Having A Wonderful Time

by Arthur Kober, Marc Connelly, John (jules) Garfield Publisher : Random House Year : 1937 Edition : First Pages : 203 Condition : Very Good Binding : Hardcover Slipcase : Yes Signed : Yes Price : $2749.00

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Random House, 1937. FIRST EDITION. Arthur Kober play - Signed by entire cast including the legendary John Garfield (signed as Jules Garfield). Very good condition, green cloth in a marblized and leather clamshell box, minimal age toning, school library stamps; slight spine loosening - a wonderful find. Foreword By Marc Connelly. Kober, satirist, writer and adapter of over thirty movies, contributor to The New Yorker, Broadway press flack, is, perhaps, best known for his 1952 play with Joshua Logan, Wish You Were Here. The present volume, the three-act play version of his second book of the same title, concerns a New York family on vacation at a summer camp in the Berkshires, and was hailed by Brooks Atkinson as not only amusing but tender..a dexterous and attractive comedy." Found in the original Broadway cast listing is Jules Garfield (Signed) as Chick Kessler. Mr. Garfield began life as Julius Garfinkle, became Jules Garfield for the stage, and evolved into the great John Garfield in movies. Cloth, dw, 203 pp. Filmed for RKO 1938. First edition. Kober, satirist, writer and adapter of over thirty movies, contributor to The New Yorker, Broadway press flack, is, perhaps, best known for his 1952 play with Joshua Logan, Wish You Were Here. The present volume, the three-act play version of his second book of the same title, concerns a New York family on vacation at a summer camp in the Berkshires, and was hailed by Brooks Atkinson as not only amusing but tender..a dexterous and attractive comedy." Found in the original Broadway cast listing is Jules Garfield as Chick Kessler. Mr. Garfield began life as Julius Garfinkle, became Jules Garfield for the stage, and evolved into the great John Garfield in movies. Spectacular Hollywood & Broadway collectible.



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