hecht ben smith wallace (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Smith, Wallace (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Like New. Smith, Wallace (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Smith, Wallace (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. Wallace Smith (illustrator). 196 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Wallace SMITH (illustrator). First edition. 12mo, 256 pages, beige canvas-like cloth, small bookplate on endpaper. "As Hecht tells the story, he made a $2,500 bet with Charles MacArthur's millionaire brother, Alfred, that in two days he could write a book that would be critically praised and sell more than twenty thousand copies. The dictation took thirty-six hours, he claims, and he won the wager - Fetherling, FIVE LIVES OF BEN HECHT, p.58." With 5 drawings by the phenomenal WALLACE SMITH, with his black-and-white illustrations "to illustrate the spirit of the text rather than its letter. The result is this series of Renaissance pictures whose dark opulence curiously interprets the moods of this story's hero,".

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Wallace Smith (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this thrilling mystery novel from Ben Hecht, with striking illustrations by Wallace Smith. First edition.Bound in the publisher's original buckram cloth. Written by American journalist, novelist and screenwriter, Beh Hecht.'The Florentine Dagger' is a thrilling detective novel in which Mr Ballau turns up stabbed to death and his daughter's boyfriend, Julien De Medici sets about to solve his murder. The novel was adapted into an 1935 American film noir directed by Robert Florey, with Donald Woods and Margaret Lindsay as the main roles.Illustrated with five striking monochrome full-page illustrations by American artist, Wallace Smith. Collated, complete.With the bookplate of American illustrator, Elisha Brown Bird, who was known for his eye-catching poster designs. Bound in the publisher's original buckram cloth. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to the extremities, heavier to the head and tail of the spine, causing slight loss. Spine has darkened slightly. HInges are slightly strained, with cords visible. Bookplate to the front paste down and ink inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean with age toning. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine in Near Fine DJ. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Imprint 1922. "Ben Hecht (1894?1964) is a notable Hollywood screenwriter. He won the first screenplay Oscar for Underworld in 1927, wrote the great screwball comedies Nothing Sacred and His Girl Friday (based on his play with Charles MacArthur, The Front Page), and worked with directors such as Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock.Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath was first published in 1922 in a limited run intended for private distribution, most of which ended up being seized and destroyed by the authorities. The book is generally described as being a decadent work after the manner of Joris-Karl Huysmans? ? rebours although this is a lazy comparison. A novel of decadence and mystic existentialism, Fantazius Mallare is a story of a mad recluse?a genius sculptor and painter who is at war with reason. Rather than commit suicide, his doting madness dictates that he must revolt against all evidence of life that exists outside himself. He destroys all of his work and then seeks out a woman who will devote herself to his Omnipotence. What follows is a glorious trek into a horrifying enlightening insanity."--John Coulthart.Wallace Smith provided the illustrations for the novel, which resulted in a $1,000 fine for obscenity in U.S. District Court for both Hecht and Smith for his ten fantastic, Beardleyesque drawings, several of them depicting the sterile orgies of the novel's deluded, reclusive hero. Light shelfwear and sunning to edges, rubbing, scuffing and wear to unclipped dj, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo.174pp. illus (b/w). Bound in pale blue cloth with illustrated dj in mylar. Limited edition for private circulation only, consisting of two thousand and twenty-five numbered copies. Only two thousand copies for sale. This copy is unnumbered. Lacking tissue guards.