Thorne 1892 1934 smith (27 risultati)

Unknown. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Bookplate on front endpaper; interior pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. 306 pages with illustrations. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial to cover. First edition. Is Quintus a man or a skeleton? After this photographer attempts to perfect X-ray film, something went terribly awry . he transforms from flesh to bone and back again without warning. Will he escape unharmed, or end up a pile of bones? Another satire blending charm and imagination. Condition: Corners bumped, spine faded, slightly cocked else good.…

1st edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Pages tanned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 272 pages. Subjects: Fiction. Classic Literature. Humor (Fiction). Romance. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Pages tanned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 272 pages. Subjects: Fiction. Classic Literature. Humor (Fiction). Romance. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.

18th Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards and spine dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 312p. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg.

18th Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards and spine dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 312p. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg.

1st Sun Dial Press. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Description: 286 p. : 20 cm. Genre: Fiction 1 Kg.

1st Sun Dial Press. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; Description: 286 p. : 20 cm. Genre: Fiction 1 Kg.

Condizione: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original pea green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 286 printed pages of text. A little tanning to the page edges, fraying of the cloth across the top edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AMERICA [Literature].…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 311 pages; Description: 4 p. L. , 311 p. Incl. Front. , illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Smith, Thorne (1892-1934) --Fiction. Juvenile Literature. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 311 pages; Description: 4 p. L. , 311 p. Incl. Front. , illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Smith, Thorne (1892-1934) --Fiction. Juvenile Literature. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Good copy in the original color-printed, decorated boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 87 pages; Description: 87 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. "Reprinted from the Broadside, a journal for the Naval reserve force. " Subjects: Biltmore Oswald and Fogarty. 1 Kg.…

First Sun Dial Press Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 304 pages; Description: 304 p. Illustrations by Herbert Rose. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy in the original color-printed, decorated boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 87 pages; Description: 87 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. "Reprinted from the Broadside, a journal for the Naval reserve force. " Subjects: Biltmore Oswald and Fogarty. 1 Kg.…

First Sun Dial Press Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 304 pages; Description: 304 p. Illustrations by Herbert Rose. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. vi+265 pages with illustrations by Herbert Roese. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in red cloth with cream lettering to spine and pictorial ribald picture and lettering to front cover. First edition. The Passionate Witch (1941, published posthumously and completed by Norman H. Matson). Produced in 1942 as the movie I Married a Witch, one of the inspirations along with Bell, Book and Candle for the long-running TV series Bewitched. A sequel to the novel, Bats in the Belfry (1942), is entirely by Matson, though sometimes attributed to Smith. Condition: Some light rubbing to points and spine heal, former owner's book plate to front pastedown. Jacket with some edge wear and small chips and closed tears, some light soiling else a very good copy in like jacket.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 312 pages with illustrations. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with front board and spine stamped in turquoise in original publisher's pictorial jacket. First edition. Though Thorne Smith's most popular works involve elements of fantasy and science fiction, the clever novel Turnabout takes his penchant for incorporating supernatural and magical themes in his work and puts one such plot twist to use as a comedic tool. An ancient Egyptian idol grows weary of the seemingly never-ending spats between the Willows, a young married couple, and forces them to switch bodies. As you might expect, hilarious hijinks ensue. Sally Willows envied her adman husband his glamorous work; Tim Willows felt Sally lived in ease and luxury while he was sweating to pay the bills. So an ill-tempered minor god, tired of their bickering, worked a modest miracle, and Sally Willows, now occupying her husband's body, experienced the full horrors of the Nationwide Advertising Agency, while Tim, now outwardly Sally, dealt with the amorous advances of a local Lothario. It was a toss-up whether Sally/Tim's well-earned dismissal or Tim/Sally's bizarre attempt at murder was more spectacular - but both seemed insignificant when Tim found he was pregnant! Turnabout was made into a 1940 comedy film directed by Hal Roach and starring Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis and John Hubbard. Based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Thorne Smith, the screenplay was written by Mickell Novack, Bernie Giler and John McClain with additional dialogue by Rian James. It was also a an American television situation comedy that first aired on NBC in 1979, based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith. The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies, similar to the plot of Freaky Friday. The series. Condition: Corners bumped, small dent to cover, previous owner's gift inscription to front end paper. Jacket with chips to edges and spine, spine age toned else very good in like jacket.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 304 pages with frontispiece and illustrations by Herbert Roese. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in pink cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial to cover in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed by the author. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title, "For John D. Stern, from Thorne Smith and his" with a sketch of his characteristic galloping horse below. Looking to spice up your bedtime reading material? Rain in the Doorway, a raucous, raunchy romp from renowned writer Thorne Smith, is just the ticket. The story follows the boozy shenanigans of Hector Owen. Betrayed by his wife, Owen finds himself wrapped up in a business deal that involves a purveyor of pornographic books. Though seldom sober, Owen and his madcap crew slosh their way through a series of hilarious -- and often naughty -- misadventures. Condition: Foxing to volume covers, spine a bit faded, hinges beginning at end-papers. Jacket rear panel with some soiling, a few edge tears, price clipped else very good like jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+87 pages with frontispiece and illustrations by Richard Dorgan. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial pasteboard in original pictorial jacket. With an unjacketed reading copy. First edition. Originally published in 1918, 'Biltmore Oswald' is a work by the American writer of supernatural fantasy fiction, Thorne Smith. This book contains a series of comic stories that were written for Naval Reservist journal 'The Broadside' while Smith was serving in the Navy. Condition: Some discoloration at spine head, spine heal and heal edges bruised, corners gently bumped, previous owner's name on front end paper. Jacket corners and edges chipped, Loss of 1" x 1/4" at front spine affecting the "B" in Biltmore, 1/2" x 1/2" triangle loss at back head edge else about very good copy in like jacket. …

Stated First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges, front cover slightly sunned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Description: x, 240 p. Illus. , plates. Col. Front, 21 cm. 1 Kg. …

Stated First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges, front cover slightly sunned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Description: x, 240 p. Illus. , plates. Col. Front, 21 cm. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 325 pages with illustrations by Herbert F. Roese. Octavo (8" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering and front board decoratively blind stamped in original pictorial jacket. First edition. The beloved characters--mortal and immortal--of Topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of France. One of Thorne Smith's best-loved comedies, it proves once again that he is the undisputed master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Cosmo Topper, the mild-mannered bank manager who was persuaded to take a walk on the wild side by the ghosts of George and Marion Kerby in Topper, finds himself reunited with his dyspeptic wife for an extended vacation on the Riviera. But he doesn't have long to enjoy the peace and quiet before the irrepressible Kerbys materialize once again and start causing fracases, confusing the citizenry, alarming the gendarmes, getting naked, and turning every occasion into revelry or melee. Soon Marion decides that Topper as a ghost would be even more laughs than Topper in the flesh. And all she needs to arrange is one simple little murder. Topper Takes a Trip is the 1938 film sequel of Topper (1937) Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke and Alan Mowbray reprised their roles from the earlier movie; only Cary Grant was missing (other than in a few shots taken from Topper). A ghost tries to reunite a couple who she had a hand in splitting up in the prior film. It was followed by another sequel, Topper Returns (1941). Condition: Spine gilt dulled, some rubbing and mild soiling to cloth, some minor intermittent thumb-soiling in text. Jacket restored at front panel with some tape repairs to verso, jacket spine tones, some edge wear and soiling to jacket else a very good copy in like jacket. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 342 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with front board and spine lettered in gilt in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Meandering labyrinth of a story about a New York advertising executive who leaves his job in the city to write poetry in a hut by the sea. Although entranced by the ocean and the miles of sand and the salt marshes, David finds himself caught in the coils of his attraction to two women: Hilda, "the mate to his flame, the answering spark," but despairing and fragile (and married), and Scarlet, seductive and available (but morally rotten). Hilda's husband is a sadistic libertine whose subtle cruelties are slowly killing his wife; a situation that so unsettles the poet's wits that he falls prey to a heavily symbolic dream obsession. Smith successfully establishes a surreal voice and includes wonderful passages describing the mad moods of the sea and notes and observations about life and the hereafter, all waiting to be discovered sparkling in the sand throughout the story. The ax of a sharp and discerning editor might have turned Smith's efforts into a compelling Gothic romance, but, alas, the story gets lost in a shifting fog of dreams and fantasies, and never emerges fully formed. Dream's End is a radical departure from Thorne Smith's humorous novels, and was, in fact, Smith's first book rejected by publishers until his Topper novels became successful. Fans of Thorne Smith are likely to be intrigued by this book for its Gothic nature and for an unexpected glimpse at a more serious side of the author. Condition: Light rubbing to binding, offsetting toning to end-leaves, small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown. Some rubbing and soiling to jacket, spine stained a bit, ends and corners chipped, splitting up front fold; faint stain to front cover else a very good to fine copy in about very good jacket.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 311 pages with illustrations. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with pictorial jacket. First edition. Hunter Hawk has a knack for annoying his ultra-respectable relatives. He likes to experiment and, best of all, he likes to experiment with explosives. His garage-cum-laboratory is a veritable mine field replete with noxious fumes. But with the help of Megaera, a fetching 900-year-old lady leprechaun he meets one night in the woods, he masters the art (if not the timing) of transforming people into statues and statues into people. And when he practices his new witchery in the stately halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- setting Bacchus, Mercury, Neptune, Diane, Hebe, Apollo, and Perseus loose on the unsuspecting citizenry of Prohibition-era New York -- the stage is set for Thorne Smith at his most devilish and delightful. In March 1934 Carl Laemmle, Jr. purchased the rights to Thorne Smith's popular 1931 humorous fantasy Night Life of the Gods. While the plot remained essentially the same, the sexual humor was vitiated by Code considerations. The ending, too, was changed by adding the "it was only a dream" device. At first, Lowell Sherman himself was considered for the lead role, but he suffered from laryngitis and lost his voice. Also considered for the role of Hunter Hawk was Edward Everett Horton, but Mowbray was signed in July. A well-known character actor throughout his career, this was one of Mowbray's few leading roles. Among the actors portraying gods, "Crash" Corrigan appears as Apollo (credited as Raymond Benard). Pat DiCicco made his only known screen appearance as Perseus (credited as Pat De Cicco); DiCicco was better known as a powerful Hollywood agent and for his brief, troubled marriage to Thelma Todd. The film was released nationally March 11, 1935. In general it received mixed reviews, some critics finding it funny in parts but drawing an unfavorable comparison to the popular novel. New York Times critic Andre Sennwald found it only "moderately entertaining", but noted that the production was at a disadvantage because of the "current cinema morality". Condition: Some rubbing and sunning to binding, some foxing to end-leaves, some intermittent foxing in text. Jacket later printing stated 8th edition. spine toned, chipped, and soiled, some soiling and wear to jacket panels, cloth spine a bit dull,  else a better than very good copy in like jacket.…

Softcover. Condizione: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 303 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1929. Text in English. This novel by Thorne Smith, published in 1929, is a classic example of his whimsical and humorous storytelling. The narrative follows the adventures of a young man who encounters a mysterious lamb with supernatural qualities, leading to a series of comedic and fantastical events. Smith's work blends satire and fantasy, making it a notable contribution to early 20th-century literature. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…