Xi, 344 Pp. Maroon Cloth, Gilt And Stamped In Blind, Buff Endpapers. First Printing (Matching Title Page And Copyright Page Dates, 1856). Some Wear, Gilt Brilliant, Cloth Fraying At Parts Of Ends Of Spine And At Tips, Spine Cloth Somewhat Faded. Antique Private Library Bookplate Of F. C. Long, Later Ownership Signature In Pencil Of Willard Wiener (1907-1976). The Willard Wiener Papers At The Writers Guild Foundation Archive Consists Of Correspondence, Photographs, Memorabilia, News Clippings, Scripts, And Development Material Related To Wiener's Personal Life And Career As A Journalist And Screenwriter. From 1920-1934 Wiener Worked As A Newspaper Reporter In New York, Including Stints With The Evening Post And The Philadelphia Bulletin. During This Time, He Also Did Publicity Work For Universal Pictures. Between 1934 And 1939 He Worked For The New York Post, And Began Writing For Radio. Wiener Worked For The New York Newspaper Pm From 1940 Until He Resigned To Become A Freelancer In 1944. In Addition To These Newspapers Wiener Had Work Published In Vanity Fair, Current History, Esquire, Tricolor, And The New Republic. While Working As A Reporter, Wiener Also Published Novels: Rafferty (1931), Morning In America (1942) And Four Boys And A Gun (1944). The Latter Was Released As A Film In 1957. Wiener Wrote A Novelized Version Of The Movie A Song To Remember, A Film Directed By Charles Vidor And Released In 1945. That Same Year He Published A Non-Fiction Book Commissioned By The U.S. Air Force Entitled Two Hundred Thousand Flyers, Which Told The Story Of The Civilian Aaf Pilot Training Program And How General Hap Leonard Turned The Nation's Private Flying Schools Into Air Corps Training Facilities During World War Ii. During The 1940S Wiener Started Painting And Drawing And Exhibited Some Art In Local Galleries Over The Decades. In The Late 1940S And 1950S, Wiener Worked Briefly In Hollywood As A Screen And Television Writer And In Publicity.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Old Regime And The Revolution

Publisher

Harper & Brothers, New York

Publication Date

1856

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First American Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Very Good

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