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2015réf. 1389404New York New York: Viking 2015. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 227 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is gray with yellow and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$17.99" on front flap has circular cream and green "Signed Copy" sticker adhesively affixed to front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail. Signed flat by Daniel James Brown Author on tipped in page. Shelved in hallway. 1389404. Special Collections. Viking hardcover books
1973réf. 1362036Tokyo New York & San Francisco: Kodansha International 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Folio: 6 251 pages. Very good/Very good. Pictorial dust jacket with black spine with white and pink lettering faded from red. Dust jacket lightly shelf-worn with faded lettering to spine; slightly age-toned. Boards lightly faded at edges; Text block slightly age-toned. Profusely illustrated with numerous black and white and color photographs. SH consignment. This is an oversized item which may require additional postage; please inquire for rates. 1362036. Special Collections. Kodansha International hardcover books
1962réf. 32810Chicago: Science Research Associates / SRA Pilot Library 1962. Very Good. Chicago: Science Research Associates / SRA Pilot Library 1962. First Edition. Octavo 20cm.; publisher's pictorial staple bound card wrappers; 31pp.; two-toned illus. throughout. Moderate wear to wrapper margins scattered Pilot Library rubberstamps throughout else Very Good internally clean and sound. Young Reader adaptation of a chapter on the formation of islands from Carson's 1951 classic The Sea Around Us. Three holdings located in OCLC as of May 2025 though one of them is . Science Research Associates / SRA Pilot Library unknown books
2003réf. 42246Tokyo Japan: Terayama World Co 2003. Very Good. Tokyo Japan: Terayama World Co. 2003. Large slim folio 42.5cm; publisher's pictorial boards; 27pp.; chiefly illus. Light wear and scuffing to boards else a Very Good internally clean and sound copy. Text entirely in Japanese. Uncommon graphic novel based on the erotic 1981 Japanese-French film Fruits of Passion directed by the poet and film maker Shuji Terayama and starring Klaus Kinski. This adaptation not separately catalogued in OCLC as of October 2025. Terayama World Co unknown books
1992réf. 170910Houston TX: Alley Theatre 1992. Vintage photograph of director Robert Wilson and assistant director Ann Christin Rommen during a workshop for the premiere of the 1992 production of the 1794 play. Photograph with a mimeo snipe label and a photographer's label on the verso. The play premiered at the Alley Theatre in Houston Texas on October 30 and closed on November 14 1992. Wilson's staging of the canonical 1794 play was Wilson's first project as Artistic Associate of Houston's Alley Theatre and was produced after an eight month creative process led by Wilson as the production's director and designer. Set in during the French Revolution. 7 x 5 inches. Two small pinholes to the upper left margin else Near Fine. Alley Theatre unknown books
1900réf. 000153Paris: H. E. Martin 1900. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Job; Jacques Drogue ornament. Folio - over 12. Book. Undated circa 1900. With 18 color illustrated plates by Job each 14 by 11 inches. Countries covered include of course France Germany USA England Austria-Hungary Belgium China Denmark Spain Greece the Netherlands Italy Russia Persia Sweden Norway Mexico Montenegro Japan Siam Abyssinia Canada Switzerland Transvaal Orange South Africa Turkey Egypt Tunisia Siam Brazil Finland Portugal Bulgaria. Pages are quite toned as inevitable with the type of paper; otherwise clean. Binding tight. H. E. Martin unknown books
1925réf. 006149New York: David Belasco Privately Printed 1925. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to. 178 pages. Included are photos of stars and of scenes from the play and of Belasco himself receiving a medal from the French government. There are 34 photos in all. Also reprint of interview with Belasco and a tribute to Belasco. Belasco now known by most merely as the name of a theater was one of the leading theater impresarios and a flamboyant showmen in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century noted especially for his crowd-pleasing stage effects and popular entertainments. Condition: other than very minor wear along lower edge of DJ and a few spots on its rear this is a pristine copy and the DJ can still comfortably be described as in fine condition. David Belasco, Privately Printed unknown books
1922réf. 30610Hollywood Calif.: Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation. Near Fine. c.1922. First Edition. Hardcover. dark green buckram with gilt lettering; no dust jacket faint external wear along spine otherwise blemish-free. sepia-tone film stills A "photoplay edition" of sorts this small booklet approx. 75 unnumbered pages presents the story of the 1922 silent film epic ROBIN HOOD which starred Douglas Fairbanks and was produced by him for release through the then-young United Artists. It includes the cast and credits of the film and is illustrated with a generous selection of full-page scene stills. It appears to be a promotional or souvenir item which has been specially bound; after the conclusion of the story proper there are another ten pages or so devoted to background on the conception and production of the film the sort of thing that one might ordinarily find in a studio pressbook of the time. OCLC records several copies of what appears to be a shorter version of this same item published by Prospect Press in New York; at 64 unnumbered pages issued in pictorial wraps which have not been bound with the present version it would seem to be a version that presents the story only without the additional of the additional production-related information. The latter "production" section is also printed on a somewhat different quality paper suggesting that the two sections may have been "married" in this custom binding making this perhaps a unique example. Two notes: 1 "Elton Thomas" was a pseudonym for Douglas Fairbanks himself; and 2 this item comes from the collection of the esteemed film historian Rudy Behlmer 1926-2019 who among his many areas of expertise was known for his comprehensive knowledge of movies about Robin Hood. . Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation hardcover books
1967réf. 26836New York: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dj. c.1967. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. a tight clean copy with no discernible wear to either book or jacket just a touch of tanning to the jacket spine. B&W photographs Musical adaptation of the "Peanuts" comic strip which ran for 1597 performances in its original off-Broadway production and has been re-staged and adapted for other media numerous times since notably as a 1973 TV special and in a 1999 Broadway revival. The original production starred Gary Burghoff as Charlie Brown and Bob Balaban as Linus Van Pelt. . Random House hardcover books
1947réf. 26094New York: Random House 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. SIGNED BY 25 CAST MEMBERS FROM THE BROADWAY PRODUCTION. The signers include John Carradine Estelle Winwood Le Roi Operti Martita Hunt Nydia Westman Sandro Giglio and Millicent Brower. The play ran for two years on Broadway and had a revival a few years later. Bound in original dark blue cloth with title and author in gilt to spine. Very good minus with some chipping and bumping. No dust jacket. Signatures are on free front endpaper. half title and title pages. Interior is clean with three black and white photos from the production. DRA/071812. Random House hardcover books
1965réf. 130135Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Final script for the 1966 film. The 1960s remake of the classic 1939 John Ford Western in which a group of ten unlikely traveling companions on a stagecoach to Cheyenne must fight together when beset upon by both outlaws and Native Americans. Shot on location in Colorado. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper production No. 58 dated April 9 1965. Title page present dated April 9 1965 noted as Final with credit for screenwriter Landon. 137 leaves Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 6-9-75. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956réf. 147087Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Final draft script for the 1956 film. Wrappers trimmed to conform to text block separating spine from wrapper abd cropping copy number stamp "650" and re-written in manuscript ink. Production number adjusted in manuscript pencil with ."5." "#3" in manuscript in on edge of spine. Based on Marcelle Maurette's 1952 stage play about a scheme to conspiracy to extort ten million pounds from a bank by teaching a homeless girl to impersonate the missing Russian princess Anastasia. Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her lead role. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 650 and production No. 2677 dated June 7 1956. Title page present dated June 7 1956 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter Arthur Laurents. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus trimmed to conform to text block with spine separate bound with two gold brads. Twilight Time 203. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1966réf. 138328Prague: Jiriho Wolkra Theatre 1966. Original flyer for a 1966 production of Stephan Zweig's 1928 adaptation of Ben Johnson's Jacobean Era play "Volpone" at the Jiriho Wolkra Theatre in Prague in May 1966. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. Offset lithograph image with letterpress text to the recto and verso. Light foxing to the verso else bright and Near Fine. Jiriho Wolkra Theatre unknown books
1961réf. 143272Paris: Cinedis 1961. Three original color transparencies from the 1961 film. Starring actors including Marais and Vlady are seen in lavish period costumes designed for the film by Marie-Claude Fouquet and Jacqueline Guyot. Housed in a light blue mailing envelope with annotations on the recto in manuscript ink noting contact information for Fouquet and Guyot. Based de La Fayette's 1678 anonymously published novel France's first historical novel widely regarded as an early psychological novel. The Princess Vlady marries a much older prince Marais but yearns for a handsome duke Poron. Her fidelity eventually coming into question. Marais also starred in Delannoy's and Cocteau's other collaboration "Love Eternal" 1943. Two transparencies 3.25 x 4.5 inches one slightly larger. Near Fine overall in original transparent sleeves. Cinedis unknown books
1959réf. 45822New York: Random House 1959. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; gray vinyl cloth with titles stamped in black and gilt and photographic still mounted to front cover; dark yellow-orange topstain; dustjacket; xiv23-1055pp; illus. Inscribed by Ruth Ford to Harlan P. Kleiman on the front endpaper: "To Harlan / with great expectations / Ruth Ford." Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $2.95 with sunning to spine and front panel extremities some light dustiness and trivial wear to crown. Distinguished copy of Ford's stage adaptation of Faulkner's 1951 novel written in the form of a three-act play with each act preceded by a narrative section. Ford removed the narrative sections and revised the remainder of the novel for dramatic unity. Inscribed to Harlan Phillip Kleiman screenwriter Broadway producer and co-founder of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. Provenance: From the collection of Broadway star Sondra Lee. Petersen Collection A49.1. Random House unknown books
1974réf. 907Paris: Théâtre de la Ville 1974. 1152 pp. mimeographed leaves printed recto only. In French. Original cloth-tape-backed printed cloth over card covers. Signed by Arthur Miller on the title page. Cloth backing worn with two-inch split at head of front cover covers moderately soiled inch-long pen mark on title page. Good to very good. French script adaptation of Arthur Miller's 1972 play THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AND OTHER BUSINESS by Jean Mercure 1909-1998 who directed it at the Théâtre de la Ville in 1974. Avant Scène published a trade edition of the script in the same year. OCLC locates no copies of the present version. Théâtre de la Ville paperback books
1926réf. 007749New York: Macy-Masius 1926. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Black buckram. Fine. Willy Pogany. No. 1116 of 2000 copies signed by Willy Pogany. 4to. 26 by 18 cm. 180 xii pp. Pochoir headpieces -- oblong vignettes -- on many pages plus 11 full page pochoir illustrations -- including in this count the two title pages. Pogany's highly stylized Art Deco period illustrations capture the spirit of Louys' nod to hedonistic decadent Classicism. Light wear to buckram. Otherwise a fine copy. Macy-Masius hardcover books
1961réf. 144012Paris: Cinedis 1961. Archive of 14 original single weight black-and-white photographs and various ephemera from the 1961 film here under the original French title. The photographs numbered on the versos in manuscript pencil detail costumes for starring actors Marina Vlady and Jean Marais an exhibit of film stills and costume designs at a bookshop called "Lavocat" costumes displayed at tge shop "Delvaux" and the ephemera consists of a press packet detailing film credits and biographies an invitation for two to the premiere on March 26 at the Marivaux cinema a small slip with annotations in manuscript ink and a carbon typescript from Maryse Martres to "Madame Armon" at Delvaux regarding the costumes. Housed in a large manila folder. Based de La Fayette's 1678 anonymously published novel France's first historical novel widely regarded as an early psychological novel. The Princess marries a much older prince Marais but yearns for a handsome duke Poron. Her fidelity eventually coming into question. Marais also starred in Delannoy's and Cocteau's other collaboration "Love Eternal" 1943. Delannoy directed over 50 films at first well-regarded dissipating at the end of his career with several B-grade films. Costuming for the film was produced by Pierre Cardin and Marcel Escoffier both also worked together on "Beauty and the Beast" 1946 and "Fernandel the Dressmaker" 1956. Martres Martin was a prolific French actress since 1948 notably "Girl on the Third Floor" 1955 and "The Happy Road" 1957 and she was later involved in press relations at Cinedis a notable film agency in operation since the Silent Film era. Kishi was born in 1932 and became a Japanese actress and writer. She married director Ciampi in 1957. Since 1996 she has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA. The Delvaux shop has been producing leather goods mostly handbags since the 19th century with central locations in Belgium. Photos range from 6.75 x 9 inches to 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Ephemera ranges from 3.5 x 4.75 inches to 8 x 10.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with scattered creases and toning. Cinedis unknown books
1956réf. 63610Paris: Gallimard 1956. Softcover. First French edition. Fine in wrappers and fine unprinted tissue dustwrapper. One of 85 numbered copies. Gallimard unknown books
1968réf. 89559New York: Christian Bourgeois 1968. First French-Language Edition. Limited issue one of only 22 large-paper copies on Alfa Mousse this being no. 11 of 15 copies for sale after 7 hors-commerce. Octavo; printed dustwrapper over plain card wrappers; 220pp. Fine in publisher's glassine; text completely unopened. A pristine copy of a true Burroughs rarity. MAYNARD & MILES D12. Christian Bourgeois unknown books
1915réf. 90590New York London Boston: G. Schirmer 1915. Apparent 1st ed. with Johnson translation no later printing information. Paperback. Very Good. 165p. Softcover in original wrapper. Illustration mounted on front. 31cm. Vover illustration scuffed with some crease marks. Backstrip chipped at bottom and appears to have been reglued for four or five centimeters above above the chipping. Tape mark next to bottom of backstrip on both sides. Contents sound and clean. Johnson had great success as a lyricist early in the century but found chamged tastes when he attempted a return to song-writing in 1914. He did successfully translate the libretto for this opera which the Metropolitan Opera performed in 1916. Granados the Spanish Romantic composer of the piano pieces from which this opera was adapted attended the premiere but drowned in the English channel upon his return to Europe when a German submarine torpedoed the boat on which Granados was travelling. The libretto appears throughout the music in this edition with Granados's Spanish text immediately above Johnson's English translation. The libretto was also published separately by Schirmer in 1915 as a smaller-format 42-page pamphlet in their series of opera-librettos with Granados's Spanish text and Johnson's English translation appearing side by side in separate columns. We don't know whether either version has publishing priority but both are quite uncommon. G. Schirmer paperback books
1915réf. 91341New York London Boston: G. Schirmer 1915. Apparent 1st ed. with Johnson translation no later printing information. Paperback. Good. 165p. Softcover in original wrapper. Illustration mounted on front. 31 cm. Ends of backstrip chipped as are lower corners of front cover. Minor creasing and corner wear. Hard to decipher circular rubber stamp on lower corner of front cover. "Distribuidores exclusivos para Colombia Casa Musical Humberto Conti Bogota .". stamped in black at bottom of title-page. Johnson had great success as a lyricist early in the century but found that tastes had changed when he attempted a return to song-writing in 1914. He translated the libretto for this opera which the Metropolitan Opera performed in 1916. Granados the Spanish Romantic composer of the piano pieces from which this opera was adapted attended the premiere but drowned in the English channel upon his return to Europe when a German submarine torpedoed the boat on which Granados was travelling. The libretto appears throughout the music in this edition with Granados's Spanish text immediately above Johnson's English translation. The libretto was also published separately by Schirmer in 1915 as a smaller-format 42-page pamphlet in their series of opera-librettos with Granados's Spanish text and Johnson's English translation appearing side by side in separate columns. We don't know whether either version has publishing priority but both are quite uncommon. G. Schirmer paperback books
1785réf. Dublin1785GILPIN John aka COWPER William -- Adaptation: The life of John Gilpin taken From divers Manuscripts in the Possession of the Family and now published for the first Time by their Permission for the Gratification of the Public Curiousity respecting so extraordinary a Character. Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Burnet White Burton H. Whitestone Byrne Cash M'Donnel and Marchbank 1785. 12mo viii 144pp complete but lacking front and rear blank free endleaves; early brown tree-calf scuffed outer hinges and corners worn. Rare first Irish edition of a little known entirely spurious and understandably comedic prose 'life' of the fictional draper from Cheapside John Gilpin star of William Cowper's ballad 'The diverting history of john gilpin'. Cowper's verse which follows Gilpin on an intended journey to the Bell Inn Edmondton during which he became separated from his family and was taken by an out of control horse to a town ten miles distant had first appeared anonymously in the Public Advertiser 1782. The poem's popularity was immortalised in a series of performances at Freemason's Hall by the acclaimed Shakespearean actor John Henderson 1747-1785 and well capitalised upon by the London ballad and print trade as well as by provincial stage-managers. This present attempt in thirteen chapters at telling the earlier and post ballad-journey life of the unfortunate Gilpin is perhaps unsurprisingly given the desire for popularity by association dedicated to Henderson. It includes a narrative re-telling of the abortive trip to the Bell as Chapter X 'How he intended to have dined at Edmondton and was carried Ten Miles beyond it' as well as reprinting the verse original 'as read repeatedly with the greatest applause by Mr. Henderson'. All editions of this fictional work first published by S. Bladon London 1785 and reprinted twice there in the same year are rare; ESTC locates only four copies of this first Irish edition in the British Isles BL Cambridge Dublin and NLI and just three elsewhere Princeton Rutgers and Nebraska-Lincoln. ESTC T99012. Burnet, White, Burton, H. Whitestone, Byrne, Cash, M'Donnel, and Marchbank, hardcover books
1931réf. 130961Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcee looking to remarry. She falls for her physician Dr. Karl Bemis but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. Tall peach side stapled self wrappers noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper dated October 6 1931 with credits for writers Hughes Heath Buchman and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1957réf. 447978Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A free adaptation for the theater by Mary Manning. Ownership signature of actor Michael Clarke-Laurence. Fine in a very good or better dustwrapper with faint toning on the spine. Letter laid in from director and screenwriter Mary Bute on the stationary of Expanding Cinema to Michael Clarke-Laurence offering him a part in the adaptation. Bute eventually directed the film in 1966; it was awarded as Best Debut at the Cannes Film Festival; Clarke-Laurence did not appear in it. Harvard University Press hardcover books
