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1913réf. 1590London: Constable and Company Ltd. 1913. First Edition Thus. 12mo 7 1/8 x 5 inches; 180 x 125 mm xix 210 2 pages in yellow-green cloth. Modest rubbing to boards page edges lightly toned small "First Edition" stamp on front paste down some dusting to top edge numerous pages unopened small closed tear to page xix. The dust jacket is darkened along the spine and has a few small chips. Overall a Very Good or better copy.George Bernard Shaw's 1891 essay on the plays of Henrik Ibsen presented here with a new preface for this edition as well an analysis of plays that Ibsen wrote after 1891. The book is an important expression of Shaw's theories about theatre in which he contrasts Ibsen's vibrant social realism with a more formal and stagnant Victorian theatre. A lovely collectible copy in the scarce dust jacket. Constable and Company Ltd. hardcover books
1978réf. 1596New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1978. First Edition First Printing. 8vo 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; 215 x 144 mm 275 1 pages in green cloth. Light sunning to edges of boards light soiling to top edge rubbing and slight bump to rear board. Very Good or better in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket that has light soiling to the front panel a crease in the rear flap and rear panel and light toning to the flaps.SIGNED by Derek Walcott on the front free end paper: "To Dave / Derek / FSG /Oct 86." Two plays by the Nobel Prize winner. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
1975réf. 14357New York / Ramsey / Toronto: Paulist Press 1975. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Small wide quarto. Three plays by the author of The Miracle Worker. DDesigned and illustrated by Ellen Keusch. A handsome fine clothbound copy in near fine dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by Gibson on the blank page facing the title page. Paulist Press hardcover books
1991réf. 14356New York: Theatre Communications Group 1991. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Stated first edition. Three tales by Hurston as adapted by Wolfe. Music for the show was provided by Chic Street Man. A fine clothbound copy in fine dustwrapper. Theatre Communications Group hardcover books
1977réf. 14355Boston: Little Brown & Co 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Stated first edition of Duberman's biographical dram of the life of Jack Kerouac. A superb copy in dustwrapper. Little, Brown & Co hardcover books
1976réf. 14375New York: Hill and Wang 1976. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. First edition stated of this play by the author of Hot L Baltimore. A fine clothbound copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. This copy SIGNED by Wilson on the front endpaper. Quite uncommon thus. Hill and Wang hardcover books
1953réf. 14374New York: Random House 1953. First edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Stated first printing. 142 pp. A handsome fine copy in grey cloth binding with photo inset to front cover. Dustwrapper is clipped at front corner else a fine example. Random House hardcover books
1857réf. WRCLIT18302New York & London: Samuel French & Son 1857. 36pp. Printed orange wrappers. Near fine. First edition of this playlet based on Delano's own experiences in the diggings in 1850. Ascribing priority of printings to French plays is usually tentative at best; however this copy bears an advertisement for the play version of TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM as a new publication so it seems certain that this is at least a very early printing if not the first. EBERSTADT 134:123. Samuel French & Son unknown books
1855réf. WRCLIT18659New York: Samuel French 1855. 19pp. Printed wrappers. Very good. Early American printing of this popular play first published and produced in London in 1849. Issued as number XXXIII of French's Minor Drama series. The first American edition appeared in 1850 under Taylor's imprint. "The California Gold Rush provided the inspiration for this dramatic presentation. Scene two depicts English Spanish Americans Indians Mexicans and African- Americans engaged in mining" - Kurutz. COWAN p.148. KURUTZ 160. Samuel French unknown books
1939réf. 1405Los Angeles: Belasco Theatre 1939. First Edition First Printing. Single leaf of heavy card stock 5 x 12 1/2 inches 125 x 315 mm folded once horizontally. Light toning to rear of program. A Near Fine copy. Colorful program for the Los Angeles production of the shipboard comedy "Excursion" from Hallie Flanagan's Federal Theatre which was part of the Works Progress Administration WPA during the Depression. All the action takes place aboard the "S.S. Happiness." Random House published the play in book form in 1937; the play had been a hit on Broadway. No other copies in commerce as of March 15 2018. Nor do we locate any institutional holdings in OCLC WorldCat. A nice little bit of WPA-related ephemera printed in vibrant colors. RARE. Belasco Theatre unknown books
1991réf. 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
1952réf. 844New York: Greenberg 1952. First Edition. SIGNED on the front free end paper by 15 important stars of Broadway including Fritzi Scheff Eli Wallach Uta Hagen Maureen Stapleton Blanche Ring Francine Larrimore Leonore Ulric Margaret Phillips Bert Lahr Contance Collier Judith Evelyn Frances Starr Douglas Watson Charles Nolte and Dorothy Gish. 4to 12 1/4 inches / 31 cm. tall v 150 2 pages. Tipped in is a "Publisher's Weekly" article describing the signing party at Brentano's in 1952. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket that has a half-inch chip at the bottom of the front panel where it meets the spine a few small chips on the rear panel some edge wear and soiling. Copies signed by so many of the stars are not often found in the market. Presumably a previous owner obtained the signatures during the book party at Brentano's in 1952. SCARCE signed. The signers are among the 150 stars featured with two-page photo spreads in this loving theatre tribute that reaches back to Lillian Russell and Sarah Bernhardt but also includes a few newcomers such as Carol Channing. Daniel Blum the author was an authoritative journalist/historian of theatre who published an annual review of the theatre season called Theatre World. Needless to say he knew many of the actors profiled in the book. Especially interesting are the author's comments about the actors. Marlon Brando: "He is a nonconformist and likes to shock people.He dislikes cats interviews shoes and large parties." Maureen Stapleton: "She dislikes spooky movies and books." Beatrice Pearson: "When she is depressed she spends money like a drunken sailor." Charlton Heston: "He is frank genial and outspoken but thinks actors should keep quiet on any other subject but their work." That was the Charlton Heston of 1952. He dabbled in politics later in life. Greenberg books
1978réf. 755New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1978. First Edition. SIGNED by Tennessee Williams and Richard Leavitt the editor number 64 of 250 copies. A lavishly illustrated book on the life and work of Tennessee Williams. 4to. 176 pages. Near Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket in original cardboard slipcase. Errata slip laid in. Slipcase a bit dusty. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1990réf. 570NY: Grove Weidenfeld. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0802113850 . First American edition. Very near fine in like dust jacket. . Grove Weidenfeld hardcover books
1957réf. 14373New York: Random House 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. Stated first edition. 146 pp. Light resideue from an old dustwrapper protector else a sharp clean near fine example. Price intact dustwrapper in lovely fine condition. By the author of Marty. Random House hardcover books
1938réf. 1231Providence Rhode Island: The Booke Shop 1938. First Edition First Printing. INSCRIBED by the author on the front free end paper and dated Christmas 1938: "To Ruth -- / With best wishes / from her sometimes / director who knows / she is an actress still -- even tho he falls / short in these pages." The author Ben W. Brown 1897-1955 was a Brown University professor as well as a theatre critic and director. He went to the Soviet Union in 1937-38 to study the theatre scene; this book of essays is the result. 8vo 9 1/4 inches / 23.5 cm 105 4 pages. Some soiling to the orange cloth covers and discoloration to the spine. Pages very lightly toned. No dust jacket. Overall Very Good. Signed copies are uncommon to the market. SCARCE SIGNED. The Booke Shop hardcover books
1949réf. 1230New York: Theatre Arts Books: Robert M. MacGregor 1949. First Edition First Printing. Stanislavski's important sequel to "An Actor Prepares" covering the physical aspects of acting such as movement voice tempo and rhythm. It's written in the form of a diary by an acting student with frequent appearances by the teacher and director Tortsov obviously a stand-in for Stanislavski himself. This volume published by Theatre Arts Books in New York is the first edition in English; a U.K. edition appeared a year later. The Russian edition was issued in 1948. Translated with a Foreword by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood who collaborated closely with Stanislavski. There's also an entertaining Introduction by actor and director Jonathan Logan who visited Stanislavski in Moscow in 1931. 8vo 8 1/2 inches / 22 cm xx 292 pages. Some fraying to the boards with a bump in the lower right corner of the front board. A bit of soiling to the top edge and toning to the end papers. Otherwise Very Good. The dust jacket has a few closed tears and shows some sunning to the spine and top of the front panel. First-edition copies in the dust jacket are uncommon to the market. SCARCE in dust jacket. This is an essential reference on Stanislavski's system of acting which is in wide use today. Theatre Arts Books: Robert M. MacGregor hardcover books
1968réf. 1219New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1968. First Edition First Printing. Joseph Heller's second book an antiwar play following Catch-22. The play debuted at the Yale School of Drama and then opened on Broadway in October 1968. 8vo 8 1/2 inches / 22 cm. Several small stains to the cloth small bit of offsetting to the rear end paper from the red cloth. A Very Good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket that has some soiling and slight wrinkling to the crown of the spine. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1960réf. 751New York: The Living Theatre 1960. First Edition. Season program for the avant-garde New York theatre group which was founded in 1947 and still exists today. The season's productions included "In the Jungle of Cities" by Bertolt Brecht; "The Connection" by Jack Gelber; "The Marrying Maiden" by Jackson MacLow; and "Women of Trachis" by Sophocles in a version by Ezra Pound and featuring a young Martin Sheen as Hyllos. 8vo. unpaginated. Near Fine in stapled wrappers with mild edge sunning. Laid in is a Cue magazine offprint about Judith Malina and Julian Beck the co-founders of the group. OCLC lists only 5 copies held by libraries. SCARCE. The Living Theatre has broken new ground and plenty of rules for realistic drama since its founding in 1947. The company has produced some of the most-acclaimed cutting-edge plays to be seen in Off-Broadway theatre including Jack Gelber's "The Connection" included in this season program. The Living Theatre unknown books
réf. 1018New York: David McKay Company Inc. 1964 or later. Later printing. The Player's Book edition of this Ayn Rand production edited by Nathaniel Edward Reeid for amateur stage productions. 12mo 99 pages. In blue side-stapled wrappers. Small adhesive mark to top right corner of front cover. Slight wear to edges and crease to top corner. Interior is clean and bright with a few pages lightly creased. The copyright page says the copyright was renewed in 1964 but there's no other indication of when this edition was published and it's not listed in the standard bibliography by Vincent L. Perinn. The play originally opened on September 16 1935 at the Ambassador Theatre New York. David McKay Company, Inc. unknown books
1977réf. 1019New York: Samuel French Inc. 1977. Later printing. David Mamet's first play which opened February 16 1977 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York and starred Kenneth McMillan John Savage and Robert Duvall. 12mo 87 pages. Blue side-stapled wraps with silver buffalo illustration to front panel. Minor fading to spine and minor wear to corners. Thin line of blue to very top edge of first few pages; appears to be a marking transferred from the cover. Aside from this small marking the interior is pristine with bright text. Inside front cover advertises The Sea Horse and The Au Pair Man. Rear cover advertises The Gingerbread Lady and The Sunshine Boys. A Very Good copy. Samuel French, Inc. paperback books
1992réf. 885New York: Playbill Incorporated 1992. No Edition Stated. SIGNED and stamped by David Mamet with his blue Chicago stamp on the title page page 23. Mamet's play about a college professor whose chance for tenure is ruined by a student's charge of sexual harassment. A Fine copy of the Playbill for the October 1992 presentation at the Orpheum Theatre in Manhattan starring William H. Macy and Rebecca Pidgeon Mamet's wife. The play premiered in May 1992 in Cambridge Massachusetts at Mamet's new Back Bay Theater Company. For the New York production at the Orpheum Mamet rewrote the third act in response to the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court hearings. 8vo. 66 pages in stapled wrappers. Near Fine with light edge wear. Playbills signed by Mamet are uncommon in the market. SCARCE. Playbill Incorporated unknown books
1988réf. 884New York: Playbill Incorporated 1988. No Edition Stated. SIGNED and stamped by David Mamet with his blue Chicago stamp on the title page page 23. The Playbill for Mamet's comedy about the Hollywood movie industry which opened at the Royale Theatre in New York and starred Madonna Ron Silver and Joe Mantegna. The play was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and Silver's performance won him a Tony Award for Best Actor. 8vo. 66 pages in stapled wrappers. Near Fine with some creasing to the front cover. Playbills signed by David Mamet are not at all common and signed copies of the Playbill for "Speed-the-Plow" are especially elusive. As of March 10 2016 there were no other signed Playbills of Speed-the-Plow on the market. SCARCE. Playbill Incorporated unknown books
1954réf. 836London: Andrew Dakers Limited 1954. First Edition. The downfall of a dictator. Published in France in 1948 under the title L'Engrenage by Editions Nagel. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Small 8vo. 128 pages. Previous owner's name and other details on front end paper and near hinge on title page. Otherwise Near Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with sunned spine and some tears with tape repair on verso including one that runs from top edge of front panel through flap. Some pencil writing on front flap. Andrew Dakers Limited unknown books
1960réf. 829New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1960. First Edition. A general living in the French countryside disdains modern life and wants to restore the glory of France. The play opened in New York on December 8 1959 at the Anta Theatre starring Rex Harrison Natasha Parry and Roddy McDowall in a production directed by Peter Brook. Brook was Parry's husband. Unfortunately the book misspells Parry's name as Perry. Translated from the French and adapted by Lucienne Hill. 8vo. 121 pages. Wrinkles on front paste down a production error and scratch on rear cover. Otherwise about Near Fine in a white dust jacket with slightly toned spine and creased closed tear to rear panel. SCARCE. Coward-McCann, Inc. unknown books
