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[Ownership Signatures And Long Manuscript Observations By Carl Oscar Borg]
Royal Academy Pictures And Sculpture 1909 With Handwritten Manuscript Meditation By Carl Oscar Borg
London: Cassell and Company 1909. First Edition . Green Cloth Gilt. Near Fine. Plates Throughout. 160 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. Clean Example Of The 1909 Issue Gilt Brilliant Notable For The Long Prose Meditation By Carl Oscar Borg Which He Has Written And Signed On The Recto Of The Frontispiece: "Yellow Leaves: Yellow Leaves Our Best And Brightest Thoughts Are They. The Deeds And Dreams Of Our Youth. A Sweet Sadness Emanates From Them As Trhe Shadows Fall Deeper And Deeper And The Wings Of Silence Hover Over The Past. Yellow Leaves Moving Against The Evening Sun's Last Flickering Light You Are Like A Sweet Melody Played By A Hand Gently Caressing The Golden Strings Or A Song Sung By A Poet When First His Soul Knows The Terrible Truth Of Life And Is Overflowing With Silent Sorrow And Unspeakable Joy. Yellow Leaves Falling Through The Clear Lights Of Evening To Mingle With The Cold And Dark Dust Of Earth You Are Like Our Own Tired Souls That Are Seeking Rest In The Dreams Of Nirvana; Or Like The Spirit Of Fire We Have Drawn From The Heights Of The Ideal The Holy Fire That Has Died -- No Not Died As Yet Still It Glows In The Fading Light Like All Of Our Dosappointed Hopes Our Shattered Illusions -- You Glow And Shine Against The Sky Like Crowns Of The Blessed Against The Virgin's Dark Blue Mantle And So Is Even Your Death A Death Of Beauty. Yellow Leaves In The Yellow Forest Of Life Roads And Paths Are Hidden Under Your Golden Mantle And When The Winds Are Moving Among The Trees It Is The Memories Of The Past Pale Legends Of Our Dead Loves Of Our Sorrows And Our Joys That Are Singing Their Meloncholy Tales With Soft And Inspiring Voices. Carl Oscar Borg Los Angeles. July 1910". Also With Borg's Earlier Ownership Signature On The Front Free Endpaper Dated Los Angeles 1909. Probably A Gift To The Sculptor Julia Bracken Wendt Or Her Husband William Wendt And Then A Gift To The Artist Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano Who Apparently Owned It Since The 1920'S Or 1930'S. <br/> <br/> Cassell and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 025964
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Schemering, Christopher
Guiding Light: A 50Th Anniversary Celebration Inscribed To Arthur H. Peterson
New York: Ballantine Books 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 262 pp. Slight signs of usage; from the library of Arthur H Peterson one of the stars of the original radio soap opera in Chicago. Inscribed to him by the author with the author's card laid in loosely. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 021816 ISBN : 0345339312 9780345339317
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Andrade, E N da C [signed By Robert F Bacher]
The Structure of the Atom
New York 1923: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1923. First American Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good. 314 Pp. First Printing. This Is Andrade's First Book Originally Published In England In 1923 Intended As An Introduction To Atomic Structure For The "Serious Student". Andrade Was Quain Professor Of Physics At The University Of London 1928-1950 And A Highly Honored Historian Of The Physical Sciences. This Copy Signed By Robert F. Bacher And Dated In April 1925 While Bacher Was A Student. Bacher Later Followed Hans Bethe To Cornell In 1935 Where He Started Doing Experimental Work In Nuclear Physics With Bethe And Left Theoretical Work Behind. He Was Quickly Promoted To Full Professor And Director Of The Laboratory Of Nuclear Studies. Early On He Had Felt That The United States Needed To Start Doing War Work And When Lee Dubridge Head Of The Radiation Lab Working On Radar At Mit Summoned Him There In 1941 He Went. Then Late In 1942 Oppenheimer Who Had Been One Of Bacher's Instructors Earlier At Caltech Approached Bacher About A New Lab For Nuclear Weapons Work That Was Just Starting Up And The Following Spring Asked Him To Join The Manhattan Project. Bacher Declined Initially Telling Oppenheimer That What He Needed Was Engineers. Ultimately When Oppenheimer Made A Commitment To Hiring More Engineers And Made Him Head Of The Experimental Physics Division Bacher Signed On. From The Beginning Bacher Was Firmly Opposed To Making Los Alamos A Military Lab And Persuaded Oppenheimer Who Had Agreed To Take A Commission As Lieutenant Colonel And Had Already Ordered His Uniforms To Keep It Under Civilian Control At Least Until They Had Enough Fissionable Material For A Bomb. When The Project Was Reorganized In July 1944 To Speed Work On Implosion Bacher'S Experimental Physics Division Was Split And He Was Put In Charge Of The G For "Gadget" The Code Name For The Bomb Division. Bacher Personally Escorted The First Bomb To The Test Site In July Of 1945. In 1946 He Was Awarded The President'S Medal For Merit For His Work On The Manhattan Project. Bacher Returned To Cornell Hoping To Get Back To High-Energy Physics But The Bomb'S Aftermath Continued To Involve Him. He Felt Strongly That There Should Be Some Sort Of International Control Of Atomic Weapons And Worked Hard On Negotiations With The Soviet Union. He Admitted In His Oral History That This Was Perhaps Idealistic But Thought That Getting This Technology Out In The Open Might Have Avoided The Subsequent Cold War. When The Atomic Energy Commission Was Established Bacher Served As The Only Scientist Among Its Members; He Had Tried To Decline The Post But Took It On When He Learned That There Would Be No Scientist At All If He Didn'T Accept. While A Member Of The Aec He Pushed For The Development Of Nuclear Submarines And Breeder Reactors For Commercial Power. In The Meantime Lee Dubridge Now President Of Caltech Offered Him A Position As Chairman Of The Division Of Physics Mathematics And Astronomy Or As Just A Professor Whichever He Preferred. "The Decision I Came To Was A Fateful One And Probably Illustrates A Major Failing In My Makeup" Bacher Said In The Oral History. What He Saw As A Major Failing In His Makeup Was In Fact A Superb Talent For Envisioning The Future And Leading The Institute Into It. After Getting A Commitment That The Institute Would Support A Program In High-Energy Physics Both Theoretical And Experimental Bacher Arrived In 1949. One Of His First Hires In High-Energy Physics Was Robert Walker Whom He Had Known At Los Alamos And Cornell. Another Of Bacher'S Early Recruits Was Richard Feynman Who Was Reportedly Feeling "Unsettled" At Cornell; Bacher Persuaded Him To Sign On At Caltech With A Sabbatical Year In Brazil In Between. Feynman Then Settled In Pasadena In 1951 For The Rest Of His Career. Now With Feynman And Robert Christy Who Had Come In 1946 Bacher Felt He Had The Two Most Outstanding Theorists From Los Alamos. Then In 1955 He Also Hired Murray Gell-Mann. <br/> <br/> Harcourt Brace & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003175
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Gaisberg, F [Fred] W; Foreword By Compton Mackenzie
The Music Goes Round And Music On Record
New York / London: The Macmillan Company 1942/ Robert Hale 1946 1942. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good/No DJ. Photographs. 273 Pp. First Edition First Printing 1941 Macmillan Blue Grey Cloth Used And With Some Wear Contents Clean And Unmarked Small Dampstain 1/8" Deep Along Bottom Half Of Foredge Of Front Endpaper. Not Signed. With The English Edition Of This Same Book Titled Music On Record Published By Robert Hale London 1946 Inscribed By Gaisberg To His Nephew Warren Forster Son Of Rudolph Forster Chief Clerk Of The White House Washington Circa 1897 - 1941 And Dated In London June 25 1947. <br/> <br/> The Macmillan Company 1942/ Robert Hale 1946 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020029
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Thomas, Bob (Inscribed By Thomas To Actress Jane Withers)
Disney's Art of Animation From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast
New York: Hyperion / Welcome Enterprises 1991. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Illustrated Boards. Fine. 11 1/4" Tall. Color Plates Throughout. 207 Pp. Illustrated Boards With Holograms. Second Printing Stated. Fine Book As New No Dj As Issued. Inscribed To Child Actress Jane Withers "For Jane- My Dear Old Crossed Out Young Friend - All My Love Bob. Balboa Bay Club 1/31/92". <br/> <br/> Hyperion / Welcome Enterprises hardcover
Bookseller reference : 024566 ISBN : 1562829971 9781562829971
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Conkle, Ellsworth Prouty
49 Dogs In The Meathouse Manuscript Of Play For The Federal Theatre Project
New York City: Federal Theatre Project 1940. Original Manuscript . Wrappers / Metal. Very Good. Original manuscript typed carbon. Ownership note of R Robert H. Breen on cover label and title page. Post-its from Chicago and Hollywood actor Arthur H Peterson Jr. noting that it was sent to him by "him" in 1940. The play does not appear in the Prouty archives at George Mason University but apparently there is a copy at the NYPL and another at Kent State. Conkle wrote for the Federal Theatre Project. Peterson wrote and also directed The Little Theatre off Bughouse Square in Chicago as producer and director. <br/> <br/> [Federal Theatre Project] unknown
Bookseller reference : 021803
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Ramon Menendez, Tom Musca
Stand and Deliver
Warner Brothers 1988. Printed Studio Wrappers. Near Fine. 75 Pp. Promotional Copy Of The Script Blue Card Wrappers With Wb Logo At Bottom Black Spine Title In Black. Inscribed "Thank You For Your Support Of The Aclu. You And This Script Are Special. Edward James Olmos" Printed Rather Than Original. <br/> <br/> Warner Brothers unknown
Bookseller reference : 020706
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Freeman, H W, Introduction By R H Mottram [Ownership Signature Of Frank Capra]
Joseph And His Brethren Ownership Signature Of Frank Capra
New York: Henry Holt 1929. First Edition stated . Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 372 Pp. Maroon Cloth Gilt. First Edition Stated. Somerubbing At Corners But Not Frayed Thru Spine Gilt Almost Entirely Worn Away But Lettering Visible Hinges Tight. Signed By Capra On The Front Endpaper And From His Library Later Donated To Caltech. <br/> <br/> Henry Holt hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019214
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Haberman, Martin, and Tobie Meisel, Editors [inscribed from Juana De Laban]
Dance - An Art in Academe
New York: Teachers College Press Columbia University 1970. First Edition 1st Printing. Maroon Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Unworn Unmarked A Little Fading To Dj. Inscribed To Ny And California Actress Elizabeth Talbot-Martin By Juana De Laban And Dated "Xmas 1970". "Juana De Laban Von Varalja Was An Internationally Recognized Teacher Performer Choreographer Director Author Critic And Theatre And Dance History Scholar. As A Dance Educator Laban Influenced The Development Of The Pedagogy Of Dance History And Research. Juana De Laban The Eldest Daughter Of Rudolf Von Laban And Maya Lenares Was Born On October 21 1910. Laban's Mother Was A Famous Italian Opera Singer And Her Father Was A World-Famous Movement Analyst Philosopher Writer Director Choreographer And Dancer Who Developed The Labanotation Dance Notation System. Laban's Early Years Were Dominated By The Tutelage Of Her Father. By 1934 She Had Earned A Diploma From The Royal Hungarian Academy In Budapest Where She Specialized In The National Dances Of Hungary. During The Mid-1930'S She Toured Austria Switzerland And Germany As A Solo Danseuse And Served As A Critic For The Dancing Times And Der Tanz. Her Understanding Of The Arts And Fluency In Five Languages Provided Her With A World Picture That Was To Guide Her Professional Career. At The Onset Of Wwii In 1938 She Immigrated To The United States. In 1939 Laban And Dance Partner Frances Bartha Toured Together And Opened The Laban Dance Studio In New York City. In 1941 She Began Her American Academic Training At Yale University Completing A Master Of Fine Arts In 1943 And A Doctor Of Philosophy Degree In Theatre Arts In 1947. After Graduation Laban Shifted Her Focus Away From Performing To Concentrate On Her Role As Educator. She Built Her Career In Academia Through A Series Of Posts In American Public Institutions Teaching And Speaking On Modern Educational Dance Folk Dancing And The Role Of Dance As Part Of A Fine Arts Curriculum. In 1954 Paul Baker Chairman Of The Drama Department At Baylor University Recruited Laban To Head The Graduate Division For Drama Where She Taught Stage Movement And Theatre History. The Next Eight Years Were Exceptionally Fruitful For Laban: Developing New Courses; Spearheading A National Trend To Train Actors In Movement; Directing And Choreographing Student Productions; And Teaching In South America On A Fulbright Lectureship. In 1963 Laban Accepted A Position At University Of California Los Angeles Ucla Where She Returned To A Position Within A Dance Department. Here She Concentrated On Teaching Publishing And Speaking About The Importance Of Scholarly Research And The Study Of Dance History. As An Early Member Of The Committee On Research In Dance Cord Laban Helped Shape The Development Of This Organization. By 1967 Laban Became So Committed To Scholarly Research That She Founded A Private Business The Dance Research Associates To Perform Research Assignments On A Request Basis. Because Of Her Distinguished Reputation Southern Methodist University In Dallas Recruited Laban To Head The Burgeoning Graduate Dance Program In 1971. Upon Her Return To Dallas Laban Renewed Her Association With The Dtc And Paul Baker. Robyn Baker Flatt A Former Student And Baker's Daughter Appointed Laban To The Dtc Graduate Program In 1973. Ill Health Forced Her Retirement To Temple Tx Where She Died Of Cancer In 1978 At The Age Of 68." "The Scope Of The Juana De Laban Dance Collection Housed At The Dallas Public Library Is So Broad That It Can Serve As An Important General Resource For International Research On The Many Idioms Of Dance And For The Study Of Human Movement. The Size Of The Collection Is Impressive." <br/> <br/> Teachers College Press, Columbia University hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019502
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Sherwood, Robert E [Emmet]
The Road to Rome inscribed to Lead Actor Richie Ling
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1927. First Edition . Red Cloth. Very Good. 178 Pp. Maroron Cloth Stamped In Gilt. Nicely Inscribed "To Richie Ling From His Grateful Friend R E Sherwood April 1927" On Front Endpaper. Richie Ling 1867-1937 Was A Broadway Actor 1899-1937 But Was Best Known For Playing The Role Of Fabius Maximus In This Play. Sherwood Would Have Been Grateful To The Actor For Contributing To Its Success Which Gave A Major Boost To Sherwood's Career.Some Wear A Few Points Beginning To Fray At Top Of Spine Hinges Tight Endpapers A Little Browned No Dust Jacket. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 018916
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Stapledon, Olaf (A E Van Vogt's copy)
A Man Divided Signed By Stapledon And Later Inscribed From Forrest Ackerman To A E Van Vogt
London: Methuen 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. One Of 3 370 Copies Publisher Out-Of-Print In May 1953. 187 Pp. Purple Cloth Gilt. Signed Neatly By Philosopher And Science-Fiction Writer Stapledon Below His Name On The Title Page And Later Inscribed On The Front Endpaper From Golden Age Literary Agent Forrest J. Ackerman To His Client Golden Age Science Fiction Writer A. E. Van Vogt Winner Of The Retroactive Hugo For "Slan". Included Is Ackerman's Publicity Sheet For Stapledon One Page "The Philosopher Of Fantasy" Circa 1949 Mentioning That Stapledon's Next Book Would Be "A Man Divided" The Sheet Signed At Bottom For Me By Mr. Ackerman. Signed Copies From Stapledon Are Scarce Although Apparently Forrest Ackerman Brought A Number Of Signed Copies Of This Particular Book To America Before Stapledon's Death The Same Year. Ackerman Was A Great Fan Of Stapledon And Was Involved In Promoting His Trip To The Us. This Copy With A Little Rippling To Cloth On Rear Cover With Bleed Through Of The Red Color In A Strip 3/8" Wide Along Bottom And Foredge Of Rear Pastedown No Other Traces Of Damp. Dustjacket Is Unusually Complete With No Chipping Not Price-Clipped Just A 1/8" Closed Tear On Bottom Of Front Panel As Usual But Some Rubbing/Dustiness And Some Fading To Spine Although All Lettering Remains Quite Clear. <br/> <br/> Methuen hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008118
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O'Neill, Eugene [Signed By Entire Cast and Staff of the First Production of the Play, Including Irving Pichel, Maurice Wells, Es
Lazarus Laughed 1925-1926 A Play For An Imaginative Theatre Three Separate Volumes: First Limited Edition Signed By O'neill Fine First Trade Edition In Fine Dj A Unique Third Printing Signed By Entire Cast And Crew
New York : Boni & Liveright Inc. 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine Dustjacket. 8 3/8 " High. Three Different Editions: A Fine Copy Of The Signed Limited First Edition Of The Book Signed By O'neill In A Near Fine Original Slipcase. Also Included Is The First Trade Edition Near Fine In A Near Fine Unfaded Dust Jacket Not Price-Clipped. Also Included Is A Unique Copy Of The Third Printing February 1928 The Printing Just Before The First Production Of The Play At The Pasadena Playhouse. Prepared By Or For Claude D. Seaman Of The Standard Lighting Company Los Angeles With His Name On Front Endpaper Carefully Blocked In Ink. Printed Heading By Hand On First Blank "World Premiere/ Of O'neill's/ "Lazarus Laughed"/ Pasadena Community Playhouse/ April 9 - 1928"; Repeated On Verso; Half Title With Line For Author's Signature But He Was Not Present And This Line Is Thus Blank; Verso With "World Premiere." Text Repeated With Lines For Director Musical Director Director Of Movement Art Director Production Manager Business Manager And The Chairman Of The Production Committee Each Line Signed By The Person Holding That Position; Title Page; Verso Is Copyright Page; Synopsis Page; Verso Are Lines Drawn And Extended To Each Of The "Characters" Listed On The Following Page Each Line Signed By The Person Who Played That Part Maurice Wells Thus Signing Twice 14 Signatures In All; "World Premiere" Text Repeated At Foot Of Characters Page And Again On Verso; "Act One" Title Page; Verso Repeats Then "World Premiere.' Text Followed By Lijnes For Each Of The Producing Staff / Setting Including The Designer James Hyde And 11 Others. With Laid In Loosely The Los Angeles Newspaper Review By The Spectator Of The Production Which Shortly Moved To The Hollywood Music Box Theatre With A Clipped Newspaper Ad For The Production Citing A Cast Of 250 And A Production Cost Of $100000. The Play Has Since Been Produced Only Four Times Due In Part To The Expense And Difficulty But Also To Its Philosophical Didactic Yet Confrontational Tone Which Has Not Set Well With General Audiences Since The Original Use Of This Dramatic Form Several Thousand Years Past. Irving Pichel 1891-1954 Played The Title Role. He Also Played The Servant Sandor In Dracula's Daughter Fagin In The 1933 Film Oliver Twist And About 57 Other Films 1930-1939 With Minor Roles In Films He Later Directed. He Directed Films 1932-1954 Including The Most Dangerous Game She Earthbound Hudson's Bay The Moon Is Down They Won't Believe Me The Miracle Of The Bells Destination Moon And Santa Fe. In 1947 Hje Was One Of The Hollywood 19 Subpoened By The House Un-America Activities Committee; He Was Not Called To Testify But Was Blacklisted Requiring Him To Work Outside The Us. Victor Jory 1902-1982 Was Canadian Attended School In Pasadena Appeared In Theatre All Over The Us And Made His Motion Picture Debut In 1930 Later Appearing In Over 150 Pictures And Dozens Of Tv Episodes. Note That This Book Is Not Signed By O'neill. Gilmor Brown Producer Of The Play Was Director Of Public Speaking And Dramatics At Caltech Later Director Of The Pasadena Playhouse And Responsible For Making It Into One Of The Premier Small Theatres In The U.S. From The 1920'S Into The 1950'S Routinely Featuring Prominent Starring Actoirs And Furnishing An Entree For Many Actors Who Later Became Successful In Motion Pictures And Tv. <br/> <br/> Boni & Liveright, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 018151
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Rupp, August, Geleitwort Von Hans Leip [Bookplate Of John Clark "Jack" Okey]
Hamburg
Berlin: Albertus-verlag 1927. First Edition . Orange Cloth. Very Good. 12 1/4" Tall. B/W Photographs. Xxiii128 Pp Of Plates. Orange Cloth. First Edition. Some Wear With Light Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine; Spine Faded Lettering Weak Cover Lettering Bright Strong. Hinges Tight. Large Detailed Highly Original Bookplate Of Jack Okey His Design Dated 1927; John Clark "Jack" Okey June 3 1889 - January 8 1963 Was An American Art Director. He Was Raised In Los Angeles And Attended The Harvard School For Boys. After Leaving He Was Given Instruction In Art By His Uncle The California Artist J. Bond Francisco. While He Was In His Early 20S He Traveled To Paris With His Friend Stanton Macdonald Wright And Spent Several Years There Studying Art. Around The Time Of His Marriage In 1913 He Became Involved In The Nascent Film Industry In The Los Angeles Area And Was Involved In The Design And Construction Of Some Of The Earliest Studios There. He Continued In The Film Industry As An Art Director Until His Retirement In 1959. In The Mid-1930S He Spent Several Years In England Working For Alexander Korda Designing Studios For Him. After His Return To The United States He Spent The Remainder Of His Active Career Working For Rko. He Was Nominated For Two Academy Awards For Art Direction 1929 And 1944 But His Best Known Film Is "It'S A Wonderful Life". <br/> <br/> Albertus-verlag hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022001
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Reynolds, Reginald [Ethel Mannin, E M Forster and Gandhi interest]
Handwritten Letter to M L Austin Discussing Gilbert Highet E. M. Forster Horizon New Statesman Jacques Barzun Etc.
London: Unpublished 1953. Original Letter . No Binding. Very Good. Reynolds Was A British Pacifist Who Worked With Gandhi In The 1920'S And Later Was Secretary Of The No More War Movement. Two Page Handwritten Letter 54 Lines Condensed Onto A Sixpence Air Letter. Following Up On A Letter Sent A Week Earlier Now Thanking The Recipient For A Book On Liberia. He Notes That Gilbert Highet Mentioned In The Recipient's Earlier Letter Had Been Saying Nice Things About Reynolds On The Radio. "I Strongly Approve Of This & Hope It Will Be Encouraged. I Have A Feeling I Shall Be Over In The States If This Goes On. Yesterday I Received A Copy Of The Griffin Reader's Subscriptions Inc. With An Article By Jacques Barzun No Less On E. M. Forster's Hill Of Devi. He Said 'With Mr. Reginald Reynolds' A Quest For Gandhi Which Is Its Perfect Autobiographical Counterpart The Hill Of Devi Is The Best Introduction To The Physical And Emotional Realities Of Modern India". This Has Completely Gone To My Head. The Snooty Pederasts Of Horizon And The New Statesman Never Paid Me Such Compliments. Nobody Here Compares My Modern Workto The Great And Monumental Achievements Of Mr. Forster. I Think I Must Go To America Soon The Land Where They Don't Expect Me To Lick Some Old Queen's Arse Before You Can Get A Decent Write-Up. But Does Somebody I Know - You For Example-Happen To Know Jacques Barzun Because He Posted The Thing To Me Himself To Oak Cottage Which Is Even Odder Than Sending It Here To Chelsea." He Then Discusses His Wife Edith Mannin's Recent Diet "And Much Better For It" And Is Worried About What She Will Eat When She Travels To Burma To Stay With U- Indecipherable As He Is Sure They Will Cook All Their Food In Ghee And Then Fry It Too. Then "I Must Cultivate Some More Forsterian Habits But Draw The Line At One; For He Is "Called' As We Say In Chelsea- Called To The Higher Faith Greater Than The Love Of Women Which No Doubt Helped In His Career This Side Of The Atlantic." He Then Closes With Sending His Love To The Recipient "To You Both" Inquiries What The Recipient Is Doing And Asks When They Will See Them Again. In 1964 His Wife Traveled Through The United States Meeting Austin In California Staying With Him And Traveling In California With Him. She Wrote A Book About The Trip "An American Journey" Hutchison 1967 Which She Dedicated "For Rickey With Whom I Made Some Of These Travels And To Whom I Owe So Much - In Enduring Friendship". <br/> <br/> Unpublished unknown
Bookseller reference : 021111
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Ruthledge, Doctor John [Arthur J Peterson Jr]
The Guiding Light
Chicago: Guiding Light Publishing Company 1938. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Near Fine/Cardboard Box. Frontispiece Portraits. 136 Pp. Made Up Book By The Writers For The Serial The Guiding Light. This Example Inscribed Twice By The Actor Who Played Dr. Ruthledge Arthur J Peterson First On Front Endpaper Dated February 27 1939 And Secondly Beneath His Frontispiece Portrait. Near Fine In Publisher's Box <br/> <br/> Guiding Light Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021570
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Kallen, Horace M ( Inscribed To Will Durant, With The Latter's Notes)
Bertrand Russell and William James: Two Religious Views with Into The 10th Decade / Tribute to Bertrand Russell
New York 1962 / 1967: Dimensions / MAlvern Press 1967. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 11" x 8 1/2. 3 Pp. Apparently Proof Copy Of Kallen's Review Of Russell's Autobiography Vol. 1 And Gay Wilson Allen's William James: A Biography In "Dimensions" Fall 1967. Inscribed "Greetings H. M. K." On Front With Five Lines Of Will Durant's Handwritten Comments In Ink On The Article. With Into The 10Th Decade 1962 Will Durant's Unsigned Copy Of This 1962 Tribute To Russell With About 76 Letters/Comments From World Luminaries. Durant Included A Piece By Russell In His 1932 Anthology "On The Meaning Of Life. <br/> <br/> Dimensions / MAlvern Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 018052
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de Felitta, Frank [inscribed to Marie Windsor]
Oktoberfest
New York: Doubleday & Co 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine/Near Fine DJ. 230 Pp. Book Is As New Except For Remainder Marks To Bottom Edge Of Page Block.Dj With Touch Of Wear At Corners. Inscribed By The Author To Actress Marie Windsor Best Known For Her Film Noir And Western Roles: " For Marie - A Truly Wonderful Person - With Love Frank 1976. <br/> <br/> Doubleday & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020155 ISBN : 0385070608 9780385070607
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Barrow David, And Glen Chang, Introduction By Irene Lagorio Inscribed To Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife Emmie
The Life and Sculpture of Wah Ming Chang
Carmel California: Wah Ming Chang 1989. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Color Plates Throughout. 87 Pp. Nearly New. Inscribed By Chang To His Friend California Artist Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano And His Wife Emmie And Also Signed By Glen Chang. With A Two Page Card From The Changs To Napolitano And His Wife Discussing Health Their Recent Meeting Etc. Chang Protege Of His Guardian Blanding Sloan Had A Successful Career As An Artist And Motion Picture Designer Most Remembered For His Work On Star Trek But Active Over A Long Career With Sloan And Individually. <br/> <br/> Wah Ming Chang paperback
Bookseller reference : 027036 ISBN : 0962529311 9780962529313
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Balanchine, George; Maria Tallchief; Frederic Franklin; Nathalie Krassovska; Leon Danielian; Ruthanna Boris; Yurek Lazowski; Dor
Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo Season 1944 - 1945
New York 1945: Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo 1944. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. B/W Photographs and Color Plates. Large size program inscribed by Frederic Franklin over a full page photograph in mid-step; Nathalie Krassovska over a full page photograph while en point; Leon Danielian over a full-page photograph in mid-leap; Ruthanna Boris Yurek Lazowski Dorothy Etheridge Maria Tallchief Mary Ellen Moylan over their own full page individual photographs; Michel Katcharoff; Nicholas Magallanes; and on a page with Ballanchine at center and Nijinska Fokine Schwezoff and Agnes Demille at corners by George Balanchine as "G. Balanchine". <br/> <br/> Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo unknown
Bookseller reference : 058006
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[PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS] JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines
Color photographic portrait inscribed to Cartha De Loach
No date or place but likely the LBJ Ranch Stonewall Texas ca. 1968. Original color photographic print 10.75" x 7.5" on 14" x 11" card mount; in gallery mat. Inscribed on mount beneath photo: "For Deke De Loach / with appreciation for his dedicated service" signed in Johnson's hand undated. Mild surface abrasions to image; mild soil to mount; photographer's serial stamp to verso of mount "5 JY 68 D897-35." Photographer unidentified but based on location and outfit likely taken during a 1968 photo session at the LBJ Ranch by Frank Wolfe LBJ's official White House photographer. An attractive large-format professional portrait of LBJ in casual dress kneeling in a pasture with his trademark Stetson resting on his knee. An excellent association; Cartha "Deke" De Loach was Deputy Associate Director of the FBI during the Hoover era and a close associate of LBJ's; in 1963 immediately after the assassination of John F. Kennedy Johnson had De Loach assigned to permanent duty at the White House. As described by New York Times reporter Tim Weiner "De Loach was always at L.B.J.'s beck and call night and day he was a talented political hatchet man a trusted deputy to Hoover. He was also crucial to intelligence investigations conducted during the Johnson presidency." Based on the tenor of the inscription we surmise that the portrait was presented to De Loach at the end of Johnson's presidency in 1968. unknown
Bookseller reference : 46400
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[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] [RADICAL AUTHORS] EASTMAN, Max
Typed Note signed. 1pp to "Miss Mendham" dated March 30 1938
Croton-on-Hudson 1941. Brief 1-pp TNS on Eastman's personal Croton-On-Hudson notepaper addressed to a "Miss Mendham" dated March 30 1938. Old folds; holograph additions in Eastman's hand; Very Good. "I shall be delighted to have you use some of my poems in your Verse Speaking Festival.perhaps the poem called "Battle Fields" in my volume "Kinds of Love" would be appropriate." Adds three further suggestions in holograph beneath signature: "The Sing Sing Alarm" "Isadora Duncan" "To Live in Summer" unknown
Bookseller reference : 28256
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[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] [RADICAL AUTHORS] EASTMAN, Max
Typed Letter signed. 1pp to "Mr. Simon" dated November 15 1941
Croton-on-Hudson 1941. Brief 1-pp TLS on Eastman's personal Croton-On-Hudson letterhead addressed to a "Mr. Simon" dated November 14 1941. Single holograph correction in Eastman's hand. Mailing folds; slightly toned at margins; Very Good. Regarding the recipient's letter to the Reader's Digest of September 24 Eastman had been hired as an editor for the conservative publication earlier in the same year. The subject appears to be the institution of the death penalty in the Soviet Union: ".Nobody questions the fact that the death penalty was decreed for theft of 'socialist property' and the extension of all penalties to children twelve years old automatically extends that one. I am sorry to say I can not tell you offhand when the previous decree was issued but I think it was the Spring of 1934. unknown
Bookseller reference : 28255
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[AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS] [RADICAL AUTHORS] EASTMAN, Max
Typed Note signed to "Joesphine" Herbst dated November 25 1945
New York 1945. Brief TNS on Eastman's personal W. 13th St. letterhead addressed to "Josephine" dated November 25 1945. Old folds else Fine with bright clear autograph: "Dear Josephine: Thanks so much for the news -- sad as it all was -- in your letter. It was nice to hear from you. I hope the autobiography may live up to your expectations." The recipient is likely the American proletarian novelist and essayist Josephine Herbst 1892-1969; the "sad news" to which Eastman refers may well have been Herbst's ongoing battles with her former husband and fellow novelist John Herrmann. unknown
Bookseller reference : 28254
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[AUTOGRAPHS] [LARDNER, Ring; MARQUIS, Don, MASTERS, Edgar Lee; ADE, George; HERFORD, Oliverl HUGHES, Rupert; HUSTON, Walter] T
Autograph Album of the niece of member W. S. Wright assembled in the 1930s. Autographs some with drawings of 86 actors artists and writers including Ring Lardner Don Marquis Edgar Lee Masters George Ade Oliver Herford Rupert Hughes and Walter Huston.
New York: ca. 1930s. purchased illustrated autograph album in printed wrappers. Wrappers quite worn and front wrapper detached. 12mo. Designed by Elisa E. Edwards. Herbert Hoover was present in the form of a clipped signature which is absent. Also pasted in is a beverage check from the Players bar signed by W. Spencer Wright "the first autograph after the Great Volsteadian Drought" unknown
Bookseller reference : 78314
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AUTOGRAPHS
Autograph collection.
1883-1916. Autograph hunting among British high society A fine assemblage of around 250 signatures of the luminaries of the Victorian and Edwardian age including a signed portrait of Ernest Shackleton the signatures of Prime Ministers Arthur Balfour and H. H. Asquith and the writers George Trevelyan John Morley and George Augustus Sala. Most of the signatures are clipped and mounted alongside their letterhead. The rest are tipped-in letters many of which are made out to Samuel Holliday 1846-1912 who worked as a superintendent for the North Eastern Railway for 48 years and consequently encountered many notable travellers - some are letters of thanks for his service. His obituary noted "he was one of the best known figures in railway circles at York and Newcastle and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him either in his official or private capacity" North Mail Newcastle Daily Chronicle 20 August 1912. Other letters are addressed to different people and acquired elsewhere. Where dated the letters range from 1883 to 1916. Also included are loose signed photographic portraits of William Booth Liza Lehmann and Harry Lauder and a signed sketch of Harry Furniss. Provenance: Anon. Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. London May 9 1983 Lot 356; sold to Steve Forbes chairman of Forbes Magazine and presidential candidate in the 1996 and 2000 US elections; his book label is loosely inserted. Contemporary half morocco album 283 x 229 mm brown cloth sides silk moiré endpapers cloth inner hinge supports. Together with five loose portraits of which four signed see note. Album rubbed some signatures loose contents a little toned. In very good condition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 176741
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Louis-Ferdinand CELINE - (to Leon DEFFOUX)
Lettre autographe signée adressée à Léon Deffoux
Paris 1934. Fine. Paris 3 mai 1934 21 x 27 cm 2 pages sur un feuillet une enveloppe jointe Autograph letter signed ""LF Destouches"" addressed to the journalist Léon Deffoux. 24 lines written in black ink several underlines and erasures of Celine's hand. Envelope attached. Folds inherent to the enveloping of the mail as well as some very tiny pinholes in the right margin of the leaflet. unknown
Bookseller reference : 63409
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[AUTOGRAPHS] HOOPER, Mrs Newlin LATIMORE, Sarah B
Autograph Album of Mrs. Newlin Hooper of New York City including musical and other quotations original drawings and letters and cards. Later the property of Sarah B. Latimore who made several additions.
New York and Paris 1902-1950. original elegant full inlaid and onlaid gilt morocco; a.e.g.; green moire silk doublures. Fine. 4to. Among the drawings are a small cartoon by Tony Sarg of a dog chasing a rat; a full page drawing by Edmond Anam-Jean of a lady; a watercolor of a small dog by Maud Earl; and a drawing of penguins by Leland Curtis of the U.S. Antacttic Expedition 1939-40. Many of the musical artists have added brief scores to their autograph sentiments. Contributors include: Marcella Sembrich 1858-1935; coloratura soprano; Edouard de Reszke 1853-1917; Polish bass; Edmond Anam-Jean 1858-1936; French symbolist painter; Clyde Fitch 1865-1909; playwright; Walter Damrosch 1862-1950; German-American conductor and composer; Lillian Nordica 1857-1914; dramatic soprano; T. J. Cobden-Sanderson fine printer; actress Sarah Cowell Lemoyne; William John Locke 1864-1930 British novelist; Olive Fremstad 1871-1951 Swedish-American opera diva; novelist Ian Hay; Kte Douglas Wiggin; Maud Alice Earl; Tony Sarg; Julia Arthur Cheney; Theodore Roosevely; Don Blanding and others. unknown
Bookseller reference : 68100
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(Autographs) Warner, George F
The International Manuscripts. Facsimiles from Originals in the Dept. of Manuscripts British Museum of Royal Historic and Diplomatic Documents Letters and Autographs of Kings and Queens Statesmen Generals Authors etc.
London: The International Library 1910. 1 vols. Folio. Loose in portfolio wrappers which are split. 1 vols. Folio. Very useful. <br/><br/> The International Library unknown
Bookseller reference : 25109
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1ere Convention Francaise Du Cinema Fantastique original poster
Nanterre: Theatre De Nanterre 1972. First Edition . Single Sheet. Fine. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2. Single Sheet Poster Printed On Both Sides With Directions On Reverse. From The Collections Of Forrest Ackerman. <br/> <br/> Theatre De Nanterre unknown
Bookseller reference : 056879
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Bocher, Barbara; Darius, Adam
The Cage: Dancing for Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine 1949-1954
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2012. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 287 Pp. Softcover First Printing. Inscribed At Length By The Author To "My Dear Friend Of So Many Years. Enjoy Some Of My Adventures You May Not Have Heard About." And Dated Oct 2012. The Author Joined Ballanchine's New York City Ballet In 1949 When She Was 14 Years Old As The Youngest Dancer. <br/> <br/> CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform paperback
Bookseller reference : 058675 ISBN : 1478246588 9781478246589
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Mitchell, Ruth Comfort; Decorations By Edward C Caswell;
Old San Francisco. Complete In 4 Volumes. Vol. 1: "The Forties-- Blue For True Love"; Vol. 2: "The Fifties-- Fire!"; Vol. 3: "The Sixties-- Curtain!" And Vol. 4: "The Seventies-- Tell Your Fortune
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company 1933. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Green Cloth Paper Labels On Spine And Front Cover.Illustrated Endpapers. First Printings With "1" On Last Page Of Text. Near Fine Except "Fire" Has A Short Tear At Center Of Spine. No Marks Bright And Clean No Foxing. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton-Century Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 059408
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(Autographs) PROWSE, Dave
Signed "Dave Prowse IS Darth Vader" 8X10 Photograph
Photograph. Near Fine. 8 X 10 Inches. Vintage publicity 8 X 10 B/W Photograph of Dave Prowse as Darth Vader. Signed "Dave Prowse IS Darth Vader" his typical inscription in black sharpie. unknown
Bookseller reference : 8376
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Brooke Hayward
Haywire
New York: Knopf 1977. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 325 Pp. Cloth. Stated Fourth Printing. Near Fine Book In A Clean Dust Jacket With A1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Spine. Inscribed By The Author "With Much Love" And Dated May 5 1977. <br/> <br/> Knopf hardcover
Bookseller reference : 059644 ISBN : 0394493257 9780394493251
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Rilke, Rainer Maria; Translation By M D Herter Norton; Design By Werner Helmer; Inscribed From Francis Lederer To Mrs Jesse Lask
The Tale Of The Love And Death Of Cornet Christopher Rilke
Nw York: W. W. Norton & Company 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 38 Pp. Grey Cloth Spine Black Cloth Covers Stamped In Gilt And Red. First Printing Near Fine In Very Good Dust Jacket Priced $1.50. Inscribed From Actor Francis Lederer " Dearest Mrs. Lasky To Find An Artistic Soul As Yours Touched By A Tale Like This Is Greatest Thrill To The Interpreter Francis Lederer". Francis Frantisek Lederer 1899- 2000 Was A Czech-Born American Film And Stage Actor With A Successful Career First In Europe Then In The United States. Lederer Started Acting When He Was Young And Was Trained At The Academy Of Music And Academy Of Dramatic Art In Prague. After Service In The Austrian-Hungarian Imperial Army In World War I He Made His Stage Debut As An Apprentice With The New German Theater A Walk-On In The Play Burning Heart. He Toured Moravia And Central Europe Making A Name For Himself As A Matinee Idol In Theaters In Czechoslovakia Hungary Austria And Germany. Notable Among His Performances Was A Turn As Romeo In Max Reinhardt's Staging Of Romeo And Juliet. In The Late 1920S Lederer Was Lured Into Films By The German Actress Henny Porten And Her Husband. He Worked With G.W. Pabst In Pandora's Box Starring Louise Brooks And Atlantic Both 1929. Lederer Billed As "Franz" At This Time Made The Transition From Silent Films To Sound Films. In 1931 Lederer Was In London To Perform On Stage In Volpone And The Next Year In Autumn Crocus By Dodie Smith Which He Then Performed On Broadway - Using The Name "Francis" - Where It Played For 210 Performances In 1932 And 1933. He Also Performed The Play In Los Angeles. Lederer's First American Movies Were Man Of Two Worlds 1934 Romance In Manhattan 1934 With Ginger Rogers The Gay Deception 1935 With Frances Dee And One Rainy Afternoon 1936. He Was Cast As The Lead With Katharine Hepburn In The 1935 Film Break Of Hearts But The Producers Replaced Him With Charles Boyer. It Was Irving Thalberg's Plan To Make Lederer The Biggest Star In Hollywood But The Death Of Thalberg Ended This Possibility. Although He Continued To Play Leads Occasionally - Notably When He Was A Playboy In Mitchell Leisen's Midnight With Claudette Colbert And John Barrymore - In The Late 1930S Lederer Began To Expand His Character Parts Even Playing Villains. Throughout His Career Lederer Who Studied With Elia Kazan At The Actors Studio In New York City Continued To Take Stage Acting Seriously And He Performed Often Both In New York And Elsewhere. He Appeared In Stage Productions Of Golden Boy 1937 Seventh Heaven 1939 No Time For Comedy 1939 In Which He Replaced Laurence Olivier The Play's The Thing 1942 A Doll's House 1944 Arms And The Man 1950 The Sleeping Prince 1956 And The Diary Of Anne Frank 1958. Although He Took A Break From Making Films In 1941 In Order To Concentrate On His Stage Work He Returned To The Silver Screen In 1944 Appearing In Voice In The Wind And The Bridge Of San Luis Rey And In Films Such As Jean Renoir's The Diary Of A Chambermaid 1946 And Million Dollar Weekend 1948. During The 1950S He Served As Honorary Mayor Of Canoga Park. He Would Continue To Make Television Appearances For The Next 10. In His Later Life Lederer Who Had Become Very Wealthy Invested In Real Estate Especially In The Canoga Park Community Part Of Which At One Time Included West Hills In 1987. He Was Active In Local And Los Angeles Civic Affairs Philanthropy And Politics. He Served As Recreation And Parks Commissioner For The City Of Los Angeles Received Awards For His Efforts To Beautify The City And Was The Honorary Mayor Of Canoga Park For Quite A Time. He Became Involved With Peace Movements Taught Acting And Was One Of The Founders Of The American National Academy Of Performing Arts And The International Academy Of Performing Arts. Jesse Louis Lasky 1880 - 1958 Was An Important Pioneer Film Producer Who Made A Few Films With Lederer. <br/> <br/> W. W. Norton & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045102
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(Autographs) LEIGH, Vivien
May 13 1963 Letter Signed by Vivien Leigh DURING HER "TOVARICH" RUN FOR WHICH SHE WON A TONY AWARD
New York: Original Letter 1963. Original Letter. Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. Typed Signed Letter TLS from Actress Vivien Leigh of Gone with the Wind fame. On Leigh's personal "Broadway Theatre New York" stationery. Signed in ink by Vivien Leigh. In part: "Thank you. for sending me the resume of your thesis on the death of Falstaff. With every good wish. Yours sincerely Vivien Leigh."Unobtrusive horizontal fold. <br /> <br /> Vivian Leigh 1913-1967 was a two-time Academy Award Winner. The first was for her starring role as "Southern Belle" Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and the second was for her Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Her only Tony Award was won in 1963 for Best Actress in a Musical in the Broadway version of "Tovarich" the year of this letter.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Ralph Edward Schroeder's Thesis for his M.A. at San Diego State College was filed in 1964 under the title "The Holy Dying of Falstaff and its Implications." OCLC locates only one copy at San Diego State. Original Letter unknown
Bookseller reference : 3972
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Howard, Jean; Watters, James; Design By John Lynch
Jean Howard's Hollywood: A Photo Memoir
New York: Harry N Abrams Inc 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Photographs Throughout. 248 Pp. Pink Cloth Stamped In Silver And In Blind. Photographic Endpapers. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Signed By Jean Howard Above Her Printed Name On The Title Page. We Also Have For Sale Separately An Archive Of Her Music Compositions. <br/> <br/> Harry N Abrams Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045951 ISBN : 0810911906 9780810911901
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(Autographs) HUNTINGTON, Samuel
1793 Samuel Huntington Signed Letter RE: Release of Ship During the Genet Affair ALS
Norwich CT: Original 1793. Original Letter. Very Good. 7 1/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. Autograph Letter Signed. Important letter from Samuel Huntington signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut. In part: "I am this day honore'd with your letter of the 29th Ulto.by Capt. Robert Barry; & agreeably to your desire to have restored to him the Brig. Nancy with all the Appurtenances & Cargo that were found on board at the time she was taken into Custody by the Government. / With Great Respect / I am your humble Servant / S. H."<br /> <br /> This "copy" made in the hand of Samuel Huntington as Governor of Connecticut. Dated September 3 1793 this letter is an important handwritten record from the close of the Citizen Genet Affair. Huntington writes to John Temple the British Consul-General to the United States concerning the return of an English ship siezed by illegal French privateer "Petit Democrat." <br /> <br /> Tipped to another sheet. Some bleeding and a bit of toning. A nicely preserved letter ALS overall. Original unknown
Bookseller reference : 4199
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(Autographs) AVALLONE, Michael (AKA: Nick Carter)
Michael Avallone ALS w/ Cover Nick Carter Content
1993. Original Letter. Very Good. Autograph Letter Signed ALS from Michael Avallone to noted autograph collector and author Mark Allen Baker. Avallone was the creator of the Nick Carter series and has written under several other pen names.<br /> <br /> "Mark / There is no Nick Carter - it's a house pen name / But - there most certainly is a MICHAEL AVALLONE and I launched the Nick Carter series in 1964 with Run Spy Run and The China Doll - Stay Loose Michael Avallone."<br /> <br /> Note written on a facsimile "montage" created to Avallone who was famous for autographing on similar facsimile sheets of his own creation. Accompanied by original cover envelope. From the collection of author and noted autograph collector Mark Allen Baker. unknown
Bookseller reference : 4699
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Peters, Harry T ; Inscription By Lazlo / Laslo Benedek To Richard Connell
California On Stone First Edition Inscribed As A Gift In 1947 To Writer / Screenwriter Richard Connell By Lazlo Benedek
Garden City Ny: Doubleday Doran And Company 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. Illustrations Throughout. 221 Pp. Beige Cloth With Spine And Cover Labels As Issued Grey Endpapers. #371 Of 501 Copies Of A Limited Edition. Light Wear But Fraying At Ends Of Spine. Inscribed "Richard Connell From Lazlo Benedek Mgm 1947. With A Note Indicating That The Book Had Been Borrowed By Two Los Angeles Psychiatrists In 1966 From Laguina Breach Artist Leonard Kaplan. László Benedek 1905 - 1992; Sometimes Laslo Benedek Was A Hungarian-Born Film Director And Cinematographer. He Intended To Be A Psychiatrist But He Worked In The Film Industry To Pay His Bills And Ended Up Deciding To Focus On That Instead. In Germany Benedek Was Cinematographer On The Mistress 1927. He Was Assistant Director On The Great Longing 1929 Directed By Steve Sekely And Edited And Assisted Directed The Man Who Murdered 1931 For Director Curtis Bernhardt. He Worked At Ufa For Joe Pasternak Until 1933. He Assisted On Hyppolit The Butler 1931 And Edited Die Wasserteufel Von Hieflau 1932 And Miss Iza 1933. When The Nazis Came To Power Benedek Followed Pasternak To Vienna Then Hungary Where He Edited A Precocious Girl 1934 Starring Franciska Gaal And Temptation 1934 Both Directed By Max Nuefeld; He Was Assistant Director On The Latter. He Went To England Where He Worked As A Writer On The Secret Of Stamboul 1936 Directed By In The Us Benedek Worked On The Montage Scenes Of Test Pilot 1938 At Mgm. He Edited A Little Bit Of Heaven 1940 For Pasternak At Universal. At Mgm He Was Assistant Director On Song Of Russia 1944 And Worked As An Associate Producer Under Joe Pasternak. Among His Jobs Included Doing Screen Tests Second Unit Directing And Supervising The Animated Dance Sequence In Anchors Away 1945. In 1946 He Was Linked With Communist Front Organisations. Benedek Made His Feature Film Directing Debut With The Kissing Bandit 1948 At Mgm Produced By Pasternak A Notorious Flop. He Went To Eagle Lion Where He Directed A Noir Port Of New York 1949 Starring Yul Brynner. For Stanley Kramer He Then Made Death Of A Salesman 1951 Which Was A Financial Disappointment But For Which He Won The Golden Globe Award For Best Director And A Best Director Nomination From The Directors Guild Of America. He Produced But Did Not Direct Storm Over Tibet 1952 Marton Directed Started To Direct Television Notably Episodes Of Footlights Theater And The Ford Television Theatre. Kramer Gave Him The Job Of The Wild One 1953 With Marlon Brando Originally Called The Cyclist's Raid. It Was For His Directorial Efforts On This Project That Benedek Is Best Remembered. The Wild One Caused A Storm Of Controversy And Was Banned In The United Kingdom Until 1968. He Went Over To Universal To Do Bengal Rifles 1954 With Rock Hudson. Benedek Returned To Germany To Write And Direct Sons Mothers And A General 1955. Back In The Us He Worked As A Film And Tv Director Almost Continuously Until 1977. From 1976 To 1980 He Was Chairman Of The Graduate Film Program At Nyu. Richard Edward Connell Jr. 1893 - 1949 Was An American Author And Journalist. He Is Best Remembered For His Short Story "The Most Dangerous Game" 1924. Connell Was One Of The Most Popular American Short Story Writers Of His Time And His Stories Were Published In The Saturday Evening Post And Collier's Magazines. He Had Equal Success As A Journalist And Screenwriter And Was Nominated For An Academy Award In 1942 Best Original Story For The Movie Meet John Doe 1941 Directed By Frank Capra And Based On His 1922 Short Story "A Reputation". <br/> <br/> Doubleday, Doran And Company paperback
Bookseller reference : 047522
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(Autographs) WHITE, Justice Byron
Signed OFFICIAL Supreme Court Chambers Card
Washington DC: Supreme Court of the United States. Original Autograph. Near Fine. 4 7/8 X 3 1/2 Inches. Original Justice Byron R. White Supreme Court Chambers Card with embossed eagle in upper left corner. Boldly signed by Justice White in black ink. Supreme Court of the United States unknown
Bookseller reference : 4897
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(Autographs) SOUTER, Justice David
Signed OFFICIAL Supreme Court Chambers Card
Washington DC: Supreme Court of the United States. Original Autograph. Near Fine. 4 7/8 X 3 1/2 Inches. Original Justice David H. Souter Supreme Court Chambers Card with embossed eagle in upper left corner. Boldly signed by Justice Souter in black ink. Supreme Court of the United States unknown
Bookseller reference : 4896
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Storm, Gale , Inscribed By Author To Actress Jane Withers
I Ain't Down Yet: The Autobiography of My Little Margie
Bobbs-Merrill Co 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 165 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Printing. Very Near Fine In Very Near Fine Price-Clipped Dust Jacket. Inscribed By Storm To "My Friend Jane" Who Was The Late Jane Withers Also An Actress. <br/> <br/> Bobbs-Merrill Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 049281 ISBN : 0672526840 9780672526848
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Veiller, Bayard; Produced By A H Woods; Staged By A H Vanburen
The Trial Of Mary Dugan: A Melodrama Of Ny Life In 3 Acts Inscribed By Producer A. H. Woods
New York City Ny: Samuel French 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. 144 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Red. First Printing. Very Good Light Usage. Inscribed By Producer A. H. Woods "To My Favorite Agent" Laura Wilk. Wilk Was A Very Well-Connected Broadway Agent At The Time. Albert Herman Woods Born Aladore Herman; 1870 -1951 Was A Hungarian-Born Theatrical Producer Who Spent Much Of His Life In The Usa. He Produced Over 140 Plays On Broadway Including Some Of The Most Successful Shows Of The Period Sometimes Under The Name Of The Production Company 'Al Woods Ltd. Woods Was Born In Budapest Hungary To A Jewish Family But His Family Brought Him To The United States As An Infant. He Grew Up On The Lower East Side Of Manhattan. As A Child He Would Skip School To Go To Theatrical Shows Where He Developed The Goal Of Becoming A Producer Himself. Woods Formed An Early Partnership With Sam H. Harris And Paddy Sullivan Running Tour Companies Of Popular Melodramas Starting With The Bowery After Dark. His First Broadway Production Was The Evil That Men Do In 1903. His Work On Broadway Escalated After The Popularity Of The Touring Melodramas Declined. Woods Had A Stable Of Favorite Playwrights Most Notably Owen Davis Who He Worked With For Several Years On Melodramas Such As Nellie The Beautiful Cloak Model. When Woods Turned To Producing Regular Broadway Shows He Focused On Bedroom Farces Starting With The Girl From Rector's In 1909. During A Trip To Europe In 1911 He Bought The Us Rights To The World's First Full-Color Feature Film The Miracle Which Eventually Premiered In New York 1913. Also In 1911 He Starting Building The Eltinge Theatre On 42Nd Street Named For One Of His Most Successful And Profitable Stars The Female Impersonator Julian Eltinge. By May 1911 A Run Of The Fascinating Widow Starring Eltinge At The Boston Theatre Was Expected To Have Receipts Of $500000 By The Time It Finished. From C1912 He Took Over The Leases Of A Large Number Of Berlin Theatres Including What Became The Ufa-Palast Am Zoo To Put On 'Kino-Vaudeville' Shows A Mix Of Variety Acts Imported From The Us Interspersed With Silent Films. He Was Also Involved With The American Millionaire Joe Goldsoll In The Building Of The German Capital's First Free-Standing Purpose-Built Cinema The Ufa-Pavillon Am Nollendorfplatz. When He Became Successful Woods Continued To Emphasize His Humble Roots And Was Known For His Folksy Manner With Everyone. He Greeted Patrons At The Eltinge As "Sweetheart". Upon Being Introduced To King George V Woods Addressed The Monarch Who Was Older Than Him As "Kid" And Took The Opportunity To Promote One Of His Productions Declaring It To Be "A Regular Show". Woods Was At His Peak In The 1920S Producing Such Hits As Ladies' Night 1920 The Demi-Virgin 1921 The Green Hat 1925 The Shanghai Gesture 1926 Filmed In 1941 And The Trial Of Mary Dugan 1927. However He Lost Most Of His Fortune In The Early 1930S And Never Fully Recovered. In The 1930S His Only Major Hits Were Five Star Final 1930 And Night Of January 16Th 1935. When Woods Staged The Sheldon Davis Comedy Try And Get It In August 1943 Critics Expressed Hope That It Would Revive His Flagging Career But It Closed In Less Than A Week. It Was His Final Production. Although Woods Continued To Read Scripts And Attempt To Generate Interest He Was Unable To Stage Any Productions After 1943. He Died On April 24 1951 In His Residence At The Hotel Beacon In New York. The Once Wealthy Former Producer Ended His Life Bankrupt. After A Memorial Service Attended By Many Prominent Theater Personalities His Remains Were Cremated. Woods Produced A Number Of Bedroom Farces Which Critics And Local Authorities Often Saw As Pushing The Boundaries Of Propriety. In Several Instances Woods Encountered Legal Troubles As A Result. <br/> <br/> Samuel French hardcover
Bookseller reference : 050277
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(Autographs) BURGHOFF, Gary
Eugene McCarthy Signed Index Card
Original. Original. Near Fine. 2 7/8 X 4 7/8 Inches. Index Card with bold signature in black sharpie by Senator and Presidential Candidate numerous times Eugene McCarthy. Original unknown
Bookseller reference : 5762
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Reagan, Ronald
Original Studio Photograph Of Ronald Reagan Inscribed By His Mother With His Signature Circa 1945
Los Angeles Circa 1940 / 1945: Ronald Reagan 1945. Original Signed Photograph . No Binding. Fine. 7" x 5. An Attractive Three-Quarter Length Portrait Of A Youthful Reagan Folding His Arms And Smiling Circa 1945. Inscribed To "Juanita" From Ronald But Reportedly Actualy Inscribed For His Housekeeper By Reagan's Mother Who Also Signed Elsewhere In A Similar Facsimile Of His Signature; The Apple Never Falls Far From The Tree Anything To Keep The Public Happy. <br/> <br/> Ronald Reagan unknown
Bookseller reference : 052168
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Niles, Blair; Photographs By Robert Niles Jr ; Ownership Signature Of Wallace Macdonald
Black Haiti: A Biography Of Africa's Eldest Daughter
New York: M. Rieder 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Photographic Plates. Viii 325 Pp. Black Cloth Spine Gilt Orange And Black Boards Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing With 1926 Date Oln Title Page. Light Usage Spine Cloth A Little Worn And Faded But Gilt Lettering Mostly Clear And Bright. Ownership Signature Of Wallace Archibald Macdonald 1891 - 1978 A Canadian Silent Film Actor And Film Producer. Per Wikipedia Macdonald Was Born In Mulgrave Nova Scotia Canada And Attended School In Sydney Nova Scotia. He Started As A Messenger Boy With The Dominion Steel Company In Sydney Nova Scotia. He Later Worked Up To Teller With The Royal Bank Branch In Sydney Before The Bank Transferred Him To Vancouver British Columbia. From There He Moved To California Where He Acted On The Stage Before Making Inroads Into Hollywood. Macdonald Started As An Actor In Films In 1914 And Starred In Almost 120 Motion Pictures Between Then And 1932. He Had Notable Roles In Such Films As Youth's Endearing Charm In 1916 Working With Mary Miles Minter And Harry Von Meter. Late In World War I He Returned Briefly To Nova Scotia To Enlist In The 10Th Canadian Siege Battery Where He Assisted In Recruiting For The Canadian Army. With The Advent Of Sound Macdonald's Acting Career Diminished And Most Of His Roles Between 1927 And 1932 Went Uncredited. He Retired From Acting In 1932 To Concentrate On Script Writing. However By 1937 He Had Recognized The Potential Of Film Production. It Is In His Role Of Producer That Macdonald Is Now Probably Best Remembered. He Produced Well Over 100 Films Between 1937 And 1959. Macdonald Married Actress Doris May In 1921 And They Remained Wed Until His Death In 1978 In Santa Barbara California. Films About Haiti And Produced In Haiti Are Scarce Almost Non-Existent. <br/> <br/> M. Rieder hardcover
Bookseller reference : 054780
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Original Photograph Of Actor Henry Irving Inscribed 1893
San Francisco 1893. Original Signed Photograph . No Binding. Fine. 7" x 5. Original Photograph Image 4 1/2" X 3 7/8" Mounted On Plain Card With Rounded Corners. Inscribed By Irving To "Sweet Charlotte" And Dated 1893. Note On Verso Explaining That It Was Obtained Backstage When She Was Taken To San Francisco By Rosa Bradbury And Her Sister. <br/> <br/> unknown
Bookseller reference : 039619
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Harold Victor Bauer
Original Handwritten Letter From Pianist Harold Bauer 1907 With Three Performance Programs 1917
Florence 1907 And Los Angeles 1917: Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti 1907. Original Documents . No Binding. Fine. Original Handwritten Two Page Letter To One Of His Students A Miss Wilson From Pianist Harold Bauer 1907 On Villa Braggiotti Florence Stationary With Three Performance Programs At The Trinity Theatre Los Angeles 1917. Some Wear And Soiling. Harold Victor Bauer 1873 - 1951 Was A Noted Pianist Who Began His Musical Career As A Violinist. He Took Up The Study Of The Violin Under The Direction Of His Father And Adolf Pollitzer. He Made His Debut As A Violinist In London In 1883 And For Nine Years Toured England. In 1892 However He Went To Paris And Studied The Piano Under Ignacy Jan Paderewski For A Year Though Still Maintaining His Interest In The Violin. An Anecdote Reports That Paderewski Jokingly Told Bauer To Concentrate On The Piano Because "You Have Such Beautiful Hair". In 1893 In Paris He And Achille Rivarde Premiered Frederick Delius's Violin Sonata In B Minor. During 1893-94 He Travelled All Through Russia Accompanying The Noted Soprano Mademoiselle Nikita And Giving Piano Recitals And Concerts After Which He Returned To Paris. Further Recitals In The French Capital Brought Him Renown And He Almost Immediately Received Engagements In France Germany And Spain. His Reputation Was Rapidly Enhanced By These Performances And His Field Of Operation Extended Through The Netherlands Belgium Switzerland England Scandinavia And The United States. In 1900 Harold Bauer Made His Debut In America With The Boston Symphony Orchestra Performing The U.S. Premiere Of Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor. On 18 December 1908 He Gave The World Premiere Performance Of Claude Debussy's Piano Suite Children's Corner In Paris. After That He Settled In The United States And Was A Founder Of The Beethoven Association. Between 1915 To 1929 He Recorded Over 100 Pieces For The Duo-Art And Ampico Reproducing Pianos One Of The Most Prolific Virtuoso Pianists In This Medium Of His Era. Harold Bauer Was Also An Influential Teacher And Editor Heading The Piano Department At The Well Known Manhattan School Of Music. Starting In 1941 Bauer Taught Winter Master Classes At The University Of Miami And Served As A Visiting Professor At The University Of Hartford Hartt School Of From 1946 Until His Death In 1951. He Published Harold Bauer His Book New York 1948. <br/> <br/> Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti unknown
Bookseller reference : 039620
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Theodore Taylor; Jule Styne
Jule: The story of composer Jule Styne
New York: Random House 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 293 Pp. Hardcover. First Edition Stated First Printing. Near Fine Book In Near Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed By Jule Styne. <br/> <br/> Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040050 ISBN : 0394412966 9780394412962
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Tony Palmer; Edited By Paul Medlicott
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
New York: Viking Press 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xii 323 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Inscribed By The Author Tony Palmer At Length To The Manager Of One Of The Subjects Of The Book With An Additional Letter On "Theatre Projects Film Productions/ All You Need Is Love" Letterhead Transmitting The Book At The Request Of Tony Palmer. Fine In Near Fine Dj With A Few Short Tears Along Top Edge Not Price Clipped. <br/> <br/> Viking Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 040324 ISBN : 0670114480 9780670114481
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