Ferber Edna 1885 (9 results)

xviii, 581 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket chipped at spine ends and at front panel's left corners; lesser wear at flap fold ends with some creasing and short tears at other edges; light toning/foxing; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Black cloth. Light foxing to text block edges; a few small stains to fore-edge with a few leaves shallowly affected at margins; a few small stains to interior leaves which otherwise remain quite clean. Binding is firm. With Introduction (pages ix-xiii) and brief essay "About the Author" (page xv). Features 31 short stories including: "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good," "The Gay Old Dog, "That's Marriage," "Farmer in the Dell," "Un Morso doo Pang," "Long Distance," "The Maternal Feminine," "Gigolo," "Classified," "Blue Glasses," "The Barn Cuts Off the View," etc.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). 447 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket retains bright color to spine and front panel; light soiling and toning to white rear panel; curling/creasing along top edges with a few nicks; toning at tops of lightly soiled flaps; front flap retains publisher's printed code/price (G. | $3.95) at top right. Black cloth with bright silver stamped lettering to spine. Reddish-brown top edge; bottom edge and toned deckle fore-edge have some soiling and several stains with the latter fractionally affecting a few leaves at margins; past owner's ink signature at top of front free endpaper; some foxing, soiling, and a few stains to early leaves; majority of text pages remain quite clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Popular Edna Ferber novel adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat for a classic 1956 film directed by George Stevens and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. {LitShelf#3}.…

Tela con sobrecub. Condition: Aceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Bueno. Versión española de Julio Fernández-Yañez. -- Tít. original: "Giant". -- 330 p. -- Novela en la que se basa la película Gigante, de Georges Stevens, con Rock Hudson, James Dean y Elizabeth Taylor.

First Edition. [Western Romance] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.384. Publisher's hardcover in thin yellow paper dust-wrapper priced at 12/6. A lovely clean copy of the book. Fragile jacket has a few acceptable tears. Near fine. Basis for the classic 1956 Oscar-Winning movie starring James Dean.…

dj. First Edition. Stunning first edition of Ferber's frontier epic of the Oklahoma land rush-ambition, grit, and the making of a boomtown on raw prairie. It was the basis for the 1931 film of the same name that won the Academy Award for Best Picture--the first Western to that category and the only one to win it until 1990. An exceptionally nice copy of book and dust jacket, housed in and elegant custom slipcase with leather spine, gilt-stamped spine titles, and integral ribbon pull. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Bound in gray cloth over boards with spine and upper board titled in dark brown, decorated endpapers, and dark brown topstain. Shallow bumping to spine ends. Jacket a few light rubs, some very light soiling, and tiny closed tear at top edge of rear panel. Original jacket price remains intact. A beautiful copy. Original cloth over boards. Octavo. [i-viii], ix-x,[xi-xii, [1]-388 pages. Dust jacket and endpapers designed by Howard Willard (illustrator).…

Limited Edition, copy #18 of 201. A sweeping tale of three generations performers aboard the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River showboat. The novel explores themes of love, struggle, and social issues like racism, reflecting the vibrant and tumultuous American experience through the lives of its performers in the 1880s to 1920s. Ferber's novel has a connection to the Chesapeake Bay in that she drew inspiration from experiences and atmosphere aboard the Bay's James Adams Floating Theatre which she visited in 1925. This work was immortalized by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II in their famous Broadway show of the same name in 1927. A spectacular copy, one of only 201 copies in this signed limited edition of this American classic. Fine in a near fine slipcase. Bound in dark green paper over boards with white spine, gilt titles and ornaments to spine, gilt ornaments to four corners of upper board, top edge gilt. Slipcase has a few mild rubs at extremities and a small chip to binding paper at bottom left of opening. Hardcover in slipcase. Octavo. [iv], 398 pages.…

unbound. 2 pages, 7.5 x 5 inches, New York, December 1, 1963. In this letter, Ferber offers sympathy on the occasion of an unstated tragedy, in full: "Romney dear, for you this week has been tragedy compounded. Margalo told me of the touching and terrible circumstance. You and your wonderful Victoria are possessed of fortitude and courage. I know that. So do all your friends. And we find comfort in this, as you will. I hope to see you soon. My love to you, Edna." One horizontal fold; near fine condition.…

unbound. 1 page, 11 x 6.75 inches, green personal stationery, New York, January 29, 1930. In part: ".May I telephone you some day soon and come in to see you with Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer (Margaret Leech) whose book 'Tin Wedding' you may have liked as much as I did." Usual folds plus light creasing; still very good condition. …

unbound. 2 pages (front and back), 7.25 x 5 inches, personal stationery with the original envelope, New York, December 6, 1960. In this letter, Ferber expresses her sympathy on the death of his mother, in full: "Just this week, Clifton dear, Noël told me about Mabel.I think I know something of the difficult adjustment you must be experiencing now. You'll make it, though, because of the gay, rich, rewarding life you gave Mabel. She went everywhere, knew everyone, did every pleasant thing--all through your efforts. That's all you need to remember now. And it's good." Near fine.…