232 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by Jacks. A play based on Henry Fielding's 18th century satire, The History of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. Originally directed by Mayer at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City in 1930. It was revived off-Broadway in 1957 and earned George C, Scott an Obie Award. Inscribed by Mayer in June 1929 on the second sheet.