Spartacus by Howard Fast 1951, First Edition (15 results)

First edition of this work, basis for the classic 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Howard Fast and Kirk Douglas on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Charles White. A very sharp example, rare signed by both Fast and Douglas. Spartacus is a historical novel about the slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BCE. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo and starred Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, Laurence Olivier as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus and Tony Curtis as Antoninus. The film won four Academy Awards in all.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Bookplate on front pastedown. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. ; Signed by Howard Fast on the front end page and actor Kirk Douglas on the following free end page. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by both Fast, the author, and the actor Kirk Douglas (the movie's main character). First Edition stated on the copyright page. Includes the original publisher's slip from the author. Original price of $2.50 printed on the front flap of dust jacket. Slight sun fading along the spine of the jacket. A very nice copy, housed in a custom-made slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

First edition of this work, basis for the classic 1960 film starring Kirk Douglas. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author bound-in, "For Jerry Mayro Gratefully Howard Fast." Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Spartacus is a historical novel about the slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BCE. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo and starred Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, Laurence Olivier as the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov, who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus and Tony Curtis as Antoninus. The film won four Academy Awards in all.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. First edition account of the 1949 Peekskill incidents written by historian and novelist Howard Fast (whose historical novel, Spartacus, would be published shortly thereafter), dedicated to renowned singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson, and with an introduction by William L. Patterson, executive secretary of the Civil Rights Congress. Published in 1951 by Civil Rights Congress. One of only 500 specially bound copies, this one signed on the lined half-title page by Robeson, Fast, and Patterson (Patterson s signature is not present on all listed copies). Inked limitation number 5 to lower corner of first blank leaf. 8vo, hardcover with dust jacket, 127 pages plus 8 pages of b/w photos documenting the attacks on Robeson and others. Handsomely signed, befitting its presumed early place in the sequence (#5), with an especially bold Paul Robeson signature at the top. Front hinge partially split from the bottom. Creasing to front pastedown and rear fly leaf. Binding slightly shaken. Considerable chipping to mildly rubbed dj, partially split from the top at front flap, with 2 open tear to top edge of front cover and 1 open tear to spine tail. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed First Edition, Spartacus, By Howard Fast, 1951, In Original Dust Jacket FAST, Howard. Spartacus. Published by the Author, New York: [1951]. First edition, signed by the author, Howard Fast on front free endpaper. Octavo. 370 pp. Original brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Publisher s original pale yellow printed dust jacket with some long tears and some rubbing to extremities. Jacket with original price of $2.50. Overall, a near fine copy nicely signed by the author in an almost very good dust jacket. This book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the 2004 TV adaptation by Robert Dornhelm. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. CHARLES WHITE(JACKET ART) (illustrator). First Edition. Novel. First printing. Basis for the 1960 Stanley Kubrick film. This is the self published First Edition. The author had been blacklisted at the time and could not publish otherwise. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Small area of surface damage on DJ spine, where a label has been removed. Small closed tear on bottom inside/outside edge of DJ. Not price clipped($2.50 price). Slight wear/small nicks on DJ edges. Side edge of DJ is rather creased. Yellow boards. Tape residue on front pastedown. Tanned and slightly foxed pages. Side edges of pages are rough edged. Thumb nail wear/distortion mark on a small area of the side edge of one page. Previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Self published by Howard Fast, New York, 1951. Hardback, NF/VG+. Stated First Edition ("Published December 1951 / First Edition"), presumed First Printing (because the price printed on front dj flap is"$5.00", indicating that this was part of a limited signed first edition because the first trade printing was priced $2.50). 8-3/8" tall; 363 pages; one- piece medium-brown cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine (title & author only), front board plain; plain ivory end pages; untrimmed fore edge. Book is in very fine condition: book is clean and square, binding tight, corners not bumped; slight creasing at head and heel of spine with no fabric damage, portions of end pages have slight darkening as though news clippings were kept there; otherwise the book is near fine or better. The interior is superb--strong hinges, flexible paper, and pages that are free of any marking, stains or other damage. Jacket is very good, with mild darkening to rear panel and moderate darkening to the spine and three minuscule chips (largest is 1/8" x 1/8") from head and heel of spine; dust jacket illustration by Charles White. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price-clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed legibly in blue ball point pen by the author in the middle of the front end page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Corners 9 a bit bumped, very good in worn, about good dust jacket with several tears and some staining on the rear panel. Signed by the author. Because of growing concern over his Communist sympathies, Fast was unable to find a commercial publisher for this book and finally published it himself. In the midst of the Red Scare this study of the eternal quest for freedom, and of the dying days of the Roman Republic as it moved toward Empire, became a best-seller. Basis for the epic film produced by and starring Kirk Douglas, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The magnificent cast also included Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, scene-stealer Peter Ustinov (who won an Oscar), Tony Curtis, Woody Strode, and many others. Douglas's unflinching insistence that Dalton Trumbo receive screen credit for his script signaled the end of the Hollywood Blacklist. A compromised but reasonably presentable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s) Type: Book Very good condition/ Clean text/ DJ has heavy damage with tears, and holes, tape holding paper DJ together/ DJ has clear covering keeping the DJ in tact. Signed by Author(s)I.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition (?). First Printing. Publisher's full red cloth, black lettering on spine. First English edition. This is the first edition published after the author's self-published edition in New York in 1951. . Bookseller's label on cover, spine mildly darkened, else near fine; unmarked, tight, and clean. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 368 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectable, good. 1st. Hardcover without jacket, first printing. Yellow cover, published by the author, 1951, no additional printings indicated. Cover has very slight wear plus 1/2" rip at top of spine, 1/2" rip at bottom of spine on rear hinge, slight binding split at false title page and rear end paper, no marks or writing. **We are a small family business with over 30 years experience providing fine new and pre-owned books online. You can expect professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging.

Leinen. Condition: Zufriedenstellend. Dust Jacket Condition: Kein Schutzumschlag. Erstausgabe. 311 Seiten, auf englisch, auf Vorsatz signiert von dem amrikanischen Schriftsteller Howard Fast (1914-2003). Fast bekanntestes Werk ist " Spartacus " von 1951 , das unter dem gleichen Titel 1960 verfilmt wurde und mit vier Oscars ausgezeichnet wurde. das Buch ist gebrauchsspurig, Exlibris (Dr. Henry T. Yost, Jr., President of the American Association of University Professors) , Einband berieben, Schnitt etwas angeschmutzt. signed by author. Size: 8°. Vom Autor signiert. Buch.

Halbleinen. Condition: Gut. Erstausgabe. 96 Seiten, auf englisch, auf Vorsatz signiert von dem amrikanischen Schriftsteller Howard Fast (1914-2003). Fast bekanntestes Werk ist " Spartacus " von 1951 , das unter dem gleichen Titel 1960 verfilmt wurde und mit vier Oscars ausgezeichnet wurde. Das Buch ist gebrauchsspurig, Ecken etwas bestossen, Einband etwas angeschmutzt. Auf gleicher Seite der Signatur Notiz "#980". signed by author. Size: 8°. Vom Autor signiert. Buch.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, black eighth cloth with silver lettering on spine over blue cloth, ardhival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a Jewish man with tallit, a priest, and a woman with photos of buildings, blue endpapers, 371 pages. Howard Melvin Fast (1914 - 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Because of his Communism, he was Black-listed despite his widely recognized brilliance. Fast's first popular work was Citizen Tom Paine, a fictional account of the life of Thomas Paine. Perhaps his most enduring work is Spartacus (1951), a historical novel about the historic Roman slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BCE., which inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick (with screenplay secretly written by another black-listed brilliant writer, Dalton Trumbo), that starred Kirk Douglas as Spartacus. Condition: Solid and clean copy. No previous ownership or remainder marks. Some rubbing to dust jacket.