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1856rif. 23900London: J. & C. Brown & Co 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 12mo. 309pp. Engraved frontispiece. Previous ownership name on title page dated 1858. Contemporary half-leather spine in four compartments tooled in blind with raised bands tooled in gilt black leather lettering label gilt. Marbled paper sides. Bookseller label on the front pastedown. Light wear to the edges large ownership name on the title else a near fine copy. Thirteen popular detective short stories which were previously published in 'Chambers' Edinburgh Journal' including 'One Night in a Gaming-House' 'Guilty or Not Guilty' 'Legal Metamorphoses' 'Mary Kingsford' and more. This is their first collected edition. Important early example of detective fiction. Queen's Quorum 2. . J. & C. Brown & Co hardcover books
1927rif. 206461927. Waters Ethel career archive 1927-1968 documents African American performance history across stage film and music supporting research into Black entertainment racial integration in American media and queer cultural history. Waters emerged from the Harlem jazz and blues scene of the 1920s and became one of the highest-paid Black recording artists of her era later breaking barriers in Broadway film and television. The archive traces her transition from early musical theater into mid-century film and stage productions including roles that engaged directly with race relations in the United States. Her career also holds significance within LGBTQ cultural history as her bisexual identity and audience following positioned her within overlapping communities of performance and identity. Archive of eight items including five black-and-white silver gelatin photographs one sheet music booklet and two printed theatrical programs/handbills dating from 1927 to 1968. 1 Kahn Gus and Moret Neil. Chlo-e Song of the Swamp. San Francisco: Villa Moret Inc. 1927. Six-page sheet music booklet featuring a photographic image of Waters from Africana the production marking her Broadway debut; interior leaf loose. 2 Press photograph for Pinky. 1949. Waters appears with co-star Jeanne Crain during filming; verso caption describes production context. 3 Press photograph for Pinky. 1949. Scene depicting Crain leaning on Waters in a domestic interior; caption identifies film. 4 Handbill for The Member of the Wedding. Milwaukee: Davidson Theatre February 18 1952. Single sheet with photographic portrait of Waters who originated the role of Berenice Sadie Brown. 5 Lobby card for The Member of the Wedding. 1952. Waters pictured with Julie Harris and Brandon deWilde in a domestic scene. 6 Program booklet for At Home with Ethel Waters. New York: 48th Street Theatre 1953. Sixteen-page program listing 26 songs performed with accompanist Reginald Beane including "Am I Blue" and "Stormy Weather" alongside biographical text and photographs. 7 Lobby card for The Sound and the Fury. 1959. Waters appears with Jack Warden and Stephen Perry in her final film role. 8 Press photograph of Waters with Jim Brown. 1968. Image shows Brown greeting Waters at MGM studios; caption printed on verso. Materials include a mix of promotional imagery performance documentation and printed ephemera tied to specific productions. Spanning four decades the archive situates Waters within major developments in American entertainment including the expansion of Black performers into mainstream film and television and the negotiation of racial representation in works such as Pinky. Her stage and musical performances document continuity between early jazz-era entertainment and mid-century theatrical production while her later appearances reflect sustained visibility across changing media landscapes. Minor edge wear occasional creasing and one chipped corner to a photograph not affecting the image; materials remain well preserved. Overall in very good condition. unknown books
1934rif. 206451934. Waters Ethel group of six items dating from 1934 to 1959 documents the stage and screen career of Ethel Waters a central figure in twentieth century African American performance history whose work in theater music and film intersected with the integration of American entertainment industries. Rising to prominence in Harlem during the 1920s as a jazz and blues vocalist Waters became one of the highest paid Black recording artists of her era and later broke racial barriers on Broadway and in television. Her starring role in As Thousands Cheer established one of the earliest instances of integrated billing between Black and white performers on the Broadway stage while later productions and film roles expanded her presence across national audiences. Her repertoire including "Stormy Weather" and "Am I Blue" achieved lasting recognition in American music history and her public persona and personal life contributed to her reception within queer audiences including lesbian and gay communities. Archive of six items comprising two original black and white silver gelatin press photographs and four playbills spanning theater and film productions from 1934 to 1959. Materials include: 1 Playbill for As Thousands Cheer. Chicago: Shubert Grand Opera House November 5 1934. Four pages. Documents Waters' featured performance in Irving Berlin's production noted for integrated billing and for introducing the song "Heat Wave." 2 Playbill for Cabin in the Sky. Chicago: Selwyn Theatre May 4 1941. Sixteen pages with cover image of Waters alongside Todd Duncan and Dooley Wilson. Early all Black musical production with a sustained theatrical run. 3 Press photograph for Cabin in the Sky film. 1943. Approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. Image of Waters with Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Petunia and Little Joe; verso retains original press caption. Film adaptation directed by Vincente Minnelli featuring an ensemble cast including Lena Horne Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. 4 Playbill for The Member of the Wedding. Ivoryton Connecticut: Ivoryton Playhouse July 13 1953. Sixteen pages. Includes feature noting Waters as "Star of the Week" documenting her role as Berenice Sadie Brown. 5 Playbill for At Home with Ethel Waters. New York: 48th Street Theatre September 22 1953. Thirty two pages. Musical revue featuring twenty six songs performed with accompanist Reginald Beane including "Am I Blue" "Suppertime" "St. Louis Blues" and "Stormy Weather." 6 Press photograph for The Sound and the Fury. April 9 1959. Approximately 7.5 x 9 inches. Depicts Waters with Joanne Woodward and Yul Brynner; verso retains press caption. Final film role of Waters. These materials trace Waters' movement from early integrated Broadway performance through mid century theatrical revivals and into late career film work providing a continuous record of African American participation in mainstream entertainment across multiple media. Productions such as Cabin in the Sky and The Member of the Wedding situate Waters within a cohort of Black performers who expanded narrative and representational possibilities on stage and screen during a period of segregation and limited roles. The inclusion of both playbills and press photography documents the promotional and institutional frameworks through which Black performers were presented to audiences while the chronological range captures shifts from Harlem Renaissance performance circuits to postwar film adaptation. Light handling wear with minor edge wear to playbills; photographs retain strong contrast and clear detail with intact press captions. Overall very good condition. unknown books
1997rif. 532808Philadelphia: Banshee Press 1997. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. 47pp. Fine. Poems by Jared Carter Michael Waters Denise Duhamel Alan Britt Karen Blomain Joyce Odam David Kirby Joseph Farley Art Beck Ann Menebroker Kent Taylor Tom Devaney and Robert Peters. Banshee Press unknown books
1990rif. 502547New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1990. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Quarto. Green wrappers. Foreword by Larry McMurtry. Edited and with introductions by Clarus Backes. Fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1945rif. 511672Washington D. C.: Agnes Waters 1945. Unbound. Fine. Promotional postcard and invitation to a speech by Agnes Waters. Measuring 5.5" x 3.5". Printed on recto. Verso is addressed to "Mr. M. B. Rorner Buffalo New York" and is postmarked "Washington D. C. June 25 1945." A single tiny closed tear else a fine copy. Agnes Waters was a political activist and write-in candidate for President in four elections starting in 1944. Agnes Waters unknown books
1936rif. 456958San Marino California: Huntington Library 1936. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. 140pp. Printed brown wrappers. Ex-library copy with stamps on front wrap and titlepage some staining and wear on the front wrap and spine else about very good. Huntington Library unknown books
1936rif. 452528San Marino California: Huntington Library 1936. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 140pp. Printed brown wrappers. About fine. Huntington Library unknown books
1940rif. 440884New York: Carl Van Vechten 1940. Unbound. Fine. Gelatin silver real photo postcard. Approximately 3½" x 5½". Fine. Photographer's embossed name. Captioned by Van Vechten on the verso: "Ethel Waters. 63." Bust portrait of Waters. Carl Van Vechten unknown books
2002rif. 420603New York: Riverhead Books 2002. Softcover. Very Good. Later printing. Trade paperback. Spine creased and cocked very good being Nicholas Delbanco's copy with his name penned inside rear wrapper. Fiction. Riverhead Books unknown books
1987rif. 415025Annapolis Maryland: Naval Institute Press 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Revised edition. Tall octavo. 285pp. illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Naval Institute Press hardcover books
1933rif. 271132Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1933. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Spine and panel edges worn and faded rubbed at spine ends and corners. Harvard University Press) unknown books
1960rif. 192508New York: The Renaissance Society Of America 1960. Softcover. Very Good. Two parts of volume thirteen number 1 part one is 68pp. and part two is 68-121pp. Octavos. Stapled wrappers. Spines and edges lightly age-toned else very good. Part One: List of Officers of the Society Report of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Advisory Council and Directory of Members. Part Two: "Pedro de Mexia and Spanish Golden Age Historiography by Edward James Schuster; Blurt Master Constable: A Possible Authorship Clue by Samuel Schoenbaum; An Anonymous Neo-Latin Eclogue by W. Leonard Grant; Ransom in Samson Agonistes by Ann Gossman; Renaissance Books A List compiled by Robert E. Taylor and many reviews. The Renaissance Society Of America unknown books
1888rif. 394945Ottawa: J. Durie & Son 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 87pp. Dark green cloth gilt decorated in black. Modest rubbing and smudging on the boards still a bright and tight very good or better copy of this long poem. J. Durie & Son hardcover books
1989rif. 382186No place: A Silver Pictures Production 1989. Softcover. Fine. Shooting script. Quarto. Mimeographed sheets printed rectos only bradbound in illustrated wrappers. Revisions from director Renny Harlin and from each of the three producers inserted on different colored paper. One leaf wrinkled and torn but complete and present else very near fine. Released in 1990 as The Adventures of Ford Fairlane with Andrew Dice Clay. OCLC locates two copies of the script; this one and another earlier draft by another writer dated 1987. A Silver Pictures Production unknown books
1990rif. 367451Boston: David R. Godine 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 300pp. Gray cloth boards. Illustrated from color photographs. Very good with slightly bowed boards and bumped corners in a very good spine faded dust jacket with rubbing a few small chips and tears along the edges. David R. Godine hardcover books
2006rif. 302966Great Britain: Virago 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with wear and tear to top and bottom edges and some wear on hinges. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Virago hardcover books
2006rif. 302964Great Britain: Virago 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with wear and tear to top and bottom edges and some wear on hinges. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Virago hardcover books
1951rif. 290750Harrisburg Pa: Tom Waters 1951. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stapled photographically-illustrated wrappers. A little age-toned near fine. Self-published poetry by a retired ex-vaudevilleian turned security policeman in the Pennsylvania state capitol building. Scarce as well as unremittingly bad. OCLC locates a sinbgle copy not surprisingly in the Pennsylvania State Library in Harrisburg. Tom Waters unknown books
1950rif. 293503Albuquerque New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good lacking the dustwrapper. University of New Mexico Press hardcover books
1979rif. 98049Brockport New York: BOA Editions 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Cloth and marbled papercovered boards. Rubbing to the marbled paper on the front board thus very good only. Copy number III of 10 Roman Numeral copies Signed by Waters and with a full-page holograph poem in his hand. BOA Editions hardcover books
1989rif. 90190Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press 1989. Softcover. Fine. First edition wrappered issue. Fine in wrappers. Signed by the author as well as warmly Inscribed by him. Carnegie Mellon University Press unknown books
1980rif. 8864Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University 1980. Softcover. Fine. Magazine. 16mo. String bound illustrated stiff paper wrappers. Fine. Poetry anthology with contributions from John Updike "Worldly Monk's Song" William Heyen Terry Stokes John C. Cullen Lyn Coffin Michael Waters Imogene L. Bolls X.J. Kennedy Bruce Bennett Carol Frost Mary Oliver Michael Dennis Browne Robert WilkinsonMiller Williams Sheila Nickerson Albert Goldbarth Leonard Nathan Jan D. Hodge W.M. Aberg and Charles Levendosky. Laid in is a card announcing the suspension of publication with this issue. Also laid in is a small broadside of a poem by Mark Thalman. Case Western Reserve University) unknown books
rif. 3833Baltimore MD: Charm City Productions 1977. First Printing. Fine. First Printing. Posters were only distributed in the Baltimore area not the relatively common "rat on a plate" poster. One is "The Sneak World Premiere" poster with a yellow banner across the top announcing the Premiere and location and dates. A pristine set of this extremely scarce Waters' ephemera. Bright and clean. 21.75x12.5. Color pictorial images. Charm City Productions unknown books
1982rif. 100899NY:: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0394517873 . Fifth printing. Very good in a very good dust jacket. . Random House, hardcover books
