stone ezra (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Armed Services edition. Oblong 12mo, 255 pages, stapled wrappers, soft crease in the top cover, but not in the book ASE no. T-9. Very pertinent. Ezra Stone played Henry Aldrich on the big screen, but the Army insisted that he organize entertainment for the troops, which he did. He produced Army theatricals, beginning at Camp Upton, and expanding globally. This was the first book written around Army theatricals, and promoting improved morale.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Condition: 'Very Good' Notes: Binding is slightly creased but solid. Pages are unmarked, clean and unbent.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Armed Serviced Edition. First edition by this publisher. Illustrated by Ray Inman. Oblong 48mo. approximate measurements are 5 1/2" x 3 3/4". 256pp. Pictorial wrappers. Small stain on foredge of front wrapper and title page, small chip on rear wrapper bottom corner, else a very good copy. Issued as Armed Services Edition "T-9". Originally published by J.B. Lippincott. Rear cover states: "This is the first book written around Army Theatricals. starting with corny variety programs at Camp Upton and advancing with the establishment of the Army's first Theatre Section.".

Zustand: Good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in maroon with a vignette in maroon on the front cover. The covers are rubbed & bumped with tiny white marks to the cloth & with a small black stain to each cover. The spine is faded. 267 pages. There is light soiling to the front endpaper & a large piece out of the rear endpaper. 13 full-page black-and-white illustrations & 1 double-page from drawings by Ray Inman. Good. First edition.This humorous account of army entertainers during World War II is inscribed by Ezra Stone on the front endpaper: "For Marie -- Who has had, and deserves the longest run at the Playhouse. My thanks and love always -- Ezra".

"Henreeeeeeeeee! Hennnn-ry Aldrich!" "Coming, Mother!" was the trademark that kept millions of Americans glued to their radio sets throughout the late 1930s and well into the '40s, with this actor playing the lead role; he was also a versatile producer and director the films and the stage, remembered mostly for his television work such as "Lassie," "The Munsters," "Lost in Space," "Julia" and "Love, American Style." Bold signature in black ballpoint, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p. {Hollywood, CA], 1979 July 16. Fine. Also, a brief ANS at the bottom of an admirer's typed note to him, 8¼" X 3½", n.p., n.y. "Sorry for the delay. I have been out of the country. Good luck and happy collecting," nicely signed. With original envelope.