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Macmillan Company, 1965. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. Hardcover. 278p., first edition, very good condition in a poor worn, chipped & creased dust jacket. Bessie, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, later became one of the Hollywood Ten. "The book written in the form of a scenario, describes the blacklist from which he suffered, his efforts to earn a living, and his experiences in prison while serving his year's sentence." *Seidman B196.

New York: The Macmillan Co., (1965). first printing. hardcover. fine/very good. Octavo, blue cloth covers, 278 pages. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket price clipped, and has a little creasing on the inside flaps, still very good. "Alvah Bessie was the first of the famous 'Hollywood Ten' to tell the wholde incredible story of the ten screenwriters, producers and directors who went to jail for a misdemeanor called comtempt of Congress when they declined to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947." 020922D

Macmillan Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($5.95 price intact). Published by Macmillan, 1965. Octavo. Blue boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Red topstain, light spotting to page ends, offsetting to endpapers and previous owner name to flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear and tears. 278 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

The Macmillan Company, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. Hardcover. 278p., first edition, boards lightly edgeworn, offsetting to endpapers, else very good condition in an edgeworn dust jacket with some chipping and short closed tears. Bessie, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, later became one of the Hollywood Ten. "The book written in the form of a scenario, describes the blacklist from which he suffered, his efforts to earn a living, and his experiences in prison while serving his year's sentence." *Seidman B196.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. First printing. Hardcover. pp. 278. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light shelfwear, rubber stamp to ffep. Dustjacket age toned and price clipped, protected in plastic brodart sleeve; very good+ in very good+ dustjacket.

Macmillan Company, 1965-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover, Stated First Printing-1965 Macmillan 278 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Blue cloth boards with silver titles and red topstain - corners sharp. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ, inside rear DJ flap has a few folds - now in mylar..no previous owner marks-no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp..Alvah Bessie is the first of the "Hollywood Ten" to tell the whole incredible story of the ten screenwriters, producers, and directors who went to jail for a misdemeanor called contempt of Congress when they declined to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. A very nice copy. LOC SSS-02

New York: Macmillan, 1965. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. [vi], 278p. 1st printing. Jacket corners worn with tears on top back at and near spine. Novelist and screenwriter's account of his experience and the ramifications of being one of the Hollywood Ten, who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. (8-1/2"x5-3/4")

Berlin, East Germany: Seven Seas, 1967. First This Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 308 pp, index; minor wear. [97]

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. Hardcover. 278p., first edition, very good condition in a slightly shelf worn dj with light fading of the spine. Bessie, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, later became one of the Hollywood Ten. "The book written in the form of a scenario, describes the blacklist from which he suffered, his efforts to earn a living, and his experiences in prison while serving his year's sentence." *Seidman B196.

1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Stated First Printing. 278 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Some reading-wear and bumping to corners. Jacket in new Brodart protector. Account from a member of the Hollywood Ten. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category: Film & Media::Film Studies; Inventory No: 030416. BZDB373 Film & Media::Film Studies; Unbranded Alvah Bessie Inquisition in Eden

New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1965. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good/Good. [10], 278 pages. Cast of Characters. Footnotes. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Rear board restrengthened with glue. Ink writing on DJ rear flap. Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 - July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was imprisoned for ten months and blacklisted by the movie studio bosses for being one of the group known as the Hollywood Ten. During the 1930s, Bessie became alarmed at the rise of fascism, and began working for the anti-fascist cause. No stranger to soldiering, through 1938 Bessie fought as a volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Upon his return, he wrote a book about his experiences, Men in Battle. Bessie then joined the American Communist Party and worked as the film reviewer for the left-wing magazine The New Masses. Bessie wrote screenplays for Warner Brothers and other… Read More

New York: Macmillan. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine, price clipped dust jacket, an uncommon work on HUAV, blacklisting, etc., by one who was there. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall (5 x 9" or 13.5 x 22.5cm); 278 pp .

New York: Macmillan, 1965. First. hardcover. fine/very good(-). 8vo, cloth, d.w. (light edge-chips). New York: Macmillan, (1965). First Edition,<br/> <br/> Presentation copy, 1965, by Alvah Bessie one of the "Hollywood Ten" whose screen-writing career came to an end when he was indicted by the House Un-American Committee.<br/> <br/>

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. Hardcover. 278p., first edition, inscribed and signed by Bessie - "For Merle & Al Richmond, old friends, old comrades & two the nicest people to be found anywhere in Eden* With Love, admiration & everything else, Alvah Bessie, 26 February 1965 *the wider Eden which is our earth," end papers slightly toned else very good condition in an edge worn dj with creasing of the flaps (the price is intact) and a faded spine. Bessie, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, later became one of the Hollywood Ten. "The book written in the form of a scenario, describes the blacklist from which he suffered, his efforts to earn a living, and his experiences in prison while serving his year's sentence." *Seidman B196 Al Richmond was the editor of the West Coast People's World and a leader in the CPUSA until his split from them in 1968 over the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

NY: Macmillan, 1965. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. There's some offsetting to the flyleaf and to pages 85-91 due to laid in newspaper clippings. Otherwise near fine in a near fine dustjacket with light edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. Bessie, of course, was one of the Hollywood Ten. He also fought in Spain against the Fascists. A most interesting life.