HILTON, James [Cecil B. DeMille.
The Story of Dr. Wassell.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company , 1943.
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First Edition of James Hilton's The Story of Dr. Wassell; inscribed by Dr. Corydon M. Wassell; signed by the cast of the 1944 film adaptation; Including Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper and Laraine Day
First edition, early printing of this biographical narrative based on the real-life heroism of Dr. Corydon M. Wassell, basis for the classic film. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dr. Corydon M. Wassell at the top of the front free endpaper, "To Lorene Welton. Kind regards. Com dr. C. M. Wassell, (M.C.) U.S.N.R. Aug. 1943." Additionally signed on the front free endpaper and half-title page by his wife Madeline Wassell and the cast of the 1944 film adaptation including director Cecil B. DeMille, actors Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Carol Thurston, Paul Kelly, Signe Hasso, Elliott Reid, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Renny McEvoy, Oliver Thorndike, and others. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by George F. Kelley. A unique example.
The Story of Dr. Wassell.
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