THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1946. First edition, first printing. 1946 date printed to the title page, $3.00 to the jacket's flap, no printing promotions to the rear panel. SIGNED to the front end-paper by Janney, a veteran film and theater press agent and producer, who in this debut novel draws on his own experiences and bases character Olga Treskoff on the real actress he knew. Adapted to the 1948 Irving Pichel directed film starring Alida Valli, Fred MacMurray and Frank Sinatra. An inspirational novel of an actress from Pennsylvania who dies from coal dust after playing Joan of Arc in a film production, and a man who unspokenly loves her, arranges for all church bells in her home coal town to ring for four days, with miracle results. A vintage SIGNED first printing, film association collectible. Age-toning to the inner hinge area and end-papers as usual, a touch of rubbing to the lower spine edge and corner tips, a few minor small soil spots to the rear cover and spine, else square, firm and very good in blue linen with gilt embossed titles and bells to the spine; in a first printing, about very good dust jacket with evocative art by Cirlin, with tears and rubs to the edges, chips to the upper and lower spine edges, age-toning and an upper edge chip to the rear panel, a small stain drop and age-toning to the spine panel; a small tan round shadow to the upper corner of the front inner flap. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear, removable protective sleeve after scanning for this entry.…