Death Takes a Holiday

New York: Samuel French,, 1930. First edition in a bright jacket First edition, first printing of Ferris's play, adapted from the Italian play La morte in vacanza by Alberto Casella. Ferris's play in turn formed the basis for Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman's script for the critically acclaimed 1934 film directed by Mitchell Leisen, and starring Fredric March and… Read more about this item

New York: Samuel French, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. A play adapted from the Italian play by Alberto Casella. Black and yellow cloth. Some soiling on the boards, very good lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "To Barrett H. Clark. Walter Ferris." Clark was an exceptionally important figure in modern American drama, aside from authoring… Read more about this item

New York and Los Angeles: Samuel French, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. An English-language adaptation of the Italian play La morte in vacanza by Alberto Casella, this work served as the basis for the 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, and Guy Standing. Octavo. Original yellow cloth-covered boards over a black cloth spine,… Read more about this item

New York Samuel French 1930(1930). Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Literature, Fiction, Plays, Suspense) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Samuel French Inc., 1955. Book. Acceptable. Paperback. THE SCRIPT! Vintage looking ACTING EDITION. Some shelf wear and scuff to the covers. Some tanning to the pages. Writing here and there by the former actor. DELICATE! Enjoy this rare ACTING EDITION SCRIPT from the older days. .