signed first edition Hardcover
1947 · Indianapolis
by DAVENPORT, Gwen
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1947. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Boards a trifle rubbed, still fine in a very good dustwrapper with a couple of short tears and a few shallow chips, mostly at the spine ends. Signed by the author. Basis for the 1948 film *Sitting Pretty* directed by Walter Lang, and starring Clifton Webb, Robert Young, and Maureen O'Hara. Webb received an Academy Award-nomination for best actor for his performance in the title role, and the film spawned a series of sequels.
(Inventory #: 78935)