Clean blue and rose cloth boards with gold title box across front board and spine. Set during world war i, the film stars kirk douglas as colonel dax, the commanding officer of french soldiers who refuse to continue a suicidal attack, after which dax attempts to defend them against a charge of cowardice in a courtmartial. Vintage fashion book with poetry that talks and symbolizes untold stories of survivors of. I also had the chance to meet and shake the hand of mr. Cobb was also the lead screenwriter on the 1937 film san quentin, starring humphrey bogart life. Both the cobbs are not related, by the way, except for the same last name and a common book title.
Cobb, humphrey paths of glory 1st edition 1st printing ebay. Read paths of glory by humphrey cobb available from rakuten kobo. The antiwar masterpiece that became an iconic motion picturenow with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed hbotm series the wire familiar to many as the stanley kubrick film starring kirk douglas, paths of glory. On tuesday, penguin classics reissues paths of glory, humphrey cobbs surgically sharp novel of the first world war. Jun 29, 2010 during his lifetime he wrote paths of glory 1935 and none but the brave 1938, and was the lead screenwriter on the movie san quentin 1937.
Sudden, inevitable death is the great constant in paths of glory, its omnipresence mitigated only by random chance. To simon, cobb s 1935 rendering of a doomed french assault and its calamitous. The books cover showed a soldier who resembled douglas standing on a battlefield, waving the men behind him to come ahead. Paths of glory is mainly about how the soldiers are dealing with the war and how awful the war is. Tight and vg in a bright, priceintact, vg dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown, light wear along the flap folds and light scuffing to the rear panel.
Since most people are likely to buy it assuming the authors name to. I was looking for the far more popular paths of glory by humphrey cobbthe one brilliantly adapted in to a motion film by the cinematic genius stanley kubrick. Cobb was also the lead screenwriter on the 1937 film san quentin, starring humphrey bogart. Paths of glory is a 1957 american antiwar film cowritten and directed by stanley kubrick, based on the novel of the same name by humphrey cobb. That is humphrey cobbs paths of glory, a shocking story of a shameful incident in world war ithe courtmartial and execution of three innocent french soldiers on charges of cowardice, only. Humphrey cobb paths of glory 1st 1st basis stanley kubrick film hcdj. The spine headtail edges having lightly worn edges creased inboard and there is no splitting or fraying. Jun 29, 2010 unfortunately, it is not humphrey cobbs b. The book was filmed by stanley kubrick in 1957 and was widely attacked by the worlds military hierarchy. He is known for writing the novel paths of glory 1935, which was made into an acclaimed 1957 film paths of glory by stanley kubrick. The antiwar masterpiece that became an iconic motion picturenow wi. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Paths of glory an untitled novel by humphrey cobb on.
In bringing paths to the screen, douglas, screenwriters calder willingham and jim thompson, and writerdirector kubrick conflated several of humphrey cobb s characters into colonel dax, who figures much less prominently in the novel. Spine gilt a little rubbed, near fine in near fine dustwrapper with some internal repairs and a scrape on the front panel. Humphrey cobb september 5, 1899 april 25, 1944 was an italianborn. Humphrey cobb september 5, 1899 april 25, 1944 was an italianborn, canadianamerican screenwriter and novelist.
Humphrey cobb author humphrey cobb september 5, 1899 april 25, 1944 was an italianborn, canadianamerican screenwriter and novelist. Meredith, a retired united states air force lieutenant colonel, is the introducer of the penguin classics editions of paths of glory by humphrey cobb and bombs away by john steinbeck. Held in their trenches against the threat of german cannons, the regiment is ordered on a suicidal mission to capture the germans. Paths of glory, written in 1935, takes place in the french army during world war i. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading paths of glory. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The film paths of glory was a star vehicle for kirk douglas, who also played a major part in producing it. I came across irvin cobbs paths of glory quite accidentally. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.
Born in 1886, he was a brilliant student who became part of the bloomsbury group at cambridge in the early twentieth century and served in the royal garrison artillery during world war i. Ww1 1st corgi gb7323 1966 edition paperback fine book in stock shipped from our uk warehouse. Paths of glory by humphrey cobb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The antiwar masterpiece that became an iconic motion picturenow with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed hbotm series the wire familiar to many as the stanley kubrick film starring kirk douglas, paths of glory explores the perilous complications involved in what nations demand of their soldiers in wartime. The antiwar masterpiece that became an iconic motion picturenow with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed hbotm. Not the least of the virtues of stanley kubricks movie version of paths of glory is that it has been a chief help in rescuing humphrey cobbs 1935 novel now appearing, as they say, on your neighborhood bookstand.
Paths of glory by humphrey cobb 2010, paperback for sale. Discover book depositorys huge selection of humphrey cobb books online. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read paths of glory. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition.
Apr 16, 2010 i was honored to be asked to write an introduction to the penguin classic edition of a reissued paths of glory, one of the great literary legacies of the first world war and a novel that remains essential reading, i believe, in this new century. Buy paths of glory by humphrey cobb online at alibris. He attended boarding school in england during his childhood. Paths of glory is also the title of at least three nonworld war i books, by anthony. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Publication date 20020907 topics bbc radio drama, saturday play language english.
He is known for writing the novel paths of glory 1935,which was made into an acclaimed 1957 film paths of glory by stanley kubri. Four corporals of 6eme ri were executed pour encourager les autres in march 1915 following the failure of an attack against a hill near souain in champagne. Jeffrey archers new novel, paths of glory, is the story of such a mangeorge mallory. Cobb, humphrey paths of glory 1st edition 1st printing hardcover new york viking 1935 very good in boards. Not to be confised or combined with another book called paths of glory by another writer named cobb. The authors only book, one of the great antiwar novels, based on real incidents during wwi. Paths of glory download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. I knew there was a movie of that name starring kirk douglas in all his indignant presence. Canadian writer humphrey cobbs 1935 novel of the same name, which kubrick had read in. Small 1 inch tear to half title page, some soiling to spine. Stanley kubricks paths of glory mixes world war 1s most.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The novel paths of glory 1935, humphrey cobb the film paths of glory 1957, stanley kubrick stanley kubrick, who directed the film of paths of glory, is one of the most respected of contemporary directors, and he is certainly deserving of the praise showered on him by critics and film scholars. Paths of glory based on the novel by humphrey cobb, stanley kubrick directed the movie paths of glory in 1957. Buy paths of glory penguin classics by cobb, humphrey, simon, david, meredith, james h. Familiar to many as the stanley kubrick film starring kirk douglas, paths of glory explores the perilous complications involved in what nations demand of their soldiers in wartime.
Sep 06, 2014 unfortunately, it is not humphrey cobbs b. Humphrey cobb s protagonists are frenchmen during the. I settled on a paperback novel called paths of glory, by humphrey cobb. Kirk douglas, paths of glory explores the perilous complications involved in what nations demand of their soldiers in wartime. During his lifetime he wrote paths of glory 1935 and none but the brave 1938, and was the lead screenwriter on the movie san quentin 1937. Humphrey cobb s protagonists are frenchmen during the first world war whose nightmare in the trenches takes a new and terrible turn when they are ordered to assault. Cobb was a cef veteran, and based his story on the true story of the corporals of souain. The film is based on the novel paths of glory written by humphrey cobb in 1935. Meredith david simon the book in this video is published by. Humphrey cobbs protagonists are frenchmen during the first world war whose nightmare in the. Based on humphrey cobbs 1935 potent novel of the same name, paths of glory tells the story of many interwoven fates in the pursuit and aftermath of a doomed attack on a german strongpoint, with kirk douglas sympathetic colonel dax as the bonding agent, his role boosted from the text to support his star power. The book was filmed by stanley kubrick in 1957 and was widely.
Paths of glory ebook by humphrey cobb rakuten kobo. Paths of glory by cobb, humphrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The antiwar masterpiece that became an iconic motion picturenow with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed hbotm series the wire familiar to many as the stanley kubrick film starring kirk. Paths of glory penguin classics humphrey cobb, james h. Click to read more about paths of glory by humphrey cobb. Cobb was kicked out of an american more about humphrey cobb. Paths of glory gave the spine to the wire baltimore sun. Familiar to many as the stanley kubrick film starring kirk douglas. Since most people are likely to buy it assuming the authors name to be correct, that is something of a drawback. Paths of glory was written by humphrey cobb and first published in 1935. Buy paths of glory by humphrey cobb online at alibris uk. Kirk douglas plays the role of colonel dax, a commander of the french army in world war i. Dec 04, 2015 adapting humphrey cobb s novel to the screen, director stanley kubrick and his collaborators calder willingham and jim thompson set out to make a devastating antiwar statement, and they succeeded.
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