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1939réf. 96343New York: Loker Raley 1939. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 125p Original cloth. 21 cm. No jacket the book was published with a glassine jacket. INSCRIBED by Vilas on half-title "To the dearest of Cousins Mary and Henri Binet This little volume is lovingly inscribed by its author Faith Vilas P. S. Look on the Dediction page please -". Poetry. Loker Raley hardcover books
1925réf. 94582New York: A Reader Publication 1925. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 30p. Softcover in original wrapper. 19 cm. Words only. Printed note on copyright page states that the music score could be obtained from the publisher 22 Thames Street NYC. INSCRIBED but not signed by Vilas on title-page "For Diana Vilas -- To be read by her Daddy with 'Moosick.'". A Reader Publication hardcover books
1928réf. 96346New York: Harold Vinal Ltd 1928. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. 52p. Original boards. Title labels on backstrip and front cover. 20 cm. No jacket originally had a glassine jacket. INSCRIBED by Faith on the front free endpaper "For a 'Creator' . Walter Russell This little play which cam 'whole' in a flood of light -- is inscribed by its author Faith Van Valkenburgh Vilas April 23d 1930". A play. Page one informs us that it was first presented by the Beechwood Poetry Society at Beechwood Playhouse both probably in the Scarborough neighborhood of Briarcliff Manor New York on May 11 and 12 1920. Grace Hyde Trine who directed the production shows up on her Wikipedia page as someone who wrote and produced plays and pagaents and was a co-organizer of the Beechwood Players before moving to California. Laid in this copy is a program for a Feb. 12 1928 production presented at The MacDowell Club of New York City which featured Seth Baldwin as The Wanderer Faith Vilas as Roxana an Arabian and Charles Vilnis as Cyrus a Persian King. Harold Vinal, Ltd hardcover books
1933réf. 02333MODERN SCREEN Dell Publishing CompanyFebruary 1933 first edition very good plus to near fine in wraps with articles either by or about Fannie Hurst Faith Baldust-wrapper in Ray Novarro Clara Bow Fredric March Boris Karloff Charles Laughton Buddy Rogers et.al. This issue features the first part of the article THE STRANGE HISTORY OF 'FRANKENSTEIN KARLOFF' showing black & white photos of Boris as the Mad Servant in THE OLD DARK HOUSE Doctor Frankenstein's creation in FRANKENSTEIN The Mummy in THE MUMMY and Dr. Fu Manchu in THE MASK OF FU MANCHU. Dell Publishing Company paperback books
1988réf. 623001New York: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 1988. Softcover. Fine. Exhibition catalog. Foreword by Howard Dodson. Introduction by Deidre Biddy. Oblong quarto. 56pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Fine. Guide to an exhibition of 42 contemporary artist based in the Harlem area in the realms of painting sculpting photography print making drawing assemblage and construction. Among those featuring are Charles Burwell Nanette Carter Al Hollingsworth Whitfield Lovell Faith Ringgold Mark Morse Lloyd Toone Dindga McCannon David Hammons Ademola Olugebefola Candice Hill Shawn Walker Tyrone Mitchell Maren Hassinger Grace Williams and Gaylord Hassan. One of 3000 copies. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture unknown books
1946réf. 52790New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1946. Near fine in very good plus jacket. First edition of this epic chronicle of the early 20th century following the life of a woman married at 17 who starts designing dresses to support her family on her own. Baldwin developed a writing career as one of the highest paid women writers in the United States. Her books offered fantasy and sophistication but featured relatable heroines; THE NEW YORK TIMES called her "the doyenne of American light-fiction writers" DAB. Baldwin was unashamed unashamed that her novels were considered "escapist": "People had to have some escape hatch some way to get out of themselves especially during the Depression" DAB 21. 8'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth spine stamped in brown and gilt. In original unclipped $2.50 color pictorial dust jacket by Robert Hallock. Fore-edge machine deckle. 8 309 1 pages. Jacket with some shallow edgewear slight toning to spine. Book with slight toning to edges. Bright. Farrar & Rinehart unknown books
1940réf. 96414n.p. 1940. Paperback. Near Fine. 8 25 5 unnumbered pages 26-33p Softcover in original wrapper. 24 cm. INSCRIBED on title-page by Vilas "For Charles and Margaret with love November 2nd 1940 Faith Vilas". An inked note on the Permissions page indicates that the stated permissions were "not yet obtained." Pages 26-32 have notes by Vilas indicating that the poems and quotations on those pages were to be spread over pages 29-40 presumably in a final edition which does not seem to have been published. OCLC locates one copy of this book of poetry Brown University. paperback books
1987réf. 168633New York: Bernice Steinbaum Gallery 1987. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Catalog for an exhibition held at New York's Bernice Steinbaum Gallery from January 13 through February 7 1987. Press release and artist's chronology laid in. Very Good plus in saddle-stapled wrappers. Light foxing throughout. Bernice Steinbaum Gallery unknown books
1942réf. 18375New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Near Fine in Very Good dj. c.1942. First Edition. Hardcover. " Three short romance novels by this popular author of women's fiction all written between 1936 and 1941 and respectively covering "the period of peace of approach to the war and to the threshold of the war itself." The three are: "Star on Her Shoulder"; "Detour"; and "Let's Do the Town." All three had been previously published in magazines although for some reason the only whose prior appearance is acknowledged on the title page is "Detour" which was published in McCall's under the title "Husbands Are Perishable". The rear jacket panel is completely filled by an extensive pitch for buying War Bonds written or at least signed by Baldwin entitled "We Who Fight." . Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1921réf. 79111Boston MA.: Small Maynard & Company Publishers. Very Good. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Small, Maynard & Company, Publishers hardcover books
réf. 001275Atheneum 1993 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New/As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:1-56282-425-2. Atheneum, 1993 Paperback books
1924réf. 186501Ditchling Sussex: S. Dominic's Press 1924. Softcover. Good overall chipping and wear to wraps pages are clean and clear. Tan wraps with black lettering; 2 preliminary leaves; 28 untrimmed pages. 20th century English religious poetry. S. Dominic's Press paperback books
1995réf. 54801New York And Avenel NJ: Wings Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517147696 . A Fine first printing of the first edition housed in a Near Fine dust-jacket that has a worn price sticker on the front; Langston Hughes: before and Beyond Harlem by Faith Berry is a comprehensive biography of the renowned African American author and poet. The book traces Hughes' life from his childhood in Harlem to his early years as a writer covering his work as a poet novelist and playwright. Berry provides a rich and detailed account of Hughes' life and work exploring his relationships with family friends and fellow writers.; 8vo; 394 pages . Wings Books hardcover books
1980réf. 584995London: Black Ink Collective 1980. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 64pp. Very good or better with some rubbing toning and creases to the corners. Black Ink Publications produced five volumes featuring the poems short stories and plays of English teenagers of African and Caribbean descent starting in 1978. This volume is made up of poetry short stories and art by members of the Black Writer's Workshop in Brixton: Faith A. Barham Jawiattika Blacksheep Jah Rastafari Barbie Francis and Lyford. Judith Sulchi Ellis Rowland Inyang Hehshaw and Leslie Anthony Gaffe. Black Ink Collective unknown books
1942réf. 11105NY: Farrar & Rinehart 1942. First edition first prnt. Inscribed by Baldwin on the front free endpage. "illegible name from Faith." Spine edges lightly pushed boards with beginning edge toning few light foxed spots on the topedge not immediately apparent; dustjacket with edgewear mosty at the spine ends beginning toning and soiling on spine and rear panel and light wear on the spine. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. A tight well-preserved copy of a wartime production book. Baldwin publihed from the eraly '20's to the late' 70's aprx one hundred novels. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Farrar & Rinehart Hardcover books
1924réf. 138466Boston MA: Small Maynard & Company 1924. First edition. Hardcover. 119 pages. A early collection of poems from this prolific writer who was primarily known for her romance novels. A tight near fine copy with a former owner signature on the front free endpaper in an about fair dust jacket that has a split along the spine and front panel that is almost three quarters of the way down with a horizontal tear as well and with some tanning to the spine and edges as well. Scarce in any jacket. Small, Maynard & Company unknown books
1962réf. 34795New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Some light foxing to the boards else fine in fine dustwrapper with some light wear to the spinal extremities. Inscribed by the author. Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
2013réf. 141120New York: Christie's 2013. Softcover. VG. White wraps with orange Balloon Dog illustration and silver embossed lettering; orange spine and French flaps. 123 pp. with color illustrations throughout. Four-fold color poster included. Catalogue for the auction of the orange Balloon Dog as part of the Post-War and Contemporary Art auction held in November 2013 sent to Christie's by the Brant Foundation Greenwich CT. Includes an essay The Balloon Dog interviews with both Jeff Koons and Peter Brant and extensive information about the sculpture itself. A vivid catalogue full of color photos of many of Koons's works. Christie's paperback books
1990réf. 159505San Francisco: Artists' Television Access 1990. Vintage flyer for the premiere of Danny Plotnick's 1990 experimental short film "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" with an addition screening of Plotnick's 1989 short "Creep" as well as films by Mark Street Phillip R. Ford Phillip Guilbeau Laura Rosow Jim Sikora and Dana Mendelssohn at the Artists' Television Access ATA Saturday February 3 1990. According to director Danny Plotnick's website "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" is a "tale of backwoods blacktop mayhem-Two dim-witted lead-footed guidos from Bayonne New Jersey bust through stoplight after stoplight in their turbo-charged bad-assed jet-black Pontiac Grand Prix until their mean machine nearly eighty-sixes another hunk of American steel. And that's just the start of it . A confrontation an assault fists-a-flying and traffic violations." A trailblazer for the independent film scene of the 1990s Plotnick made over twenty films since the late 1980s and has released three VHS compilations and one DVD compilation. His coffee table art book on the history of Super 8 filmmaking "Super 8: An Illustrated History" was published in 2020. Formed in 1986 the ATA is a San Francisco-based artist-run non-profit which promotes underground and experimental art as well as providing a screening venue for independent films exhibitions performances workshops and events. 8.5 x 11 inches on pink paper. Very Good plus with light overall dampstaining and two pinholes. Artists' Television Access unknown books
1953réf. 164818Universal City: Universal-International 1953. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1953 Western film showing Sioux actor John War Eagle. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. During the Civil War a pair of horse dealers must contend with southern agitators and crooked businessmen ultimately causing trouble between the Wyoming Sioux and the Union Army. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Shot in Pendleton and Portland Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Pitts 1645. Universal-International unknown books
1926réf. 591156Cambridge Massachusetts: Undergraduates of Radcliffe College 1926. Softcover. Near Fine. Volume I No. 2. Slim octavo. 24pp. Stapled wrappers. Light wear and a tiny bit of label residue inside the front cover near fine. Radcliffe undergraduate lit mag with contributions by Constance Wellman Faith Kenniston Dorothea Parker Sally Matthews Margaret Kahn "Lucy Hodge Gr." and Kate Henry. Issues seem to be extremely uncommon; OCLC locates one serial entry in the collection of Radcliffe publications at Harvard. Undergraduates of Radcliffe College unknown books
1926réf. 591157Cambridge Massachusetts: Undergraduates of Radcliffe College 1926. Softcover. Very Good. Volume I No. 3. Slim octavo. 18 2 pp. Red stapled wrappers sunned at the edges front cover with modest edge staining causing a small area of red offsetting on the foredge near very good. Poetry issue of the Radcliffe undergraduate lit mag with poems by E. V. Spoerl Ethel B. Jones Ruth L. Johnston Lena Greenfield Sue Birnie Ruth P. Kimball Doris C. Frankel Victoria Lincoln Katherine Henry Constance Doe and Faith Kenniston; stories by Lena Greenfield and Katherine Henry; and a brief piece on Ulysses by "R. R." Issues seem to be extremely uncommon; OCLC locates one serial entry in the collection of Radcliffe publications at Harvard. Undergraduates of Radcliffe College unknown books
1966réf. 279136New York: E.P. Dutton 1966. Softcover. Fine/Fine. Uncorrected proof. Folded and gather sheets glued into the printed dustwrapper. Fine. Review slip laid in. E.P. Dutton unknown books
2021réf. 1417391Cambridge University Press 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xix 1 225 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Covers are black with white and yellow lettering and a graphic on front cover. Covers have light-to-moderate rubbing throughout. Text block has light scuffing to edges; has extensive pencil highlighting and underlining to some pages near the end of Chapter I. Shelved in Column ND-J. 1417391. FP New Rockville Stock. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
1959réf. 34792New York: Rinehart 1959. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with some light wear to the spinal extremities and a tear to the spine. Inscribed by the author. Rinehart hardcover books
