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About Those Roses or How Not to Do a Play and Succeed and the Text of the Subject Was Roses
by Gilroy, Frank D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. BOMC; First Printing. Hardcover. Book shows very light wear at edges and is otherwise in fine condition. The jacket shows light wear and creasing at edges with a few very small tears at spine ends and corners. Spine portion of the jacket is sun toned. ; Inscribed, "To Hyla, With warm regards and best wishes." and signed by Martin Sheen. Also inscribed, "To Hyla, Thank you for asking, " and signed by Jack Albertson. Sheen and Albertson stared in the 1964 Broadway production of this Pulitzer Prize winning play and also in the 1968 film adaptation. Albertson won an Acadamey Award for his work as well as a Tony for his theater performance. Also included with this book is a program from the play's national tour stop at Kansas City's Music Hall Nov. 10 & 13, 1965, a small envelope from The Aladdin hotel where the performers would have likely stayed, and a magazine sized promotional booklet with cast bios, photos, etc. This booklet is also inscribed and signed by Jack Albertson. Signatures are assumed to be from this 1965 tour and, as such, predate the popular film. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 210 pages; Signed by Notable Personage, Related .
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- Seller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 2881
- Title
- About Those Roses or How Not to Do a Play and Succeed and the Text of the Subject Was Roses
- Author
- Gilroy, Frank D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- BOMC; First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
Biblio member since 2014
Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
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