Item Specifics:
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
- Edition: First Edition, First Printing ("First Printing" explicitly stated on copyright page)
- Binding: Hardcover with original dust jacket
- Special Features: Includes the rare, original "Information Please" business reply card still cleanly bound and untorn between pages 32 and 33.
Item Overview:
Up for sale is a collectible first edition, first printing of The Producer, the gripping Hollywood-insider novel by legendary writer and director Richard Brooks. Published by Simon and Schuster in 1951, this specific copy is an exceptionally rare find for antiquarian book collectors because it still features the original, un-mailed "Information Please" publisher survey postcard bound directly into the text block. These feedback cards were almost universally torn out and mailed back by readers in the 1950s, making an intact survivor highly uncommon.
Condition Report:
- Dust Jacket: Good to Very Good. Shows moderate wear consistent with age, including chipping, minor paper loss, and small tears along the top and bottom edges of the spine and corners. The jacket retains its vibrant color graphics with typical light age-toning to the white areas. Unclipped.
- Hardcover Binding: Strong and tight. The cloth boards show minimal shelf wear. The top edge retains its distinctive deep red stain.
- Interior Pages: Clean and complete. The text block is firm, and pages show uniform, light age-toning/tanning appropriate for 1950s paper stock. Free from major staining, foxing, or personal ink inscriptions.
- Reply Card: Excellent condition. Fully attached at the perforated seam, clean, and unwritten.
Please review the high-resolution photos to view the exact condition of the dust jacket edges, spine, and interior card before purchasing. Shipped securely in a box to preserve collectible condition.