The Great Magoo by Hecht, Ben & Gene Fowler - 1933

New York: Covici-Friede, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Herman Rosse. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $2.00 is still present on the front flap. DJ shows a lot of chipping and scuffing, particularly on the spine area and rear cover. Front jacket is torn several inches at the bottom right and creasing his present. Green cloth boards underneath the clean with only minor spotting, rear board has a bump at the bottom center edge. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues at boards though there is some pulling at spots, like page 126/127. Pages are toned due to age and there is a bit of spotting and foxing scattered about, though nothing serious. A number of pages starting at 175 show small creases in the lower outside corners, where the pages were bumped. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, no remainder marks.

New York: Covici Friede, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Herman Rosse. Original black cloth with green embossed titles and color frontispiece by Rosse. A noteworthy play by Fowler in collaboration with the famed author of THE FRONT PAGE. Clean, bright and unmarked in an archival Mylar jacket. Scarce.

(New York: Covici, Friede, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Herman Rosse. Bottom edge lightly soiled, binding slightly cocked, boards slightly rubbed, about very good, lacking the dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip tipped onto the front fly. A play about carnival life; it was the basis for a 1934 Wesley Ruggles film *Shoot the Works*, with Ann Sheridan in a bit part, and then remade in 1939 as *Some Like it Hot*, an early Bob Hope vehicle memorable for showcasing drummer Gene Krupa (and not to be confused with the later Billy Wilder film).

New York: Covici Friede, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 inches high. Dark green cloth with black lettering on spine and cover. 208 pages. Condition of the book is Very Good; spine slightly faded, very light wear to spine ends, endpapers slightly toned, text and illustrations are very clean, binding is tight. Drama RGR

[N.p.:: The Van Rees Press,, 1933].. First edition; a review copy with publisher's slip tipped in.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Offset tanned shadows to rear endsheets; slightly cocked; tight and sound in a jacket with shallow chipping to the extremities of the spine.. 8vo,. Illustrated by Herman Rosse..

New York: Covici-Friede, 1933. First Edition. About fine in dust jacket.

New York: Covici-Friede, Publishers, 1933. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illustrated by Herman Rosse. In original, unclipped ($2.00), jacket in protective sheet. Minor rubbing at edges and corners, a few small scrapes to front - else fine. Bound in dark green cloth over boards with bold black lettering on front and spine. Very slight lean, solidly bound, square corners, minor sunning on spine (a few spots), and some spotting to long and top edge. The interior is crisp, clean, and clear with an unbroken spine.  Pages: (16) 208 (6)     Dimensions: 8¼ x 5½ x 1⅛ .

New York:: Covici Friede,, [1933].. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. A fine copy in a bright, very near fine jacket.. 8vo,. Signed by Hecht and Fowler on the front free endpaper.