1. Lone Tree. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation. 1929.
First Edition. F.E. Warren dustjacket art. Novel of a man striking oil on his farm only to loose all his new found fortune. Very Good plus in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #14431
First Edition. F.E. Warren dustjacket art. Novel of a man striking oil on his farm only to loose all his new found fortune. Very Good plus in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #14431
First Edition. Dean Cook dustjacket art. Novel of rural western America, the "mistress of Arrowhead Ranch, she lapsed into feminine garb and point of view only after the day's work was done. From Chinamen to movie stars her talk runs- not talk merely, but vivid glimpses into the many sorts of people". Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few scotch tape mends at verso, few tiny chips and modest wear. Item #16857
First Theatre Edition, illustrated with still scenes from the play. Wilson's novel of a Hollywood actor served as the basis for two films: Make Me a Star in 1932 directed by William Beaudine and starring Joan Blondell and Stuart Erwin, and the 1947 Robert Alton film starring Red Skelton and Virginia O'Brien. (see: Anthony Slide, The Hollywood Novel). Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, tiny chip at mid-front panel. Item #22602
First Edition. Coleman dustjacket art. Notable Hollywood fiction title concerning a "small town general store clerk who goes movie-mad... and [who] is delighted with his sudden rise to stardom [as an actor] until he sees himself on the screen in his first picture". Found in Anthony Slide's The Hollywood Novel. The novel was quickly adapted into a Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly and served as the basis for successful 1924 silent film directed by James Cruze. In 1947, a sound film version was made starring Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, and Gloria Graham. Near Fine, some mild foxing to page edges, in Very Good dustjacket, darkening to lower spine, mild scrape at rear panel, small chip at lower spine end, few nicks to edges. Item #24620
First Edition stated. Coleman dustjacket art. Notable Hollywood fiction title concerning a "small town general store clerk who goes movie-mad... and [who] is delighted with his sudden rise to stardom [as an actor] until he sees himself on the screen in his first picture". Found in Anthony Slide's The Hollywood Novel. The novel was quickly adapted into a Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly and served as the basis for successful 1924 silent film directed by James Cruze. In 1947, a sound film version was made starring Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, and Gloria Graham. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, Split along front spine edge and at front flap edge (both mended at verso with archival tape), nickel sized chips at both top and bottom spine ends, few shallow edge chips. Item #34266
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Universal-Jewel Production starring Reginald Denny. Very Good plus, with some foxing to page edges, in Very Good plus dustjacket, with few nicks and short closed tears. Item #9678
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Universal Jewel Production starring Reginald Denny. Very Good in nearly Very Good dustjacket with centimeter deep chipping at spine ends and few flap corners. Item #19638
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Universal Jewel Production starring Reginald Denny. Very Good in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends, half dollar sized chip at lower front panel. Item #22252
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Universal Jewel Production starring Reginald Denny. Near Fine but for tiny puncture at mid-spine, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, few inch closed tear at top front panel. Item #22529
First Edition. Illustrated by Henry Raleigh. Rufus Billops was never believed to survive as a newborn. He's lived through infancy and childhood surrounded by doctors and medicines, worried over his frail health, becoming an accomplished hypochondriac on his own merits. When three partners consider his case a good investment in exchange for future fortune, a wise doctor sends him a Lovely View to behold from his ailing bed, and everything begins to change. Basis for the 1925 Universal Jewel Production film starring Reginald Denny. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, small edge chips and closed tears, some foxing to panels. Item #28451
First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from the Paramount Picture starring Edward Everett Horton. Very Good plus in Good plus dustjacket with darkening to spine, light staining to lower front edge, quarter size chip to lower front edge, dime size chip to top front edge, and general wear. An uncommon photoplay title. Item #14809
Reprint Edition. O'Neill Latham illustrations. Early novel dealing with Wall Street, business concerns and family wealth. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper which also has its top corner clipped, in Very Good, but modestly edge chipped dustjacket. Item #22885
First Edition. Hollywood novel of a French prince and a young socialite who travel to America to break into the movies. Very Good, some spotting to cloth, previous owner stamp at front endpaper, in soiled dustjacket chipped at spine ends, else Very Good. Item #21133
First Edition. Hollywood novel of a French prince and a young socialite who travel to America to break into the movies. Very Good, small college library stamp at half title page, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and few edges, modest soiling. Item #23213
First Edition. Hollywood novel of a French prince and a young socialite who travel to America to break into the movies. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, some mild darkening, few tiny edge chips, few scotch tape mends at verso. Item #20002