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Published by Brentano's, New York, 1924
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. "Here is a rack, similar in sturcture to the old implement of torture, yet designeed for a kindlier purpose, that of mending broken, paralyzed bodies. Invented by a strange anatomical genius - Ragatsky, a child of the slums, it promises to revolutionize modern surgery, much to the dismay of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Ragatsky is persecuted by that August body, hounded from pillar to poast, yet he perseveres in effecting miraculous cures". Bases for three films. The 1926 feature directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Jacqueline Logan, Lou Tellegen, and Walter Pidgeon. Near Fine but for ownership signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, nicked at top spine end and top front panel, stress lines to front flap edge.
Published by Brentano's, New York, 1924
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a nice, near fine dustwrapper with a few tiny nicks at the crown. Novel adapted from the Dorothy Brandon play of the same name, about a misunderstood medical genius, hounded for his odd but successful method of curing paralysis. Basis for three films, all with the same name: a 1926 version directed by Rowland V. Lee and featuring Jacqueline Logan, Lou Tellegen, and Walter Pidgeon; a 1931 version directed by Harry Lachman featuring Joan Barry and Harold Huth; and the 1940 version directed by Paul L. Stein, and featuring George Sanders and Mary Maguire.