Bury the Dead

Signed and inscribed by Irwin Shaw at front free endpaper to Jerry (or Jenny) Sackheim. A one-act anti-war play. Dust jacket unclipped, original price present “$1.00”. Previous bookseller label at fear endpaper. Jacket unclipped, small chipping at corners, head, tail, rubbed at edges. Red cloth boards, gold lettering at spine. Block a shade less than white. A very attractive copy with Hollywood entertainment provenance. Near Fine.

Jerry Sackheim (October 21, 1904 – May 13, 1979) was a writer for television, theater, and motion pictures, as well as a producer. He is known for authoring the play When the Bough Breaks (1931), and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957), The Trespasser (1947) and The Black Castle (1952). Jerry was married to Lillie Hayward and Regina (Gene) Ruth Blaustein.