Buy this book on-line Sherwood, Robert E : This Is New York: A Play in Three ActsCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1931
Original publisher's dark red cloth binding in light red paper dust jacket. Gilt lettering on front cover and book spine. Black lettering on front panel and dust jacket spine. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. Book dealer's ticket tipped in on back pastedown: "Paul Elder & Co., San Francisco." Former owner's black-and-white illustrated bookplate tipped in on front pastedown (shows a house in the woods): "Guy Stevens Farrington; Alice Farrington; Ex Libris." 5 1/4" x 7 3/4." 177 pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for minuscule age toning, several small spots of discoloration limited to edges of text block, offsetting on front endpaper, and almost imperceptible residual pencil markings from erased annotations. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight fading to spinal lettering and a slight lean toward fore-edge in the binding. Dust jacket is very clean and intact except for light to moderate fading, a faint small spot on front panel, and a few tiny chips and closed tears along edges. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. This Is New York is a three-act play that weaves together drama, romance, humor, and satire. The story centers around Senator Krull, a conservative senator from South Carolina, and his family when they move to New York. The Senator's daughter, Emma Kroll, becomes engaged to a young man, Joe Gresham, whom he finds unsuitable and of ill repute. Emma soon finds herself in a tricky situation involving Joe's past entanglements. This Is New York was later adapted into a movie, Two Kinds of Women (1932). Robert E. Sherwood (1896-1955). Sherwood had a prolific and successful career. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1936, 1939, and 1941; the Academy Award for Best Screenplay (1947); and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography (1948).. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Sherwood, Robert E : This Is New York: A Play in Three Acts. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, fine bindings, rare books, used books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |