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Tarkington, Booth. Presenting Lily Mars. Doubleday, Doran,, 1933.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Doubleday, Doran, NY, 1933, 1st., 8vo., cloth, 321pp., nice signed inscription by author from 1939. water-spot on front cover, bumped corners, fair, $
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth. PRESENTING LILY MARS. Doubleday, Doran: Garden City, NY, 1933.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8.25 x 5.75", gilt-lettered cloth, 321pp, extremities bumped, pp edge-toned, in an extremity-chipped/torn, worn, price-clipped dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, BOOTH TRAKINGTON, in August 1937.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth. Presenting Lily Mars. Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, 1933.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: 321 pages. 20.5 x 15.5 cm. Signed presentation copy " For Mrs. Lucas with the admiration and best wishes of Booth Tarkington Kennebunkport, August 26, 1933." The novel was adapted for a Hollywood motion picture. Decorated endpapers. Orig. black cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Near fine
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Tarkington, Booth. PRESENTING LILY MARS. Garden City, NY:Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1933.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Garden City, NY:Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. 1933. 1st edition, stated. SIgned and inscribed by the Author on the half title, and initialed by the Author on a Booth Tarkington, Drama Festival Bookplate attached to the 2nd free end-page. 321pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Boards slightly soiled and shelf-worn with gilt still bright. Edge points gently bumped. Internally, decorated end papers by Harve Stein clean. Book-plate of Booth Tarkington, Drama Festival, Garrick Players, initialed by B.T., is lightly soiled where attached to 2nd free end-page, with some off-set to verso of 1st free end-page. Author's inscription to half title page, but otherwise pages clean. The dust jacket is still in one piece but in fair condition, soiled with much wear to edges and folds (including chips and tears).
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
TARKINGTON, Booth. Presenting Lily Mars. Doubleday Doran, Garden City, 1933.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Spine lettering a bit worn, else very good plus lacking the dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author at a later date. Bought by MGM as a dramatic vehicle for Lana Turner, the script turned out to be too light-hearted and the film version was instead a musical showcasing Judy Garland as the small-town girl who impresses Broadway producer Van Heflin.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (so stated). 8vo. Pictorial endpapers designed by Harve Stein. Dust jacket (price clipped; small chips; tear). Very good. 321 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Tarkington on the half title page: "Inscribed for Mr. Jerome Peltier with great pleasure, Booth Tarkington, 1939."
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Booth Tarkington. Presenting Lily Mars. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. 1933, 1933.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Presentation By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine plus copy in a near fine price clipped jacket. Light loss to the crown area.Rare" Presentation copy." "For Countances Hutzlin who must effectively lighted with thanks and good wishes from Booth Tarkington August 5,38." Comes with a bookplate from Drama Festival Kennebunkport,ME 1938 Autographed again by B.T.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
TARKINGTON, Booth. Presenting Lily Mars. Doubleday Doran, Garden City, 1933.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a partially price-clipped, very good dustwrapper with some rubbing and modest chips. Nicely Inscribed by the author." The novel was bought by MGM as a dramatic vehicle for Lana Turner, but the script turned out to be too lighthearted and Norman Taurog's 1943 film version was instead a musical, showcasing Judy Garland as the small-town girl who impresses Broadway producer Van Heflin. Over sixty films were made from Tarkington's works, including *The Magnificent Ambersons.*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
TARKINGTON, Booth. Presenting Lily Mars. Doubleday Doran, Garden City, 1933.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. A small stain on the copyright page (and the facing dedication page), a little smudging to the boards, a near fine copy in a partially price-clipped, very good plus dustwrapper with a small chip at the crown and light edgewear. Nicely Inscribed by the author to his close friend, and occasional co-author, Harry Leon Wilson: "For H.L., who may be reminded of something or somebody, here and there - N.B.T. Aug. 26, 1933. Kennebunkport." Interestingly, Tarkington signs using his true first initial "N" for his real first name "Newton," which he seldom did - perhaps he did so as a lighthearted jab at Wilson, who often went by the name "H. Leon Wilson." The novel was bought by MGM as a dramatic vehicle for Lana Turner, but the script turned out to be too lighthearted and Norman Taurog's 1943 film version was instead a musical, showcasing Judy Garland as the small-town girl who impresses Broadway producer Van Heflin. A great association copy: Tarkington and Wilson collaborated on a number of plays early in their careers, several of which were filmed, probably most notably, *The Man From Home* in 1914 (and re-filmed again in 1922), one of the earliest feature films directed by Cecil B. De Mille. Another collaboration was *Cameo Kirby*, filmed first in 1914, but most notably by John Ford in 1923 with John Gilbert, Alan Hale, and Jean Arthur. Wilson, who was married to Rose O'Neill (creator of the Kewpie Doll), wrote several other books that were filmed, including *Merton of the Movies, Ruggles of Red Gap*, and *Bunker Bean*. Over sixty films were made from Tarkington's works, including *The Magnificent Ambersons.*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.