Cloth lightly rubbed at extremities, lightly bumped and … Spine very slightly tanned; endpapers very slightly tanned; inscription otherwise near fine. Spine dusty and lightly cocked, top edge faded, fore edge and endpapers tanned. Signed by Trumbo on the half-title page. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Hoffman and Kohn. Unable to afford a car, he hitchhikes to his new home, and along the way teams up with a transient (Richard Conte) and an illegal alien (Jean Rogers). Free download or read online Johnny Got His Gun pdf (ePUB) book. Written in the social realist style popular during the depression era, Trumbo drew on his time living in the small town of Grand Junction, Colorado for the book. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1939. Very good overall condition. An important artifact of the "Red Scare" era. Condition: Very Good +. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1941), 1941. First Edition. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1939. Lying beneath the surface, Dalton Trumbo incorporates Boeham's opinions regarding the draft, warfare in general, and fighting for a word: democracy. Trumbo apparently fell out of favour with the people of his home town due to what they perceived as an overly negative depiction of their lifestyle, and "copies of the book were burned and tossed into the Colorado River. INSCRIBED by actor Gene Reynolds, who played a young Douglas Corrigan in the movie: "For Art / From Corrigan-as-a-boy / Gene Reynolds / Mar - 71" in holograph ink on an inset page preceding the script. Near Fine condition, 27 x 41 inches, linen-backed and rolled. An early printing of Trumbo's classic anti-war novel. In his feature film debut, Glenn Ford plays a department store clerk who saves up enough money to buy a small patch of land in Arizona.
First Edition. This chapter always makes me sad The correct first edition of the author's first book, not published in America until 2005. Hardcover. Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. 8vo. The film won the Cannes Prix Special du Jury and many other awards" (ANB). 1st Edition. "In what is probably the most effective anti-war statement in American literature, Johnny Got His Gun, Trumbo relates the attempt of a soldier who lost his limbs and the power of all his physical senses, except touch, to communicate his convictions about the Great World War to those already preparing for the next one (Allen, 1386-87). Hardcover. Condition: NEAR FINE. The Devil in the Book (LIMITED, NUMBERED, SIGNED BY DALTON TRUMBO)California Emergency Defense Committee, Los Angeles, CaliforniaCalifornia Emergency Defense Committee, Los Angeles, California, 1956. 1st Edition. Internally, very light tanning to endpapers. Jacket is moderately marked and stained and has moderate edge wear, creases, chips and large tears, some small areas of loss. A nice copy, signed by the author. 1-12; vols. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1939. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1939. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Signed by Dalton Trumbo on the half-title page and inscribed to previous owner "For Mrs Samuels - from her old-time neighbor - Dalton Trumbo." Title page present, with "Final Draft" and a date of April 21, 1968, with screenwriter-novelist credit for Trumbo. This is no ordinary novel. Hardcover. Winner of the 1939 National Book Award for Most Original Book, adapted into the 1971 film written and directed by Trumbo himself. Very Good.
11" x 8 1/2". The film won the Cannes Prix Special du Jury and many other awards" (ANB).