Whitfield Cook (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. ISSN: 1045-0831. An original copy of the legendary literary journal founded in 1931. May have some minor wear/minor markings. For international shipping, we may ask for additional charges, if actual costs are above quoted costs. Blechman, R.O. (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Rpt. #497. PB. Lg (about 4 x 1 & 1/2) section at top crnr of ff clipped taking some of the co. information on verso else VG-F wi/very light roll else looks unread. Very nice example of Barye cv.

Paperback. + canadian. 790 very good , creases (Psychological Suspense Novel), paperback.

Paperback. first PB. 497, very good , creases (Psychological Suspense Novel), paperback.

Paperback. Canadian Edition. 497, very good +, (Psychological Suspense Novel), paperback.

Paperback. first PB. 497, very good -fine, , reading crease (Psychological Suspense Novel), paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Avon (#497). Paperback (approx 4.25 x 6.25 inches (11 x 16 cm)), 124 pages. First Avon Printing, 1951. First Thus. Very Good+ condition. Page edges stained red (as published). The wraps (covers) are bumped/rubbed. Minor chipping at head of spine and edges. Pages browning/foxing. Additional photos available upon request.…

Paperback. first PB. 497, almost near fine (Psychological Suspense Novel), paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Fine. 1st Printing. Solid with minor wear on the covers.

Paperback. first PB. 497, near fine, unread (Psychological Suspense Novel), paperback.

128 pages plus covers. Paperback; H 23.25cm x L 17.25cm. Paper covers rubbed and soiled, shallow chipping at spine heel with abrasion and nicks at head. Text block edges toned with some staining. Some toning and scattered foxing to several interior leaves. Binding is firm. A good+ copy. Features contributions: "The Children" Howard Melvin Fast, "The Portable Mrs. Tillson" by Whitfield Cook, "The Last Friday" by Ralph Robinson, "The Hudson Flows Through India" by Oscar MacMillan Buck, "The Night Before" by Christopher Gerould, "Sale at Coleman's" by Arthur Lippincott, "Sunset in the Morning" by Mac Wood, "Is There a Canadian Literature" by Regina Shoolman, etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Text in Spanish. Seventh printing (séptima reimpresion). Rubbed on ends of spine and along edges, pages darkened, top edge of page 15 chipped and torn, cracked at page 16 (gap where spine showing through), rear paste-down bubbled. Overall, good. DJ moderately chipped along top and bottom edge, darkened - overall, good. Garcia, Ernesto (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. The DJ has a small closed tear.

Condition: Bueno. : Violeta es una novela clásica para niños de Whitfield Cook, publicada en octubre de 1998 por Acme. Esta edición en rústica está escrita en español y es ideal para niños de 9 a 12 años. EAN: 9789505652327 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Infantil y Juvenil|Literatura y Ficción Título: Violeta Autor: Whitfield Cook Idioma: es-ES Formato: tapa blanda. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by author on front endpaper. Red boards bright and sharp, Fine + condition. Protected, unclipped, dustjacket is clean and intact, age toning to edges and spine. Book is firm in binding, unread, crisp interior. Cook's second novel; written the same year that he co-wrote the screenplay for Hitchcock's 'Stranger on a Train' with Raymond Chandler. He also wrote the screenplay for Hitchcock's Stage Fright. Rear jacket features quotes about the book from Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock and Celeste Holm. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket; SIGNED & INSCRIBED to Harriet Parsons (daughter of Hollywood gossip columnist Louella Parsons). The book has a serious bump at the upper left corner. The unclipped dust jacket is chipped at the spine ends and the front flap corners. A humorous novel about filmstar Cubitt Cheever who travels to Italy to make a movie. Brooker. 0.0. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. brown cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 360 pp, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper 1567150444 Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo. Signed.…

Hardcover. First Edition. 204pp. Red cloth stamped in yellow on the cover and the spine. Mild slant to spine, lower corner tips bruised. A clean, near fine copy in very good dustjacket with light chipping to edges and some fading to spine panel. Signed and inscribed by Cook on the title page. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. …

Draft script for the 1946 film. "Sections of script" copy with multiple revisions of the majority of pages in place of thirteen pages omitted (in other words, complete). Annotations of the name of screenwriter Whitfield Cook on the top of nine pages, along with the name of stenographers Ken Schwartz (eight times) and Helen Van Vlack (once) to top left, all in manuscriptic pencil. Front wrapper stamped three times with "Vault Copy," and every page stamped "Permanent Script File." Several annotations throughout in manuscript pencil and ink. Missing 13 pages, likely as used or issued. Brilliant pianist Larry Adams' (Richard Derr) frustrated ambitions leads him to suicide, leaving behind a new wife Lee Addams (Claudette Colbert) and his two young children Penny and Chase (June Allyson and Robert Sterling) from his previous marriage. Blue titled wrappers, noted as Sections of script on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 5157, dated 5-11-45, with credits for screenwriter Whitfield Cook. Title page integral with first page, dated 5/11/45, with annotated credits for screenwriter Whitfield Cook. 231 leaves, with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with white and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 5/9/45 and 7/26/45. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus with three small closed tears and small chip on rear wrapper, bound with two gold brads.…

First Edition. First Edition. A collection of short stories by "the third Hitchcock," Whitfield Cook, originally published in "Redbook" magazine. Rare with or without dust jacket. "Violet" was adapted for Broadway two years later after this book's publication, starring Hitchcock's 16-year-old daughter Patricia (who strongly resembles the girl on the front panel of the jacket), with Alfred in the audience on opening night. Hitchcock's wife Alma also helped with the play's final edits, and the experience helped bolster a working relationship between the Hitchcocks and Cook, who would go on to work together on the screenplays for "Stage Fright" (1950) and "Strangers on a Train" (1951). Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Contemporary owner stamp on the front pastedown. Jacket has a two-inch closed tear on the heel.…

Final Draft script for the 1951 film, dated October 18, 1950. Although the front wrapper and the first distribution page identify the script as Part I, the script presented here is the complete Final Draft divided into four parts (Parts I-IV), each with its own distribution page. Laid in are twelve call sheets, dating from October 31, 1950 through December 23, 1950, with all but one heavily annotated in manuscript pencil. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1950 novel. A Hitchcock classic, following a psychotic socialite and tennis pro who meet on a train and promptly form a partnership to "exchange murders." The plan seems infallible until one person shirks his end of the deal. Shot on location in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Connecticut. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 115, dated OCT. 18, 1950. Four distribution pages present, one for each Part, with the first receipt removed, all others intact. 158 leaves, with last page of text numbered 153. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/30/50 and 11/20/50. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with edgewear and a closed tear to the center left front wrapper, bound with two gold brads. Call sheets: 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine overall. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1961 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 22 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 22 Volume 35.…

Vintage photograph showing two shots from the 1951 film struck onto the single print. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a Warner-Pathe stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1950 novel. A Hitchcock classic, wherein two passengers on a train form a partnership to permanently rid themselves of incessant problems. The plan seems infallible until one person shirks his end of the responsibilities. Shot on location in New York, Los Angeles, District of Columbia, and Connecticut. Nominated for an Academy Award. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly and evenly toned overall. Grant US. Hardy, BFI Crime Companion. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…