CHECKERS, A HARD-LUCK STORY

HENRY M. BLOSSOM JR.

Published by GROSSET & DUNLAP, NEW YORK, 1896

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NICE LOOKING RED COVER, WHITE PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. FORMER OWNER NAME INSIDE FRONT, FRONTISPIECE IS A PICTURE OF A MAN, SITTING WITH LEGS CROSSED, CHECKERS PRINTED ON PICTURE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. PICTURES THROUGHOUT REFERENCING PLAYS. AN INTERESTING ENTERTAINING BOOK. Henry Martyn Blossom (May 10, 1866 March 23, 1919) was an American playwright and lyricist. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he teamed with Victor Herbert on several popular operettas. His first Broadway musical project was The Yankee Consul (1904) for composer Alfred G. Robyn, after which he primarily wrote for Herbert, including Mlle. Modiste (1905). Checkers: A Hard Luck Story, sometimes written as Checkers: A Hard-luck Story is a book written by Blossom in 1896. He adapted it into a successful play starring Thomas W. Ross. It was adapted into two silent films titled Checkers, the first directed by Augustus Thomas in 1913 and the second, Checkers in 1919. The plot involves a love story about a man trying to win approval of his would-be father-in-law as he faces career hurdles and tries to distance himself from gambling and horse racing. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CHECKERS, A HARD-LUCK STORY
• Publisher: GROSSET & DUNLAP, NEW YORK
• Publication Date: 1896
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: ILLUSTRATED
• Condition: Good
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