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1963Best.-Nr. 17598ENew York: The New York Times 1963. First Edition. Laid in is a 5” x 3” card signed by the author / actor Zero Mostel. Printed in a limited quantity by the New York Times on the occasion of the 1963 New York Book Fair with “Published by The New York Times for the fun of it and dedicated to the American Bookseller June l963." as part of the text. Illustrated with black & white photographs by Robert Frank. With decorative endpapers and a small black & white photo of Zero Mostel on the front free endpaper. Faint hint of dust soiling to the cloth else fine. A delightful book of black and white photographs of the comic genius actor and entertainer Zero Mostel reading various books. From the introductory text: “Well anyway what Zero Mostel has to say about books Robert Frank has caught with his camera. The result we think is eloquent and amusing. We hope you like it.” A sweet portrayal of Zero Mostel best known for his films The Producers and A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum and for his legendary award winning portrayal on Broadway in the role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Rare autograph. The New York Times hardcover books
1968Best.-Nr. 007566Hollywood CA: Huntington Hartford Theatre 1968. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Stagebill for May 1968. Signed in ink on interior page by Zero Mostel Jules Munshin Alan Oppenheimer Alvin Epstein and additionally inscribed "To Otto Best Always" and signed Gwyda Donhowe. Overall slight shelfwear and soiling. Huntington Hartford Theatre Paperback books
1958Best.-Nr. 219094New York 1958. Full length. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 33.7 x 23 cm. Approximately 13-1/4 x 9 inches. Fine. Atelier stamp on verso and docketed by Van Vechten in ink giving the subject of the photograph "Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom in Ulysses in Nightown" the date and the number of negative and print "IV qq 15". Full length. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 33.7 x 23 cm. Approximately 13-1/4 x 9 inches. Burgess Meredith's production in 1958 marked a comeback for one of America's greatest comedians. Mostel whose career had been stalled by his McArthur-era blacklisting made a triumphant return to the stage as Bloom. unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 219095New York 1958. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten 1978 edited by Saul Mauriber. Half length portrait of the comedian in costume. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 33.5 x 23.7 cm. Approximately 13-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches. Fine.Atelier stamp on verso and docketed in ink giving the subject of the photograph "Zero Mostel as Leopold Bloom in Ulysses in Nightown" the date and the number of negative and print "IV qq 7". Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten 1978 edited by Saul Mauriber. Half length portrait of the comedian in costume. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 33.5 x 23.7 cm. Approximately 13-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches. Burgess Meredith's production in 1958 marked a comeback for one of America's greatest comedians. Mostel whose career had been stalled by his McArthur-era blacklisting made a triumphant return to the stage as Bloom. unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 303397New York Random House 1978. 1978. First edition so stated. 8vo. Introduction by Madeline Gilford. Illustrated with 88 b/w photographs. Dust jacket designed by Richard Adelson unclipped. Very good-fine. 175 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Random House [1978]. hardcover books
1965Best.-Nr. 7088New York: Horizon Press 1965. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Black cloth over boards with facsimile of Mostel's signature stamped in gilt on upper board; lettering stamped in gilt and blind on spine; printed dust jacket; unpaginated with 152 photographs by Max Waldman and drawings by Zero Mostel throughout. Inscribed "To Toni Robin -- with warm regards -- Max Waldman 12/65" on the front free-endpaper. Book is fine. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and scratched; tiny chips at head of spine and top corners. Overall bright tight and clean -- a fine copy in a VG dust jacket. Horizon Press hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 306971New York: Random House 1978. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Black & white illustrations 8vo tan cloth backed blue boards. New York: Random House 1978. First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the fly leaf by Kate Mostel. Random House unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 306342New York: Random House 1978. hardcover. fine/near fine. Black & white illustrations 8vo tan cloth backed blue boards. New York: Random House 1978. A near fine copy. Inscribed on the fly leaf to Lyn and Bert Lane by Kate Mostel. Random House unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 3113807New York And New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 394411811 . First Edition. SIGNED by Kate Mostel & Madeline Gilford & Jack Gilford on front end paper. Inscription in unknown hand at base of front end paper. Fine in fine dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 175 pages . Random House. hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. 57172New York: Random House. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394411811 . A Very Good first Printing of the First Edition Presentation Copy that has some sunning to the boards and other wera that is age related in a Fine dust-jacket. Volume is signed and inscribed by authors Jack and Madeline Gilford on the front flyleaf; 170 Years of Show Business is a book about the history of show business. It is written by Kate Mostel Madeline Gilford and Jack Gilfrod and Zero Mostel.; 8vo; 175 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator . Random House hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. 55648New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394411811 . A lovely first Edition/First Printing housed in a like dust-jacket; This book is a look back at the history of show business starting with its early roots in vaudeville and progressing to the present. The authors focus on the lives and careers of some of the most well-known stars of show business including Zero Mostel Judy Garland Barbra Streisand and Gene Kelly. The book is written in a lively and entertaining style making it a perfect read for anyone interested in the history of show business.; 8vo; 175 pages . Random House hardcover
Best.-Nr. 22098Near Fine. THE ZERO MOSTEL CONDOLENCE ARCHIVE SEPTEMBER 1977-APRIL 1978 THE DEATH OF TEVYE: THE PRIVATE CONDOLENCE ARCHIVE OF HORIZON PRESS PUBLISHER BEN RAEBURN. A profoundly intimate self-contained manuscript and ephemera archive documenting the immediate shock private grief and permanent institutional legacy following the sudden death of theatrical legend Zero Mostel on September 8 1977. PRESERVED BY A FRIEND. Comprising 10 pieces of correspondence/legal papers plus a memorial program preserved in the private files of Mostel's closest friend and publisher Ben Raeburn of Horizon Press the collection bridges the gap between the post-war New York artistic avant-garde and the formal establishment of Mostel's public memory. A COMMUNITY IN MOURNING. The archive features deeply personal correspondence from photography titan Aaron Siskind poets and publishers Coburn Britton and Stanley Moss philosopher James K. Feibleman intellectual critic Manny Geltman author Morris Lurie and music editor Rose N. Rubin. Crucially the collection includes the private legal files of Mostel's personal attorney Harold Cande mapping out the behind-the-scenes funding and design of the permanent Zero Mostel Study Carrels at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Library. FROM LOSS TO LEGACY. The archive culminates in the rare unmailed official program for the first-anniversary retrospective at Lincoln Center featuring cover art by Al Hirschfeld. An irreplaceable primary research assemblage documenting the final earthly footprint of a mid-century cultural icon. KEY FEATURES GRIEF FROM PARIS: Original postcard sent from Paris by legendary photographer Aaron Siskind signed 'Aan' dated September 11 1977 balancing professional obligations with heavy personal grief. VOICES OF A CREATIVE CIRCLE: Highly expressive urgent condolence letters from major independent publishing and literary figures including Coburn Britton on 'PROSE' letterhead philosopher James K. Feibleman poet Stanley Moss Australian author Morris Lurie and 'Dissent' editor Manny Geltman. AN INTIMATE VOICE: A rare emotionally raw handwritten note from prominent music editor and folk song authority Rose N. Rubin speaking directly to the internal family dynamic of the estate. FROM PRIVATE LOSS TO PUBLIC MEMORY: Three detailed legal documents from Brooklyn Counselor Harold Cande and Yeshiva University outlining a $10000 memorial library tribute funded in Mostel's honor. THE CULMINATION The official four-page Lincoln Center exhibition invitation from September 1978 complete with Al Hirschfeld's definitive caricature of Mostel as Tevye. SPECS: 11 distinct archival items including 1 postcard 6 letters handwritten and typed 1 legal carbon copy and 1 exhibition program. Sizes vary from standard postcard dimensions to 8.5 x 11 inches. Provenance: Retained intact within the private estate files of Horizon Press founder Ben Raeburn and Pat Pearcy. CONDITION Memorial Announcement: The card block is crisp structurally sound and entirely free of postal cancellations or addresses. Shows light uniform hand-soiling throughout the pale-green cardstock. While typically a detraction within the context of this specific provenance this gentle patination strongly suggests intimate repeated handling by Raeburn in the years following his friend's passing-a moving physical testament to a lifelong association. Letters and Notes: Some were folded for mailing. All remain in fine to near fine condition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE : THE PRIVATE RECORD - While the public record documents Zero Mostel as a towering mercurial force of the American stage this private archive captures the immediate unvarnished shock of his sudden passing within the elite nucleus of the post-war New York avant-garde. Horizon Press under the visionary direction of publisher Ben Raeburn served as a vital sanctuary for mid-century modernism fostering deep cross-disciplinary alliances between theatrical icons abstract photographers independent poets and political critics. MEMORY BECOMES LEGACY. This collection is far more than a repository of grief; it is a primary document charting how a close-knit artistic community mobilized to transform raw loss into permanent legacy-moving from intimate private condolences to formal legal advocacy and ultimately to public institutional commemoration at Lincoln Center. Preserved intact within Raeburn's estate files it stands as an irreplaceable testament to the profound unspoken bonds that underwrote twentieth-century American cultural history. SCHOLARLY FEATURES PRIVATE VOICES: Offers unedited raw insights into how the post-war Manhattan intellectual crowd experienced a sudden monumental loss. AN INTACT PUBLISHER'S FILE: Represents a cohesive unculled sub-file from an elite independent publisher's estate guaranteeing authentic historical context. SUBJECTS: Zero Mostel Ben Raeburn Horizon Press Aaron Siskind Al Hirschfeld Performing Arts History New York Publishing History Mid-Century Intellectuals. GENRES: Archival Collections Correspondence Ephemera Memorial Programs. FULL ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW TRANSCRIPTIONS with IMAGES Available via PDF HERE unknown
Best.-Nr. 22085Near Fine. HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD ZERO MOSTEL SAW A FOUNTAIN PEN AND THOUGHT OF BEN RAEBURN. "I SAW A SHOP LOADED WITH FOUNTAIN PENS. I THOUGHT OF YOU." FRIENDSHIP IN A FEW LINES - AN UNGUARDED MOMENT . A warm and highly personal autograph postcard from actor artist and cultural icon Zero Mostel to Horizon Press founder Ben Raeburn. Written while traveling in Kyoto Japan the card provides direct evidence of the friendship between the two men and offers a rare glimpse into the informal personal relationships that existed behind New York's mid-century literary and publishing world. HUMOR ACROSS THE PACIFIC - ZERO BEING ZERO. Unlike formal presentation inscriptions or professional correspondence the postcard captures an unguarded moment of genuine affection. Mostel recounts discovering a shop filled with fountain pens immediately thinking of Raeburn purchasing one for him and joking about spending two hours practicing the Palmer Method before writing. The note closes with greetings to Pearl Raeburn and a characteristically humorous observation regarding a mutual acquaintance in Tokyo. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Original color picture postcard depicting the Hotel Miyako Kyoto Japan. Approximately 5.5 by 3.5 inches. Addressed in Mostel's hand to Ben Raeburn at 150 Fifth Avenue New York City. Japanese postage stamp and postal cancellation present. Signed 'Love from Zero.' TRANSCRIPTION AVAILABLE CONDITION: Minor handling wear and age-related toning. Postal markings clear. Handwriting dark and fully legible. Signed by Zero Mostel. SCARCITY NOTE: Personal not professional correspondence from Zero Mostel is encountered far less frequently than signed books photographs or theatrical material. Association correspondence linking Mostel directly to publisher Ben Raeburn appears particularly uncommon. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - THE PERSONAL SIDE OF CULTURAL HISTORY MORE THAN A STAGE LEGEND Zero Mostel remains one of the defining performers of twentieth-century American stage and screen remembered for Fiddler on the Roof The Producers and his role as a prominent figure within New York's artistic community. This postcard preserves a personal connection between Mostel and independent publisher Ben Raeburn founder of Horizon Press and a central figure in postwar literary publishing. A FOUNTAIN PEN A FRIEND A MEMORY. The significance of this postcard lies not in its Japanese origin but in the relationship it documents. Mostel's note reads as one friend writing another while abroad with no apparent expectation that the message would ever be preserved. The fountain-pen anecdote is especially revealing demonstrating that Raeburn's interests were sufficiently well known that Mostel immediately associated him with a display of writing instruments encountered halfway around the world. THE HORIZON PRESS CIRCLE . The card also illustrates the social and cultural networks surrounding Horizon Press during its most active years. Raeburn's surviving correspondence frequently reveals connections among writers artists actors publishers and intellectuals; this postcard provides unusually direct evidence of that circle operating on a personal rather than professional level. SIGNED WITH AFFECTION. Particularly appealing is the closing signature 'Love from Zero' which transforms the item from a routine travel postcard into a tangible record of friendship. SUBJECTS: Zero Mostel Ben Raeburn Horizon Press American Theatre Literary Friendships Publishing Networks Kyoto Japan Autograph Postcards New York Cultural History. Autograph Material Association Copy Material Performing Arts Literary History Publishing History unknown
Best.-Nr. 18543E8” x 10”. Original signed black & white photograph of Zero Mostel as his character Pseudolus from the film ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ adapted from the Stephen Sondheim Tony Award winning Broadway musical play for which Mr. Mostel won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Fine condition. The photo is a candid portrait of Mr. Mostel in his toga and headband with a delightful smiling expression on his face. Zero Mostel is best known for his films ‘The Producers’ ‘A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum’ and for his legendary award winning portrayal on Broadway in the role of Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ Rare autograph. 8” x 10” unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 007566Hollywood CA: Huntington Hartford Theatre 1968. Autograph. Very good condition. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Stagebill for May 1968. Signed in ink on interior page by Zero Mostel Jules Munshin Alan Oppenheimer Alvin Epstein and additionally inscribed "To Otto Best Always" and signed Gwyda Donhowe. Overall slight shelfwear and soiling. Huntington Hartford Theatre Paperback
1965Best.-Nr. 81952New York:: Horizon Press 1965. First edition; No. 170 of 250 copies signed by Zero Mostel. publisher's cloth in slipcase. Ink gift notice taped to the front pastedown; otherwise fine in a slipcase with a little use at edges. 4to. Illustrated from photographs and drawings and with an original signed lithograph laid in. Photographs by Max Waldman. With some personal words & drawings by Zero Mostel. Horizon Press, hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 000017002New York: Horizon Press 1965 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good or better. 4to. Unpaginated. Black cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine lettering in blind on the spine as well. Illustrated with in-text black and white drawings by Mostel and with 152 full-page black and white photographs by Max Waldman. A gift inscription on the free front endpaper; jacket price-clipped lightly worn and toned. Horizon Press [1965] hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 16-B09411Horizon Press New York 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/acceptable. signed by photographer. Signed and dedicated by the photographer Max Waldman and includes a typed letter affixed to inside d/w flap explaining publishing difficulties to the actor Morgan Sheppard. Horizon Press, New York, hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 017148New York: Horizon Press 1965. This is a fine hardcover copy without dust jacket with a very good hardshell slipcase. This is the signed and limited edition of 250 signed and numbered copies. The signed lithograph is loose and laid in. Illustrated in black & white with Max Waldman's photographs of Zero Mostel. 12" high X 9" wide. Large heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Artist. Limited Edition 250 Copies. Hard Cover. Fine. Horizon Press Hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 309110New York: Horizon Press 1965. hardcover. very good-. Mostel Zero and Waldman Max. Profusely illustrated with excellent black-and-white photographs by Max Waldman showing Mostel in character; some other drawings by Mostel along with personal words. Unpaginated 4to black cloth spine is quite fadded. New York: Horizon Press 1965. Very good. "To Burton & Lynn or Lynn & Burton. Whoever has seniority I respect admire love and am happy you finally sprung and invited us to your home. With my love Zero Mostel - 1971". Horizon Press unknown
1965Best.-Nr. 008437Cambridge MA: Horizon Press 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Slipcase. 4to. un-paginated. Beautiful First Limited Edition #46 of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist and accompanied by an original signed lithograph on custom made French BFK Rives rag paper. Bound in cream cloth with titles in gilt on spine and front board. Illustrations and photos throughout. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some discoloration on spine. A bit of a sticky substance what looks like white-out has gotten stuck in the gutter between the rear end-paper and the last page a photo. It is partially stuck along that inner edge and there is an abrasion where it pulled a bit. About Fine publisher's slipcase. Signed by Mostel on the limitation page as well as on the original lithograph. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. Horizon Press hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 419898New York: Horizon 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition limited issue. Quarto. Photographs by Waldman. Drawings by Mostel. Gilt spine lettering a little rubbed near fine in very good slipcase split at one seam. Copy 111 of 250 numbered copies Signed by Zero Mostel. This copy lacks the signed lithograph by Mostel that was intended to accompany the book. Laid in is a large slip of paper Signed by Max Waldman. Horizon hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 313835NY: HORIZON. 1965. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Zero Mostel to Hollywood producer David Chasman in year of publication on the front endpaper. About fine in a very good or better dj. 2 small chips at head of spine & adjacent front panel of dj. Hint of shelf soiling to dj. Scarce inscribed by the versatile actor and notable victim of the Hollywood Black List. LR . HORIZON. unknown
1965Best.-Nr. 36612New York: Horizon Press 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Horizon Press hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 8083New York: Horizon Press 1965. Hardcover. vg. Max Waldman. 4to. Unpaginated. 152 b&w photographs of Mostel in various costumes and settings. Some b&w drawings by Mostel in first section of book. Black cloth with dj. Dj with light wear else book in near fine condition. Horizon Press hardcover