spine with ends rubbed, good in a good only edgeworn and torn dustwrapper, spine sunned, rear joint split. A novel adapted into the..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1954. Hardcover. First edition. Pages lightly age-toned with small stains on edges, front hinge cracked, modestly rubbed edges, very good in a good only price-clipped dustwrapper with extremities worn and torn with internal tape repair, spine ends chipped. A novel adapted into the 1955 film..... More
New York: Vintage Books, 1995. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. Printed yellow wrappers. Scrapes on front panel from removed sticker, else near fine. Issued to coincide with the release of a film. More
Paris: Belfond, (2001). Softcover. First French edition. Translated from the American title of *The Feast of Love* by Michele Valencia. Text in French. Pictorial wrappers, fine in fine dustwrapper with original wraparound paper band. Affectionately Inscribed in French to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco by the author. Nominated for the National..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1952. Hardcover. First English edition. Fine, with foxing to the endpapers, in a fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper with minor chipping to the spine and flap folds. The story of a man who spends his life going in and out of asylums. Basis for the French film..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, (1923). Hardcover. First edition. Ownership stamp of film production company Famous Players-Lasky, fine in very good or better dustwrapper with a scrape on the front panel. A collection of six short stories, at least three of which were filmed. The title story was the basis..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, (1923). Hardcover. First edition. A little tanning in the gutters, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with a couple of tiny nicks, and an old paper label on the spine. A collection of six short stories, at least three of which were filmed. The title..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper. Two novels. The first, *Don Careless*, was the basis for the little-known 1950 film *The Avengers*, directed by John H. Auer and featuring John Carroll in the title role. A very nice copy, and scarce..... More
NY/London: Harper & Brothers, (1922). Hardcover. First edition. Green cloth stamped in mustard. Contemporary owner's gift inscription on front fly, spine cocked, corners bumped, very good lacking the dustwrapper. Romance and adventure in the Texas oil fields. Basis for a 1940 Alfred E. Green film featuring John Garfield, Frances Farmer..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1922). Hardcover. First edition. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a couple of very short tears. Wraparound jacket art by W.H.D. Koerner. Romance and adventure in the Texas oil fields. Basis for a 1940 Alfred E. Green film featuring John Garfield, Frances Farmer, and..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Hardcover. First edition. Finish of the binding is a bit worn, a near very good copy in a near very good, price-clipped dustwrapper with publisher's printed label affixed to the front panel stating: "'The Michigan Kid' Rex Beach's Best Known Story is included in..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1913. Hardcover. Advance copy of the first edition in salmon papercovered boards with printed white label mounted on front board. Illustrated by M. Leone Bracker. Lacking the front fly, front hinge starting, spine faded and chipped, light dampstains on boards, a good only copy. Basis..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. First edition. Gift inscription else fine in near fine dustwrapper with small chips at the crown. Young girl aspires to become a singer in the big city. Basis for the 1926 film directed by Allan Dwan, and featuring Lois Moran, Noah Beery, and..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine with a faded spine, lacking a dustwrapper. Young girl aspires to become a singer in the big city. Basis for the 1926 film directed by Allan Dwan, and featuring Lois Moran, Noah Beery, and Louise Dresser, with Richard Arlen..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Hardcover. First edition. Neat owner name on the verso of the front fly, spine lettering dull, small, faint stains on two facing pages of text, an about very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. Signed by the author in the year of publication, in Sebring..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906 (but probably 1923). Hardcover. Reprint. Some spotting on front board, else near fine in in fine dustwrapper with a small chip on the front panel. Beach's first novel. Basis for several films, most notably the 1942 version with Randolph Scott, Marlene Dietrich, and John..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Hardcover. First edition. Slightly cocked in attractive, though rubbed, illustrated boards with wear the extremities and spot on lower front board very good plus. Beach's first novel. Basis for several films, most notably the 1942 version with Randolph Scott, Marlene Dietrich, and John Wayne..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Hardcover. First edition. Pictorial light blue cloth stamped in black, white, and peach, gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood. Spine cocked, owner's name penned on front pastedown, small stains on pages 2 and 3, else very good. Basis for several films, most..... More
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1964). Hardcover. First edition. Slight offsetting on the front endpapers else fine in slightly wrinkled very good or better dustwrapper with a short tear at the crown. Beaton's diary of the shooting of the film, for which he provided sets and costumes. An attractive copy..... More
New York: Century Company, (1933). Hardcover. First edition. Large octavo. Generously illustrated from photographs. Fine in a very lightly worn, fine dustwrapper. Autobiography of an Ohio runaway who became the world's most famous animal tamer. Filmed in 1933 by director Kurt Neumann with Beatty playing himself, and with a cast..... More
