Look Who's Talking!
S.J. Perelman
Published by Random House, New York, 1940
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New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's blue cloth, black and gilt spine titling; 249pp. Sun faded spine with some scuffing. Some fading, soiling and scuffing (corners) on the front and back boards. Clean and sound interior and text. Good condition copy. S.J. Perelman (1904-1979) was known as one of the great American humorists and satirists of the 20th century. Perelman was the writer of Broadway productions, Hollywood screenplays (both credited and uncredited under MGM) and the author of an impressive body of literature. He is known as the person who popularized the phrase "crazy like a fox" after he used it as the title of his 1944 book by the same name. Perelman had the distinction of having penned some of the iconic works of the stage and screen. Perelman was the co-writer on the Marx Brothers classics "Monkey Business" (1931) as well as "Horse Feathers" (1932). He also wrote the screenplay for "One Touch of Venus"(1948), an adaptation of his 1943 hit Broadway musical (music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash, and book co-written by his wife Laura West). He was also the recipient of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956). Seller Inventory # 27278
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Title: Look Who's Talking!
Publisher: Random House, New York
Publication Date: 1940
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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Look Who's Talking!
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Random House, New York, 1940
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First Edition
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Stated. First Edition stated. Octavo, original blue cloth over boards, stamped in black and gilt on spine, yellow dust jacket with black and dark red lettering. Uncommon play. Very Good, light shelf wear, fading to cloth at spine and edges, in Very Good dust jacket, a bit soiled, shallow loss at spine ends, a few tiny nicks and chips, darkening to spine. Seller Inventory # 600569
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Look Who's Talking!
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Random House, 1940
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1940 Random House hardcover - 1st edition 1st printing - some wear to dust jscket (now in mylar cover) some staining to cover - some staining and tanning to closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy. Seller Inventory # 2101260001
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LOOK WHO'S TALKING!
Published by
Random House, New York, 1940
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near fine in near fine jacket. First edition. First printing of Perelman's fourth book, a sparkling collection of twenty-four comic sketches including "The Future of Vertigo," a glimpse into the delirium that was Diana Vreeland's Harper's Bazaar, and "Yoo-Hoo, Mr. Ectoplasm," on the delights of the Psychic Stores catalogue. 8'' x 5.25''. Original blue cloth. In original price-clipped dust jacket. Light edgewear and sun to boards. Some toning to endpapers. Small bookseller label to rear paste-down. Minor sunning and edgewear to jacket. Seller Inventory # 49929
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Look Who's Talking!
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Random House, New York, 1940
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Hardcover
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First. 8vo blue cloth, (faded on the spine & top edge, end-papers browned, ownership inscription; dust wrapper price intact but with a triangular chip at the top edge. New York: Random House (1940). Firs Edition. "Twenty-four of the Funniest pieces that he or any other Contemporary Zany has written.". Seller Inventory # 321500
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Look Who's Talking!
Published by
Random House, New York, 1940
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition stated. Uncommon play. Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends, quarter sized light stain at spine. Seller Inventory # 37767
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Look Who's Talking!
Published by
Random House, New York, 1940
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 249 pages. First edition, first printing. His fourth book and third solo book. Twenty four individual humorous short pieces. Near fine book with very slight fading to the spine and along the top edge in a very good+ dust jacket with a bit of wear to the top of the spine and to the corners. Price clipped. A very nice copy! Seller Inventory # 1737992378
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Look Who's Talking
Published by
Random House, New York, 1940
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This copy bears ownership signature of writer Pendleton Hogan and is dated 7 August 1940. Copy has review slip laid in. DJ spine lightly tanned. Overall slightly dusty. Nevertheless, a really outstanding copy of a difficult book. review slip from random house states publication date as august 6th. hogan was a minor novelist and reporter at thewashington post at that time. Seller Inventory # 000529
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Look Who's Talking!
Published by
Random House, New York, 1940
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First Edition
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A bit of sunning on the edges of the boards, else near fine in spine-toned near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Perelman to Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich: "To Frances and Albert - on the sole condition they never return to Hollywood, in which event this dedication becomes null and void and I beat the bejesus out of them with a baseball bat. Affectionately, Sid Perelman. January 14, 1941." Hackett and Goodrich were married collaborators on many plays and screenplays. They won a Pulitzer Prize for their play adapted from *The Diary of Anne Frank*. and won four Oscar nominations for their screenplays for *The Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Father of the Bride*, and *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers*. They also co-wrote the screenplay for *It's a Wonderful Life* and several other films. A considerably nicer than usual copy of the author's third book, with a significant association. Seller Inventory # 533530
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