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New York: The Viking Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1951. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. [a bit of wear to bottom edges of covers, page edges a little age-toned, one diagonally-creased upper page corner; jacket shows some wear along top and bottom edges, light spotting/rubbing to front panel]. Drama about a has-been alcoholic actor whose life and career are redeemed by the faith and loyalty of his wife and his stage director. Basis for the 1954 film of the same name starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and William Holden; it's also been revived several times (both on Broadway and off-Broadway), and adapted twice for TV. (The lead in the original 1950/51 Broadway production was Paul Kelly (no relation to Grace) -- a fact that, astonishingly, goes completely unmentioned in Kelly's Wikipedia writeup. Why "astonishingly"? Look up Kelly's biography and you'll see what I mean. Short version: he once killed a guy while drunk, for which he served a couple of years… Read More

The Viking Press, 1951. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Good/Good. Some edge wear on dust jacket otherwise good. Book has previous owner bookplate and signature otherwise good.

New York: The Viking Press, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Pencil notations throughout, boards lightly soiled, good only in a price-clipped and edgeworn, about very good dust jacket with chips, soiling on the rear panel, and an interior brown tape repair at the crown. Basis for the George Seaton film with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and William Holden. It was one of Bing's best performances, and both Kelly and Seaton (for his screenplay) won Oscars. Later remade for television with Faye Dunaway, Ken Howard, and Dick Van Dyke.

New York: The Viking Press, 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in modestly spine-sunned else near fine dust jacket. Basis for the George Seaton film with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and William Holden. It was one of Bing's best performances, and both Kelly and Seaton (for his screenplay) won Oscars. Later remade for television with Faye Dunaway, Ken Howard, and Dick Van Dyke.

New York: The Viking Press, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Boards moderately soiled, very good or better in a near very good, spine-faded dustwrapper with several internal repairs. Signed by the author in pencil on the title page: "My love, Cliff." Basis for the George Seaton film with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and William Holden. It was one of Bing's best performances, and both Kelly and Seaton (for his screenplay) won Oscars. Later remade for television with Faye Dunaway, Ken Howard, and Dick Van Dyke. Very scarce signed.