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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.8.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.8.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.8.
Published by Westvaco, New York, 1996
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. As-new hardcover book in fine slipcase. Clean beige cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Foreword by William P. Fuller III. 322 pages. Clean, unworn sturdy slipcase with patterned paper cover. A delightful collection of humorous stories and poems by the best humorists in the business.
Published by LITTLE BROWN
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.62.
Published by Little, Brown And Company, Boston, 1944
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Duodecimo, 102 pages, red cloth, paper spine label This play appeared in 1943 with Mary Martin (later famed for her role as Peter Pan) starred as Venus.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1944
Seller: R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Play, theater, humor. First edition stated. Covers very nice, corners sharp. Owner name inside the front cover, otherwise the interior is clean and tight. Dust jacket rubbed and sunned, some soil, short closed tear on the front panel, other moderate edge wear.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1944
Seller: Better Read Than Dead, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. From the library of New York School poet, librettist and publisher, Kenward Elmslie. On front free endpaper in blue ink: "Kenward Gray Elmslie - 1945," with penciled doodles. Adaptation of Perelman and Nash's hit musical (scored by Kurt Weill), which satirized sexual and cultural mores of the day. The musical's debut production starred Martin, whom Elmslie would unsuccessfully court decades later for his adaptation of Truman Capote's The Grass Harp. Good condition, cocked spine with moderate wear Hardcover, octavo, red cloth boards, offset cream spine titles, lacking dust jacket, 102 pp.
Published by Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1944
Seller: Book Emporium 57, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 102 pgs. Scribble 1" long on front paste-down. Rec boards with beige reverse print on spine. Black ink mark on spine. Crease on top left back board. No highlighting or underlining. Intact. A play.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Seller: Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. (March) 1944, stated First Edition, Near Fine/Good to Very Good dj, octavo, 102pp., bright red cloth hardcover, unclipped ($2.00) dj with long vertical crease & several chips & tears on front panel o/w colorful & solid, binding tight, text unmarked, with fair-condition folded one-page theatre leaflet from the Boston Opera House show of this title starring John Boles, Mary Martin and Kenny Baker.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1944
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth over boards, stamped in tan on spine, color illustrated dust jacket, illustrated endpapers. Play about a statue of Venus who falls in love with the barber who brings her to life. Near Fine, bookplate of Thomas Benton Pegg, namesake of a theatre achievement award at front pastedown, in Very Good dust jacket, a few nicks and closed tears, faded stamp on front cover, darkening to spine.
Published by Associated Magazine Contributors, Inc, New York, 1948
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Magazine. Thirteen issue near-complete run, various pagination, 5.25x7.5 inches, articles, poetry, fiction, reviews, cartoons, photos, ads, some light pencil marks in several issues and lightly wear else very good digest size magazines in stapled pictorial wraps. The contributors to this short-lived magazine were also the owners. They apparently contributed the "bottom drawer" writing they could not sell elsewhere. But we are speaking of the unsold writing of some major authors of the period. The magazine began with the March 1947 issue. Volume one lasted 10 issues and then the name changed to '48 in January 1948 and ran for six issues ending in June 1948. Missing only vol. 2 issues 1, 5 & 6.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1944
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Original publisher's red cloth binding in original white paper dust jacket. Multicolored lettering printed and illustration of Venus on front panel. Blue lettering printed on dust jacket spine. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4." 102 pages, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule wear along edges and corners and slight fading to lettering on spine. Binding is tight. Corners of covers are sharp and not bumped. Dust jacket is very clean and intact except for age toning (most noticeable along spine) and slight chipping at head and tail of spine and top edge. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. Book adaptation of a scarce war-time production. One Touch of Venus was originally a musical that first showed on Broadway in 1943 with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ogden Nash. The book adaptation was co-authored by Nash and S. J. Perelman, who both wrote its prose, and contains Nash's lyrics from the original play. S. J. Perelman (1904-1979) was an American screenwriter and humorist. Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was an American poet. One Touch of Venus is a comedic musical in which a statue a Venus is accidentally brought to life by barber Rodney Hatch. Venus then goes gallivanting around New York City and creates problems for Hatch.
Published by Little Brown. First American edition, Boston, MA, 1944
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Ogden Nash's lyrics, Perelman's prose, dedicated to Kurt Weill who wrote the score; Venus, played by Mary Martin, visits America.Fine in dustwrapper. book.
Published by Little, Brown, 1944
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. ONE TOUCH OF VENUS, L-B, 1944, first edition, near fine in vg/vg+ dust-wrapper with some light dust- soil.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Perelman's sixth book, a musical play performed on Broadway starring Mary Martin, with songs by Kurt Weill. Filmed in 1948 with Ava Gardner statuesque as Venus. Near fine, with faint staining along bottom edge of front panel, bumping to spine crown, in very good+ dustjacket with chipping and tear at spine crown, fading to some lettering on spine.
Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1944
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover with DJ, 102 pages. Signed on the front unattached end page, "Dear Ken, Here's hoping. Amen. Ogden." White DJ with purple illustration and multicolored text, in protective plastic. DJ includes original price ($2.00). In pencil, below original price is the price $17.50, DJ is otherwise unmarked and clean. Small chips and worn along edges and corners, black smudges on back DJ cover. Overall DJ is in good condition. Red cloth covered boards with beige title label on spine. A few small spots on front cover, but overall covers are in excellent condition with no rubbing or marks. Mock title page is clipped at top right corner and stamped in blue ink, "Property of Levy-Englund Productions" below title. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Pages are lightly toned with age. Overall book is in very good condition, pages are clean and unmarked, binding is tight and strong. Pages rough cut along bottom edge. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1936
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 202pp. Cloth. Illustrated. Gift inscription, pencil loop detached, else a fine, bright copy in price-clipped, fine dust jacket. The pictorial jacket reproduces a design by O. Soglow. Contributions include "How To Sleep" by Robert Benchley, a preface and "The Art of Breaking a Neck" by W.C. Fields, "The Doctor and the Contraption" by Stephen Leacock, "The Body Beautiful" by S.J. Perelman, "Essay on the Advantages of Sleeping in Bed Alone" by Groucho Marx, etc. Scarce in this condition.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 102 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by George F. Kelley. Music by Kurt Weill. Originally presented at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on October 7th, 1943 starring Mary Martin, Harry Clark & Kenny Baker. Filmed in 1948 with Ava Gardner statuesque as Venus. Fine book in a almost fine dust jacket with light fading to the spine and a touch of wear to the corners. A beautiful copy!.
Published by Boston, Little, Brown, 1944, 1944
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Advance Copy, bound sheets without D.J.with a publisher's slip pasted on to first page.giving publication details.about Fine.a very scarce format esp. this early.(HPlys).
Published by Little, Brown, Boston, 1944
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
102 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Tiny bookplate; else a very good copy in a very good jacket with a few short closed tears, some light chipping to the extremities of the spine (not affecting any lettering). The spine is slightly browned.