Lardner Ring 1915 (7 results)

Illus. With Photos (illustrator). First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 371 pages; Description: viii, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Lardner, Ring, 1915-2000 --Family. Lardner family. Authors, American--20th century--Family relationships. 1 Kg.

Illus. With Photos (illustrator). First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 371 pages; Description: viii, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Lardner, Ring, 1915-2000 --Family. Lardner family. Authors, American --20th century --Family relationships. 1 Kg.

Illus. With Photos (illustrator). First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 371 pages; Description: viii, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Lardner, Ring, 1915-2000 --Family. Lardner family. Authors, American--20th century--Family relationships. 1 Kg.

Illus. With Photos (illustrator). First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 371 pages; Description: viii, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Lardner, Ring, 1915-2000 --Family. Lardner family. Authors, American --20th century --Family relationships. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, 302 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is pink and cream with pink print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Price clipped. Boards in blue cloth; slight wear to spine caps. Text block has age toning to paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409451. FP New Rockville Stock.

unbound. 1 page, 9 x 6.25 inches, New York, November 2, 1966. Written to his longtime friend and attorney Abraham Pomerantz, in part: ".in answering your invitation to the wedding reception.our daughter is expecting a baby next week, and we have suddenly to take over the care of her older child. Also, I am negotiating a job that may take me to California.so the uncertainty continues, and all I can say at this point is that we will probably be there, and that we will try to let you know by telephone a couple of days ahead if it turns out one or both of us can't make it." Gentle yellowing along one of the horizontal folds; still very good condition. When this letter was written, Lardner had barely returned to Hollywood after being blacklisted for 18 years. Abe Pomerantz was an American lawyer considered by many to be the "dean of the class action suit." He later was U.S. Deputy Chief Counsel prosecuting Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg Trials.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Printing. An intimate association copy of this tragic and triumphant family memoir, inscribed by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and 'Hollywood Ten' member to the publisher Ben Raeburn. KEY FEATURES +++ Content:A chronicle of one of America's most talented and ill-fated literary dynasties. Ring Jr. details life with his father, the legendary humorist Ring Lardner, and his brothers, covering their successes, the Spanish Civil War, and his own blacklisting during the McCarthy era. +++ Associated Names: Ring Lardner Jr. (Author); Ben Raeburn (Recipient). +++ Provenance: Inscribed in blue ink on the front free endpaper: 'To Ben Raeburn / With regards and gratitude / Ring Lardner Jr.' CONDITION: Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket -- The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with light, even age-toning. There is moderate shelf handling wear. The dust jacket is unclipped ($12.95) with edge wear and rubbing, particularly at the spine ends and corners. +++ Imprint: New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First Edition, First Printing (Full number line 1-10). +++ Dimensions: 9.25 inches tall / viii, [2] 3-371 pages with an index; +++ Visuals: Illustrated with numerous black-and-white family photographs. +++ Binding: Light blue cloth boards with silver spine titles. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Ring Lardner Jr. was the last surviving member of the 'Hollywood Ten,' the group of screenwriters blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to testify before the HUAC. Despite this, he won two Academy Awards for screenwriting (Woman of the Year and MASH*). This book recounts the extraordinary story of the Lardner family, where immense literary talent often walked hand-in-hand with tragedy. The inscription to Ben Raeburn (founder of Horizon Press) is notable; Raeburn was a champion of intellectual freedom and high-quality literature. The use of the word 'gratitude' suggests Raeburn may have been a supporter of Lardner during his years of professional exile or a close peer in the New York literary circle. SUBJECTS: Ring Lardner, Hollywood Ten, Blacklist, Screenwriting, American Humorists, MAS*H, Ben Raeburn, Family Memoirs, Cinema History.