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TARKINGTON, Booth. BUSINESS FOR PLEASURE. Photoplay title of THE PLUTOCRAT. A Novel by Booth Tarkington. With Illustrations from the Fox Photoplay Starring Will Rogers. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. [1927] [i.e., actually 1932]. 1st printing of the photoplay edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in black on spine & front panel. Frontispiece and three additional photographic still plates from the 1932 movie bound in. Light tanning to cloth at edges, hairline creases t o spine panel, a very good clean copy in dust wrapper which has some mild dust-soiling and very light wear to the extremities but no significant chips or tears. Price: 50.00 USD
TARKINGTON, Booth. PENROD AND SAM. Illustrated by Worth Brehm. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. [1916] [i.e., actually 1923]. 1st printing of the photoplay edition. octavo, original green cloth titled in black on spine & front panel. issued to coincide with the 1923 film starring Ben Alexander and Joe Butterworth, this edition has both the four black & white plates by Breh m and four stills from the movie bound in. Some spotting to covers, Christmas 1923 inscription on front free endpaper, a very good copy in dust wrapper which has some mild wear to the edges. Price: 40.00 USD
