1914Best.-Nr. 24671New York: H.P. Hanaford. Good. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. no dust jacket general wear some fraying to cloth at spine ends exposure of boards at bottom corners light spotting on front cover hinges a little weak rear hinge partially cracked but still holding; see note re annotations in the name index. B&W photographic plates About 2/3 of the volume given over to what's promised on the title page -- "an encyclopaedia of biography of notable men and women in music and the drama" basically brief biographical entries on approximately 600 individual actors singers playwrights producers composers authors etc. Sometimes not so brief as a number of them run more than a full double-columned page of fairly small print. There is also a fully-name-and-title-indexed chronological roster of "Metropolitan Premieres" with casts of "new plays and important revivals produced in New York from June 1 1910 to August 30 1913" as well as similar rundowns of operas produced during that same period by the leading grand opera companies in New York the Met Boston Chicago and Philadelphia. NOTE that a one-time onwer of this volume has annotated the biographical index with small black dots next to the names of those who were deceased; spot-checking a few names I estimate that these annotations were made sometime around the late 1940s. . H.P. Hanaford hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 160582N.p.: N.p. 1938. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1938 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil regarding dimensions and cropping on the versos along with the stamps of National Film Archive. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Five close-knit showgirls make a pact to reunite a year after the closing of their production. Their lives diverge in exceedingly different ways over the course of the year. The final film of actress Leah Ray. 9.5 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the edges. N.p. unknown books
2011Best.-Nr. UDIXVIS00HMRBeacon Press 2011. Very Good. Dixie Quinton H. Visions of a Better World: Howard Thurman's Pilgrimage to India and the Origins of African American Nonviolence. Eisenstadt Peter. Boston: Beacon Press 2011. 246pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. 1/4 black cloth. Book condition: Very good with subtly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with bumped and lightly chipped edges. Beacon Press hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 178801New York: Playmore 1978. Softcover. Very Good. Very good paperback. Pages brown clean text. Playmore unknown books
1927Best.-Nr. 512246Joliet: The P. F. Volland Company 1927. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Illustrations by Ilona de Karekjarto. Slim 12mo. Pictorial papercovered boards with cloth spine. Boards toned with moderate wear including the corners worn through and some soil first few leaves with some very faint marginal staining two leaves with a short foredge tear sound but good or better. Issued as part of the Volland Sunny Books series. The P. F. Volland Company hardcover books
1970Best.-Nr. 159632Los Angeles: Boxoffice International 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 hixploitation film. A Tennessee moonshiner his horny wife and his two buxom daughters enjoy a series of sexual escapades in the deep south. Set in Neely's Bend TN an actual town northeast of Nashville shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Boxoffice International unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 606432New York: William Morrow 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. 326pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with edgewear and some rubbing. The companion to the PBS television series. William Morrow hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 318374New York: M. Baron Inc. Music Publishers 1938. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Probable first edition. Quarto. 4pp. Decorated wrappers with a portrait of Markham. Stain at the bottom of the leaves else very good. Inscribed by the composer on the front wrap: "To Clark M. Eichelberger National Director League of Nations Assn. Sincerely yours Dixie Brand. 30 Hamilton Place N.Y.C." Scarce. OCLC doesn't seem to locate any copies. M. Baron, Inc. Music Publishers unknown books
1938Best.-Nr. 360153Washington D.C.: GPO "Not printed at Government expense" 1938. Softcover. Near Fine. Broadsheet. First separate edition an offprint from the Congressional Record. 11.5" x 9.25" printed both sides in double-column. Folded and a little offsetting else very good or better. Graves was appointed to the Senate by her husband Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama to fill the term of Hugo Black after he was appointed to the Supreme Court; she served 20 August 1937 - 10 January 1938. Here she opposes the bill as an infringement of states rights rationalizing the problem as steadily disappearing. GPO ("Not printed at Government expense") unknown books
1984Best.-Nr. 264537San Mateo: Liberation Publications 1984. Magazine. 62p. 36p. pink Classifieds section news opinion photos ads reviews magazine format tabloid newspaper in stapled color pictorial wraps lightly-worn on newsprint. Fain on AIDS. Giteck on liasons to the gay community. Dixie Warwick on her mother a minister at the MCC. Allan Carr interview by Vito Russo. Methodists bar gay ministers. Liberation Publications unknown books
1922Best.-Nr. 26583Chicago: T.S. Dennison 1922. 12mo pp. 17. Denison's Illustrated Song Pantomimes. Wrappers. VG. T.S. Dennison unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 73351np: The Author 1963. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 176ppindex. Wraps lightly edgeworn with some creasing to the top front corner else very good. The Author paperback books
1964Best.-Nr. 73464np: The Author 1964. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 191ppindex. Wraps lightly edgeworn else very good. The Author paperback books
2000Best.-Nr. 97530San Francisco: GLB Publishers 2000. Paperback. 102p. very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. GLB Publishers paperback books
1975Best.-Nr. 36027Washington DC: Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1975. Paperback. 343pp. Quarto 26 cm White and brown printed wraps with an illustration of an owl on the front wrap. Very good. The covers are lightly soiled and there are pieces of tape along the edges of the covers. There is a 1" closed tear in the top edge of the front cover and the paper at the foot of the spine has a small tear. There is a previous owner's name on the front wrap. Minor underlining on the contents page. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report WO-1. From the Preface- "Non-game birds are a neglected ecological and recreational resource. Managers have know that birds eat insects and seeds and that some people like to watch birds. But generally nongame birds have not been seriously considered in decisions on land management. Scientists on the other hand have long studied birds as an occupation or avocation but they have seldom related their studies to land management activities. The recent increase in environmental awareness and dramatic changes in patterns of wildlife-related recreation are indicators that this Symposium was long overdue. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture paperback books
1999Best.-Nr. 167157New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 1999. Hardcover. VG/VG. Color-pictorial boards with yellow and white spine lettering and decorative endpapers. Color-pictorial dust jacket with yellow and white lettering. 207 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. "Prairie Style opens the doors into three dozen of the astonishingly new houses gardens and entire communities brought about by this revolutionary band. These sheltering Prairie-style houses captured in Christian Korab's all-new color photographs inspired generations of homes to come and changed the shape of suburban America."-Jacket. Stewart, Tabori & Chang hardcover books
1922Best.-Nr. 250161001Chicago: P.F. Volland Company 1922. Applied illustrated black and pink hard cover A Volland Book to Read and a Doll to Cuddle trademark color and black and white illustrations by Erick Berry. The adventures of a lonesome puppy looking for some one to cuddle with. He watches the people to find out how to act and sometimes gets into trouble. 10" x 8 3/4" no Pinky-pup doll binding and hinge cracked inscribed cover worn on edges half title page torn. P.F. Volland Company unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 5777Joliet IL: P.F. Volland 1928. Near fine in very good box. First edition thus of these two rare Volland titles originally issued separately in 1922 and 1923 beautifully illustrated by Erick Berry and in the rare original box. 9.75'' x 8.75''. Original pictorial boards with black cloth spine. In original box. Illustrated by Berry in color and black and white. Light edgewear and soil to boards. Moderate soil and flap repairs to box. P.F. Volland unknown books
Best.-Nr. 161329Vintage Original Early Photograph half length full-face pose signed and inscribed "To Lola - Sincerest best wishes always." August 21 1936. 10" 8". Uncommon. AUTOGRAPHS VERY GOOD. Signed by Authors. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 501895See Description. Signed-Autograph Very Good DUNBAR Dixie. EARLY Photograph half-length full-face pose signed and inscribed "To Lola - Sincerest best wishes always." August 21 1936. 10" x 8". Uncommon. Signed by Authors. See Description unknown books
Best.-Nr. 501896See Description. Signed-Autograph Very Good DUNBAR Dixie. EARLY Photograph half-length full-face sepia pose by Maurice Seymour ca. 1934 signed and inscribed "To George White Best wishes to a grand guy. Always - Dixie." 10" x 8". Signed by Authors. See Description unknown books
Best.-Nr. 161330Original Vintage Early Photograph half-length full-face sepia pose by Maurice Seymour ca. 1934 signed and inscribed "To George White Best wishes to a grand guy. Always Dixie." 8" x 10". AUTOGRAPHS VERY GOOD. Signed by Authors. unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 419144New Jersey California 1939. Softcover. Very Good. Oblong small octavo measuring 6.5" x 5". String-tied black paper wrappers with "Snapshots Souvenir of New York" stamped in silver on the front wrapper. Contains 39 sepia-toned or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring between .5" x .5" and 3.5" x 5.5" with captions. Very good album with some creasing and edgewear with near fine photographs. A small album housing celebrity photographs from the late 1930s. The album begins with an inscription on the first page which reads "from Arlene and Dick Palito May 1939." Following this are commercial shots of celebrities as well as candid photos of them. Actress Dixie Dunbar is seen in more photos then anyone presumably she was a friend of Dick and Arlene's. Other photos include Gordon Oliver lounging in a garden Johnny Downs at a rodeo and Otis Harlan on location in the desert. Some other celebrities seen here are James Ellison Alice Faye Marie Wilson Preston Foster and Donovan Hall. One photo shows Douglas Fairbank Jr. at what appears to be a rodeo signing autographs. A page towards the end of the album contains small portraits of Spencer Tracy Jeanette MacDonald and Luise Rainer. A modest but nice collection of 1930s celebrities photographs. unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 162323New York: Rodgers and Hammerstein 1976. Vintage script for the 1976 Broadway revival of the 1940 Broadway musical. Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member with their annotations in manuscript pencil throughout noting characters in each scene. Based on the 1940 epistolary novel by John O'Hara who also wrote the play book about a second-rate nightclub singer's life in Chicago. Making its Broadway debut on December 25 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre the production enjoyed the third-longest run of any Rodgers and Hart play. The revival was staged at the Circle in the Square Theatre from June 27 to August 29 1976 with choreography by Margo Sappington. Basis for the 1957 film starring Frank Sinatra Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak. Maroon titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for Hart O'Hara and Rodgers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-5-39. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine partially bound with a single silver screw brad. Rodgers and Hammerstein unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. 369531New York: Pageant Press 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. 236pp. Near fine with very faint wear on the corners and slight toning in a good spine faded dustwrapper with creasing a large chip on the spine head and front panel and small chips along the edges. Pageant Press hardcover books
