Becky Gardiner (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. 1776348298. 4/16/2026 2:04:58 PM.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine as New. First Edition. Second impression.312pp.

Hardback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Becky GardinerFormat: HardbackNumber of Pages: 3202014 will be remembered as one of the most extraordinary in the Guardian's history as the paper scooped a host of awards including the Pulitzer Prize. What is the secret of its success? Quite simply, from its hard-hitting investigations to its razor-sharp political sketches, its outspoken opinion pieces to its insightful sports coverage, the Guardianprovides a platform for some of the finest reporters and commentators in the business. But, as regular readers of the paper will know, the Guardianis as much loved for its quirky wit, wilful contrariness and lively impertinence as it is for its heavyweight journalism. Here then, The Bedside Guardian brings together all the best pieces from the previous year - both intellectually challenging and unashamedly frivolous - in a comprehensive collection as eclectic and addictive as the paper itself. Hardback.

Hard Back. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New copy no faults.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. These are 8 different films that have been converted to novels of the films; each novel has a colored illustrations substituting as dustjacket; approx. 500 pages; edition size is unknown, it is not signed; the book is tight, the colored & b&w Illustrations that represent the dustjackets are in good condition because they are printed on a shiny thicker paper than the other interior pages that have lots of browning; also some of the pages are flaking; the front board is a little loose and with a few tiny dots and nicks to the dark brown leather hardboards, otherwise overall in FAIR COND.

First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, digest size. Scarce photoplay for this lost film starring Ricardo Cortez, Lois Wilson, and Estelle Taylor. Gardiner also adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby for the screen. Very Good.

New York: Jacobsen-Hodgkinson-Corporation, (1927). [2], 5128, [4] pages. Approx. 8 x 5¼ inches. Illustrated color wrappers. Half tone illustrations; advertisements. Brief rubbing at extremities; Very Good. Rare Jazz Age photoplay based on this 1927 Paramount Studios film, written by Barbara Chambers and Becky Gardiner. Gardiner scripted the 1926 film The Great Gatsby, adapted from the quintessential Jazz Age novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York is now considered a lost film. It tells the love story of a "Jazz King" and a banker's daughter in New York City. Ricardo Cortez, Lois Wilson, and Estelle Taylor headlined. Cortez, who starred in a 1931 film version of The Maltese Falcon, came from a Jewish background, but was recast by Hollywood as a "Latin Lover" in the mode of Rudolph Valentino. The film also starred a young William Powell who began his career at Paramount. This photoplay presents nine half tone illustrations from the movie. Note 1. Delaware-native Estelle Taylor"The Delaware Delilah"had herself been married to a banker before marrying heavyweight champion boxer Jack Dempsey. OCLC 41230138, five copies.