WESTCOTT, Edward Noyes. David Harum. A Story of American Life [CAST INSCRIBED COPY / DUSTJACKET]. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1899.

Second Printing (true first has 1898 at title page). Amy Richards cover art and dustjacket design. Basis for the stage play produced in 1900 as well as the 1915 black and white silent film directed by Allan Dwan and starring William H. Crane as David Harum, and later the 1934 talkie with Will Rogers. This copy signed by the original theatre company playing David Harum including the signatures of Will Dupont, William H. Crane, Charles J. Jackson, Homer Granville, Charles Avery, William Ingersoll, Sheridan Tupper, Lois Frances Clark, Percy Haswell, George F. De Vere, Edward E. Rose, Will J. Dean and others. The book is also inscribed by Crane to fellow actor Will Dupont at front free end paper. Several of the signature belong to early film players including Percy Haswell who starred along with Mary Pickford in Daddy-Long Legs in 1919; William Ingersoll appeared in films from the 1930's and Charles Avery was an early silent film director and actor well known for being one of the original seven Keystone Kops; Edward E. Rose, a popular playwright of the period, wrote The Rear Car, The Rosary, Under the Red Robe, and the play version of Prisoner of Zenda. David Harum was William H. Crane's most popular theatre role starring in the original production as well as both revivals. Other plays that Crane starred in at the turn of the century include, A Rich Man's Son, Peter Stuyvesant, New Henrietta, A Fool of Fortune, The American Lord, The Price of Money, The Spender and others. A unique copy. Very Good tight copy housed in custom made box, leather spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, nickel sized chip at top rear panel, small chip at mid front spine edge.

Price: $600.00