Miracle on 34th Street: A Twentieth Century 'Christmas Carol' (903)

New York: Pocket Books Inc, 1952. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 7x5x0. Banbery, Frederick E. 2nd printing. Ink name inside, otherwise an excellent copy. 1952 Mass Market Paperback. 116, [2] pp. Cover art and title page and chapter heading illustrations by Frederick E. Banbery. Inspiration for two films. "This best selling novella is based on the story he wrote for the film of the same name. The story deals with a disillusioned woman, her skeptical daughter, and a mysterious man who believes in the real Santa Claus." "Davies first wrote the story, which was first adapted into a screenplay for Twentieth Century Fox by George Seaton. This book was released in conjunction with the motion picture release on May 2, 1947. The original starred Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The movie was remade four times, most recently in 1994, and also adapted for television and theatre.