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1950Best.-Nr. 158441Buenos Aires: Industia Argentina 1950. Vintage one sheet poster for the Argentinean release of the 1951 film the film's country of origin and whose premiere preceded the US release by more than three months. Richard Wright accepted an offer to star as the leading man in the film adaptation of his own novel after initial choice Canada Lee was stuck in South African customs after shooting "Cry the Beloved Country" 1951. Lee had starred in Orson Welles' prior stage adaptation. Set in Chicago and shot on location in Chicago and Argentina. 29 x 43.25 inches folded as issued. With a few small closed tears and creases at the extremities else Near Fine. Bright and unfaded. Industia Argentina unknown
1991Best.-Nr. 1-0874211549Utah State Univ Pr 1991. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 209 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Utah State Univ Pr paperback
2009Best.-Nr. 420240Jackson: University Press of Mississippi 2009. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 312 pp. 6" x 9." Although known primarily as the prize-winning author of classic works of fiction Welty was notable as an astute literary critic. Her essays on the art of fiction and on the writers who enlarged the range of the short story and the novel are definitive pieces. Her distinguished book reviews along with her critical essays augment her reputation for being one of the most discerning author-critics in literary America. This collection of her book reviews here manifests the connecting of her penetrating eye with her responsive intellect in forming sympathetic judgments of the books she reviewed. University Press of Mississippi hardcover
1924Best.-Nr. 150975New York: Theatre Owners Distributing 1924. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1924 French silent film seen here under its US title "Perils of Paris" showing actress Pearl White in riding garb perched on a railing. White's last film ending a two-decade career in films. During her Hollywood heyday the actress appeared as the plucky heroine in a number of popular serials most notably the Pathe production "The Perils of Pauline" in 1914. Unlike many of her contemporaries White performed most of her own stunts including flying airplanes racing cars long-distance swims and similar feats. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall. Theatre Owners Distributing unknown
1931Best.-Nr. 2230041New York: The John Day Company 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover first edition with proper points "flees" on page 100 & "publisher" on copyright page. Light brown cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at the boards but there is some separating and wiggle at the title page this can easily be repaired if desired the front end page contains the original owner's name and address written in pencil no other handwriting found. No bookplates no library markings present. Pages are mildly tone due to age and there is scattered foxing and spotting present. At the time of this listing we had multiple copies available. Each book has been listed separately with their own photos. The John Day Company hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 128363Melbourne: Nelson 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Dust Jacket Included. Melbourne Nelson 1970. Folio 34 2 pages with a frontispiece and one illustration plus 45 full-page plates. Quarter cloth and gilt-decorated papered boards; text block slightly cockled possibly as often; a near-fine copy with the slightly marked and torn pictorial dustwrapper featuring an illustration not included in the book. A 28-page memoir by Pearl plus 'the best of the drawings from "Old Colonial Architecture" 1924 together with several that have never before been published. They therefore form a new comprehensive collection of the best of Hardy Wilson's drawings' dustwrapper. Nelson hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 200774Berkeley: Univ. of California 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Perle takes us into the composer's workshop as he reevaluates what we call twentieth-century music- a term used to refer to new or modern or contemporary music that represents a radical break from the tonal tradition or common practice of the preceding three centuries. Univ. of California hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 400091Athens: Hill Street Press 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Important reference wirk. Hill Street Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6128182501D. W. Friesen Sons Limited . Hardback. New. pp. 96 D. W. Friesen Sons, Limited hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6128234027TEACH Services Incorporated . Papeback. New. pp. 286 TEACH Services, Incorporated unknown
Best.-Nr. 6100865718British Archaeological Reports Limited . Papeback. New. pp. viii 68 Maps British Archaeological Reports Limited unknown
Best.-Nr. DADAX1477313648University of Texas Press 2017-12-08. 1. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.70x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. University of Texas Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1559213914.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 999740520X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0974136506.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0671787977.Gmass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1982Best.-Nr. 200299Philadelphia: Peanut Butter 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Published in the early days of the city's celebrated restaurant renaissance. Peanut Butter unknown
1932Best.-Nr. 47046New York: John Day Company 1932. First Trade Edition. Octavo 21cm.; publisher's brown cloth in yellow and red decorative dust jacket red topstain; 6467pp.; pictorial endpapers printed in red. Crown gently nudged some pinpoint wear to gilt titling on spine else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.50 gently spine-sunned and lightly dusty with light wear to extremities and a few closed tears along upper edge; Very Good. Inscribed and signed on front flyleaf: "For Mrs. Oppenheim / Pearl S. Buck." Addtionally laid in are several pieces of ephemera and correspondence from the office of Laurent Oppenheim including two sheet of pencil notes on Plaza Hotel notepaper beginning with the mention of "Pearl Buck -Radio - Feb 20"; a mimeographed postcard announcing the opening of the Family Planning Center by the American Birth Control League at 701 Fifth Avenue; and an autograph note signed to Oppenheim from a Sheila Fry thanking her for an invitation to lunch at which she was to be introduced to Buck. Provenance: Inscribed to philanthropist Mrs. Laurent Oppenheim 1878-1955 née Amy Ruth Schwartz founder of the School Art League in New York City. John Day Company unknown
Best.-Nr. OTF-S-9781495060410Hal Leonard. New. BRAND NEW GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER! Hal Leonard unknown
2003Best.-Nr. 041519-PNew York: Random House Inc 2003. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. True first edition 2003 Advance Uncorrected Proofs Soft cover in plain wraps 370 page book. A highly collectible book and signed by Matthew Pearl on the title page . Condition : Near Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Random House Inc Paperback
1932Best.-Nr. GB000OEMA8CI5N01P.F. Collier 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. P.F. Collier hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. DADAX1439169373Simon & Schuster 2013-09-10. paperback. New. 10.12x1.00x12.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Simon & Schuster paperback
1948Best.-Nr. 1116163New York: The John Day Company. Good hardcover copy 312 pp . Good. Hardcover. 1948. The John Day Company hardcover
1949Best.-Nr. 20869New York: John Day Company 1949. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original cloth in red and black pictorial dust jacket; 8406pp. Two tiny closed tears to jacket spine crown else Fine. "A Novel of China" - upper jacket panel. John Day Company unknown
1942Best.-Nr. 28976New York: Common Council for American Unity 1942. First Edition. Octavo 22.75cm; yellow and black printed wrappers stapled; 120pp; illus. Starting oxidation to staples with faint dustiness to wrappers; Near Fine. Highly important single issue of the CCAU's monthly literary magazine issued from 1940-49 which was devoted to bridging ethnic and minority differences and to reflecting America's cultural diversity. This issue includes a substantial 13pp short story by Woody Guthrie "Ear Players" which marked his debut as a published writer in the mainstream media. The issue includes contributions by Langston Hughes Waldo Frank and Eleanor Roosevelt among others. Also includes a pictorial insert 4pp of photomontage by Alexander Alland. REUSS 30 p.9. Common Council for American Unity unknown
