Title: Twelve volumes by Alexander Woollcott, four of them signed and/or inscribed Author: Woollcott, Alexander Place: Venetiis [Venice] Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Ten are hardcover, four of these with dust jackets; the other two in wrappers. Includes: Enchanted Aisles. Inscribed on front endpaper, "For C.V. Van Anda. Respectfully submitted, Alexander Woollcott, 3 - 25 - 24." Also signed by Stanley Lichtenstein. Van Anda was a former managing editor of the New York Times and one-time employer of Woollcott's. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Two Gentlemen and a Lady. Illustrations by Edwina. Inscribed on front endpaper, "For Margaret Pulitzer, from A. Woollcott, October 1928." Margaret Pulitzer, nee Leech, was an historian and fiction writer, daughter in law of Joseph Pulitzer, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize herself. Jacket (some soiling to jacket and covers, front hinge cracking, bookplate). 1st ed. NY: Coward-McCann, 1928. Going to Pieces. Inscribed on front endpaper, "For __ Roy Daly Sturhahn, from Alexander Gombie Humphreys Woollcott, December 25, 1930." Jacket. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. While Rome Burns. Signed by Woollcott on the front endpaper. Jacket (spine rubbed and darkened; short split at front hinge). 1st trade ed. NY: Viking, 1934. Mr. Dickens Goes to the Play. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Shouts and Murmurs: Echoes of a Thousand and One First Nights. 1st ed. NY: Century, 1922. The Command is Forward: Tales of the A.E.F. Battlefields as they appeared in The Stars and Stripes. Illustrated by C LeRoy Baldridge. Jacket. 1st ed. NY: Century, 1919. Chateau Thierry: A Friendly Guide for American Pilgrims to the Shrines between the Marne and the Vesle. Illustrated by C. LeRoy Baldridge. Wrappers (starting to split along spine). Paris: Lafayette Publishing Co., 1919. Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production. Recorded by Alexander Woollcott. 1st ed. NY: Century, 1917. The Story of Irving Berlin. (Spine rubbed with gilt dull, foxing to contents.) This was the first dedicated book about Irving Berlin. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. The Good Companions. NY: Privately printed, 1936. Twenty Years After: The Town Crier Broadcast of April 6, 1937... [Morrell Press, 1937]. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping charges may apply. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear and chipping to jackets, etc., overall very good. Item number: 275144
Title: Twelve volumes by Alexander Woollcott, four of them signed and/or inscribed Author: Woollcott, Alexander Place: Venetiis [Venice] Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Ten are hardcover, four of these with dust jackets; the other two in wrappers. Includes: Enchanted Aisles. Inscribed on front endpaper, "For C.V. Van Anda. Respectfully submitted, Alexander Woollcott, 3 - 25 - 24." Also signed by Stanley Lichtenstein. Van Anda was a former managing editor of the New York Times and one-time employer of Woollcott's. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Two Gentlemen and a Lady. Illustrations by Edwina. Inscribed on front endpaper, "For Margaret Pulitzer, from A. Woollcott, October 1928." Margaret Pulitzer, nee Leech, was an historian and fiction writer, daughter in law of Joseph Pulitzer, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize herself. Jacket (some soiling to jacket and covers, front hinge cracking, bookplate). 1st ed. NY: Coward-McCann, 1928. Going to Pieces. Inscribed on front endpaper, "For __ Roy Daly Sturhahn, from Alexander Gombie Humphreys Woollcott, December 25, 1930." Jacket. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. While Rome Burns. Signed by Woollcott on the front endpaper. Jacket (spine rubbed and darkened; short split at front hinge). 1st trade ed. NY: Viking, 1934. Mr. Dickens Goes to the Play. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Shouts and Murmurs: Echoes of a Thousand and One First Nights. 1st ed. NY: Century, 1922. The Command is Forward: Tales of the A.E.F. Battlefields as they appeared in The Stars and Stripes. Illustrated by C LeRoy Baldridge. Jacket. 1st ed. NY: Century, 1919. Chateau Thierry: A Friendly Guide for American Pilgrims to the Shrines between the Marne and the Vesle. Illustrated by C. LeRoy Baldridge. Wrappers (starting to split along spine). Paris: Lafayette Publishing Co., 1919. Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production. Recorded by Alexander Woollcott. 1st ed. NY: Century, 1917. The Story of Irving Berlin. (Spine rubbed with gilt dull, foxing to contents.) This was the first dedicated book about Irving Berlin. 1st ed. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. The Good Companions. NY: Privately printed, 1936. Twenty Years After: The Town Crier Broadcast of April 6, 1937... [Morrell Press, 1937]. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping charges may apply. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear and chipping to jackets, etc., overall very good. Item number: 275144
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