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1939réf. 596734New 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
1939réf. 292294New 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
1939réf. 88806New 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
1939réf. 57366New 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
1949réf. COD-00071The Macmillan Company 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good condition with dust jacket. The Macmillan Company hardcover
1949réf. 429741New 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
1925réf. 21205401925. 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
1925réf. 23656New 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. 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. Basis for the Warner Brothers production starring Al Jolson billed as the first talking motion picture. . Brentano's hardcover
1925réf. 326925New 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
1925réf. 47252New York: Brentano's 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 153p octavo. A very good copy in patterned 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. Brentano's hardcover
1925réf. 018132New York: Brentano's Publishers 1925. Book. G. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in a multi-color striped boards with blue spine with title on a paste-on on the spine. Book has light edge wear with a water stain along the very top edge of the cover and on the top edge of the first couple of pages; otherwise the interior is tight clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has small chipping at the spine and has a short closed tear on top front edge now protected in Brodart jacket cover. Book was based on a story in Everybody's Magazine January 1922 and was made into the 1st "Talking Movie" starring Al Jolson. 153 pages. Brentano's Publishers Hardcover
1925réf. 140940956New 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
réf. 30548Brentano's. 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. Brentano's unknown
1934réf. 565024Evanston 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
1983réf. 3115639MADISON: 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
1966réf. 36168Very 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
1928réf. 614459New 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
1928réf. 50-JTDO-FNT3Brentano'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
1928réf. 12656ENew 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
1935réf. 614441New York: Samuel French 1935. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Preface by John Anderson. Open Letter by Barrett H. Clark. Fine in a very good dust jacket that is tanned and has some chipping at the spinal extremities. Two plays by the author of The Jazz Singer. Accent on Youth was the basis for three films: the first in 1935 directed by Wesley Ruggles and featuring Astrid Allwyn and Lon Chaney Jr.; Mr. Music in 1950 directed by Richard Haydn and featuring Bing Crosby Nancy Olson and Charles Coburn; and finally in 1959 as But Not for Me directed by Walter Lang and featuring Clark Gable Carroll Baker Lilli Palmer and Lee J. Cobb. Although note marked as such this was the copy of Barrett H. Clark. Barrett H. Clark was an exceptionally important figure in modern American drama: aside from authoring and translating many plays he served as the longtime literary editor for the drama publisher Samuel French as well as director of the Drama League of America. He helped guide playwrights such as Eugene O’Neill and Maxwell Anderson and encouraged American dramatists to tell real stories of working-class people using language derived from everyday life. A scarce Samuel French hardcover. Samuel French hardcover books
1935réf. 413680New York: Samuel French 1935. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Preface by John Anderson. Open Letter by Barrett H. Clark. Fine in a very good dust jacket that is tanned and has some chipping at the spinal extremities. Two plays by the author of The Jazz Singer. Accent on Youth was the basis for three films: the first in 1935 directed by Wesley Ruggles and featuring Astrid Allwyn and Lon Chaney Jr.; Mr. Music in 1950 directed by Richard Haydn and featuring Bing Crosby Nancy Olson and Charles Coburn; and finally in 1959 as But Not for Me directed by Walter Lang and featuring Clark Gable Carroll Baker Lilli Palmer and Lee J. Cobb. A scarce Samuel French hardcover. Samuel French hardcover books
1951réf. 373163New York: Random House 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Tiny owner's name "Herbert Hartig" a trifle rubbed at the spine ends near fine in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with very small chips at the spine ends and a little toning. Inscribed by the author: "For Herb Hartig with warmest good wishes - especially for 'Joley.' Samson Raphaelson. March 1980." Jessica Tandy and Beulah Bondi starred in the play that was originally directed by Hume Cronyn. Hartig was a composer and songwriter particularly for television. Random House hardcover books
1951réf. 299396New York: Random House 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Very good lacking the dust jacket. Jessica Tandy stars as Hilda Crane. Random House hardcover books
1942réf. 30958New York: Random House. Very Good with no dj. First Edition. Softcover. no dust jacket a nice clean copy with no significant wear just some uneven fading on the front cover and spine. 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 directed by Raphaelson himself 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. Leading man Knox however was replaced just a month into the run by George Macready and again a few weeks later by Lee J. Cobb. . c.1942. Random House paperback books
1942réf. 614443New York: Random House 1942. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dust jacket with a modest tear and tiny chips at the crown. Lee J. Cobb played the title role on Broadway. An attractive copy of this play by the author of The Jazz Singer. Random House hardcover books
