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Schulberg, Budd. The Harder They Fall. Random House, NY, 1947.
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth stamped in brown. Later printing. Inscribed to ffep by Schulberg in 1985. Cloth edges rubbed, slightest lean, prelims have faint wave. The DJ in mylar is chipped/lightly edgeworn. Flap price of $3.00. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Schulberg, Budd. The Harder They Fall.. Random House, New York, 1947.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Schulberg's second book, basis for the 1956 film directed byÂMark Robson, featuringÂHumphrey Bogart's final film role. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Budd Schulberg on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Louis Glanzman. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed by connivers. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even better than What Makes Sammy Run? "The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself" (Arthur Miller). It was the basis for the 1956 film directed by Mark Robson, written by Philip Yordan, starring Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger and Jan Sterling.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Budd Schulberg. The Harder They Fall [Hardcover] Budd Schulberg. Random House, 1947.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1947 Random House hard cover - not stated 1st edition - signed by the author inside cover "For ___ & _____ We'll send you a card from Mexico City and really want you to come. Hasta, Budd S. July 10, 1960" - minor wear to edge of dust jacket (now in mylar cover) - some wear and staining to cover and page edge - tanning to pages - otherwise binding is strong contents clean - a true collectible - can send photos if needed
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Schulberg, Budd. The Harder They Fall (Inscribed). Random House, New York, 1947.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated first printing of the great boxing novel by the author of What Makes Sammy Run? Paper a bit age toned else this is a solid clean very good copy in lightly frayed dustwrapper with original $3.00 price to the dustwrapper flap. A couple of small stains to rear panel. Nicely INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Also, laid into this copy is a small booklet which announces the memorial service for Schulberg which took place at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on September 12, 2009 and featured such emminent speakers and artists as Bill Gallo, Ivan Dee, Gene Kilroy, Nick Beck, Quincy Troupe and Jon Faddis among others. Source for the film of the same name.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
SCHULBERG, Budd.. The Harder They Fall.. Random House,, NY:, 1947.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A novel. The author's second book. The basis for the 1956 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger. Stated first printing. SIGNED by the author. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear at the spine ends and corners, age toning) dust jacket. ; 343 pages; Signed by Author B000NUSSPG
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
SCHULBERG, Budd. The Harder They Fall [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]. Random House, New York, 1947.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition stated. Indictment of modern boxing. Basis for the 1956 Mark Robson directed film starring Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger. This copy signed "Best Wishes, Budd Schulberg" at front free endpaper. Almost Near Fine, contemporary bookplate at front pastedown, in Very Good dustjacket, couple of short closed tears and edge nicks.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
SCHULBERG, Budd. The Harder They Fall. Random House, New York, 1947.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. A small, faint stain on the top edge, still fine in a very near fine dustwrapper with a bit of rubbing and a couple of small and unnecessary internal repairs. Signed by the author. A scathing indictment of the manipulation of professional boxers, no less relevant today than it was fifty years ago. Basis for the powerful Mark Robson film in which Humphrey Bogart, in his final role, plays a cynical press agent who comes to realize the extent to which prizefighters are pawns of their managers and racketeers. A very nice, signed copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.