Kenyon Nicholson; Charles Robinson — Sailor, Beware!

On Murray Hill; New York, Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1933. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition script of the successful Broadway play, later a film, once owned by critic Clive Hirschhorn. An uncommon first edition, with original unclipped dust wrapper. From the theatrical collection of Clive Hirschhorn, theatre critic for the Sunday Express from 1966 to 1993. Known for his witty and thorough reviews, features and interviews, Hirschhorn also authored several works on the film industry, including his critically acclaimed biographies of Hollywood stars, Gene Kelly and James Mason. A renowned book collector, the majority of works from Hirschhorn"s incredible library of theatre-related material have a characteristic pencil inscription with his date of acquisition to the upper corner of the paste down. Written by American screenwriter and playwright Kenyon Nicholson. This play was Kenyon's last notable success on Broadway. It opened at the Lyceum Theatre in 1933. The play was adapted into a film in 1952, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Ink stamp of Betty A. Geffen to front free endpaper.  Bound in original red cloth. With original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Very slight bumping to head and tail. Slight age toning to endpapers. Ink stamp to ffep. Dust wrapper a little worn. Moderate sunning to dust wrapper spine. Moderate chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Moderate closed tear to dust wrapper front cover. Very slight age toning to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound, with slight strain between front blanks and title page. Pages generally bright and clean. The odd handling mark to text block bottom edge. Mild scattered spotting to text block top edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.