Howard Sidney Lewis Sinclair (15 results)
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Recycle Bookstore
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dedication and small bookplate in front endpages. Moderate toning to covers, heavy toning to spine; moderate wear to edges of spine; slight cocking to spine; dent/bump to bottom corner of front cover. Sturdy binding and clean, unmarked pages -- solid copy.
Published by New York: Sam S. Shubert Theatre, August 20, 1934., 1934
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Steve Finer - Rare Books, Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.Steve Finer - Rare Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, printed pictorial wrappers, 20pp. Illustrations in line and halftone. The part of Samuel Dodsworth was played by Walter Huston, and Baroness von Obersdorf was done by Maria Ouspenskaya.
Published by London: Palace Theatre, 1936
Seller: Theatreshire Books, Dacre, NYK, United KingdomTheatreshire Books
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theatre programme dramatised by Robert Sherwood. Disbound from volume but very good and complete. Illus cover, photos of the performers including Gladys Cooper.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Illustrated. A few pages lightly soiled, small star stamp on rear pastedown, boards slightly soiled with a few small bumps, very good in a price-clipped good only dust jacket with moderate chipping along the edges, light soil and toning to the front pan…el and a slightly tanned spine.
Sinclair Lewis's Dodsworth with comments by Sidney Howard & Sinclair Lewis on The Art of Dramatization
Sinclair Lewis (text & comments) & Sidney Howard (dramatization & comments)
Published by New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Arnold M. Herr
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Signed on the first free endpaper by Walter Huston, who starred in the play and two years later, the movie version. Loosely inserted in the book are numerous clippings from the 1930s pertaining to the film version of "Dodsworth". Included in Lewis's discussion on the dramatization of the no…vel are pages 315-353 from the novel. Early reprint. Octavo in beige-colored cloth binding. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Condition: binding is soiled, especially the spine which is also foxed. All that remains of the dust jacket is part of the front inner flap which has been trimmed and mounted inside the front cover plus a small portion of the DJ spine and some of the rear panel, both of which are loosely laid in. Overall, a good, tight copy. Pages: lxxii, 162.
Published by Harcourt Brace
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Drama, Plays).
More imagesPublished by Harcourt Brace, New York, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Crestline, CA, U.S.A.curtis paul books, inc.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Oatmeal cloth stamped in orange. Spine faintly toned, top edge slightly dust-dulled else a tight square unmarked copy. Jacket in mylar with $2.50 price is toned at spine and slighty worn at extremities. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Harcourt Brace, New York, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.MARK POST, BOOKSELLER
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. First Trade Edition, First printing. Inscribed by Sidney Howard in October, 1934! FINE BOOK, CLEAN AND TIGHT, IN VERY GOOD+ DJ WITH ORIGINAL $2.50 PRICE, LIGHT EDGEWEAR, AND SMALL CHIP AND WRINKLES AT TOP OF REAR PANEL. Uncommon signed trade ediiton.
More imagesPublished by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Thus. One of a small number of copies signed by Lewis and Howard for presentation to people who worked on Howard's Broadway play based on Lewis's novel. Dodsworth follows a successful American entrepreneur on an extended trip to Europe with his wife as thei…r marriage falls apart. This version of the play includes essays by both Howard and Lewis on the process of turning a novel into a play. In his part, Lewis includes two chapters reproduced from the novel (with their original page numbers). Sinclair Lewis won the 1930 Nobel Prize for Literature. Following the success of the Broadway play, Howard adapted the play into a screenplay. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won one Oscar. [1?5] [i?vi] vii?xx [xxi] [xxii?lix: numbered 316?353] lx?lxxii [1?2] 3?162 [163?166: blank] pages plus five plates, one reproducing Howard's manuscript and four stills from the performance. First edition (of the play). A very good copy in somewhat soiled boards in a very good, probably supplied (though not by me) dust jacket with a one inch triangular chip missing from the back panel. This copy is presented to Joseph Goldin "for helping turn 'Dodsworth' from a manuscript into a play." Below that printed sentiment, both Lewis and Howard have signed in ink. The recipient was an accountant who worked on Broadway productions. The book is a bit musty.
More imagesPublished by Ann Watkins / Gilbert Miller: Henry Miller's Theatre, New York, 1932
- Softcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Quarto. 144 leaves typed rectos only in red and black. Bradbound into red Gilbert Miller / Henry Miller's Theatre cloth wrappers. Thin flexible cloth wrappers modestly frayed and with a few short tears on the thin paper, brads a bit tarnished, very good. Hand-titled on the front wrap. This was Si…nclair Lewis' agent Ann Watkins' copy with her name and address typed on the first leaf. A play in three acts dramatized by Sidney Howard from Lewis' 1929 novel *Dodsworth* with input from Lewis. This early draft of the play differs substantially from the version that opened at the Shubert Theatre in New York on February 24, 1934, where it ran for a total of 147 performances, as well as from the version published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1934. Lewis, who received the first Nobel Prize for Literature given to an American in December 1930, had largely stayed out of playwriting throughout the 1920s. But in 1932 he collaborated with Howard on the dramatization of Dodsworth. Working with an able craftsman like Howard was a good cram course on writing for the stage, and Lewis was brilliant at improvising dialogue on the spot and ruthless in editing his own work. In the end, hardly a sentence from the novel remained. Together, the two of them invented scenes that conveyed in brisk dialogue what Lewis had taken chapters to say in prose. When *Dodsworth* went into production, Lewis attended rehearsals and became so emotionally involved in the autobiographical story that he called out to female lead Fay Bainter, who played Fran Dodsworth, "Be more bitchy, Gracie!" The play opened on February 24, 1934, to positive notices, particularly for the male lead Walter Huston, and had a robust run. Lewis raked in royalties of $650 to $900 per week, at a time when his earnings from novels and magazine work were in a slump. *OCLC* locates a single 1934 version of the script at NYPL (which it designates as a dissertation or manuscript, but is presumably a later version of the script), which notes "Produced at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York, 24, February, 1934." Rare. *OCLC* locates no copies of this early draft.
More imagesDodsworth (Three photographic prints from the 1936 film)
Sinclair Lewis (novel); William Wyler (director); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton (subjects, starring); Gene Aiello, W. Downes (artists); Sidney Howard (screenwriter, playwright); David Niven, Mary Astor, Paul Lukas (starring)
Published by The Samuel Goldwyn Company / United Artists, Los Angeles, 1936
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThree photographic prints of concept art for poster advertisements for the 1936 film, one ultimately used on a poster for the Italian release of the film and one used on a poster for the American release of the film. Two photographic prints of actor Walter Huston and one photographic print of actors Walter Huston and Ruth Chatte…rton. Based on the 1934 play by Sidney Howard, based in turn on the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. A recently retired automobile magnate and his frivolous wife take an extended trip to Europe, only to discover they have grown apart over the years. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with creasing at the corners. Two photographic prints with creasing along the top edge. National Film Registry.
Dodsworth (Original photograph of Walter Huston and William Wyler on the set of the 1936 film)
William Wyler (director); Sidney Howard (play, screenwriter); Sinclair Lewis (novel); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor (starring)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1936
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph of director William Wyler and actor Walter Huston on the set of the 1936 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a date stamp in French, reading 30 Juil (July) 1936. Based on the 1934 play by Sidney Howard, based in turn on the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. A recently retired autom…obile magnate and his frivolous wife take an extended trip to Europe, only to discover they have grown apart over the years. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned, with two punch holes on the bottom edge. National Film Registry.
Dodsworth (Original photograph of Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, and William Wyler on the set of the 1936 film)
William Wyler (director); Sidney Howard (play, screenwriter); Sinclair Lewis (novel); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor (starring)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1936
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph of director William Wyler and actors Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton on the set of the 1936 film. Based on the 1934 play by Sidney Howard, based in turn on the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. A recently retired automobile magnate and his frivolous wife take an extended trip to Europe, only to discove…r they have grown apart over the years. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned. National Film Registry.
Published by Los Angeles 4 pages, 8 1/2Ó x 11Ó January 8, 1936, 1936
- Signed
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerOriginal Typed Document Signed by Sidney Howard comprising a contract between Sidney Howard and Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. regarding Howard being hired to write the script adaptation of Sinclair LewisÕs novel Dodsworth. The contract is initialed three times by Sidney Howard and is signed in full by him at the end of the document where… it is additionally signed by a vice-president of the Samuel Goldwyn Company. With two punch holes at the top edge and two small metal brads at the outer top corners. Fine. Both Sidney Howard and Sinclair Lewis are Pulitzer Prize winners for fiction which makes this item especially noteworthy as it represents one Pulitzer winner adapting the work of another. The film Dodsworth was released on September 23, 1936, directed by William Wyler, starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, David Niven, and Maria Ouspenskaya as Baroness Von Obersdorf. It won an Oscar for Best Art Direction and was nominated for 6 more; Best Screenplay by Sidney Howard, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Huston), Best Supporting Actress (Ouspenskaya). The film tells the bittersweet story of a retired auto manufacturer (Huston) and his wife (Chatterton) who take a long-planned European vacation only to discover that they want very different things from life.
Published by New York Harcourt Brace 1934, 1934
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Special presentation edition signed by the authors Sinclair Lewis and Sidney Howard. This issue was made in a tiny quantity specifically for members of the original Broadway production with a special printed page which reads ÒTo Jo Mielziner for helping to turn ÔDodsworthÕ from a manuscript into a play with gratit…ude of [hand signed in ink] Sinclair Lewis and [hand signed in ink] Sidney Howard. New York - September 1934.Ó Illustrated with photographs from the production. Fine bright copy in a fine dust jacket. An important presentation copy to, Jo Mielziner, who designed the sets for the original production. Sidney Howard discusses MielzinerÕs contribution in his essay on adapting the novel into play on pages xvi-xvii. Sidney Howard was a very successful Broadway playwright in the 1930s and wrote the screenplays for Gone With the Wind and both film adaptations of Sinclair LewisÕ Dodsworth and Arrowsmith. Jo Mielziner is arguably the most distinguished set designer in Broadway history creating the staging for such classics as the original productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, South Pacific, Carousel, Mister Roberts, Key Largo, Abe Lincoln In Illinois, Pal Joey, The King and I, Guys and Dolls, etc. An excellent association copy of a highly successful Broadway play.
