Gin Game, Signed (3 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition/2nd Impresion. Ex-lib copy with stampings on page ends; DJ has tape repair on spine end; sunning of spine with flaps glued down to pastdowns. $7.95 price present on DJ flap. Attached to front end page is a card SIGNED by author D.L. COBURN (signature with address of his agent Flora Roberts). Also attached to front end page is a card SIGNED by JESSICA TANDY (played 'Fonsia Dorsey' in original production of play). Attached to title page is a card SIGNED by HUME CRONYN (played 'Weller Martin' in the play). Comes with original New York Times obituary for Coburn. Unique copy, albeit an ex-lib copy, with authors signature and signatures of both cast members. NOTE: No international orders for the item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author & Cast.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Stapled wrappers. Fine. Signed on the cover by the the stars of the play (and the entire cast) of this 1997 revival of the 1977 hit play, Julie Harris and Charles Durning.

Original ink & pencil drawing signed by Disney animation artist Jack Kinney showing a game of gin being played at the office. With a printed authentication certificate from Cartoons & Comics of Burbank, CA hand-signed by Howard Lowery, the internationally known Walt Disney and cartoon art expert, authenticating the drawing as Òan original work of art by the distinguished Walt Disney animator and director Jack Kinney. It was created as an illustration for his book ÔWalt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at DisneyÕ (Harmony Books, 1989).Ó This drawing did not appear in the final published version of the book. The drawing shows two Disney staffers playing a game of gin at a desk in the studio offices, with the caption, ÒKeeping OneÕs Hand In.Ó Fine condition. Jack Kinney (1909 - 1992) was hired by Walt Disney in 1931, the early days of the Depression, to work at the Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Avenue in East Hollywood. His beginning career includes his work on several shorts, including Santa's Workshop (1932), The Band Concert (1935), and Moose Hunters (1937). He went on to become a director of cartoons, working on the features Pinocchio and Dumbo, but he really shined in the shorts department, where his Goofy cartoons are among the best to come out of the Disney Studios. He received five Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for the 1943 cartoon ÔDer FuhrerÕs Face,Õ the only Donald Duck film to win an Academy Award. In 1959, Jack left Disney to start (with his brother Dick) Jack Kinney Productions, an independent animation studio. In his book ÔWalt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney,Õ Kinney recounts the highs and lows of daily life as a member of the creative department at Disney, where the staff referred to themselves as ÔinmatesÕ and the practical jokes and camaraderie provided rich material for the gags and scenes that they created for the screen. Working for Walt Disney could be as inspiring as it could be frustrating and his book presents an insiderÕs perspective with great humor and candor. He puts it best in his introduction: ÒThese are my personal recollections of the Disney Studio where I worked for more than a quarter-century. It is the story of the little people, the strivers, the doers. It is about the pranks, the gags, the human foibles we remember so lovingly, and about the growing pains suffered by all involved. The Golden Age of Animation was a glorious experience.Ó.