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1 James Hilton Between the Covers

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3 Hilton's First Book HILTON, James. Catherine Herself. London: T. Fisher Unwin (1920). First edition. Endpapers a little toned, light wear on the boards, a very good copy without the rare dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the half-title, his first book. Very scarce. # $2,000 HILTON, James. Storm Passage. London: T. Fisher Unwin (1922). First edition. Owner name, a little puckering to the cloth, and the spine lettering a little dull but easily readable, a nice, very good copy lacking the rare dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Very scarce. # $1000 HILTON, James. Storm Passage. London: T. Fisher Unwin (1922). First edition. Owner's and neat bookshop names on the front fly, slight puckering to the cloth, else near fine lacking the rare dustwrapper. Very scarce. # $675

4 HILTON, James. The Passionate Year. London: Thornton Butterworth (1923). First edition. Just about fine in an attractive dustwrapper, which however is lacking the bottom third of the spine. The very scarce third book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon. Seldom found in any sort of jacket, even a woefully compromised example such as this. # $950 HILTON, James. The Passionate Year. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company First American edition. Blue cloth gilt. Gilt titles tarnished, else near fine without the dustwrapper. Scarce third book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon. An unusually fresh copy. # $200 HILTON, James. The Passionate Year. New York: New Avon Library (1944). First Avon printing. Mass market paperback. Very good with foxing inside covers and on title page, spine ends worn. Avon, Number 42. # $18 HILTON, James. Cincontreremo Ancora [The Passionate Year]. (Rome): De Carlo First Italian edition. Slight tanning to the text, else near fine in wrappers, in a very good dustwrapper with some chipping at the extremities. Third book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon. A scarce edition. # $75

5 HILTON, James. The Dawn of Reckoning. London: Thornton Butterworth (1925). First edition. Foxing to the foredge encroaching a little on the pages, spine lettering a little dull but readable, else near fine without dustwrapper. Bookplate of actor Jean Hersholt with his ownership signature on the front pastedown, and Inscribed by Hilton to Hersholt: "For Jean Hersholt with every good wish from the author of this not very good book. James Hilton. Nov " Novel of a love triangle and a man's plot against his wife and her lover. The author's scarce second book Issued in the U.S. as Rage in Heaven and basis for the 1941 film noir of that name, directed by W. S. Van Dyke and featuring Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders. Very scarce and with a notable association. # $2,000 HILTON, James. Rage in Heaven. New York: Alfred H. King (1932). First American edition. Two corners rubbed slightly through, a sound very good copy without dustwrapper. Novel about a love triangle and a man's plot against his wife and her lover. Second book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon, and basis for the 1941 film noir, directed by W.S. Van Dyke and featuring Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders. # $150 HILTON, James. Rage in Heaven. New York: Alfred H. King (1934). Second American edition. Front hinge cracked, flaps of jacket affixed to the pastedowns, a fair only copy. Novel about a love triangle and a man's plot against his wife and her lover. Second book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon, and basis for the 1941 film noir, directed by W.S. Van Dyke and featuring Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders. # $25

6 HILTON, James. Follia [a.k.a. The Dawn of Reckoning, a.k.a. Rage in Heaven]. (Rome): De Carlo (1946). First Italian edition. Slight tanning to the text, else near fine in wrappers, in a very good dustwrapper with light wear. Novel of a love triangle and a man's plot against his wife and her lover. Second book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon, issued in the U.S. as Rage in Heaven and basis for the 1941 film noir of that name, directed by W. S. Van Dyke and featuring Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders. # $45 HILTON, James. The Meadows of the Moon. London: Thornton Butterworth (1926). First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy of the very scarce fifth book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon. Jacket art by "Abbey." A superb copy. # $2,000 HILTON, James. The Meadows of the Moon. London: Thornton Butterworth (1926). First edition. Spine-faded, else near fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author. Hilton's fifth book. # $650

7 HILTON, James. The Meadows of the Moon. London: Thornton Butterworth (1926). First edition. Green cloth stamped in black and blind. Spine a little sunned, slight soiling boards, very good without dustwrapper. A nice copy of the very scarce fifth book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon. # $350 HILTON, James. The Meadows of the Moon. New York: Small. Maynard & Company (1927). First American edition. Just about fine in very good internally repaired dustwrapper. Hilton's fifth book. Scarce in jaket. # $650 HILTON, James. The Meadows of the Moon. Boston: Bruce Humphries Inc., (1927). Reprint. Ex-lending library copy, with all that implies - stamps on endpapers, jacket affixed to the boards, lable on spine. A poor copy, redeemed only slightly by having a reasonably complete dustwrapper. The author's fifth book. # $75

8 HILTON, James. Terry. London: Thornton Butterworth (1927). First edition. Pale blue boards. Owner's name and small ink price on front pastedown, slightly soiled, very good or better without dustwrapper. An austere young scientist is humanized by a brilliant lawyer and his beautiful wife, romance ensues. Scarce sixth book by the author of Goodbye, Mr. Chips! and Lost Horizon. # $500 HILTON, James. And Now Good-Bye. New York: William Morrow & Co First American edition. Stain on the front board else a bright, very good copy in near fine dustwrapper with a faint corresponding stain on the front panel. # $300 HILTON, James. Contango. London: Ernest Benn (1932). First edition, published in the U.S. as Ill Wind. Fine in a very good or better, spine-faded dustwrapper with a modest chip at the crown. Signed by the author. Very scarce. # $1000

9 HILTON, James. Ill Wind. New York: William Morrow & Co First American edition, published in England as Contango. Fine in a very good dustwrapper with a couple small chips. Signed by the author. Jacket illustrated by "Gene." Hilton's second novel published in the U.S. # $350 HILTON, James. Ill Wind. New York: Morrow First American edition, published in England as Contango. Very slight spotting and a couple of pinholes in the front gutter else a near fine copy in attractive, about fine, Gene-illustrated dustwrapper. Hilton's second novel published in the U.S. # $250 $175 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X HILTON, James. Knight Without Armor. London: Ernest Benn (1933). First edition. A tiny, faint spot on the front board else fine in a nice, very good or better dustwrapper, but for an old internal tape repair that has bled through near the crown. Inscribed by the author. A very uncommon title in the first edition. Basis for the 1937 film directed by Jacques Feyder, adapted by Frances Marion, and featuring Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. Dietrich herself claimed to have directed a few scenes of this rousing film of the Russian Revolution, to the delight of the film's producer, Alexander Korda, who on seeing the footage told his star, "You can direct here any time you want." # $1,250

10 HILTON, James. Knight Without Armour. London: Ernest Benn (1933). First edition. Foxing on the foredge and titlepage, else fine in very good or better dustwrapper with slight overall age-toning. An uncommon title in the first edition. Basis for the 1937 film directed by Jacques Feyder, adapted by Frances Marion, and featuring Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. Dietrich herself claimed to have directed a few scenes of this rousing film of the Russian Revolution, to the delight of the film's producer, Alexander Korda, who on seeing the footage told his star, "You can direct here any time you want." # $700 HILTON, James. Without Armor. New York: William Morrow First American edition, published in Britain of Knight Without Armour. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Jacket art by H.S. Woerner. Basis for the 1937 film directed by Jacques Feyder, adapted by Frances Marion, and featuring Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. Dietrich herself claimed to have directed a few scenes of this rousing film of the Russian Revolution, to the delight of the film's producer, Alexander Korda, who on seeing the footage told his star, "You can direct here any time you want." A superb copy. # $750 HILTON, James. Without Armor. New York: William Morrow (1935). Reprint. Sunning at the spine ends, thus very good in good dustwrapper sunned at the spine and some moderate chipping. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Basis for the 1937 film directed by Jacques Feyder, adapted by Frances Marion, and featuring Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. Dietrich herself claimed to have directed a few scenes of this rousing film of the Russian Revolution, to the delight of the film's producer, Alexander Korda, who on seeing the footage told his star, "You can direct here any time you want." # $250 HILTON, James. Without Armor. Cleveland: The World Publishing Co Reprint edition. Very good in good dustwrapper. Spine ends and bottom back panel corner bumped, page edges browned, light shelf rubbing on panels and spine, dustwrapper torn and chipped at edges and spine ends, lightly soiled and browned, line tears up sides of spine, small hole in top of spine. # $10

11 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English edition by six months. Modest offsetting to the front endpapers from a clipping, thus near fine in an exceptionally bright, just about fine dustwrapper. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid, and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. A very nice copy of the true first, American edition, which is much less common than the English edition. As nice a copy as we have seen. # $3,000 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English edition by six months. Fine in very good or better dustwrapper with some very slight loss at the crown, and some modest general age-toning. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid, and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. A very nice copy of the true first, American edition, which is much less common than the English edition. # $950 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company First edition. Owner's name and some foxing, near fine in a very good dustwrapper with shallow chipping at the crown, and some age-toning. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat, Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid, and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. # $500

12 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. London: Hodder & Stoughton First English edition. Two neat owner's names on the front fly (both prominent Englishmen), very slightly foxed, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing and a few tiny tears. Signed by Hilton. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid, and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. A very nice copy. # $1,750 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. London: Hodder & Stoughton First English edition (preceded by the American edition). Bottom corners a little bumped, else near fine in an attractive, lightly soiled, very good plus dustwrapper. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid, and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. A very nice copy. # $1,500 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart (1934). First Canadian edition. Fine in near very good dustwrapper with small chips and tears, and some rubbing. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark and Michael Redgrave. # $400

13 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. New York: Readers' League of America / Armed Services Edition (1934, but really circa 1943). First Armed Services Edition. Pages a little browned, and a tocuh of rubbing to the wrappers, but a crisp and bright, else near fine copy. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark and Michael Redgrave. An uncommon edition. # $75 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Tokyo: Kairyudo (undated - circa 1950). First Japanese edition (?). Text in English. Name on the front pastedown, notes in the text in both Japanese and English, rubbing to the boards, a good or better copy without dustwrapper. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark and Michael Redgrave. # $45 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. Amsterdam: Margriet Bibliotheek (undated - circa 1957). First Dutch edition. Page edges a little browned, else fine without dustwrapper. Text in Dutch. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark and Michael Redgrave. # $75

14 HILTON, James. Good-bye, Mr. Chips. London: Hodder & Stoughton (1957). Reprint. Fine in a lightly worn, just about fine dustwrapper. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark and Michael Redgrave. An attractive and surprisingly uncommon reprint. # $65 BUCK, Pearl S. Between Those Two [a complete short novel in]: Hearst s International Combined with Cosmopolitan. March, New York: International Magazine Company Quarto magazine in wrappers. About fine. Includes the Buck novel, and stories by James Hilton, Roy Chanslor, and Achmed Abdullah, articles by Ida M. Tarbell ("The Greatest Lincoln Story of ALL") and Paul Gallico, and cover art by Bradshaw Crandell. # $50 BUCK, Pearl S. His Own Country [story in]: Hearst s International Combined with Cosmopolitan. October, New York: International Magazine Company Quarto magazine in wrappers. Small tears at the edge of the front wrap, chips to the edges of a couple of pages, a very good copy. Includes the Buck story, a full-length novel Mystery House by Kathleen Norris, "Mr. Chips and Young Waveney" by James Hilton, and stories or serials by Faith Baldwin, A.J. Cronin, S.S. Van Dine, Albert Richard Wetjen, and Damon Runyon ("Money from Home"), and cover art by Bradshaw Crandell. # $85

15 HILTON, James. Lost Horizon. New York: William Morrow (1935). American edition, twelfth printing of the Hawthornden Prize Edition. Ink spotch on spine, some fading to the boards, good only in spine faded, presentable good plus dustwrapper with some small nicks, and a creased tear. Jacket states "eight printing" and could have been married to the book, although it is a decent match. Signed by Hilton. # $300 (Photoplay) HILTON, James. Lost Horizon. London: Macmillan and Company (1938). Photoplay edition. Slight spotting on the boards, still near fine in near fine dustwrapper with a tiny nick and short tear. A cheaply produced edition that features jacket art of Ronald Coleman and Jane Wyatt from the film, with a blurb by the film's director, Frank Capra. # $300 (Photoplay) HILTON, James. Lost Horizon. London: Macmillan and Company Photoplay edition. Spine-lettering a little dull, a very good copy in very good, spine-faded dustwrapper with several internally repaired small nicks and tears. A cheaply produced edition that features jacket art of Ronald Coleman and Jane Wyatt from the film, with a blurb by the film's director, Frank Capra. # $225 HILTON, James. Dramatized by Anne Coulter Martens and Christopher Sergel. Lost Horizon. Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company (1942). First edition thus. Hinge a bit loose, upper corner of the front free endpaper clipped, else about fine in wrappers. # $100

16 HILTON, James. Lost Horizon. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited First Canadian edition. Very slightly worn and near fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with very shallow loss at the crown and an internally repaired split along the inside of the front wrap. A very cheaply produced wartime edition that appeared seven years after the true first edition. Fragile and exceptionally scarce. # $1,500 HILTON, James. Lost Horizon. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited First Canadian edition. Slightly cocked, near fine in a good plus dustwrapper with some chips on the front panel. A very cheaply produced wartime edition that appeared seven years after the true first edition. Scarce. # $950 HILTON, James. Lost Horizon. (Paris): A PanBooks Edition/(Imprimerie Paul Dupont) (1947). First Pan-Books edition. Very good with rear cover edges fading, bottom front cover corner creased. Pan-Books, Number 2. # $15

17 HILTON, James. The Silver Flame. London: Macmillan & Co. (1936). First Macmillan edition (originally published by Thornton Butterworth in 1928). Owner's name on the front fly, boards slightly splayed, very good or better without dustwrapper. # $150 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. Boston: Little, Brown and Company First edition, preceding the English edition. Boards a little soiled, else near fine in about very good dustwrapper with a small chip and several tears. Basis for the 1938 Edmund Goulding-directed film with screenplay Hilton, and featuring Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, and Flora Robson. # $100 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. Boston: Little, Brown & Co First edition. Very good minus/poor Browning and foxing with name on end paper. Dustwrapper browning, rubbed, very worn. Tearing along edges, spine, corners. # $25 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. London: Macmillan and Co First English edition, preceded by the American. Small oval red leather bookplate of Arthur Wilmer Lissauer, slight wear, near fine in about very good dustwrapper with some chipping at the crown. Inscribed by the author to Lissauer. Basis for the 1938 Edmund Goulding-directed film with screenplay Hilton, and featuring Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, and Flora Robson. # $300

18 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. London: Macmillan and Co First English edition, preceded by the American. Fine in very good or a bit better dustwrapper with modest wear at the crown. Basis for the 1938 Edmund Goulding-directed film with screenplay Hilton, and featuring Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, and Flora Robson. # $100 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. London: Macmillan and Co First English edition, probably Canadian issue (preceded by the American). Small Canadian bookstore label on the front fly, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with a narrow chip at the bottom of the front panel. Book and jacket are identical to the English edition, except the flaps and rear panel are blank. Basis for the 1938 Edmund Goulding-directed film with screenplay Hilton, and featuring Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, and Flora Robson. Scarce issue. # $300 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. London: Macmillan and Co First English edition, colonial issue (preceded by the American). Foxing to the the foredge, small bookstore stamp on the front fly, else near fine in about very good dustwrapper with modest chips at the spine ends. Identical to the English edition, except for the rubberstamped notice on the front flap that it is intended for English dominions. Basis for the 1938 Edmund Goulding-directed film with screenplay Hilton, and featuring Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, and Flora Robson. # $200 (Photoplay) HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. New York: Grosset and Dunlap (1937). Reprint, and photoplay edition. Spotting to the foredge, else near fine in just about fine dustwrapper. Jacket illustrated with stills from the 1938 Edmund Gouldingdirected film with a screenplay Hilton, and featuring Paul Muni, Jane Bryan, and Flora Robson. # $100

19 HILTON, James. We Are Not Alone. Leipzig: The Albatross (1938). Copyright edition. 12mo. Very good in wrappers with short tear on bottom edge of front cover, one inch closed tear on rear cover foredge in good only dustwrapper missing rear flap, chipped edges. The Albatross Modern Continental Library Volume 365. # $25 HILTON, James and Barbara Burnham. Good-bye, Mr. Chips: A Play in Three Acts. London: Hodder & Stoughton (1938). First edition. American publisher's copyright notice label on the copyright page else fine in very near fine dustwrapper with scattered foxing. Hilton's own adaptation of his novel, which was the basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. A very nice copy, and quite uncommon. # $500 HILTON, James and Barbara Burnham. Good-bye, Mr. Chips: A Play in Three Acts. London: Hodder & Stoughton (1938). First edition. Slightly cocked, near fine in very good dustwrapper with some soiling and the publisher's later reduced price label on the spine. Hilton's own adaptation of his novel, which was the basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson, and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave. A very nice copy, and quite uncommon. # $300

20 HILTON, James. To You Mr. Chips! London: Hodder & Stoughton First edition. Very slight discoloration near the gutters from the binder's glue and a couple of tiny spots on the foredge, else fine in fine dustwrapper. # $200 HILTON, James. To You Mr. Chips! London: Hodder & Stoughton First edition. A small owner name on the front fly, fine in a uniformly age-toned, very good dustwrapper with a small spot on the front panel. # $175 HILTON, James. To You, Mr. Chips! Toronto: Musson Book Company (1938). First Canadian edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with slight spinetoning, and a few very small tears. # $85 HILTON, James. To You, Mr. Chips! Toronto: Musson Book Company (1938). First Canadian edition. Slight sunning at the foot, else near fine in about very good dustwrapper, with shallow chipping along the lower extremities, particularly at the foot of the spine. # $75

21 HILTON, James. Felices Pascuas, Mr. Chips! [To You, Mr. Chips!]. (Barcelona): José Janés Editor First Spanish edition. Some foxing to the boards and the endpapers, thus very good or better in near fine dustwrapper with a small stain at the crown, and with wraparound band that has a tear on the rear. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the 1969 remake directed by Herbert Ross with Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark and Michael Redgrave. # $50 HILTON, James. A Vous, Mr. Chips! [To You, Mr. Chips!]. Paris: Editions Begh (1947). First French edition. Translated by Nelly Guillion. Wrappers as issued. Small stain on rear wrap, else near fine. An attractive copy. # $45 The Strand Magazine: February London, England: Proprietors, George Newnes, Limited First edition. Very good in slightly worn wrappers. Contains: "Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer" by Bevery Baxter, M. P., "Release of a Star" by James Hilton, "You and Your Home" by "Milady". # $28

22 HILTON, James. Random Harvest. Melbourne: Macmillan & Co First Australian edition. Boards heavily spotted from oxidation, a fair only copy in fine dustwrapper with a wraparound band. Basis for the 1942 film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and featuring Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, and Susan Peters. The film was nominated for seven Oscars including best picture, but won none. A very scarce issue. # $250 HILTON, James. Random Harvest. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada First Canadian edition. Owner's label, modest chipping at the crown, fair in poor dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "For Ursula McGowan with all good wishes. James Hilton. Dec " Novel of a diplomat and the author's final novel. # $225 HILTON, James. Gevangen Van Het Verleden [Random Harvest]. Amsterdam: Margriet Bibliotheek (undated - circa 1957). First Dutch edition. Page edges a little browned, else fine without dustwrapper. Text in Dutch. # $75 HILTON, James. Random Harvest. New York: Pocket Books (1944). Reprint. Mass market paperback. Crease on wrappers, edges lightly worn, else very good. # $10

23 HILTON, James. Tilfeldighetens Host [Random Harvest]. (Oslo): Nasjonalforlaget First Norwegian edition. Neat gift inscription front fly, near fine. Basis for the 1942 film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and featuring Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, and Susan Peters. The film was nominated for seven Oscars including best picture, but won none. # $35 STRUTHER, Jan. Mrs. Miniver. New York: Grosset & Dunlap (1942). Photoplay edition. Pages browning else near fine in a very good dustwrapper with small chips and tears along the edges. Photoplay for the William Wyler film featuring Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson (who not only won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, but also married Richard Ney, who played her son in the film!). The film was also awarded Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Teresa Wright) and Best Screenplay (several, including James Hilton). # $50 HILTON, James. Ceiling Unlimited. Burbank, California: Columbia Broadcasting System First edition. 16mo. Cloth and papercovered boards with applied title label. Fine, probably issued without dustwrapper. A series of six broadcasts on CBS radio sponsored by Lockheed and Vega Aircraft Corporation. One of 100 numbered copies (this copy unnumbered) Signed by Hilton. Exceptionally scarce. # $750 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X WHITING, Frances, edited by. Cosmopolitan: April, 1943, Vol. 114, No. 4. New York: Hearst Magazines, Inc First edition. Quarto. Illustrated wrappers. Very good with minor chipping to spine. Contains: "The Story of Dr. Wassell" by James Hilton, "The Inside of the House" by Margaret Culkin Banning, "Thar She Blows" (Poem) by Ogden Nash, and much more. # $40

24 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English. Endpapers foxed, else near fine in near very good dustwrapper with some modest chips and tears. Signed by both James Hilton and the subject of the book, Dr. Corydon Wassell. Based on Wassell's heroic stance against orders to save the wounded during the Japanese invasion of China. Filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille heard Franklin D. Roosevelt praise Wassell in one of his "Fireside Chats" and tracked down the doctor, who had been awarded the Navy Cross for his bravery, and who agreed to allow his story to be filmed in return for a large donation to the Navy Relief Fund. DeMille then hired Hilton to create a story and then script, which he did with Alan LeMay and Charles Bennet, for the DeMilledirected film starring Gary Cooper. This novel was written alongside the film (probably to facilitate the storywriting process, as is sometimes the case for novelistscreenwriters), and appears to have been released prior to the film's debut in April, This copy also bears the contemporary signature of actor John Burton, who appeared in several films either scripted by Hilton or based on his novels, including Lost Horizon, Mrs. Miniver, and Foreign Correspondent (though he was not in The Story of Dr. Wassell.) At any rate a scarce book to find signed by both Dr. Wassell and Hilton. # $1,250 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Boston: Little, Brown and Company First edition, preceding the English. Very slight wear, about fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing. Signed by both James Hilton and the subject of the book, Dr. Corydon Wassell. Based on Wassell's heroic stance against orders to save the wounded during the Japanese invasion of China. Basis for the Cecil B. DeMille-directed film starring Gary Cooper. Scarce signed by both Dr. Wassell and Hilton. # $750 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Boston: Brown Later. Very good minus Book spine lightly browned, top spine end frayed, book plate on front endpaper, writing on back endpaper. # $10

25 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada First Canadian edition (which seems to precede the British edition, which bears a 1944 date). Light pencil gift inscription, else very near fine in about very good, priceclipped dustwrapper with a couple of chips on the spine and a long split along the front flap fold. Basis for the 1944 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and featuring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day. Uncommon edition, seldom found in jacket. # $75 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada First Canadian edition (which seems to precede the British edition, which bears a 1944 date). Near fine in about very good, price-clipped dustwrapper with some chips mostly near the spine. Basis for the 1944 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and featuring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day. Uncommon edition, seldom found in jacket. # $65 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Melbourne: Macmillan & Co First Australian edition (which seems to precede the British edition, which bears a 1944 date). Gift inscription, endpapers a little browned, a very good or better copy in good plus dustwrapper with a long split along the front flap fold. Basis for the 1944 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and featuring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day. Uncommon edition, seldom found in jacket. # $65 (Military) HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. Melbourne: Macmillan & Company Limited Reprint of the Australian edition. Very good with a cocked spine, slightly age toned endpapers, in a near fine dustwrapper with an age toned rear panel. # $18

26 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. London: Macmillan and Company First English edition (the American preceded). About fine in near fine dustwrapper. Basis for the 1944 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and featuring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day. # $125 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. London: Macmillan and Company First English edition (the American preceded). Boards slightly soiled, and slight offsetting to the endpapers from the jacket flaps, a very good or better copy of this cheaply manufactured book, in modestly foxed, very good dustwrapper. Basis for the 1944 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and featuring Gary Cooper and Laraine Day. # $100 HILTON, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. London: Macmillan Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. # $20 HILTON, James. Typed Letters Signed. :. Four typed letters Signed, dated Dec. 4, 1944 through Jan. 25, 1945, to Margaret Cuthbert, the Director of Women's Programs at NBC in New York, regarding his participation in the NBC's Great Novels radio program. In the course of the correspondence Hilton arranges to introduce "Pickwick" and Jane Eyre, but the final letter declines, explaining, "When $100 was first offered I accepted... regarding the sum as a honorarium... (my previous fee for a radio appearance... had been $1750). As, however, you now seem to think $100 is a little bit too much, it really does occur to me that $75 is a little bit too little." A nice archive. # $450

27 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. Boston: Little, Brown and Company First edition, preceding the English edition by two years. Fine in slightly spine-toned, near fine dustwrapper. Signed by James Hilton. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. A superior copy of the true first edition. # $600 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English edition. Fine in near fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper. Basis for the 1947 Edward Dmytryk starring John Mills. # $100 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. Boston: Little, Brown & Co First edition. Very good/hardcover no dustwrapper Browned, inscription end paper. Cover rubbed with very light wear. # $20 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada First Canadian edition. Spine slightly toned, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with slight tonig and shallow nicks at the spine ends. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. # $75

28 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. Melbourne: Macmillan & Co First Australian edition, following the American edition by one year, but preceding the English edition by a year. A bit cocked, very good in a good dustwrapper with a long tear on the spine. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. Scarce. # $175 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. London: Macmillan & Co First English edition, following the American edition by two years. Fine in about very good dustwrapper with some chips at the spine ends. Warmly Inscribed by the author: "For Salina with love from Jimmy. March 17th 1947." Basis for the 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. A nice copy. # $550 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. London: Macmillan & Co First English edition, following the American edition by two years. Fine in a price-clipped very good or better dustwrapper with very shallow loss at the crown. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. A nice copy. # $175

29 HILTON, James. So Well Remembered. London: Pan Books Ltd. (1949). First Pan Books edition. Mass market paperback. Very good with owner's name on half-title page, covers creased. Pan-Books, 92. # $15 HILTON, James. Viljer i kamp [So Well Remembered]. (Copenhagen): Forlager Skrifola (no date - circa 1947). First Danish edition. Doodling on rear endpapers, light drink ring on front board, a good only copy. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and featuring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. Scarce issue. # $35 HILTON, James. Was It Murder?. New York: Bantam Books (1946). First Bantam edition. Mass market paperback. Very good with pages age-toned, spine lightly fading. A Bantam Book, 29. # $20 HILTON, James. Was It Murder? [Murder at School]. London: Pan (1953). Reprint. Originally published as Murder at School by Glen Trevor. Wrappers. Page edges browned, spine faded, other light general wear, a good or better copy. # $20

30 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English. About fine in slightly age-toned, near fine dustwrapper. Bookplate of Ruth Bradley, and Inscribed by Hilton: "With good wishes to Ruth Bradley from James Hilton." The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. # $250 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English. Fine in spine-faded, else near fine dustwrapper. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. # $75 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English. Small owner's label and a gift inscription, else fine in modestly chipped, good or better dustwrapper. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. # $20 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada First Canadian edition. Fine in a presentable age-toned and rubbed, good dustwrapper with small chips. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. # $100

31 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. Montreal: The Reprint Society of Canada (1949). Reprint of the Canadian edition. Slightly cocked, else near fine in about very good dustwrapper with small chips and shallow loss at the crown. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. Scarce edition. # $065 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. Melbourne: Macmillan First Australian edition. Fine in an attractive, very good dustwrapper with a couple of modest creased tears. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. Scarce issue. # $125 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. London: Macmillan First English edition, preceded by the American. Fine in a slightly spine-faded, very good or better dustwrapper with a couple of small tears. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. # $110 HILTON, James. Nothing So Strange. New York: Avon Publishing (1951). First mass market paperback edition. Pages a bit browned, and a little rubbing to the edge of the first leaf, but the wrapper fine and bright, all considered a very good copy. The story of a physicist working in Vienna, Berlin, and America in the late 1930s. # $15

32 HILTON, James. Morning Journey. Boston: Little, Brown and Company First edition, preceding the English edition. Spine sunned else very good in a (possibly supplied, but received by us thus) near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "For gracious Mrs. [or Miss] Scott. Sincerely, James Hilton." # $250 HILTON, James. Morning Journey. Boston: Little, Brown First edition, preceding the English edition. Small owner name stamp on the front fly, else fine in a lightly worn, near fine dustwrapper with very small nicks and tears. A fresh copy. # $85 HILTON, James. Morning Journey. London: Macmillan & Co First English edition (preceded by the American). Fine in fine dustwrapper. Novel of an actress and a producer whose ambitions overlap. A beautiful copy. # $200 HILTON, James. Morning Journey. London: Macmillan & Co First English edition (preceded by the American). Small bookstore label, else fine in slightly spine-toned, near fine dustwrapper with a tiny chipe at the crown. Novel of an actress and a producer whose ambitions overlap. # $150

33 HILTON, James. Morning Journey. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd First Canadian edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Uncommon issue. # $100 HILTON, James. Morning Journey. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd First Canadian edition. Small owner name stamp front fly, else very near fine lacking the dustwrapper. Uncommon issue. # $45 HILTON, James. Time and Time Again. Boston: Little, Brown First edition (preceding the English). Slight offsetting on the front fly, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Novel of a diplomat and the author's final novel. Scarce in this condition. # $200 HILTON, James. Time and Time Again. Boston: Little, Brown First edition (preceding the English). Fine in spine-toned, very good dustwrapper. Novel of a diplomat and the author's final novel. Nice copy. # $45

34 HILTON, James. Time and Time Again. Boston: Little, Brown & Co First edition. Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. Browned. Dustwrapper rubbed, with minor tearing, wear, browning. # $15 HILTON, James. Time and Time Again. London: Macmillan & Co First English edition (preceded by the American). A bookplate on the front pastedown, and very light foxing to the endpapers, near fine in an attractive, very good, price-clipped dustwrapper with some rubbing and an unnecessary internal repair at the crown. The author's final novel, about a diplomat. A very nice copy of an uncommon edition. # $150 HILTON, James. Time and Time Again. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada First Canadian edition. Gift inscription front pastedown, else fine in attractive, very near fine dustwrapper with tiny nicks and tears. Novel about a diplomat and the author's final novel. A very nice copy. # $150 HILTON, James. Time and Time Again. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Reprint of the Canadian edition. Very slightly cocked, near fine in slightly age-toned, about very good dustwrapper with a few short tears. Novel of a diplomat and the author's final novel. # $45

35 HILTON, James. The Duke of Edinburgh. London: Shakespeare Head (1956). First edition. Stain to the bottom corner, modest foxing, else a very good copy in dustwrapper with a small chip at the crown, but else near fine. # $75 HILTON, James. The Duke of Edinburgh. London: Frederick Muller (1956). First edition. Endpapers a little toned, else near fine in rubbed, very good dustwrapper. # $50 HILTON, James. H.R.H. The Story of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Boston: Little, Brown (1956). First American edition. Name whited-out on front fly, else near fine in spine-faded, very good dustwrapper with a shallow chip. # $50 HILTON, James. H.R.H. The Story of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Boston: Little, Brown (1956). First American edition. Fine in a rubbed and spine-faded, else very good dustwrapper. # $25

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