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19437206Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 1943 First edition of the author's second book. 320pp. Blue cloth. Some light spine fading but a nice copy with lightly worn and tape-repaired pictorial dust jacket. By the author of My Friend Flicka. Novel of the horses of Goose Bar Ranch and the conflict between self and circumstance. The jacket is quite scarce. J. B. Lippincott hardcover books
1961WRCLIT41948New York: Random House 1961. Narrow quarto. Ringbound printed wrappers. Trimmed uncorrected galleys of the first edition preceding page proofs. Publication date and price inked on front wrapper wrappers lightly sunned at edges with a couple smudges on rear wrapper title lettered on fore-edge else very nice. Uncommon format. BRUCCOLI A20.1.a. Random House unknown books
1935151109002New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. iv 310 pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Lettering rubbed some light staining and scuffing to cloth slight lean. Jacket worn and chipped along edges with largest chips to head and tail spine panel sunned price intact $2.50. The bestselling follow-up to Appointment in Samarra that inspired a film in 1960. Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover books
196925150New York: Random House 1969 1969. First edition limited issue number 75 of 200 numbered copies signed by O'Hara. A fine copy in a publisher's slipcase. 8vo original off-white buckram gilt lettering. ¶ From the inventory of Burton Weiss Bookseller. <br/><br/> New York: Random House, (1969) hardcover books
1960WRCLIT41950New York: Random House 1960. Narrow quarto. Ringbound printed wrappers. Trimmed uncorrected galleys of the first edition preceding page proofs. Wrappers lightly sunned at edges with two small patches of tape offset else a very nice copy. Uncommon format. BRUCCOLI A22.1.a. Random House unknown books
1967151029004New York: Grove Press 1967. n Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First trade edition following a limited edition of only 75 copies ten years earlier. 52 p. Dark gray cloth with silver lettering. Very Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. A thin strip of sunning to cloth along bottom edge. Jacket in excellent shape with just a hint of shelf wear price intact $3.50. An attractive copy. Grove Press hardcover books
1965D16706New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Oblong quarto; original cloth DJ. Jacket with a couple of small stickers and short tear but still attractive. Inscribed by Robert Motherwell: "For Burt Cordially Robert Motherwell 18 Oct. 1969." A common book but decidely uncommon signed by Motherwell. <br/><br/> The Museum of Modern Art hardcover books
1935011890NY: Harcourt Brace and Company 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First editon lacking dustjacket incribed by O'Hara on the ffe: "To Anne Haight Thanks for the lovely lunch. John O'Hara October 16 1935" Anne Haight was author essayist adventurer and bibliofile who with her husband Sherman Haight enjoyed an international circle of friends and associates in fields of commerce the arts and humanities and book collecting. The pressed titles on the spine are solied/dulled and the polished cloth is rubbed a bit. Internals near fine. A solid copy; the inscription from one swell to another. Butterfield 8 was O'Hara's second novel which caused quite a stir when published. The 1960 movie version got Elizabeth Taylor her first Oscar and put the old NY telephone exchange in pop-culture forever. Harcourt Brace and Company hardcover books
193616450ELos Angeles: Paramount Productions 1936. 10 “ x 8 1/8â€. The photograph shows John O’Hara and Lewis Milestone on the set of the film The General Died at Dawn which Milestone directed and which starred Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll with a screenplay by Clifford Odets from a story by Charles G. Booth. O’Hara had a bit part in the film as a reporter and is credited with the often quoted line: “We could've made wonderful music together.†The photograph shows O’Hara and Milestone having a chat outside both wearing double-breasted suits. John O’Hara was a film critic early in his writing career for the N.Y. Morning Telegraph and collaborated on several original screenplays but is perhaps best known in the cinematic world for the film adaptations of his novels including Pal Joey 1957 - a musical with Rita Hayworth Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak From the Terrace 1960 - with Paul Newman Joanne Woodward and Myrna Loy Butterfield 8 1960 - with Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey and A Rage to Live 1965 - with Suzanne Pleshette Bradford Dillman and Ben Gazzara. As a screenwriter his credits include He Married His Wife I Was an Adventuress Moontide The Best Things in Life Are Free etc. Paramount Productions unknown books
19652404931965. unbound. very good. 19 lines 4to folded. Worcester England The Lygon Arms 28 Sept 65.<br/><br/> Wylie wants to have a dinner dance .and she wants it at 21. Her estimate is that there will be 70 hungry mouths to feed.there will be one table of old crows like myself.I do not foresee that we will require the services of a Marine platoon to keep order.Don't tell me how much it will cost. I'd rather not know.Wylie herself chose 21. Personally I'd have chosen the Harmonie Club."<br/><br/> unknown books
193828236New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1938. FIRST EDITION. Brief Typed Letter Signed Princeton 25 June 1959 to a scholar noting O'Hara's schedule laid in. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket unusually crisp with a few tiny nicks at edges. <br/><br/> Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books
1939229970New York Harcourt Brace and Company 1939. 1939. First edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks and creases. Very good. 277 pages. No signatures or bookplates. A collection of 35 short stories. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company [1939]. hardcover books
1958124721New York: Random House 1958. First Edition. First Edition. Laid in is a typed letter signed by O'Hara addressed to "Bill and Frank" on stationery from Long Island NY. The letter is dated June 20 1960 in pencil and in it O'Hara expresses his dislike of the public remarks made by Mark Robson the director of the 1960 film though Robson's name is not mentioned. It seems Robson "sounded off" in the Long Island Tribune June 19 1960 and O'Hara took offense and was soon "in touch with the studio to see what can be done about shutting him Robson up." O'Hara also invites the addressees to a private screening of the film. <br/><br/>Very Good plus or better in a Very Good plus or better dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped a few leaves with tiny corner creases and lightly rubbing overall. A small chip at the jacket rear flap fold and light rubbing overall else Near Fine. Letter Near Fine. Jacket design by Philip Grushkin. An attractive copy with an interesting letter connecting the novel to the film. Random House unknown books
1943005388Lippincott 1943. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy.Gift inscription. Fine Beautiful Freh Pictorial Jacket.Incredibly scarce.Nice copy in jacket.Stated First Edition. Lippincott Hardcover books
1945222982New York 27 East 79th St 1945. One page on sheet of personal letterhead; with an initialled postscript. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. Very good. One page on sheet of personal letterhead; with an initialled postscript. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. O'Hara on Faulkner. A note of thanks to a recent host in Exeter "for the cheque and for the cutting . from The Exonian". O'Hara was a long-time admirer of William Faulkner and in answer to a query adds:<br/><br/>"About Faulkner I know that he would like to hear from you. I suspect that he doesn't hear from people very much these days. Last I heard he was not writing but was just running things on the farm. I hope that's not true. I imagine you address him at Oxford Mississippi and when you do say hello for me . unknown books
193929157New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1939. FIRST EDITION. Two soil spots to top edges otherwise fine crisp copy in dust jacket with some very minor wear at head and tail of spine. Particularly bright copy of the author's second collection of short stories. <br/><br/> Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books
193829251New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1938. FIRST EDITION. Fine copy in fine dust jacket bright and fresh with a few tiny nicks at extremities some minor spotting and rubbing to rear panel. Attractive copy of this early novel. Hollywood setting. <br/><br/> Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books
1965140938279New York: Boke Press 1965. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. 4to. Stapled wraps. The second of two installments in this series featuring poems by New York School of Poets including the liked of Frank O'Hara Ted Berrigan Joe Brainard John Ashbery Kenneth Koch and Ron Padgett illustrated by Joe Brainard. Very Good. Toning to wraps light wear. Boke Press unknown books
195887New York: Random House 1958. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Inscribed by author on half title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket that shows a little wear to spine ends and corners.Also a 1960 movie that tells the story of the estranged son of a Pennsylvania factory owner who marries into a prestigious family and moves to New York to seek his fortune. Starring Paul Newman Loanne Woodward Myrna Loy and an appearance by a young Barbara Eden. Random House hardcover books
196785843NY:: Museum of Modern Art. Near Fine. 1967. Hardcover. B0014JIDDW . Illustrated in black and sepia various artists. Edited by Bill Berkson. Limited edition of 2500 copies - this copy is out of series no number indicated. A few spots of light foxing to the first few preliminary pages else fine gathered sheets in a near fine some light age toning portfolio and slipcase. . Museum of Modern Art, hardcover books
18301789London Thomas Rodd 1830. 1830. First edition first issue with pages 29/30 being numbered 21/22. 12mo. 7 woodcuts by George Cruikshank of which 5 are full-page and 2 vignettes title and last page. Full later tan calf spine with gilt stamped devices and gilt red morocco label covers double ruled in gilt with gilt stamped edges elaborate gilt stamped inner dentelles blue marbled endpapers t.e.g. slight rubbing; small nick at head of spine. This copy has no advertisements. Very good. Gilt stamped red morocco bookplate of Henry W. Poor. Cohn 615: "The first issue.is scarce.". 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Thomas Rodd, 1830. hardcover books
19679026934New York: Museum of Modern Art 1967. Fine condition. Edited by Bill Berkson. Unbound double-page leaves folded in half and laid in a folder inside a slipcase. One of 2500 numbered copies. Thirty poems illustrated by thirty different artists. 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. <br/><br/> Museum of Modern Art unknown books
193414388New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1934. Cloth. Very Good -. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN O'HARA IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION to New York decorator George Basso on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the September 1934 stated 3rd printing. Tight and VG- in its dark cloth with light fraying along the spine crown the residue of one small label at the center of the spine and light scuffing/soiling to the rear panel. Octavo O'Hara's very important first published book. <br/><br/> Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover books
1976130063Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1976. Final and Revised Final drafts for four episodes the 1976 season and two episodes 1977 season of the NBC television series "Gibbsville" based on characters in John O'Hara's 1934 novel "Appointment in Samarra." Gibbsville is the name of the town central to the novel's plot a fictionalized version of O'Hara's hometown Pottsville Pennsylvania. <br/><br/>Each script has green and white titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT or REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper dated between July 26 1976 and October 17 1976 with credits for the screenwriter of each episode. Title page present noted as FINAL DRAFT or REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrappers dated between July 26 1976 and October 17 1976 with credits for the screenwriter of each episode. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Full pagination available upon request. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1935140939251New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1935. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. First edition. iv 310 pp. Slick black cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in a completely unsophisticated unclipped dust jacket with a lovely unfaded spine panel all too often found sunned small chips at extremities some abrasions to back panel Very Good. A strong copy of the bestselling follow-up to Appointment in Samarra; it inspired a film in 1960. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books