The "Reel" Benchley
New York: A.A. Wyn, 1950. First Edition. Wrappers; very good. More
[Book #23352P]
New York: A.A. Wyn, 1950. First Edition. Wrappers; very good. More
[Book #23352P]
New York: Henry Holt, 1928. First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good example of the scarce dust jacket, which has some tiny chips, light rubbing and minor interior tape mends. More
[Book #21412P]
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. More
[Book #18862P]
Berkeley, California: The Hart Press, 1952. First Edition. 200 copies were printed; publisher’s wrappers; aside from some waterstaining, very good. More
[Book #22687P]
Berkeley, California: The Hart Press, 1961. First Separate Edition. Publisher’s wrappers; some waterstaining; very good. More
[Book #23638P]
Berkeley, California: The Hart Press, 1961. First Edition. Publisher’s wrappers; one of 160 copies; fine. More
[Book #28541P]
Approximately 20 items: Letters from humorist, longtime New Yorker columnist (1925-40), screenwriter, and actor Robert Benchley to his secretary Charles MacGregor and his wife, Broadway singer and dancer Virginia Birmingham MacGregor; with three draft pieces intended for the New Yorker. Benchley to Charles MacGregor: Two typed letters signed, “Lux” and..... More
[Book #28180P]
New York: Henry Holt, 1925. First Edition. Front hinge mended; some cloth soiling; very good. Inscribed by the author, “To Bradford from Uncle Bob and Aunt Gertrude. Dec. 12, 1925.” Also on the title page, crossing out his printed name. More
[Book #22425P]
On New Yorker stationery Benchley writes on March 4th, 1935, “...The misunderstanding about the avuncular nature of my piece was natural, as Soglow drew much smaller children than I had in mind....I didn’t know that the younger ones roamed in and out of the house as ominously. Evidently Soglow did...But..... More
[Book #23484P]
New York: Viking Press, 1927. First Edition. The title page refers to Benchley’s contribution as a “Preface,” the jacket copy as an “Introduction,” apparently a distinction without a difference; near fine in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #30118P]