LITERATURE 1926-1945

Morris, W. F.

(Book #ID 92133)

Published by Geoffrey Bles Ltd., 22 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, London 1930. 1930.

Hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 313 printed pages of text. Small name inside and in very near Fine condition, spine colour not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mitchell, Mary

(Book #ID 86597)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1934. 1934.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cobalt blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 385 printed pages of text. Author's first book. Spine ends softened with shallow rubs, light ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the closed edges, name and address crossed out with black felt-tip to the front paste down. Near Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubs and shallow chips to the spine ends and corners, gutters badly rubbed, not price clipped 7/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Masefield, John [John Edward Masefield OM (1 June 1878 - 12 May 1967) English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967]. Illustrated End Papers by Kenneth Shoesmith

(Book #ID 107173)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1935. 1935.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Wedgwood blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, blue illustrated end papers on cream paper by Kenneth Shoesmith. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (vi), 309 pp. Spotting to the closed text block edges and end papers and in Very Good bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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May, William J.

(Book #ID 78215)

Published by The Epworth Press, (Edgar C. Barton), 25-35 City Road, London First Edition 1936. London 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue cloth covers, navy title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 171 printed pages of text. Tiny rubs to the spine tips and corners, ghosting to the end papers, ink name and white label adhered to the front paste down and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Makin, William J.

(Book #ID 78885)

Published by The Popular Library, 32 Bloomsbury Street, London circa 1930. London circa 1930.

Hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 284 printed pages of text. Some mottling to the cover, softened and darkened spine ends, dust marking to the closed page edges, foxing and ghosting to the first and last few pages. Very Good clean condition book in scarce Very Good condition dust wrapper with chips to the corners, larger chips missing to the lower spine end, 8 mm strip missing to the top spine end, spine and back cover age darkened. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Molnar, Ferenc [Translated by Louis Rittenberg] Ferenc Molnár (originally Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 1878 - 1 April 1952) was a Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist who adopted American citizenship. His Americanised name was Franz Molnar.

(Book #ID 79082)

Published by Macy-Macius,, New York, First American Edition 1927. 1927.

First American edition hard back binding in publisher's original black patterned paper over boards, peach and black title and author lettering label to the slate blue cloth spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 292 printed pages of text. Rubbing to the edges of the boards and across the spine ends, ink name to the front free end paper. Taped inside is an L. S. Lowry colour post card, and an A4 sheet Biography of Molnár by Andrew Merkler. No dust wrapper. Molnár was born in Budapest. He emigrated to the United States to escape persecution of Hungarian Jews by German authorities during World War II. As a novelist, he is remembered principally for The Paul Street Boys, the story of two rival gangs of youths in Budapest. The novel is a classic of youth literature, beloved in Hungary and abroad for its treatment of the themes of solidarity and self-sacrifice. It was ranked second in a poll of favourite books as part of the Hungarian version of Big Read in 2005 and has also been made into a film on several occasions. The most notable production was a Hungarian-U.S. collaboration released in 1969. Molnár most popular plays are Liliom (1909, tr. 1921), later adapted into the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical play Carousel (1945); The Guardsman (1910, tr. 1924), which served as the basis of the film of the same name (1931); and The Swan (1920, tr. 1922). His Hungarian film from 1918, The Devil, was later adapted for American audiences in 1921 and starring George Arliss in his first nationally released film. The 1956 film version of The Swan (which had been filmed twice before) was Grace Kelly's next to last movie, and was released on the day of her wedding to Prince Rainier. Two of Molnar's other plays have been adapted for other media: The Good Fairy, was adapted by Preston Sturges and filmed in 1935 with Margaret Sullavan, and subsequently turned into the 1947 Deanna Durbin vehicle, I'll Be Yours. (It also served as the basis for the 1951 Broadway musical Make a Wish, with book by Sturges.) The film version of the operetta The Chocolate Soldier used the plot of Molnar's The Guardsman rather than the plot of its original stage version, which was based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man. (Shaw disliked the operetta adaptation of his work, and would not let his plot be used for the film version. Molnar's play Olympia was adapted for the movies twice - as His Glorious Night (1929 - the notorious talkie which allegedly ruined John Gilbert's career), and as A Breath of Scandal (1960), starring Sophia Loren. In 1961, Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond turned Molnar's one-act play Egy, ketto, három into the film One, Two, Three starring James Cagney and Horst Buchholz. Finally, Molnar's play The Play at the Castle has twice been adapted into English by writers of note: by P. G. Wodehouse as The Play's the Thing and by Tom Stoppard as Rough Crossing. Molnár died, aged 74, in New York City. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Marsden, John Pennington

(Book #ID 106167)

Published by Hatchards 187 Piccadilly, London First UK Edition 1932. 1932.

Stated first English edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 339 pp. Foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with just a little darkening of the paper down the spine, priced 7/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mackenna, Robert William

(Book #ID 109634)

Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London Reprinted Edition 1929. 1929.

Hard back binding in publisher's original pale blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, blind-tooled decorated front. 18mo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains 344 pp. Age darkened spine, foxing to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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