Ten Short Novels

Ben Maddow First edition. Paperback fastened with brass fastners exactly like a screenplay. 4to with 96 pages. Self Published set of 10 short stories by Ben Maddow as a holiday gift. Signed byMaddow on the Jarring Note page included by the author. Ben Maddow (1909-1992) was a prolific screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 1970s. Under the pseudonym of David Wolff, Maddow co-wrote the screenplay to the Paul Strand-Leo Hurwitz documentary landmark, "Native Land". Other screenplays include "The Framed," "Intruder in the Dust,", "The Asphalt Jungle," "Johnny Guitar," "God's Little Acre." and "The Unforgiven." Some of these films were written under pseudonyms because Maddow was blacklisted. Book is in fair condition with signs of shelf wear, bumping towards edges, child scribbles on three pages, foxing and other stains on Jarring Note page. Interior edges of pages have yellowed due to age. The scribbles and yellowing do not effect legibility. . Signed. 1st Edition. Brass Fasteners. Acceptable. 4to. Paperback.