Kiss the Boys Good-Bye

NY: Random House, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Uncommon copy of pre-Luce Boothe's play that followed "The Women". Intended as a "political allegory about Facism in America" according to Heywood Broun in the forward, the comedy was short-lived but made into a film in 1941 directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Mary Martin, Don Ameche and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Heywood Broun. Slightly bowed with fading on the boards else very good in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with chips, tears, and rubbing. Basis for the 1941 film starring Don Ameche, Mary Martin, and Oscar Levant.

New York: Random House,, 1939. First edition, first printing, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bucky - with deep admiration, Love Clare". The recipient was Buckminster Fuller, the engineer, with whom Boothe was rumoured to have had an affair in the early 1930s. This is Boothe's second book, a satire of Hollywood's search… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1939 "Amatuer acting rights of play controlled exclusively by Dramatists' Play Service, Inc. 6 East 39th St. New York" sticker label at bottom of copyright page. "For use only in Connection with Production Price 75 cents" stamped in purple on flyleaf. Signed by cast members in pencil on front pastdown. Copy of Ena Violet Riva -… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Winkler & Kelmans, 1940. Paperback. Very Good. Original stiff matted paper wraps (11.75" H x 8.75" W); light rubbing, small closed tear, along edges; tape residue rear wrap. Stapled binding secure; contents clean and unmarked. 12 glossy pages b/w photos throughout. Souvenir Program for 1940 performance in Milwaukee, WI All items carefully… Read more about this item

NY: Random House, 1939. Hard Cover. Yes. Cloth, 249 pps. Broadway comedy, a hit of 1938, inspired by the much-publicized search for the right actress to play Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With The Wind". In Boothe's stageplay, the plot revolves around the discovery of "Velvet O'Toole", who will represent the epitome of Southern aristocratic womanhood. Fine (some… Read more about this item

Random House, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.