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1934Octavo in offwhite illus original dust jacket; ix pages, 2 leaves, 233 pages 22 cm Contents: Six characters in search of an author -- "Henry IV." -- Right you are! (If you think so). / Drama. Italian drama.
2014réf. 2-2924097169Editions-dhArt 2014. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 364 pages. French language. 8.27x5.22x0.82 inches. Editions-dhArt paperback
2011réf. DADAX0761855610UPA 2011-08-12. paperback. New. 6.14x0.78x9.13. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. UPA paperback
1970réf. 80787New York: Liberation 1970. First Edition. First printing; issued as "Liberation" v.15 no. 3. Signed by Bentley on front cover. Mild smudge to autograph else fine. First printing of this experimental political theater piece described as "a stage show for a rock group of 4 musicians and about 10 singing actors." Written by the renowned critic and translator of Brecht; the show ran briefly in 1970 and 1971 to mixed reviews. Scarce signed. Liberation unknown books
1937réf. 55143New York: Covici & Friede 1937. First Edition. Octavo 19cm. Yellow cloth boards lettered in red and black; dustjacket; red top-stain; 183pp. Near Fine unworn copy in original unclipped jacket a bit darkened on spine and with small nicks and losses to extremities; Very Good. A two-act comedy set in the midst of a political uprising in Ecuador. The play was produced by The Theatre Guild and opened at the Guild Theater in October 1937 with Leslie Banks in the lead role. The show lasted only 46 performances closing before Christmas. Covici & Friede unknown books
1967réf. 10954NY: Simon & Schuster 1967. First edition first prnt. Black & white photos of the original cast production which featured Jerry Orbach Cleavon Little and Judd Hirsch. Signed by Friedman on the front free endpage. Above his name he has written "Best wishes." Short remainder stripe on the bottom edge spine ends lightly pushed beginning toning on spine; dustjacket with quarter-inch chip on rear panel bottom edge. tiny closed tear on front panel and touched corners. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Friedman's first play. Uncommon signed. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
réf. 000502Dutton 1989 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ISBN:0-525-24725-4. Mint copy of galley proof. Dutton, 1989 Paperback books
2003réf. 32812NY: Cambridge University Press. As New. 2003. Hardcover. 0521820065 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
2004réf. 31667Westport: Greenwood Press. As New. 2004. Hardcover. 0313322333 . First printing. As new in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Greenwood Press hardcover books
réf. 17436On letterhead of the Secretary's Office Garrick Club London . 15 May 1888. 2pp. 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition lightly aged and creased. Lowe's request has been laid before the Club's committee and there is no possibility of acceding to it: 'You say in your letter that you are aware that the privilege engraving the pictures in the Club Collection is "rarely" granted but in this matter I fear you must have been misinformed as it is against the Rules to grant it at all'. On letterhead of the Secretary's Office, Garrick Club [ London ]. 15 May 1888. unknown
réf. 6137London: G.H. Davidson or John Cumberland. Hardcover. Good. Cruikshank and others. Seven chapbooks of Cumberland's British Theatre bound in one: No. 88 The Lord of the Manor by General John Burgoyne; No. 105 Rosina by Mrs. Brooke; No. 134 The Siege of Belgrade by James Cobb; No. 136 The Poor Soldier by John O'Keeffe; No. 228 The Haunted Tower by James Cobb; No. 238 The Castle of Andalusia by John O'Keeffe; and No. 423 Billy Taylor by J.B. Buckstone; original chapbooks bound with their covers; Nos. 88 105 136 228 and 423 have Cruikshank frontispieces frontis of No. 134 MISSING. 16mo bound in black cloth with gilt-stamped leather title piece added to spine; overall good cocked; boards soiled; 0.75inch tear to top joint end and small tear to bottom joint end of front board; chip to cloth on spine head; foxing and toning to pages; original covers edgeworn creased and lightly chipped; waterstains to top edge of Lord of the Manor Rosina and Siege of Belgrade; cracked at p26-7 last page and rear cover of Rosina and rear cover of Rosina and front cover of Siege of Belgrade; cracked at p42 and rear cover of Poor Soldier; cracked at p50-1 and p60 and rear cover of Castle of Andalusia. G.H. Davidson or John Cumberland hardcover
1958réf. 39641Los Angeles: Gilbert Rich and Associates 1958. Paperback. 4to. Stiff orange pictorial wrappers. 21pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. First and probably sole edition of this souvenir program for this stage production adapted and directed by Norman Corwin and starring Bette Davis and then-husband Gary Merrill. Features full-page portraits with facing biographies of Davis Merrill Corwin and Sandburg together with commentary about Sandburg by Corwin and Davis and other photographs. This compilation of poetry excerpts letters and other Sandburg writings was edited by Corwin and published in clothbound form by Harcourt Brace & World in 1961. The stage production ran for a time in Los Angeles then only briefly in New York with Leif Ericson replacing Merrill never making it to Broadway. This handsome tight copy has a tipped-in blank leaf bearing a tipped-in Typed Note Signed from Corwin 1p 5" X 8" Los Angeles CA 11 March 1973. Addressed to "Carl" not the poet dead six years by 1973 but rather noted Broadcast Music Inc. executive and noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar Carl Haverlin 1899-1985. Very good. Couple of stray paper clip marks. Sends "copies of two pieces I had written earlier for WESTWAYS. I trust that you saw the last one which was on Phrase-makers. My love to Virgie and Carol and I don't exactly feel hostile to you either." Signed simply "Norman" in blue fineline. Original envelope also tipped in as are the copies mentioned photocopies of 2-page "Corwin on Media" and 4-page Confessions of a Map Addict." Corwin 1910-2011 was a prolific writer screenwriter radio dramatist producer and essayist. Laid in loose is the uncommon Brooklyn Academy of Music 4-page small 4to program or the 24 October 1959 performance of this stage production showing Merrill not Ericson as Davis's co-star. Gilbert Rich and Associates paperback
1900réf. 329667Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company 1900. First American edition thus by Penn Publishing Company. Lacking original wrappers printed text begins with title page uneven tanning and soiling on title page and final printed page pages are creased with short nicked tear at lower corner; a good copy only. First American edition thus by Penn Publishing Company. OCLC lists a single holding of this Penn Publishing first edition University of Pennsylvania; association copy playwright Austin Strong's copy. English dramatist Sydney Grundy 1848-1914 was born in Manchester; he became a lawyer 1869-1876 and a playwright. His first play A Little Change was produced at the Haymarket Theatre in 1872; he was a librettist of comic operas many of his plays were adaptions and a number of his plays were performed on Broadway. The Penn Publishing Company unknown
1970réf. 80787New York: Liberation 1970. First Edition. First printing; issued as "Liberation" v.15 no. 3. Signed by Bentley on front cover. Mild smudge to autograph else fine. First printing of this experimental political theater piece described as "a stage show for a rock group of 4 musicians and about 10 singing actors." Written by the renowned critic and translator of Brecht; the show ran briefly in 1970 and 1971 to mixed reviews. Scarce signed. Liberation unknown
1937réf. 55143New York: Covici & Friede 1937. First Edition. Octavo 19cm. Yellow cloth boards lettered in red and black; dustjacket; red top-stain; 183pp. Near Fine unworn copy in original unclipped jacket a bit darkened on spine and with small nicks and losses to extremities; Very Good. A two-act comedy set in the midst of a political uprising in Ecuador. The play was produced by The Theatre Guild and opened at the Guild Theater in October 1937 with Leslie Banks in the lead role. The show lasted only 46 performances closing before Christmas. Covici & Friede unknown
1945réf. 014151Milan Italy: Emilio Bestetti 1945. This is an almost very good hardcover reference copy bound in black cloth with gilt title on the spine. Very clean inside and out but the pages are tanning and there was a moisture splash to the top page edge near the spine. This is visible internally at the top near the middle of the book. Not all that visible but there. No mustiness. One name to a front endpaper. Not ex-library. Text by Adami in Italian. 296 plates in both color and black & white. Plate list fully identifies the artists. About 65 artists who designed sets for La Scala during the glorious first century of its' existence. Costume designs by 37 designers many also designed sets. 13" high X 9" wide 33 text pages plates. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good. Emilio Bestetti Hardcover
1985réf. 27809NY and London: Garland Publishing. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1985. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0824088549 . Publisher's full black cloth gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with the facsimile manuscript full scores of Romeo und Julie by Georg Anton Benda from Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz in West Berlin mus. ms. 1354 and Der Alchymist by Joseph Schuster from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich mus. ms. 6138. Introductions by Thomas Bauman. The volume is in perfect pristine condition unmarked unread tight square and clean. A large heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. Quite scarce. AS NEW. German Opera 1770-1800 Series. Vol. 5. Musical Scores. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Unpaginated pp . Garland Publishing hardcover
1995réf. 210283Jefferson NC: McFarland Publishing 1995. A comprehensive history 729 pages. Corners and spine ends gently rubbed. Previous owner's signature Allen J. Hubin on the front end paper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. McFarland Publishing Hardcover
1977réf. 41510New York Methuen 1977 paperback. Reprinted 1980. Printed as drafts with incomprehensible of course corrections. Drawings color photos screen shots scribbles etc. -- Softcover various paginations 7.5x10 inches. Condition: very good cover edges rubbed; cover corner crease. ISBN 0416003419 Methuen paperback
1979réf. 722451979. 1979 Bruccoli Matthew J RAYMOND CHANDLER: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY Pittsburgh Studies in Bibliography Pittsburgh PN: University of Pittsburgh Press c1979 146pp b/w illus index Lg 8vo As new hardcover copy. unknown
1983réf. 220351Garden City NY: Doubleday & Co./Crime Club 1983. Nine previously unpublished radio plays including two featuring Dr. Gideon Fell. Spine heel gently bumped. Jacket rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends lightly tanned in Brodart. Inscribed on the front end paper "For Marv Lachman From his admiring friend. Doug Greene. 10 Mar. 1984.". Inscribed By the Editor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Doubleday & Co./Crime Club Hardcover
2002réf. 142014Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Pr 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp. xxvii 572.""A revised and updated version of Modern British Drama 1890-1990 is the first one-volume analysis of English playwriting over the twentieth century. Through detailed discussions of major dramatists and plays Christopher Innes traces the evolution of modernism from Bernard Shaw to the present as well as theatrical developments over the period. The text… Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
1881réf. 38148London Chatto and Windus 1881 hardcover. Author was novelist and drama critic for the London Pall Mall Gazette; he contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography; wrote other books about the stage Century Cyclopedia. -- Hardcover two volume set attractive dark green covers with bright spine letters. Condtion: near fine v.2 has shallow crease to several pages and edge foxing to a few; owner name. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1879réf. 10045London: Longmans Green and Co. 1879. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Probably the First Edition of this 'novelization' for young people of 6 stories from Euripides' plays; preface is dated April 1879. 12mo green cloth aeg no dj; good cocked; spine faded spotted and chipped at top; corners worn to boards; odd armorial bookplate covering most of the front pastedown bookseller's sticker below bookplate F. Loeser & Co. Brooklyn; water stains on top edge of both pastedowns and feps; pages browned; 154pp 12pp ads. Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
1977réf. 40639London Folio Society 1977 hardcover. First Edition First Printing for The Folio Society. Foreword by Charles Ede. The introductory essay writers include Richard Burton for Hamlet Lawrence Olivier for Antony and Cleopatra etc. 12 costume designs are selected here in color. -- Hardcover. Condition: near fine owner name with fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
