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[Hemingway, Ernest]. A Farewell to Arms [Film Souvenir Book]. The Selznick Company, 1957.
Price: US$18.69 + shipping
Description: 9 by 12 inches. [16] pages, printed in two colors. A commemorative book for the film based on Hemingway's novel. The film starred Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones, with a script by Ben Hecht; Charles Vidor directed and David O. Selznick produced. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Screenplay by Ben Hecht. Directed by Charles Vidor. [14] pp. Illustrated throughout. Folio, publisher's wrappers illustrated in color. First edition. Fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 4to. 20 pp., Good, Stiff pictorial wrappers. Illustrations. Shelf wear. Housed in thick mylar sleeve
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 152 leaves, printed on one side only. About 11-1/4 by 9 inches. Original production script of the 1957 movie starring Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, and Elaine Stritch, from the Selznick archive. Based on the 1929 novel of the same name, the movie was harshly criticized by the Nobel Prize-winning author and sank at the box office. It was the last movie produced by David O. Selznick. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Bound in white 3-prong folder with title and production information on the cover. Moderately worn and discolored in spots, probably from rubbing against other books on a shelf. With the Selznick Company tracking sheet present, numbering this copy 19. Screenplay dated February 7, 1957.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: Oversize double weight photograph of screenwriter Ben Hecht standing with his boss, producer and mogul extraordinaire David O. Selznick, on a snow covered set in the Italian Alps during the 1957 filming of Selznick's "A Farewell to Arms." Based on the 1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway, directed by Charles Vidor, and starring Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones. The second time the novel was filmed, following the 1932 version directed by Frank Borzage, and preceding a three part British television miniseries in 1966. 11 x 13.5 inches. Near Fine, with a small corner crease at the bottom right. In a custom museum-quality frame, archivally mounted, with UV glass.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Draft script for the 1957 film. In Selznick Studio wrappers, with the insignia on the front wrapper. An original production script, with a perforated distribution leaf preceding the title page. The second film version of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick. Frederick Henry (Hudson) is an American serving in the Italian Army during WWI, where he meets Catherine Barkley (Jones), a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair, which results in pregnancy. The two gradually lose contact with one another. But Henry makes it to Switzerland, where Barkley is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn, and Barkley dies shortly afterward. Set in Europe, shot on location in Italy. White titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Hecht, (original), director Vidor, and producer Selznick. Title page present, dated 1957, with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Davenport, p. 122.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.