McCOY, Horace. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY McCOY.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
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McCOY, Horace (1897-1955). They Shoot Horses, Don't They? New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935.
8vo. Original tan cloth stamped in red and black, top edge stained red (some minor staining, spine slanted); dust jacket (slight toning, some rubbing and chipping, a few short tears with cellotape repairs and reinforcements verso). Provenance: Isabel Dawn (1897-1966) and Boyce DeGaw (1900-1953), American screenwriters (inscription, see below).
FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY McCOY TO DAWN AND DeGAW on the front flyleaf: "To Isabel Dawn + Boyce DeGaw - who had the original idea - Horace McCoy Hollywood, Sept, 1935." McCOY'S FIRST BOOK about a grueling dance marathon and murder trial, which was widely read in existentialist circles in Europe, and which is among the best examples of absurdist existentialism in American fiction. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was adapted to a film of the same name in 1969, starring Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin. Dawn and DeGaw were married for several years and wrote the screenplay for the 1942 American film Lady for a Night, directed by Leigh Jason.
Property from the Estate of David Green Jr.
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