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1707Best.-Nr. 62995Bologna: Per Constantino Pisarri 1707. 12mo 14cm. Later stiff card binding all edges marbled; 1-2 3-96pp; decorative relief initials. Sound short tear to B10 else Very Good. Dedicated to Lodovico Rangoni. Vivaldi would write an opera based on this story in 1719. 5 copies recorded in OCLC none of which are in the US through 2 are recorded at Toronto. 62995. Per Constantino Pisarri unknown books
1927Best.-Nr. 88278New York: Longmans Green and Co 1927. First Edition. Octavo 20cm; brown cloth spine over terracotta paper-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and titling and decorations stamped in brown on front cover; black topstain; fore- and lower-edges untrimmed; dustjacket; vi23-1664pp. Some pages of text unopened. Light shelf-wear with rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped tanned with modest shelf-wear and -soil and tiny tears to extremities; Very Good. Dustwrapper includes no priority markings and includes the same price and reviews as other jacket variant. Anderson's third play concerning the marital difficulties of a young New York couple. Twice adapted for film first in 1929 by Gregory La Cava and again in 1940 by Vincent Sherman in a film starring John Garfield Anne Shirley and Claude Rains. 88278. Longmans, Green and Co unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 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
1937Best.-Nr. 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
1927Best.-Nr. 6914New York: Longmans Green and Co 1927. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards hardcover; dustjacket. Mild signs of use still Near Fine in a bright unclipped example of the scarce jacket lightly worn at edges and with shallow losses to spine ends not approaching text. Anderson's third play concerning the marital difficulties of a young New York couple. Twice adapted for film first in 1929 by Gregory La Cava and again in 1940 by Vincent Sherman in a film starring John Garfield Anne Shirley and Claude Rains. Longmans, Green and Co unknown books
1935Best.-Nr. 10848New York: Random House 1935. First Edition. Second issue jacket. Octavo. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 74p. Remarkable copy fully Fine in brilliant jacket with minimal evidence of use; just a small closed nick at upper corner of rear panel couple of small dust-smudges else Fine. The jacket spine which is very prone to darkening on this title is bright and unfaded. Random House unknown books
1805Best.-Nr. 28473London: John Cawthorn 1805. Group of 30 Portraits of Actors and Actresses. All mezzotint by several hands. 1 vols. 12mo. 1/2 red morrocco on marbled boards. A very good copy. Group of 30 Portraits of Actors and Actresses. All mezzotint by several hands. 1 vols. 12mo. Unusual. WH/2/20/3 John Cawthorn unknown books
1795Best.-Nr. 212574London: Robinson; T.N. Longman; T.N. Longman 1795. First editions. Engraved frontispiece to third playe Windsor Castle. 4 86 1; 8 84; 8 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter blue polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. Covers detached. First editions. Engraved frontispiece to third playe Windsor Castle. 4 86 1; 8 84; 8 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Robinson; T.N. Longman; T.N. Longman unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 191474Peking: People's Art Publishing House 1957. Hardcover. Good shelfwear and handwritten name in marker on front of cardboard box light foxing spots to title page and some borders plates are all present and otherwise very clean. Silk over boards portfolio with red Chinese lettering and yellow illustrations with bone clasp closures; 5 pp text with bw illustrations 73 color plates some with two or three per page. Issued in cardboard box with black Chinese lettering. Edited by the Research Studio of the Northeast Drama Institute. Designs reproduced by Lu Hua and Ma Chiang. Eng & Chinese. 16x15x1.5" People's Art Publishing House hardcover books
1991Best.-Nr. 110086NY: HarperCollins 1991. First edition first prnt. Tiny bottom edge spine cloth wrinkle; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. HarperCollins hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 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
1985Best.-Nr. 003482Theatre Communications Group 1985 1985. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Authors. Not a First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. No Jacket. Not a First. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The book that made the author actor famous.Tragic Sucide. Fine copy.Ink name.Extremely rare signed copy. Signed" Spalding Gray" in red ink. Theatre Communications Group, 1985 Paperback books
1979Best.-Nr. 003901Rand McNally 1979 1979. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beautiful copy.Fine copy in like jacket. Rand McNally, 1979 Hardcover books
1810Best.-Nr. 285195London: Miller 1810. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes Copperplate vignettes on title pages. 595pp. 614pp. 598pp. double column tall 8vo polished calf ornately gilt spines black leather spine labels boards crackled and quite darkened at edges hinges strengthened corners worn. London: William Miller 1810. Very good. Miller unknown books
1812Best.-Nr. 16074London: Longman 1812. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes. bound in 4. 8vo contemporary 3/4 tan calf leather spine labels marbled boards edges & endpapers lightly rubbed. London: Longman 1812. Very good . Historical and critical memoirs of British and Irish dramatic writers and actors listed alphabetically. Compiled by David Erskine Baker Isaac Reed and Stephen Jones. Longman unknown books
1876Best.-Nr. 26813NY: Wheat & Cornett 1876. Periodical. Several issues bound together. Volume I only. Large 8vo various pagination. Pictorial cover green cloth stamped in gilt. Some foxing o/w VG. No. 4 contains Richelieu by Lytton Bulwer starring Edwin Forrest at Niblo's and Edwin Booth at Booth's. Also The Married Rake and A Happy Pair. Wheat & Cornett unknown books
Best.-Nr. 9032919. DRAMA - CHINA. SCENES FROM CHINESE PLAYS SERIES I. N.p. n.d. circa 1920. Painted manuscript volume of traditional Chinese plays with 12 illustrations. Chinese and English language title on the cover and English language captions under the illustrations. 12 ff. Traditionally bound: paper wrappers with a blue cloth backstrip sewn with red string. 16 x 16.5 cm. Some of the scenes illustrated include are "A Fisherman Catches a Golden Tortoise" "A Spendthrift Son" "General T'sao Tsao Nearly Being Killed in an Inn" and "A Boy Sweeps Snow." Colorful scenes from dramas in very good condition. unknown books
1985Best.-Nr. 1100103NY: Morrow/Weisbach 1985. First US edition first prnt. Weak front board corner bump and lightly rubbed dustjacket. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image ods of the book described and not a stock photo. Morrow/Weisbach hardcover books
1980Best.-Nr. 100146Dallas: Pressworks 1980. First edition limited to 376 copies signed by Warren & illustrator Bill Komodore of which 350 were numbered and meant for sale and 26 lettered meant for use of the contributors and publisher. This copy is one of the 26 lettered issue. Copy "W ." Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards in acetate dustwrapper. With actetate inserts protecting color illustrations laid-in as issued. 4 pp music score by Alexie Haieff in stapled printed wraps laid-in as issued. Fine condition. Lettered copies are not commonly available. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Pressworks hardcover books
1967Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 17764Includes the following: Philips Ambrose The Distrest Mother. A Tragedy London: T. Caslong et al. 59 pp. frontispiece; Banks John The Happy Favourite; or the Earl of Essex. A Tragedy. printed for I. Hawes 70 2 pp.; Shakespeare William Hamlet Prince of Denmark printed for Woodfall 1868 72 ppl.' Shakespeare William The History of King Lear printed for Noble 1771 71 pp.; Congreve William The Mourning Bride Printed for S. Bladon 1768 71 pp.;; Shakespeare William Macbeth printed for Woodfall 1768 68 4 pp.; All of these are later editions but the compilation is a fascinating picture of what plays were popular in London in the 1760s and 1770s. . The six plays bound together in contemporary calf rebacked. Corners rubbed. Some offsetting from plates. Contemporary armorial bookplate John Beale. Also bookplate of anthropologist Frances Emma Watkins plus another ownership signature: "L. Watkins Denver Colo. 1873." A very good copy with interesting provenance. Details about library holdings of individual titles available upon request. Frances Emma Watkins 1899 – 1987 was born in Colorado and attended the University of Denver. After graduating with specializations in archaeology and anthropology in 1929 Watkins joined Isabel Kelly and Eva Horner in New Mexico on what was possibly the first excavation directed by an all-female team. Later Watkins worked as a curator at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles where she managed the museum's archives. Includes the following: Philips, Ambrose, The Distrest Mother. A Tragedy, London: T. Caslong [et al.[, 59 pp., frontispiece; Ban books
1991Best.-Nr. 10076NY: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0060166002 . First printing. Remainder dot on bottom edge else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Harpercollins hardcover books
1998Best.-Nr. 34832Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0801858364 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
2006Best.-Nr. 34842NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0374281033 . First American Printing. Publisher's promotional sheet laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
1977Best.-Nr. 31999NY: Harper & Row. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 0060137568 . First printing. Gift inscription on front free endpaper upper corner of front free endpaper is clipped else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Harper & Row hardcover books
