Edna Ruby (13 results)

Wraps (Paperback). Condition: White pages, firm binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. GLORIOUS: WITTY: FARCICAL: INGENIOUS: EXUBERANT: PANACHE: BELOVED: NEW LOA hardcover First Edition (Orig. 2004) First Printing, NEW LOA slipcase w/ LOA logo at center & double-ruled borders gilt-stamped on front panel, NEW blue silk-finish Brillianta linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & titles & LOA colophon handsomely gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE distinctive white-on-blue LOA patterned card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB acid-free Domtar Literary Opaque archival paper * 5.00" x 8.12" x 1.22", 0.57 kg, 911 pp. Slipcase: 5.34" x 8.50" x 1.46", 0.66 kg * CONTENTS: George S. Kaufman & Company: Broadway Comedies: The Royal Family (1), Animal Crackers (109), June Moon (195), Once in a Lifetime (273), Of Thee I Sing (396), Dinner at Eight (469), Stage Door (591), You Can't Take It With You (687), The Man Who Came to Dinner (763); Kaufman Chronology (849), Biographical Notes (869), Note on the Texts (874), Copyrights & Acknowledgments (880), Notes (881) * ABOUT THE BOOK: If Eugene O'Neill represents the tragic mask of American drama, then George S. Kaufman can easily lay claim to its smiling counterpart. No other comic dramatist in America has enjoyed more popular success & perennial influence or been more fortunate in his choice of collaborators, who included George & Ira Gershwin, Moss Hart, Irving Berlin, & the Marx Brothers. Here, in the most comprehensive collection of his plays ever assembled, are 9 classics: his uproarious "backstage" play "The Royal Family" (1927, written with Edna Ferber); the Marx Brothers-inspired mayhem of "Animal Crackers" (1928, w/ Morrie Ryskind) in a version discovered in Groucho Marx's papers & published here for the first time; "June Moon" (1929, w/ Ring Lardner), a hilarious look at a young composer trying to make it big on Tin Pan Alley; "Once in a Lifetime" (1930, w/ Moss Hart), one of the first & best satires of Hollywood; Pulitzer Prize winners "Of Thee I Sing" (1931, w/ Morrie Ryskind & Ira Gershwin) & "You Can't Take It with You" (1936, w/ Moss Hart); "Dinner at Eight" (1932, w/ Edna Ferber), a tart ensemble piece that mixes comedy & melodrama; "Stage Door" (1936, w/ Edna Ferber), his much-loved story about young actresses trying to make it big in New York City; & "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1939, w/ Moss Hart), an unforgettable burlesque of America's cult of celebrity. Bursting with vernacular wit, farcical ingenuity, & theatrical panache, these plays have remained beloved favorites & exuberant reminders of Broadway in its glory days. * ABOUT THE EDITOR: Laurence Maslon is an associate arts professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts & a former associate artistic director at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. He was senior consultant & co-writer for 2 episodes of the 6-part PBS series "Broadway: The American Musical" as well as coauthoring w/ Michael Kantor the companion volume for the documentary. * THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting edition ever made" (New Republic).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued thus without a dust jacket. The book covers have some rubbing, especially to the bottom front cover. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, though there is tidemarking / water spotting to the bottom edges of half the pages, and includes the bottom edge of the rear cover. This book contains a series of essays by Edna Ruby about her encounters with actors, and entertainers, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lerner & Loewe.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Soft cover. Pocket paper back. Light edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped, lightly. Pages toned with age. Slight slant. 1st printing [no number line]. Cover art [uncredited]. 73-569 Original cover price 60 cents. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Pink emb. cl., purple lettering, backstr. sl. faded. 246pp. Clean, tight copy, appears unread. STATED FIRST EDITION.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Letters written in the 1950s by Ruby Cress and edited by her sister Edna Staebler. Afterword by Marlene Kadar. The letters - "intimate, cheerful, and gutsy," in Staebler's words, reveal a glimpse into Canadian social history. 165pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor corner rubbing. *** Signed By Author ***.

Condition: Good. 1965. First Edition. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Pink cloth. Front endpaper has been signed by the Author and dedicated. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. Considerable sticker mark to front.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. Unread. Signed by the author and inscribed on the front free page: To Lois Gerber, To remind you of your visit to Beverly Hills and the girl who took dictation from your husband with her feet up on a chair! For your enjoyment and the sincere good wishes of the author. Edna Ruby, Beverly Hills, California, July 1967. No other markings in book. Binding is fine. Scuffed DJ with nicks and chips to edges.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Französisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Französisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

PAPER BACK MULTI. Condition: GOOD. General wear --especially on faded cover, bumped corners, Articles featuring fashions and society Dames and Clubs, golfing of 1940s Palm Beach, FL DATE PUBLISHED: 1945 EDITION: 68.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in green cloth with gilt title to front cover by the Palm Beach Historical Society with the contribution of Ruby Edna Pierce's nephew, John Richard Pierce. The original front wrap, which is bound in, has a previous owner's tape repair across the center of the palm tree (see image). Overall a nice copy with no defacements. Scarce. circa 10.75 x 15.75 in (27.5 x 40 cm).