Waterfront
by SCHULBERG, Budd
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New York: Random House, 1955. The whole turbulent, seething harbor of New York- a world in itself..."
SCHULBERG, Budd. Waterfront. A Novel by Budd Schulberg. New York: Random House, [1955].
First edition. Octavo ( 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm.). [iv], [1]-320, [2] pp.
Publisher's cream buckram, front cover with publisher's monogram in blind, spine lettered in black & brown. A near fine copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket, light stain on rear panel, otherwise very good.
"Budd Schulberg has drawn for us the whole turbulent, seething harbor of New York- a world in itself." (front flap).
Budd Schulberg (born Seymour Wilson Schulberg), (1914-2009) was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (1947), as well as his screenplays for On the Waterfront (1954) and A Face in the Crowd (1957), receiving an Academy Award for the former.
SCHULBERG, Budd. Waterfront. A Novel by Budd Schulberg. New York: Random House, [1955].
First edition. Octavo ( 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm.). [iv], [1]-320, [2] pp.
Publisher's cream buckram, front cover with publisher's monogram in blind, spine lettered in black & brown. A near fine copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket, light stain on rear panel, otherwise very good.
"Budd Schulberg has drawn for us the whole turbulent, seething harbor of New York- a world in itself." (front flap).
Budd Schulberg (born Seymour Wilson Schulberg), (1914-2009) was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (1947), as well as his screenplays for On the Waterfront (1954) and A Face in the Crowd (1957), receiving an Academy Award for the former.
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- Bookseller
- David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05887
- Title
- Waterfront
- Author
- SCHULBERG, Budd
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Random House, 1955
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