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The Philadelphia Story.: A Comedy in Three Acts.
by BARRY, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc.,, 1940. The screwball that saved Hepburn's career First edition, first printing. Barry wrote the play as a comeback vehicle for Katharine Hepburn, who had been infamously labelled "box office poison" the previous year. She starred as the socialite Tracy Lord in the original 1939 production and in the 1940 film adaptation; for the latter, she was nominated for an Academy Award. Hepburn later said of Tracy, "I gave her life, and she gave me back my career". Hepburn starred in the film alongside Cary Grant and James Stewart. The play was adapted again in 1956 into the musical comedy film High Society, starring Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in white, top edge green. With dust jacket. Hint of rubbing to spine ends; jacket bright and unclipped, spine toned, extremities lightly nicked and creased: a fine copy in near-fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173178
- Title
- The Philadelphia Story.
- Author
- BARRY, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Coward-McCann, Inc.,
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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