The Front Page. First Edition. Broadway Play Script 1928
HECHT, Ben (1894?1964); MACARTHUR, Charles (1895?1956)
Published by Covici Friede, New York, 1928
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HECHT, Ben (1894?1964); MACARTHUR, Charles (1895?1956). The Front Page. New York: Covici Friede, 1928.
First Edition, Fourth Printing. Octavo (8vo). 189 pp. plus epilogue. Publisher's original beige cloth, lettered in black on the spine. Lacking dust jacket.
Contents clean and generally bright with light, even toning. Previous owner's signature to the front free endpaper. Binding remains sound and firm. Light wear consistent with age.
First produced on Broadway in 1928, The Front Page remains one of the most influential American newspaper dramas of the twentieth century. The play inspired several film adaptations, most notably Howard Hawks's classic His Girl Friday (1940) starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Its fast-paced dialogue and sharp satire of the newspaper profession helped define the modern screwball comedy tradition.
[Attributes: First Edition; Hardcover]. Seller Inventory # 2024BH5F
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Front Page. First Edition. Broadway Play...
Publisher: Covici Friede, New York
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition, Fourth Printing.
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