Fowler Gene Meredyth Bess (28 results)
Published by Covici Friede Inc., New York 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Sleepy Hollow Books, Huntington, VT, U.S.A.Sleepy Hollow Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Orange cloth, black over blue lettering, spine faded, edges rubbed. Plays / Movies.
Language: English
Published by Covici and Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Bohemian Bookworm, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.Bohemian Bookworm
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edn. screenplay, ex library with minmal marks, jacket is dirty but complete and intact with the exception of a price clip, VG/+G.
Published by Covici - Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, bookplate to front pastedown, light soiling to page edges, spine ends lightly bumped, light sunning to spine, a touch of shelf wear, otherwise clean and tight, a Very Good + copy.
Published by Covici Friede
- Hardcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (p.t. barnum 1810-1891, drama, screenplays, motion picutre plays ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Garland Publishing ,, , New York 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Ocean Tango Books
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. very good condition hardcover ino dust jacket, with stills gently read clean pages originally published by Covici-Friede, in 1934 , 240 pages, . Based on the life of P.T. Barnum, Showman Extraordinaire, this is the screenplay for the movie that starred Wallace Berry, and Adolphe Menjou.
Published by Covici-Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good/No Jacket. New York: Covici-Friede. Good/No Jacket. 1934. . Hardcover. Covers and spine slightly rubbed/soiled. Some fraying at head and tail of spine. All corners moderately bumped. Previous owner ink signature on front free endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. A solid reading copy. Size: 8v…o - over 7-1/2" - 9-1/2" tall . 8vo. .
Published by Covici-Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, a photoplay edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Front hinge repaired, cloth lightly stained and slightly worn at extremities, spine sunned, very good lacking the dust jacket. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery… in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey.
Published by N.Y. Covici-Friede 1934. 1934
- First Edition
Seller: Pettler & Lieberman, Booksellers, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Pettler & Lieberman, Booksellers
Contact seller3-star seller1st printing, pouch on front endpaper, stamp on rear pastedown, book a bit worn at extremeties, else GOOD, no dust jacket, includes photos from the film starring Wallace Beery & Adolphe Menjou, directed by Walter Lang, perhaps the 1st screenplay published in book form. 1st edition.
Published by Garland Publishing, Inc, New York 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No jacket, as issued. Reprint. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1978. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Facsimile reprint of the 1934 Covici-Friede original. Illustrated with photos from the movie. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and di…rected by Walter Lang, the Twentieth Century Pictures film starred Wallace Beery (as Phineas T. Barnum), Adolphe Menjou, and Janet Beecher. Foreword by Gene Fowler. Includes film credits. From Garland's Classics of Film Literature series. Original red cloth, decorated in black. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 240pp.
Language: English
Published by Garland Pub, Independence, Kentucky, U.S.A. 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, , United KingdomBookcase
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. Minimal library markings. Small pale mark to bottom LH corner of front cover. Top corners slightly bumped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Language: English
Published by Covici Friede Publishers, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.Craig Hokenson Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A superior copy. Tiny 'poke' at spine affects book and jacket, not bad.
Published by New York : Covici Friede 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Physical desc. : 240 p ; 21 cm. Subjects: Barnum, P. T. Screenplays - US. 3 Kg.
Published by New York : Covici Friede 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Physical desc. : 240 p ; 21 cm. Subjects: Barnum, P. T. Screenplays - US. 1 Kg.
Published by Covici-Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.Books on the Boulevard
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Orange cloth boards bright, slightest wear to corners. Dust jacket is price-intact, clipped at flap edges. Light soiling/fading to spine, edgewear to upper spine, now contained in mylar cover. Photoplay edition with text, screen directions, b/w pho…tos of actors Wallace Beery and Adolphe Menjou.
More imagesPublished by Covici, Friede 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Inscribed by Gene Fowler on the front endpaper. Covers edgeworn, with faded spine. Water stain on bottom right corner of text block. As-Is.
Published by Covici Friede New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Amusespot, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.Amusespot
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition. No dust jacket. Inscribed by Fowler and Meredyth to 'Ellie'- more than likely a production/editing assistant. Inscribed by Author.
Published by Covici Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in orange smooth cloth, in a Fine dull yellow, orange, green and black dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with one tiny chip to heel of spine panel. 240pp. with photographs from the movie [20th Century, 1934], which starred Wallace B…eery as Phineas T. Barnum. Q06196.
Published by Covici Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller240 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition; a review copy with slip tipped to the front free endpaper. Some browning from review slip; else a very good copy in an unchipped jacket, a little soiled at the spine. Inscribed by Gene Fowler in the year of publication.
Published by Covici Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, a photoplay edition. Owner's name, foredge foxed, light wear at the spine ends, a very good copy without dustwrapper. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey. Inscribed by the au…thor: "For my favorite Helen Gwynn, With regards, Gene Fowler. Nov 1934.".
Published by New York: Covici-Friede 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star seller1st Photoplay Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Physical desc.: 240 p. ill., 21 cm. Subject: Barnum, P. T. -- (Phineas Taylor), -- 18…10-1891 -- Drama. Motion picture plays. Notes: Photoplay edition refers to movie tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era at a time when motion pictures were known as "photoplays". Typically, photoplay editions were reprints of novels additionally illustrated with scenes from a film production. Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors.
Published by New York Covici Friede 1934 1934
- First Edition
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition of the First American Sound Screenplay to Be Published in Book Form. Illustrated with scenes from the film. About fine bright copy with the barest hint of handling in a very good slightly dust soiled dust jacket with some very small chips and tears. One of the earliest screenplays published in book form. The film w…as directed by Walter Lang and starred Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum with Adolphe Menjou, Rochelle Hudson, and Virginia Bruce.
Published by New York: Covici-Friede 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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1st Photoplay Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Physical desc.: 240 p. ill., 21 cm. Subject: Barnum, P. T. -- (Phineas Taylor), -- 18…10-1891 -- Drama. Motion picture plays. Notes: Photoplay edition refers to movie tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era at a time when motion pictures were known as "photoplays". Typically, photoplay editions were reprints of novels additionally illustrated with scenes from a film production. Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors. 0 Kg.
Published by covici-friede 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Hollywood Canteen Inc., Toronto, ON, CanadaHollywood Canteen Inc.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2020 surface wear/including small tears, creases paper loss couple of ownership stamps inside Niote: signed by author on front leaf "For George Watson with regards, Gene Fowler.
Published by COVICI-FRIEDE. NY 1934 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
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Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Gene Fowler to noted screenwriter and publicist Rosiland Shaffer on front end paper. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. ( Couple short edge tears in DJ. Light shelfsoiling. ) One of the earliest published screenplays.
More imagesPublished by Covici Friede, New York, NY 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.Fireproof Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 240 pages. First edition, first printing. One of the earliest screenplays to be published. Illustrated with black & white photos from the movie which starred Wallace Beery & Adolphe Menjou. Inscribed by Fowler on the first sheet to fellow screenwrite…r Endre Bohem. Near fine book with slight fading to the spine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of toneing to the spine & a tiny (1/4") chip to the bottom of the spine. A beautiful copy. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Covici Friede, New York 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, a photoplay edition. A few tiny chips to the binding stamping, otherwise fine in a fine, bright dustwrapper with two small stains to the back panel. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role an…d Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey. Inscribed by the author to Jimmy Starr, the gossip columnist and screenwriter (here addressed as "my buoyant companion" by Fowler).
Published by Covici-Friede, New York 1934
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; orange cloth, titled and blocked in black and teal on spine and front panel; teal topstain; dustjacket; 240pp; illus. Topstain a bit faded, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped, with a hint of sunning at spine and a tiny tear at base of front flap fold. The first full-length s…cenario for an all-talking picture in book form, illustrated throughout with black and white stills.
Published by New York Covici Friede 1934 1934
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition of the First American Sound Screenplay To Be Published in Book Form. Signed by Gene Fowler to actor William Holden. Inscribed: ÒTo Bill Holden, with regards, Gene Fowler. Nov. 1934.Ó At the time he was a very young struggling stage actor in Los Angeles where he grew up. Very good in a very good lightly used dust ja…cket with a few tiny chips and tears. One of the earliest screenplays published in book form. The film starred Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum with Adolphe Menjou, Rochelle Hudson, and Virginia Bruce. Illustrated. William Holden was one of HollywoodÕs great actors appearing in such classics as Sunset Boulevard, The Bridge On the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, Stalag 17, Sabrina, Picnic, etc.
