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Raphaelson, Samson
Jason
New York: Random House 1942. First Printing . Cloth with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SAMSON RAPHAELSON. Play about a critic and a playwright that had a short run of 125 performances. Written by the screenwriter of many memorable films The Shop Around The Corner Trouble In Paradise Suspicion and many others. Mr. Raphaelson is also the author of the original play The Jazz Singer. Four tiny spots of red dampstaining to the bottom of the front pastedown and endsheet. Light chipping and tears to the edges of the dustjacket and a small piece missing from the top of the spine panel. Vg/vg. <br/> <br/> Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010308
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Raphaelson, Samson
Jason a New Comedy
Random House 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. 172pp. Light wear to lower corners tight binding minor pencil marks to text margins. Dust jacket mildly chipped with a few closed tears to edges mild soiling to rear. Good copy in Good dust jacket. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 655641
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Raphaelson, Samson
Jason: A Comedy In Three Acts
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1258361396.G ISBN : 1258361396 9781258361396
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Raphaelson, Samson
Jason; comedy in three acts
New York: Dramatists Play Service. Very Good. c.1942. Acting Edition. Softcover. slight discoloration to covers short diagonal bend at lower right corner of front cover also affecting first couple of pages tiny tear in bottom edge of front cover; one-time owner's signature on ffep. frontispiece photo of stage setting Comedy about a snooty drama critic who is brought down to earth and taught the facts of life by a free-spirited playwright somewhat modeled after William Saroyan at least in the opinion of Brooks Atkinson in the NY Times. The original 1942 Broadway production starred Alexander Knox and Nicholas Conte who changed his name to Richard Conte when he became a full-time movie actor after World War II and ran for a respectable 125 performances. . Dramatists Play Service paperback
Bookseller reference : 24364
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RAPHAELSON Samson
Screenplay: Heaven Can Wait
New York: 20th Century Fox 1943. Softcover. Fine. Continuity and Dialogue Script Taken from the Screen. Mimeographed sheets bradbound in blue stiff wrappers. About fine. Stamped "Received New York Legal Department Jul. 19 1943." Apparently prepared for the legal department to review and dated just one month before the film was released. The Ernst Lubitsch-directed classic highlighed by Raphaelson's witty script featured Don Ameche as a would-be sinner not quite bad enough to get into Hell on his deathbed and Gene Tierney as his long-suffering love. Both Lubitsch cinematographer Edward Cronjager and the film itself were nominated for Oscars. Very scarce. Ex-Carter Burden. 20th Century Fox unknown
Bookseller reference : 81394
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Rear hinge cracked slight rubbing on the spine near fine lacking the dust jacket. Barrett H. Clark's copy with his penciled Signature on front flyleaf. Clark was the editorial director of The Dramatists Play Service and was also an editor at Samuel French. A play adapted from the author's novel of the same name and basis for the 1941 Mark Dansdrich film featuring Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Brian Aherne and Binnie Barnes. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 596734
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Raphaelson, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Random House 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear spine end softened spine mildly sunned. Pages are clean and unmarked slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. Original cast pictures including Gertrude Lawrence and Vivian Vance. The play was originally produced by John Golden and opened at the Morosco Theatre on Broadway on 10/12/1939. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23154
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Raphaelson Samson
SKYLARK
New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf. G/G. 1939. First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo. 227 pp. DJ rubbed frayed tears cover toning rubbed page toning . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS306290
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Raphaelson, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. Book. NF/F. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. PO bookplate to front pastedown hidden by jacket flap otherwise a clean and bright NF/F in a VG dust jacket with the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1941 film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Claudette Colbert Ray Milland and Brian Aherne. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010044
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Raphaelson, Samson
SKYLARK
Alfred A. Knopf. Good. 1939. Softcover. The pages are very good and clean except for a smudge on a front page. The covers also a sor to dustjacket have some average wear. ; The author's first novel. Note -- NOT a play. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 225 pages . Alfred A. Knopf paperback
Bookseller reference : 24494
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in an age-toned very good or a little better dustwrapper with very shallow loss at the crown. Warmly Inscribed by Raphaelson: "Dear Jean – Here it is much changed but I hope you approve. Gratefully Samson Raphaelson. December 12 1939 New York." A play adapted from the author's novel of the same name and basis for the 1941 Mark Dansdrich film featuring Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Brian Aherne and Binnie Barnes. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 292294
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. A bookplate on the front pastedown playbill and related material affixed to rear pastedown spine lettering a trifle rubbed thus a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. This copy Signed by Samson Raphaelson producer John Golden and star of the play Gertrude Lawrence. Golden and Lawrence were also the co-dedicatees of the play. Autograph Card Signed laid in from Helen Wayne Rauh who appeared in the lead of a road production of the play. A play adapted from the author's novel of the same name and basis for the 1941 Mark Dansdrich film featuring Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Brian Aherne and Binnie Barnes. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 88806
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Lightly soiled and a small faint stain to one corner very good or better lacking the dustwrapper. Basis for the 1941 Mark Dansdrich film featuring Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Brian Aherne and Binnie Barnes. Raphaelson’s first novel about the neglected wife of a busy advertising executive. Inscribed to his close friend James M. Cain and Cain’s second wife of four Elina: "for James and Elena sic with love – Raph. New York May 1939." Raphaelson as a highly successful playwright and screenwriter was one of Cain's idols. Cain spent nearly as much time writing unsuccessful plays as he did writing successful novels. They became close friends and Cain was introduced by Raphaelson into a Hollywood crowd that eventually resulted in his third marriage to actress Aileen Pringle. Raphaelson's first novel about the neglected wife of a busy advertising executive. Basis for the 1941 Mark Dansdrich film featuring Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Brian Aherne and Binnie Barnes. A very nice association. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 57366
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Skylark
New York: Random House 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Near fine in a very good minus dustwrapper with a tanned spine. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42642
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Skylark: A Comedy in Three Acts Acting Edition
New York: Dramatists Play Services 1942. Softcover. Near Fine. Revised edition. Near fine in wrappers. Dramatists Play Services unknown
Bookseller reference : 56109
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RAPHAELSON, SAMSON
That Lady in Ermine
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1948. Continuity and dialogue of the film directed by Lubitsch that starred Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; duplicated; brad-bound wrappers. Very good. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Bookseller reference : 23659P
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
The Human Nature of Playwriting
New York: The Macmillan Company 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 267pp. Toning to the tips of the spine ends and one a touch frayed in very good dust jacket with sticker shadows to the front flap light crease to front panel and moderate edgewear including small chips tears and creases. A surprisingly uncommon book by this notable author "The Jazz Singer" and screenwriters who worked with Ernst Lubitsch The Shop Around the Corner Trouble in Paradise and Heaven Can Wait and Alfred Hitchcock Suspicion. The Macmillan Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 612097
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Human Nature of Playwriting
The Macmillan Company 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good condition with dust jacket. The Macmillan Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : COD-00071
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
The Human Nature of Playwriting
New York: The Macmillan Company 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small dampstains on the boards very good in about very good dustwrapper with a reasonably large chip on the rear panel. Inscribed by the author to fellow screenwriter Budd Schulberg and his second wife Victoria Anderson: "For Budd and Vicki Whose adventures and talent are deeply heartening to watch. With love Rafe. November 19 1950 written from the heights and depths at page 285 of 'The Disenchanted' a noble book. The Macmillan Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 429741
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer: A Play in Three Acts
NEW. unknown
Bookseller reference : BIB-NOV-15-2025-514757 ISBN : 1678032565 9781678032562
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Raphaelson, Samson,
The Jazz Singer
like new. unknown
Bookseller reference : 50187362 ISBN : 1023515830 9781023515832
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Raphaelson, Samson,
The Jazz Singer
new. unknown
Bookseller reference : 50187362-n ISBN : 1023515830 9781023515832
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 9359830232.G ISBN : 9359830232 9789359830230
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RAPHAELSON, Samson.
The Jazz Singer.
1925. New York: Brentano's. 1925. 8vo. Original green cloth back orange paper-covered boards with orange dustwrapper; contains a loosely inserted advertisement slip and previous owner's name stamp; a little chipping to extremities of wrapper with closed tear to bottom of rear hinge otherwise a very good copy.First edition.This play based on the author's story ""The Day of Atonement"" which originally appeared in Everybody's Magazine in January 1922 was an enormous hit. It was the basis for the famous 1927 Al Jolson film and for two further remakes: one in 1952 directed by Michael Curtiz with Danny Thomas and Peggy Lee; and another in 1980 directed by Richard Fleischer with Neil Diamond and Laurence Olivier. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2120540
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer
New York: Brentano's 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 8vo. 153pp. blue cloth spine printed paper label decorated paper over boards. A fine copy. The dustwrapper is present. It is not clipped; there is a short closed marginal tear on the front cover and some roughness along the bottom edge of the rear cover but it is essentially near fine.<br /> <p><br /> The first book edition of the Jazz SInger after its short story appearance in the January 1922 Everybody's Magazine. The author expanded and dramatized the story. A special acknowledgment of the first stage production in 1925 at the Fulton Theatre starring George Jessel as Jack Robin. <br /> <p><br /> Basis for the Warner Brothers production starring Al Jolson billed as the first talking motion picture.<br /> <p>. Brentano's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23656
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer
New York: Brentano's 1925. 153pp. 8vo. Blue cloth paper label & patterned boards. Very Good. 153pp. 8vo. Signed by the author on the ffep. This movie is considered the first talkie. Brentano's unknown
Bookseller reference : 326925
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 9356316678.G ISBN : 9356316678 9789356316676
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer: A Play in Three Acts
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1678032565.G ISBN : 1678032565 9781678032562
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Jazz Singer
New York: Brentano's 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 153p octavo. A very good copy in paterned boards and green cloth. Inscribed by the author to author Fred Hummel known as "The King of East Long Island" "January 1926 to the George F Hummels -grand people- from Damson Raphaelson" The book was the source for the first "Talkie" "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson. <br/><br/> Brentano's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 47252
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Raphaelson Samson
The Jazz Singer
New York: Brentano's 1925. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing of the dramatic version of a play which entered history when filmed becoming the first "talkie." Bound in publisher's patterned paper cover boards over green spine cloth with paper title label on spine. Fine pages lightly toned. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing light fading and light edge wear. A lovely copy scarce in the dust jacket. Brentano's unknown
Bookseller reference : 140940956
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
THE JAZZ SINGER
RAPHAELSON Samson. THE JAZZ SINGER. NY: Brentano's 1925. Small 8vo. cloth & patterned boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Raphaelson on the front endpaper and dated Christmas 1925. Basis for the hit play starring George Jessel and Sam Jaffe. The play was later adapted to the famous film starring Al Jolson and Warner Oland. The film generally considered the first "talkie" is certainly one of the milestones in cinematic history. Very Good; some edgewear & shallow chipping number of tears with professional interior repairs d/j. Enclosed in a custom-designed leather and cloth clam-shell box with Al Jolson in black face depicted on the spine and front cover. $4000.00. <br/><br/> hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30548
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
The Perfect Marriage: A Play in Three Acts
New York: Dramatists Play Service 1945. Softcover. Near Fine. Revised. 70pp. Stapled green wrappers. Spine tanned near fine. "First produced by Cheryl Crawford October 26 1944 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City starring Joyce Van Patten and others. Dramatists Play Service unknown
Bookseller reference : 553452
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Raphaelson, Samson
The Perfect Marriage: Play in Three Acts
Dramatists Play Service INC 1945-01-01. Paperback. Good. Paperback. Ex-Library with usual markings. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear. Library support tape on spine.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Dramatists Play Service INC paperback
Bookseller reference : 51907170014
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
The Wooden Slipper: A Romantic Comedy in Three Acts
Evanston Illinois: Row Peterson & Company 1934. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 85 xxiv pp. Illustrated pale gray wrappers. Modest age-toning on wrappers very good. Row, Peterson & Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 565024
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Raphaelson, Samson
Three Screen Comedies: Trouble in Paradise/The Shop Around the Corner/Heaven Can Wait
University Of Wisconsin Press 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:0299087808 University Of Wisconsin Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4333128 ISBN : 0299087808 9780299087807
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Raphaelson, Samson & Pauline Kael
Three Screen Comedies by Samson Raphaelson Trouble in Paradise; the Shop around the Corner; Heaven Can Wait
University of Wisconsin Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0299087808 . A tight and clean copy. A couple small stains. INterior pages clean and unmarked. DJ with minor wear to the edges a small price sticker to the front flap and a crease to the rear flap. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 500 pages . University of Wisconsin Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 90008 ISBN : 0299087808 9780299087807
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Raphaelson, Samson
Three Screen Comedies: Three Screen Comedies
University of Wisconsin Press 1983 University of Wisconsin Press 1983. 1st Printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. 1 Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. eng pp. 1st printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket./Dust Jacket Included. University of Wisconsin Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : Alibris.0009592 ISBN : 0299087808 9780299087807
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Raphaelson, Samson. (Screenplays) Kael, Pauline. (Introduction)
Three Screen Comedies by Samson Raphaelson: Trouble in Paradise the Shop around the Corner Heaven Can Wait.
MADISON: Wisconsin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0299087808 . First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Includes the scripts for the 3 classic Ernst Lubitsch films. ; 6" x 8 3/4"; 392 pages . Wisconsin. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3115639 ISBN : 0299087808 9780299087807
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Raphaelson, Samson & Pauline Kael
Three Screen Comedies by Samson Raphaelson: Trouble in Paradise the Shop around the Corner Heaven Can Wait.
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0299087808 . First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Faint trace of damp staining on interior of jacket. Includes the scripts for the 3 classic Ernst Lubitsch films. J. P. ; 392 pages . University of Wisconsin Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3115472 ISBN : 0299087808 9780299087807
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Raphaelson, Samson
Typed Letter Signed Autograph Letter Signed
Very Good. 1966. Manuscripts and paper collectibles. Single sheet single sided 7" X 10.5" typed letter signed in blue felt pen with handwritten postscript on personal letterhead. 3 March 1966. With single sheet single sided 6" X 7" handwritten letter in black ink 12 March 1966 on personal letterhead. Both letters addressed to Lennie and signed "Rafe." In regards to pianist Bernardo Segall and his concert at Carnegie Hall. Also includes a handwritten small note on a 4" X 5.5" notepaper in black ink which reads "Lennie- is this any good SR." The TLS has two horizontal folds the ALS has one horizontal fold and the small note has vertical and horizontal folds. All three items have paper clip ghosts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . unknown
Bookseller reference : 36168
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Raphaelson, Samson
Typed Letters
Very Good. N.D. Manuscripts/ paper collectibles. Four typed pages. The first is to "Lennie" and the typed signature is "SR" which is Samson Raphaelson. As follows: "Dear Lennie: I labored for an hour on the "contrast" idea but it didn't work out. So here's an item which I hope will serve you and me just as well. Best --and thanks-- SR. " The next is apparently a portion of a rough draft of a review of "Samson Raphaelson's new comedy "Jason." The next is another typed rough draft review of "Jason." The final typed page is a rough draft of a review of Bernardo Segall the Brazilian pianist. The first three items are on thin paper with vertical and horizontal creases and handwritten corrections; the last item is on yellow paper and has corrections and vertical/horizontal creases. All items show some mild creasing and edgewear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . unknown
Bookseller reference : 36473
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Raphaelson, Samson
Young Glove
New York NY: Brentano's Publishers 1928. Hardcover. Poor. 5 x 7. POOR/WITH NO JACKET 122 pp. Text has usual library treatments; several pages have been repaired with clear tape. Tan boards with considerable wear; are library replacements. Binding stitched with some weakening. Brentano's Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037887
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RAPHAELSON, Samson
Young Love
New York: Brentano's 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch. Spine sunned thus very good lacking the dust jacket. A play that featured Dorothy Gish. Brentano's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 614459
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Raphaelson, Samson
Young Love A Comedy
Brentano's. Fair. 1928. Hardcover. Warmly INSCRIBED by author in Nov. 1928 to Berkeley Tobey founder of Literary Guild much married once to Dorothy Day. Green cloth spine over spatter design paper covered boards: ugly worn and soiled probably so when it was new. Paper browned and smudged.; 0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 inches . Brentano's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 50-JTDO-FNT3
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RAPHAELSON, SAMSON
Young Love. A Comedy by Samson Raphaelson Author of The Jazz SInger. Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch
New York: Brentano’s 1928. First Edition. Signed by the author. Presentation copy from Samson Raphaelson rather scandalously inscribed: “For Dorothy Speare A lady in Hollywood a slut from Boston with love Samuel Raphaelson. Hollywood unfortunately 1932.†A used and worn copy with some dark spotting to the boards and fading and rubbing to the spine and edges in a chipped and torn price-clipped dust jacket. Brentano’s hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12656E
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RAPHAELSON Samson
Accent on Youth and White Man: Two Plays
New York: Samuel French 1935. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; vertically-ribbed green cloth boards and black cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; red topstain; deckle edges; dustjacket; xiv89-223pp. Spine ends gently pushed light rubbing to the gilt titles with a few faint partial ring marks on front cover; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 edgeworn gently sunned and dust-soiled with a 1" loss at crown affecting two words in the title and several smaller losses at heel and corners; just Very Good. <br/><br/>Author of The Jazz Singer. Accent on Youth was the basis for three films: the first directed by Wesley Ruggles 1935 starring Astrid Allwyn and Lon Chaney Jr.; Mr. Music 1950 directed by Richard Haydn starring Bing Crosby Nancy Olson and Charles Coburn; and But Not for Me 1959 directed by Walter Lang starring Clark Gable Carroll Baker Lilli Palmer and Lee J. Cobb. Samuel French unknown books
Bookseller reference : 52764
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RAPHAELSON Samson
HILDA CRANE; A drama
NY: Random House 1951. Book club edition. 8vo pp. 152. Illustrated with photographs from the production. VG in worn dj. Random House unknown books
Bookseller reference : 36047
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RAPHAELSON Samson
Jason
New York Random House 1942. 1942. First edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. F. Hardcover. New York, Random House [1942]. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 5691
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RAPHAELSON Samson
JASON
NY: Random House 1942. First printing. 8vo pp. 172. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Vg in some chipped and torn dj. A play. Random House unknown books
Bookseller reference : 24195
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Raphaelson Samson
Jason; comedy in three acts
New York: Dramatists Play Service. Very Good. c.1942. Acting Edition. Softcover. slight discoloration to covers short diagonal bend at lower right corner of front cover also affecting first couple of pages tiny tear in bottom edge of front cover; one-time owner's signature on ffep. frontispiece photo of stage setting Comedy about a snooty drama critic who is brought down to earth and taught the facts of life by a free-spirited playwright somewhat modeled after William Saroyan at least in the opinion of Brooks Atkinson in the NY Times. The original 1942 Broadway production starred Alexander Knox and Nicholas Conte who changed his name to Richard Conte when he became a full-time movie actor after World War II and ran for a respectable 125 performances. . Dramatists Play Service paperback books
Bookseller reference : 24364
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