Smith Winchell and Victor Mapes (3 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Small quarto. 112pp. Sewn gatherings. Printed rectos only. Light foxing and soiling on covers and page edges, very good. Possibly a proof, given the format. *The Boomerang* ran for over 500 performances between August, 1915 and November, 1916. …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. French's Standard Library Edition. Small octavo. 112p. Illustrated with several plates. Oversized wrappers chipped and edgeworn, first and last pages toned, a bit of marginal foxing on the plates and adjacent pages, very good. Inscribed by Winchell Smith to Barrett H. Clark on the title page: "To Mr. Clark with compliments Winchell Smith." Barrett H. Clark was an exceptionally important figure in modern American drama. Aside from authoring many books, he served as the longtime literary editor for the drama publisher Samuel French. *The Boomerang* ran for over 500 performances between August, 1915 and November, 1916.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Brown printed wrappers. Chip at the crown with a tiny chip at the cover corner, moderately toned spine, very good. The basis for the 1920 American comedy film, *The Saphead*, featuring Buster Keaton in the role that launched his career as a leading man. *OCLC* locates one copy of this 1913 edition, at Duke University.…