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Little, Brown and Co: Boston, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Pages shows minor tanning.

Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1928. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -"To Deems Taylor with best wishes David Belasco November 1928". Deems Taylor (1885-1966) was an American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music. He was known as "the dean of American music". A quite uncommon title. Very Good, cloth rubbed, top corner title page dog-eared, several pages with small marginal paper loss, contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1928. First Edition. First Edition. Association Copy, INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author on the front endpaper to playwright George Middleton: "To George Middleton / with affectionate regards / David Belasco / October 1928." Middleton's nephew David's ownership stamp on the front pastedown. New Jersey-born playwright, director, and producer George Middleton served as president of the Dramatists Guild of America from 1927 to 1929. He is perhaps best remembered today for his instrumental role in creating the Minimum Basic Agreement, a collective bargaining agreement that covers benefits, rights, and protections for Writers Guild of America members. Middleton was also known for his collaborations with Guy Bolton, including the successful 1917 stage comedy "Polly With a Past," basis for the 1920 film adaptation. Very Good lacking the dust jacket. Spine and board edges lightly faded, with light soil on the copyright page.