flagg james montgomery illus (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Light cover soiling. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 244 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. First Edition. Covers show moderate general soiling. Owner name stamp. Interior very good. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 116 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good dj. Illustrated by (dj illus) James Montgomery Flagg (illustratore). PhotoPlay Edition. [modest shelfwear book, vintage bookseller's label (The White House, San Francisco) on rear pastedown; the jacket is moderately worn and lightly soiled, with a few tiny edge-nicks, some minimal paper loss at a few corners, some fading to the spine, and a 2.5-inch split at the bottom rear hinge]. (8 B&W film stills; see Notes) Hughes's novel of "an American girl's heroism for the sake of those she loved," set against the backdrop of the early days of the First World War as experienced in Belgium, where the German Army (the "Huns") purportedly commited all sort of atrocities, particularly against women. (The heroine's heroics were to save her mother and sister, who had traveled there in order for the young girl to be placed in a convent.) First serialized in The Red Book Magazine, the book appeared in hardcover (from Harper & Brothers) in June 1918. The film version, for which this edition was a tie-in and in which star Blanche Sweet portrayed both sisters, was already in the can by the end of November, but didn't premiere until early March 1919 (in Detroit, of all places), with general release following in May. A note about the stills that illustrate this edition: although the title page promises "Eight Illustrations from the Photoplay," that's a little understated; there are, in fact, a frontispiece photo plus seven photographic pages inserted in the text -- but each of the seven actually contains *two* stills from the film, so the total number of images present is fifteen. Another note: the original edition was illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg, and the publishers of this reprint sort-of retained Flagg's front-panel jacket illustration -- but almost completely obscured it with a reproduction of an endorsement letter (for the book) by Theodore Roosevelt. How about one more note? The book is also unusual (perhaps unique) among photoplay editions in bearing no reference whatsoever to the company that produced and distributed the film -- which, for the record, was Lewis J. Selznick's World Film Company.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Red cl., gilt lettering, design to cover, backstr. Cover sl. spotted. Frontis. Illus. 381pp., 1/8 damp stain along top edge, else clean and sound. Ex-lib. STATED FIRST EDITION.

Condizione: Very Good. First Canadian appearance of Cain's "Double Indemnity," originally serialized in 8 US issues of "Liberty" magazine, beginning with February 15 issue, ending with April 4 issue. Each installment illustrated by Flagg, single B/W vignettes, except February 15, with two duochrome illustrations. Canadian issues, with maple leaf logo on the front, released around the time of the US issues.Uncommon publication of Cain's belated masterpiece, a serialize novella boosting his career and eclipsing his first novel, "The Postman Always Rings Twice," credited here next to Cain's name in each installment. The "perfect crime story" was published simultaneously in Canada and possibly the United Kingdom, where Macfadden had offices, but only years later did story find collected publication. Avon published the first separate edition as a digest paperback in 1943, and earlier same year came "Three of a Kind" (Knopf), a hardcover collection of novellas, including "Career in C Major," "Double Indemnity," and "The Embezzler," another of Cain's serialized in "Liberty" (1938). Inevitably, the story was adapted for film by Raymond Chandler, aided by Cain, in the eponymous 1944 film noir gem directed by Billy Wilder, starring Fred MacMurrary, Barbara Stanwick, and Edward G. Robinson. "Liberty" was a high-ranking magazine before WWII, second to "The Saturday Evening Post," at least in terms of circulation, but the production values left something to be desired. Cover art and illustrations were A-list, but paper stock was lightweight, and evidence of aging can almost always be found with these specific issues, perhaps due in part to the 8 million new readers the story fetched. Additionally, a few issues are notoriously scarce, for example the March 7 issue featuring Clark Gable cover; oddly, the first issue (February 15) is often seen. Canadian issues, and British issues (if any), are even more difficult. Included: February 15, March 7, 21 (lacking other 5 issues). All 8.5 x 11.25 inches, saddle-stapled, ~60pp, color wrappers. Very Good overall, light foxing, rubbing, toning, a few bruises, and 2/15 with numerical stamp to front and insect chew to spine not affecting text, 3/7 and 3/21 with wrinkling and brief creases.