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Published by Samuel French, 1941
ISBN 10: 0573612137ISBN 13: 9780573612138
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by S. French, New York, 1941
Seller: West With The Night, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Trade paperback. Acting ed. 165 p. : ill.; 19 cm. Includes Illustrations. Good. moderate shelfwear and fading to the cover.
Published by Playbill Inc., 1952
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Playbill for the theatrical presentation at the Music Box of THE MALE ANIMAL starring Elliott Nugent, Martha Scott and Robert Preston, all pictured on the cover, August 4, 1952.
Published by NY: New York Theatre Program Corp, 1940, 1940
8vo; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; 36 pages; b&w illustrations; a good, clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. James Thurber (illustrator). First. All in VG internal order; pages clean and bright. Blue boards lightly worn to edges and a little faded to top. Unclipped d/j rather more worn esp along edges with some small chips/loss, with small loss to back inside flap. Dulled to spine and rear. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg 1099831).
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 168 page soft cover with Thurber graphic on front cover. A comedy play script with costume, property, sound and light plots at rear. The play was first performed at the Cort Theatre in NYC. Unmarked, tight and clean.
Published by Hamish Hamilton 1950, 1950
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Ex library, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Published by SAMUEL FRENCH
Seller: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, United Kingdom
1941 1ST PB BLUE PICTORIAL CARD COVERS.
Published by Ince, Pub, New York, 1941
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Magazine. 112p., 8x11.75 inches, interviews, biographical sketches, articles, reviews, show listings, photos, complete script, magazine in worn pictorial wraps chipped at heel of spine.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good, lacking the jacket. Green buckram, toned at the edges and with a few small stains. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, foxed at the edges, clean internally.
Published by Random House, 1940
Seller: Bramble Books, Ipswich, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Green boards with titles to the spine. Clean pages and firm binding. Stated first printing. Also included with this book is a theatre programme for the same play. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1950
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Good only with foxing to endpapers, rear cover and fly water stained.
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., London, 1950., 1950
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8vo, HB, 102pp. Good condition in fair+ d/w (price clipped,chipped, piece missing from upper spine, open and closed tears). Lightly bumped, rubbed, bookplate at ffep. Pictures available on request.
Published by Samuel French, 1941
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. James Thurber Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. A tight, unmarked copy with slight dust offsetting to covers and a small closed tear repaired at the bottom edge of the spine, the text itself clean and unmarked. A play based on Thurber's book, and a very scarce Thurber item.
Published by Random House, 1940
Seller: Archives Books inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First printing. No jacket. No markings. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.
Published by Samuel French, New York, 1941
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, Thus. 12mo., 170pp. Wraps. "Acting Edition" Cover creases and light shelf-wear. Very clean interior with little toning. Light ownership signature on front panel. A very solid collectable copy this humorous play.
Published by Samuel French, 1941
Seller: The Groaning Board, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good softcover, no marks, no creases. Pages quite tanned. Acting edition. The play centers on a college professor who faces dismissal for his defense of free speech. Nugent played the lead role. Gene Tierney was also in the original Broadway play. This was made into a movie starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Haviland and Joan Leslie. M05449.
Published by Random House, NY, 1950
Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The cover shows some edgewear with rubbing. The bindingi is sound.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1950
Seller: Bookfeathers, LLC, Lewisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover in light blue cloth with silver titles to spine and Thurber drawing to front, in orangish-brown Thurber-illustrated jacket, small 8vo. 2nd printing of UK edition. 102pp. Thurber drawings thoguhout text. VG-/Fair, with VG- front. Cloth overall is clean and sharp with mild soil, stain with no associated damage to lower corner rear board, mlder along upper rear fore edge. Binding tigt and square.Shelving square. Moderate toning to unmarked pages (somehat heavier on endpapers); strong toning from news clipping to pp.10-11. The rather scace jacket is chipped along all edges with deep chips over author and publisher's names on toned spine. Toning to rear panel, though white background otherwise clean. Central figures and titles onthe VG front panel have light to moderate soil but are very strongly colored and clear (see or request scan). Holds fine and looks handsome in Brodart. Not ex-lib.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1950
Seller: Andmeister Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. James Thurber (illustrator). First Edition. 102 pages. Wear to cover edges. Boots library label on front cover. Size: 205mm Tall, 8vo. Book.
Published by Printed by Oxonian Press/Hall the Printer, Oxford
Seller: Robert Wright, trading as 'The Bookman', Norwich, United Kingdom
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by DAVID LANGDON (illustrator). First Edition. Five items of theatricalia from productions by Oxford University, comprising: [1] Promotional leaflet (giving dates of performances), 'The Trinity Players and Saint Hilda's College Dramatic Society present "Toad of Toad Hall" by A.A. Milne in the grounds of St. Hilda's College', May 28th-June 3rd, [1953]. Leaflet printed to recto, with text printed over illus. of Toad (printed in green), specially drawn by David Langdon (leaflet faintly creased at top corner, but clean/fresh/bright); [2] Promotional leaflet (variant of previous item), showing 'Toad' illus. by D. Langdon/poem/dates of production printed in black, with 'Today' over-printed in red (leaflet very clean/crisp/fresh/bright); [3] Promotional leaflet for the OUDS production of Shakespeare's 'Richard III' in the Oxford Playhouse, 3rd-7th March (circa 1950s); play produced by David Thompson/John Wood. Leaflet printed in red to recto on pale blue paper (leaflet clean and very crisp/bright); [4] Promotional leaflet for the production (by the John Ford Society of Exeter College) of the play 'The Male Animal' by James Thurber/Elliott Nugent, in the Clarendon Press Institute - 8th-11th February (circa 1955). Printed in black on thin pink card, folded into [4]pp.; illustration printed to p.[1] (p.[1] slightly soiled, but leaflet quite crisp/very bright); [5] Promotional leaflet for the University Players' production of 'He Who Gets Slapped' by Leonid Andreyeff at the Clarendon Press Institute, 2nd-6th February, circa 1950s. Thin card printed (with illus.) in yellow/blue to recto. (leaflet quite clean and very crisp/bright). No inscriptions. Lightweight items, hence overseas customers will have SHIPPING CHARGES REDUCED subsequent to ordering. A collection in VG condition overall. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Size: Approx. 215mm x 170mm/125mm x 130mm/115mm x 150mm. Ephemera.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1950
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. James Thurber (illustrator). First Edition. Dark blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured illustration to the lower right hand corner of the front panel. Silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Bumping and fading to the backstrip and bumping and rubbing to the book corners. Browning and foxing marks to the text block edge. Age toning of the internal text. Illustrated front panel, by James Thurber, against a orange coloured background with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping, with the loss to the top dust at the corners and to the backstrip edges. There is a 1.25 " tear to the top left-hand corner of the front panel. Fading to the backstrip and browning to the rear dustwrapper panel. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. A look at the war between the sexes -- Thurber style. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6],7-202, [2] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: James Thurber. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; Humour; Inventory No: 0110812.
Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Acceptable or better paperback. Email or call for further information.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1950
Seller: David Kenyon, King's Lynn, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. THURBER, James (illustrator). 102 pp. Blue cloth boards which show lightest of shelf wear, with silver illustration to front panel and silver titles to spine. Unclipped illustrated d/w. which is slightly faded to spine shows minimal scattered foxing to rear panel. Light foxing also to top and leading edge. Text block ow clean, tight and unmarked. Witty line drawings throughout.
Published by London: Hamish Hamilton July 1950 Second Printing 8vo 102pp ill., 1950
Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG original blue cloth, edges slightly sunned, otherwise clean throughout.
Published by UK, 1949
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover art by James Thurber (illustrator). 18x12.5 cm. 8 pages including covers. Clean. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref zqn.
Published by Random House, New York, 1940
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by James Thurber (illustrator). First Printing. Inscribed on the front free endpage by Bob Thurber (Thurber's brother Robert) bound in green cloth with a red and gilt label along the spine. Contents bright and fresh with a few illustrations and complete in 202 pages.
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1940
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. James Thurber (illustrator). First Edition. Stated first printing. A departure by Thurber in the form of a comedy play, and extremely scarce. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket is price clipped and has a 1/2" spine chip not affecting text, but is otherwise whole, clean and bright, and protected by a Brodart plastic jacket cover.
Published by Cort Theatre, New York, 1940
Seller: Albatross Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Wrappers (Softcover). Condition: Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). First American Edition. Playbill for this very witty play, with Thurber's illustrated front cover. Fine.
Published by Random House, New York, 1940
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
202 pp. With Drawings by James Thurber. 8vo, publisher's green cloth. First edition. Binding stained and worn. With an original drawing by James Thurber on the half-title, depicting a man and woman dancing, initialled "Th".