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New York, NY: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1946 Harcourt Brace FIRST edition, 5th printing ( e.8.46) of Warren's classic book. A very solid copy in VG+/Good condition. The HB is clean & tight with some wear & rubbing on the boards. The DJ is not price-clipped, has a scotch tape repair along the left spine. The top of the spine has a chip missing that does not descend into the title, nor does the bottom chip ascend into the publishing company title. Awarded the 1947 Pulitzer Prize, rated by the Modern Library as the 36th greatest novel of the 20th century, and in 2005 one of Time magazine's100 best novels since 1923, In 1949, adapted and directed for the screen by Robbert Rossen. Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge) and Actor (John Ireland). Remade as an 1958 NBC TV production directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Neville Brand.… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1952. 1st Illustrated Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1952 Doubleday FIRST Illustrated Edition/First Thus printing. A lovely copy in VG/ G copy. The HB that has minor corner wear and is clean and tight. Overall deep blue cloth with one light 1 cm spot and minor lightening on the back. The DJ retains its vivid colors. It has wear along some edges, and the spine with loss of part of the title (THE & Y) and inch along the top of the back. The 1951 Pulitzer Prize Winner. Adapted in 1954 as a film starring Humphrey Bogart as Queeg and nominated for 7 Academy Awards. It also opened 5 months earlier in the same year as a two-act play, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. It was directed by Charles Laughton and starred Lloyd Nolan, John Hodiak and Henry Fonda. Other adaptations: 1955 as live TV show directed by Franklyn J. Shaffner. 1988 as a made for TV film directed by Robert Altman. 1988, a translated play in Beijing directed by Charlton Heston. The play… Read More

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1946 Houghton Mifflin True First Edition and Carson McCuller's 3rd novel. This copy is in Very Good condition. There is no DJ. The HB is spotless with neither stains nor foxing on the boards or text and only a trace of bumps on the top corners. The interior has only a dedication from April 1946 from a friend R.K. to a couple. Six bottom edge pages have been professionally repaired. It is apparent that the printer had no separated cleanly the bottom edges of those pages and the owner had pulled and torn them apart rather than applied a scissors. Most tears are ~1 mm with a single one at 8 cm. Adapted for Film or TV three times; 1952: The Fred Zinnemann film with Screenplay by Edward Anhalt, starring the great Ethel Waters, Julie Harris (Oscar Nominee) and Brandon De Wilde (Golden Globe Winner). 1982 TV Movie directed by Delbert Mann, based on the play by the author, and starring Peal Bailey,… Read More