San Rafael, CA: Insights Editions, 2006. 1726/1800. Thick folio; pp 253; VG/VG; gray spine with silver text; limited, numbered edition, signed by the author, this is number 1726 of 1800; book encased in gray cloth clamshell box; slight sunning to box exterior; minor moisture staining to tail edge; includes green cloth photographic book, "Elvis Ships Out" and three large photographs, "Elvis at 21", in green cloth folder; photographs by the author; dust jacket shows minimal wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; cloth is clean; strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece with tissue guard [additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders]. More about Elvis at 21: New York to Memphis

Quarto; VG-/no-DJ; Red spine with gilt text; 6 volumes: 1-TV Underwater: Silver Springs, Florida, April 15, 1956; 2-Barnhart Dam: U.S.-Canada Border, June 3, 1956; 3-Western Plains: Laramie, WY, Sept. 16, 1956; 4-Guided Missiles: White Sands, NM, March 3, 1957; 5- The Immigration Patrol Story on the California-Mexico Border, April 28, 1957; & 6-Marine Assault: Quantico, VA, May 12, 1957; Cloths have slightly sunned spines with minor scratches and rubbing as well as slight white smudges on exterior of panels and lightly rubbed edges and corners but otherwise panels are strong and intact; Text blocks have darkened somewhat on exterior edges due to age with light foxing on some first pages however bindings are tight with fully bound pages. More about NBC's "Wide Wide World" show - 6 volumes of production materials & outlines for...

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1930. 8vo hardcover, no dustjacket. VG. Inscribed by the author on front endpaper. Some age-toning to pages, two tiny black (crayon?) marks on front board, rubbing to corners and spine. 269 pp. No ISBN. [Black text on orange spine. In locked cases.]. More about TAMBO AND BONES: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MINSTREL STAGE

1942, 1957, and 1962. VG condition Quarto paperbacks; A Collection of four magazines with three stories by William Faulkner. Three first appearances in The Saturday Evening Post (Hell Creek Crossing, The Bear, The Waifs) and one duplicate of the 1962 edition (Hell Creek Crossing); Collection has some wear at spine and edges, three of the volumes have the age-toned delivery label from the previous owner on the front cover, the label on one of the copies of "Hell Creek Crossing" is half removed with a rubbed away portion on the front cover, the second copy of this magazine has the delivery address label still intact; Each magazine in kept in a protective sleeve. Oversized item. For expedited/international orders, please inquire first about shipping charges and possible increases. Items kept in upstairs office, on top portion of bookshelf. More about Hell Creek Crossing, The Bear, The Waifs, (As appearing in The Saturday Evening Post

London: Martin Secker, 1915. First edition. Octavo; G+/no-DJ; Dark blue spines with gold text; 2 Volume set; Boards have mylar covers, moderate shelf/edge wear, otherwise strong; Text blocks have darkened with age and have deckled fore edges, Vol. 1 has pencil writings in margins towards the front, first & last few pages have foxing; Vol. 1- front pastedown is cracking slightly from ffep at hinge; pp 622. More about The History of the Harlequinade, 2 volumes

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1841. Octavo; G-/no-DJ; brown spines with gilt text; 2 full title: The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare with Notes, Original and Selected, and Introductory remarks to Each Play; 2 volumes: vol. 1, pp 522; vol. 2, pp 596; cloth boards have moderate age toning to exteriors, some heavy wear to exteriors, rubbed edges; text blocks have age toning to exterior edges; frontispieces have tissue guards; previous owner's bookplates to front pastedowns, marbled pastedowns and end papers; previous owner's name to ffep; slight foxing throughout; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare [2 volumes

Paris: L'Instant, 1986. Quarto; pp 408; G+/G-; black spine with white lettering; open tears to dust jacket at head and tail edges, other small tears and curling to edges, as is, previous bookshop price sticker to rear tail edge; cloth has light staining to head spine edge and front tail fore edge, panels are strong and secure; slight foxing to exterior head and fore edges, interior clean; French text. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Le Danse des Infideles

Paris: Les Marchands de Nouveautes, 1839. Octavo; Fair/no-DJ; Brown spine with gilt text on a dark red bar; Volume one only; Boards have stain at head edge near spine with heavy rubbing wear along spine edges and tear at head of spine, lower spine is missing exterior layer, and fore edge corners are heavily frayed, front panel is slightly splayed; Text block has darkened due to age with sticker and previous owner's book plate on front pastedown, cracking between pastedowns and end papers along hinges but panels are still attached, foxing, light staining at edges and shadow toning on first and last few pages, small tear at tail edge of pp 290, however all pages are fully bound; pp 292. French text. More about Les Fastes de L'Amour et de la Volupte dans Les Cinq Parties du Monde

New York: Billboard Publications, Inc., 1988. First U.S. printing. Quarto; pp 280; VG/VG-; blue spine with red text to white panel; white slipcase has soling towards edges, but intact; dust jacket shows slight sunning to exterior, minor chipping to head spine edge; cloth is clean with strong and intact boards; text block shows minimal wear, tight binding, unmarked pages; inscribed by Betty Carter;. More about Jazz Giants: A visual retrospective [inscribed

London, Belfast, & New York: Marcus Ward & Company Limited, 1880. Unstated, apparent first edition. Square,thin octavo. Fair with no dust jacket. Red spine with no markings, illustrated blue boards. Boards somewhat bowed outward. Rubbing to boards, particularly significant along the edges and corners. Owner markings to top corner of half-title page. With many chromolithographs. With illustrations by Patty Townsend. Gatherings intact, but sewing and binding of gatherings is loose. Moderate age-toning to pages. Pages generally unmarked. More about PUNCH & JUDY AND SOME OF THEIR FRIENDS

New York: Hermitage House, 1952. First Edition. Octavo; G/Poor; pp 294; sun faded yellow spine with brown lettering; dust jacket has cracked into two pieces, heavy wear and chipping to edges; cloth has water ring staining to front board, slight fraying to edges; text block shows age toning to edges, some toning to end papers, illustrated end papers; interior clean; inscribed by author. More about Japanese Theatre [inscribed

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1982. Octavo (8.25 x 11); vg/wraps; black spine with white text; minor shelf wear; light chipping at the spine and corners; text block, clean; 239 illustrations; 117pp. INSCRIBED by author on title page, and SIGNED by radio personalities NORMAN CORWIN and CARLTON E. MORSE on specific page featuring their photo and short bio. More about GREAT RADIO PERSONALITIES IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS [Multiple Signatures

Bayonne: The Jersey Printing Company, 1940. Octavo; G+; Hardcover; Green spine with white text; Dust jacket is separated to the spine and has severely shelf wear with liquid stains and scratches; Boards are faded to the spine and has black stains to the head and tail of spine, also boards have minor white dots to the front and rear but in tact; Text block is discolored to the fore edge, otherwise clean; 211p. More about Entertaining A Nation : The Career of Long Branch

Paris and New York: Flammarion, 1998. Reprinted. Quarto; pp 223; VG-/paperback; yellow spine with black and white text; covers have light wear to exterior; slight sticker residue to front; faux flaps; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance

Hollywood: American-Independent Press, 1992. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, light blue with black print; Cover is clean and bright but for slight smudge to front; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; 51 pages, illustrated (b&w). More about GRIND SHOW : WEIRDNESS AS ENTERTAINMENT [SIGNED

Westport, CT and London: Greenwood Press, 1981. First printing. Octavo. Good+ with no dust jacket. Red spine with black lettering. Very minor shelf-wear to covers. Binding strong, text block edges clean. Text of pages clean and unmarked. 172pp. More about PUPPETRY LIBRARY: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY BASED ON THE BATCHELDER-MCPHARLIN COLLECTION AT THE...

Brasilia: Grafica e Editora Talento Ltda. 2002. Oblong Octavo; pp 127; VG/no-DJ; black spine without text; cloth has some slight rubbing wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; Spanish text. More about Marcos Fayad: A Poetica do Cerrado [inscribed

Wilkinsburg Commission Inc., 1995. First Printing. Small quarto; pp 159; G+/paperback; white spine with black text; covers have slight wear to exterior; light toning toward edges; text block has minimal toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated with black and white photographs. More about When Radio Was Young: Questions and Answers About Early Pittsburgh Radio

New York: Harry N. Abrams, B.V., The Netherlands, 1984. Reprinted. Quarto; pp 352; VG-/VG-; blue/black spine with yellow text; dust jacket is covered with mylar and has very slight wear to exterior; text block has slight wear to exterior edges, spine is slightly cocked, remainder mark to tail edge, interior clean; inscribed by author; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Broadway Musical (inscribed

New York: John de Graff, 1955. First edition. Octavo. Good in fair- price-clipped dust jacket. Blue-green spine with yellow panel and blue-green lettering. Several half-inch chips to top edge of dust jacket and bottom of dust jacket spine. Moderate rubbing to dust jacket panels. Adhesive tape affixed to dust jacket at four different small tears and chips in former owner's attempted repair. Covers generally clean. Binding strong at free end paper, first signature of pages slightly torn along the gutter. Text block edges clean. 343pp. More about THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PUPPET THEATRE

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988. first edition;. Quarto in wraps with glossine; VG+; spine orange and black with black letters; beautifully illustrated in purple, orange and black colors; unopened;. More about CLASSIC TALES OF HORROR. A PULL-THE-TAB POP-UP BOOK

New York: Warner Brothers, Publications, Inc., 1978. Small Quarto; pp 418; G/paperback; brown spine with gilt text; covers show few creases to exterior; mild rubbing to edges; small sticker to front; gilt titles and image to front; intact panels; text block has slight age tone to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. More about The Doobie Brothers, Complete

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2005. First Printing. Small Quarto; pp 110; VG-/VG-; gray spine with pink and white text; dust jacket has light wear to exterior, sticker to front; cloth has minimal wear to exterior, strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior, interior clean; inscribed by authors and photographer. More about Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits [inscribed

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. First Edition. Octavo; pp 279; VG-/G; black spine with light orange and cream text; dust jacket shows rubbed corners; tape mend to spine tail edge; light soiling to rear; cloth has mild rubbing to exterior; strong boards; text block shows light spots to exterior edges; illustrated; interior clean; inscribed by author;. More about The Gypsy in My Soul: The Autobiography of Jose Greco [inscribed

San Francisco: KQED Books, 1995. Oblong Octavo; pp 212; VG-/paperback; purple spine with white text; covers show mild wear to exterior; slight rubbing to edges; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; inscribed by Trevor Bannister. More about Are You Being Served? : The Inside Story [inscribed