" LUV"...BASED ON THE PLAY BY MURRAY SCHISGAL.
Baker, Elliott:
[Np]: Columbia Pictures, 1965. Quarto. Bradbound in production company or studio wrappers. Three drafts of the novelist's adaptation to the screen of Schisgal's play (released in 1967, starring Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk, directed by Cliv Donner), as described below: a) Second draft. [1],134 leaves, reproduced on rectos only in early photocopying process. In plain wrappers bearing only the stylized title design. Dated 24 January 1966. b) First "estimating" draft. [1],134 leaves, mimeographed typescript. In Columbia Pictures wrappers. Dated 27 May 1966. c) Final draft. [1],130 leaves plus many lettered inserts. Mimeographed typescript. In Columbia Pictures wrappers. Dated 4 August 1966, but with many inserted colored revises variously dated as late as 13 October. All very good or better, and through the succession of three drafts, a valuable opportunity to observe the revision process.
(Item ID: WRCLIT33768) $450.00