Search Results: Authors starting with F from Hardy Books

Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1962. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL three-sheet movie poster for the 20th Century Fox film, "TENDER IS THE NIGHT" (1962) starring Jennifer Jones, Jason Robards, Jr., Joan Fontaine, Tom Ewell, Cesare Danova and Jill St. John. Based upon the 1934 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Linen-backed. 41" x 81". The movie was the last film directed by Henry King. Near Fine. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 277 pages. A presentation copy, SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Gene Fowler in ink on the title page: "To my long-time friend Lucius Beebe, the arbiter. With the best / Gene / 1954". First Edition. Endpapers illustrated from photographs and drawings. Illustrated dustjacket. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards. From the jacket, "...some misadventures, both comic and melancholy, of John Barrymore, W. C. Fields, and John Decker while helping the Author attempt to write the biography of Sadakichi Hartmann, poet, self-proclaimed genius, artful rogue and moocher sans pariel." A wonderfully written memoir of the Bundy Drive Boys, this classic has developed a cultlike following. Author Gene Fowler was a longtime friend of Lucius Beebe, who was quoted in Herb Caen's column as saying, "We like Gene Fowler's aphorism, 'Money is something to be thrown off the back of trains.'". A nice association copy. #36 of the 100 Best Books of Hollywood.… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 277 pages.TV SHOWMAN / N.Y. COLUMNIST ED SULLIVAN'S COPY.. SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by Gene Fowler on the title page, "To my friend of a long time, Ed Sullivan / With the best / Gene Fowler 1954". Endpapers illustrated from photographs and drawings. Illustrated dust jacket. Octavo. Cloth-backed boards. #36 of the100 Best Books of Hollywood. From the jacket, "...some misadventures, both comic and melancholy, of John Barrymore, W. C. Fields, and John Decker while helping the Author attempt to write the biography of Sadakichi Hartmann, poet, self-proclaimed genius, artful rogue and moocher sans pariel." A wonderfully written memoir of the Bundy Drive Boys, this classic has developed a cultlike following. A nice association copy. A Very Good copy (Soiling; edgewear) in a Very Good (Edgewear; slightly chipped spine-end; spine sunned) now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books via media… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. (x) 389 pages. First Edition. Illustrated dustjacket. Illustrated from vintage black and white photographs. Octavo. Decorated cloth. Index. Prior owner's neat bookplate on dedication page. The biography of James J. "Jimmy" Walker, the well-dressed Mayor of New York from 1926 to 1932. Although Mayor Walker was never charged with anything, his administration was riddled with corruption, and he himself suffered from the scandal of a long-standing extra-marital affair with Ziegfield Girl Betty Compton. The sourcework for the 1957 movie "Beau James", starring Bob Hope as Walker, and also starring Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith and Darren McGavin. A Near Fine copy (minor edgewear at spine-ends) in a Very Good Plus dust jacket (edgewear, especially at spine ends; spine slightly sunned and rubbed)now in a clear mylar protective sleeve.ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 310 pp. SIGNED in ink by Will Fowler on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket. Illustrated primarily from period black and white photographs. Blue cloth. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". From the DJ flap: "This candid, informal, and affectionate biography of hte late Gene Fowler, written by his son, tells the warm, human story of a man who was a living legend. Novelist, biographer, screen writer, poet, raconteur, and wit, he first made his reputation as a sports-writing newspaperman." a Near Fine copy (edgewear), in a Very Good Plus dust jacket (edgewear, mostly at the spine-ends), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail to any United States address.

San Francisco: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. This is an ORIGINAL FIRST PRINTING of a poster for a concert at San Franisco's Avalon Ballroom on August 24-27, 1967. Featuring Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), Bo Diddley, Bukka White and Salvation Army Banned. This is the first printing of this poster, before the concert, with a glossy finish and measuring 13 1/2"x 20". The artist was BOB FRIED. This concert followed the band's appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, 1967 where Clive Davis first heard Janis Joplin, and arranged for Big Brother to sign with Columbia Records. Janis Joplin left the band in December, 1968.The poster is in Near Fine condition (slightly rubbed from handling). FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

Washington DC: United States Food Administration, 1918. First Edition. Linen-mounted. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL linen-backed World War One poster, entitled "Sugar Means Ships" by Artist E. Fuhr.1918. 15.5" x 19" plus 2" linen border. Printed by The Carey Printing Company of New York. Expertly linen-mounted by dba Innis Archive. The theme of the poster is to reduce the domestic consumption of sugar during WWI. Brush strokes suggest Gibson. Near Fine and expertly linen-mounted. FREE SHIPPING via USPS to any United States Address.