first edition Hardcover
1929 · Garden City
by MacARTHUR, Charles
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slight stains on the endpapers, still about fine in a lightly soiled and price-clipped, near fine dustwrapper. The unexpurgated version of MacArthur's memoir of the First World War, previously published in 1919 in a much edited, "official" version. MacArthur was a denizen of the Algonquin Round Table, probably best known for his collaborations with Ben Hecht, including the stage hits *The Front Page*, *Twentieth Century*, and *Ladies and Gentlemen*. MacArthur was married to Helen Hayes, and in the 1930s was also a successful screenwriter and director. A very nice copy. (Inventory #: 65181)