Original First Edition

Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927


Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927
Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927

Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927    Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927
Author: Watkins, Maurine Title: Chicago Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927 Edition: First Edition.

Published as the first entry into Knopf's "Theatre of Today" series, edited by George Jean Nathan. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), toned at the spine, lightly soiled at the panels.

Deco-designed paper on the boards, rubbed at the edges, with labels on the spine and front board. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, clean otherwise. Watkins's satirical play written during her time covering the crime beat for the Chicago Tribune. Adapted into the famous Broadway musical and later into the Academy Award-winning film of the same title. Near Fine / Near Fine.

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  1. Author: Watkins, Maurine
  2. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
  3. Year Printed: 1927
  4. Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
  5. Binding: Hardcover
  6. Original/Facsimile: Original

Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927    Maurine Watkins / Chicago 1st Edition 1927