The Male Animal (3 association copies) + related ephemeral program

Offered for sale by Adam Langlands of 'Shadowrock Rare Books' - for more information please contact him via email at [email protected] 

James THURBER (1894-1961) and the Cornwall, Ct, connection. The Cornwall Players present The Male Animal ... August 27 ... 28, 1948. [Cornwall, Ct.: 1948]. Small square quarto, 4pp. printed in green with an adapted illustration after Thurber on the lower cover. (Light creasing [see images]) The talented younger generation mount an entertainment in Cornwall: the cast and technical 'crew' includes Rosemary Thurber (James' daughter), two van Dorens (Charles and John), two Prentices (Tim and Theodora), two Landecks (Olga and Philip). The slightly older Marc Simont played Dean Frederick Damon as well as painting the 'Special Backdrop'.

[with:] James THURBER & Elliott NUGENT. [Copy 1] The Male Animal. New York, [etc.] Samuel French, [1941]. Small octavo. 2 plates. Original wrappers, the upper cover with a design after Thurber. Provenance: John van Doren (1928-2019, 'prompter and property manager', signature on upper cover and notes and underlinings, etc. throughout); [Copy 2]  The Male Animal. New York, [etc.] Samuel French, [1941]. Small octavo. 2 plates. Original wrappers, the upper cover with a design after Thurber. Provenance: [Tim] Prentice (b. 1930, '"Nutsy" Miller, scenery, lighting, and sound effects', surname on upper cover, underlings and highlighting); [Copy 3]  The Male Animal. New York, [etc.] Samuel French, [1941]. Small octavo. 2 plates. Original wrappers, the upper cover with a design after Thurber. (Worn). Provenance: Nancy Coley Nauts ('Patricia Stanley', signature on upper cover, underlinings and and highlighting).

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