A Short Time for Insanity: An Autobiography
William A. Wellman
Published by Hawthorn Books, Inc, New York, 1974
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New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974. First Edition with complete number line. Octavo; 276 pp. Pictorial dust jacket with $10.00 price. Beige cloth over spine with light orange leatherette over boards. Dust jacket is clean and bright with rubbing along edges and an inch-long closed tear at head of spine, with tape reinforcement over spine ends on verso. Thin crease to leatherette across front board, with some smudging to back panel. Foxing to top page edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Seller Inventory # 12765
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Title: A Short Time for Insanity: An Autobiography
Publisher: Hawthorn Books, Inc, New York
Publication Date: 1974
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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A Short Time for Insanity: An Autobiography
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Hawthorn Books, Inc. (c.1974), New York, 1974
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Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dj. Illustrated by (dj design) Mark Rubin Design (illustrator). First Edition. [a solid, clean copy, with just a touch of shelfwear to the lower extremities; jacket lightly rubbed, with one tiny nick at top of spine]. (B&W photographs) "From the perspective of a hospital bed, through a drug-induced haze, Wellman's memory makes connections between events in life that his rational mind would never perceive." Further proof that they didn't call him "Wild Bill" for nothing. The best thing possible, before reading this book, would be to take a look at the filmed interview with Wellman done by Richard Schickel for the PBS series "The Men Who Made the Movies," just to get a fix on the director's personality. Seller Inventory # 25731
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A Short Time for Insanity. an Autobiography.
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Hawthorn., New York, 1974
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition. Fine in a close to fine dust jacket. (Hint of shelf wear to jacket. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages. Seller Inventory # 3113870
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A Short Time for Insanity: An Autobiography by William Wellman
Published by
Hawthorn Books, 1974
ISBN 10: 0801568048
ISBN 13: 9780801568046
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Seller: JERO BOOKS AND TEMPLET CO., SANTA MONICA, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (1974.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 276 pages. Signed on the title page, "William A. Wellman." The book is in good condition with some shelf wear to top of spine and 3 small stains to spine. Slight yellowing to paste downs and end papers due to age. Interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in good condition very slight shelf wear to edges and scratching to cover. William A. Wellman (1896-1975) was an American film director known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. Wellman directed Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony. "The man who made such successful motion pictures as 'Wings,' 'The Public Enemy', 'A Star is Born,' 'Beau Geste,' 'Battleground,' and 'The High and the Mighty,'.his stories are memorable .One of the most honest and entertaining of any Hollywood autobiographies ." Black spine/Yellow text. #032523 Size: 8vo. Signed. Autobiography / Director. Seller Inventory # 032523
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A Short Time For Insanity. An Autobiography
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New York Hawthorn 1974, 1974
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Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author / director William A. Wellman. This copy was presented to Bob Thomas, legendary Hollywood correspondent for the Associated Press. Inscribed on the title page: ÒThanks so much, Bill WellmanÓ. Laid in is a 3-page typed draft of an article written by Bob Thomas ÔPortrait of WellmanÕ dated May 6, 1974 with a few edits made by Thomas, a handwritten list of page numbers and references from the book written by Thomas, and a 2-page typed press release for the book on Hawthorn Books, Inc. printed stationery, dated May 8, 1974. Illustrated. About fine copy with some very faint offsetting to the front endpapers in a very good dust jacket with some slight fading to the spine and a bit of edge wear. The frank autobiography of the director of such film classics as Wings, The Public Enemy, Call of the Wild, A Star Is Born, Beau Geste, The Ox-Bow Incident, The High and the Mighty, etc. With a foreword by film critic Richard Schickel. Seller Inventory # 22565E
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A Short Time For Insanity. An Autobiography
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New York Hawthorn 1974, 1974
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Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, William A. Wellman, to actor Paul Fix: ÒTo Paul - one of my best friends and finest actors - I love him, Bill Wellman.Ó About fine copy with a hint of handling and shelf wear in a very good dust jacket with a bit of edge wear. The frank autobiography of the director of such film classics as Wings, The Public Enemy, Call of the Wild, A Star Is Born, Beau Geste, The Ox-Bow Incident, The High and the Mighty, etc. Illustrated. With a foreword by film critic Richard Schickel. From the library of film and television actor Paul Fix (1901 - 1983) who collaborated with William Wellman in the films Island in the Sky (1953), The High and the Mighty (1954), Ring of Fear (1954), Blood Alley (1955), and Lafayette Escadrille (1958). On page 95 Wellman writes with affection for Fix: ÒI had a visitor today. Paul Fix the actor, or rather Paul Fix the fine actor. Paul has had, at various times in his life, a slight grog distress. He never let it interfere with his career, but between pictures it gave him a little trouble, a touchy tummy, and a slight change in the contour of his profile. Perhaps that is what made him such a good actor.Ó Some of FixÕs other well known films include George StevensÕ Giant (1956), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) with John Wayne and Dean Martin, and El Dorado (1967) with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. One of FixÕs most memorable roles was his portrayal of Marshal Michah Torrance opposite Chuck Connors in the television Western series The Rifleman. He and Connors also appeared together in the 1966 Western film Ride Beyond Vengeance. Fix had roles in some of the most successful television series of his time, including Perry Mason, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, The F.B.I., Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Wild Wild West, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, The Rockford Files with James Garner, and The Streets of San Francisco. On a personal note, his daughter Marilyn married fellow actor Harry Carey, Jr. in 1944. Seller Inventory # 22218E
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A SHORT TIME FOR INSANITY. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Published by
HAWTHORN., NY, 1974
ISBN 10: 0801568048
ISBN 13: 9780801568046
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the acclaimed director William A. Wellman on the front endpaper. Also SIGNED by the book's dedicatee, his wife, Dottie, on the dedication page. Near fine in a Nf.dj. (Inscribee's bookplate afixed to front pastedown. Edges lightly foxed. Corner tips lightly bumped) Wellman directed numerous superb films over a long career. Some of the highlights being, "The Public Enemy","A Star Is Born", "Beau Geste", The Ox-Bow Incident", "Battleground" and "The High And The Mighty." (LR). Seller Inventory # 308851
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