44th Anniversary Ball, December 12, 1980, The Ziegfield Club Inc.
New York: The Actors' Fund of America. Quarto; G+/no-DJ paperback; Covers have slight shelfwear with lightly rubbed exterior, edges and corners; Textblock is lightly age toned. More
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The Doobie Brothers, Complete
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
Everybody's Magazine [Jan-June, 1906; Vol. XIV, No. 1]
n.p. n. publ. 1906. Thick Octavo; pp 864; G-/no-DJ; black spine with gilt text; 6 bound magazine volumes in one book; cloth has moderate wear to exterior; noticeable wear to spine; slight rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; ex-library stamp to ffep; frontispiece; interior lightly toned; cracked gutter at pp 3-6; profusely illustrated;. More
The Most Popular Violin Pieces
New York City: Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc., Publishers, 1907. Small Quarto; pp 64; G/paperback; black spine without text; covers show moderate wear to exterior; slightly sunned exterior; minor chipping tocorners; text block has slightly age toned exterior edges; interior lightly toned. More
The New York Musicals of Comden and Green: The Complete Book and Lyrics
New York; London: Applause Books, 1997. Octavo; VG+/VG; Black spine with white text; Slight sunning of top of covers and minor shelf wear; Boards strong, corners sharp, binding strong; Textblock clean with numerous production photographs; pp 285. More
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Jazz Giants: A visual retrospective [inscribed]
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
DRESSING UP: TRANSVESTISM AND DRAG: THE HISTORY OF AN OBSESSION (SIGNED)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First edition. Thin octavo. VG- in VG- dust jacket. Light yellow spine with red and black lettering. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Covers and dust jacket panels clean. Binding strong. Text of pages clean. Small remainder mark to bottom edge of text block near the spine. 160pp, with 146 black and white illustrations. More
The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures, 1969
New York: National Screen Service, 1969. Octavo; pp 1032; G/no-DJ; red/black spine with black text; fifty-first annual edition; cloth has light wear to exterior; some rubbing to edges; strong boards; text block shows light soiling to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; text pages clean; profusely illustrated;. More
Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits [inscribed]
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
Aristophanes The Frogs [signed]
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. 814/1500. Thin Quarto; pp 62; G+; beige/tan pictorial spine with black text; signed, numbered copy, no. 814 of 1500; no jacket; no slipcase; cloth clean; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to edges; profusely illustrated; frontispiece; previous owner's plate to front pastedown; deckled edges; signed by John Austen, illustrator;. More
In Person: Lena Horne
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1950. 10mo; pp 249; G-/no-DJ; orange spine with white text; library binding; cloth has mild wear to exterior; some few smudges to exterior; light white handwritten text to spine; strong boards; text block shows light spots to exterior edges; ex-library with few markings inside, pouch to rear pastedown; illustrated;. More
The Iter Grolier Italicum Club
New York: The Grolier Club, 1963. Octavo; VG-/G+; Yellow spine with red & black text; DJ has shelfwear with fraying edges, rubbed surface and corners, slight smudges and stains; Boards have slight edge wear, otherwise clean; Textblock is slightly age toned; pp 298. More
Die Volksoper: Das Wiener Musiktheater
Wien: Verlag Holzhausen, 1998. Quarto; VG/VG; Red spine with blue & yellow text; Dust jacket is covered with mylar and has minor shelf wear; Cloth is clean with strong and sturdy panels; Text block has minimal wear on exterior edges with clean pages and tight binding; pp 284. German text. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Histoire Du Cinema
Givors: André Martel, 1948. Fourth. Octavo, 273 pages; Good + condition; Spine worn with multiple lengthwise creases and small pieces torn off at head and foot, small tear to bottom rear cover, creases and spotting to both covers; clean interior with many uncut pages, binding loose in places but all pages remain attached, contains numerous B&W photographs; sold as is. More
When Radio Was Young: Questions and Answers About Early Pittsburgh Radio
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
Mayberry Memories: The Andy Griffith Show Photo Album
Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 2000. Small quarto; pp 246; VG-/G; black spine with gilt and white text; dust jacket shows slight rubbing to exterior; mylar wraps; cloth shows light wear to front; lightly bumped corners; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More
My Song: A Memoir
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2011. First Edition. Octavo; pp 469; VG/VG; black/white pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket has light wear to exterior; Belafonte 2011 Smithsonian ticket stubs slipped in at rear; mylar wraps; cloth shows very slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; deckled fore edges; illustrated; signed by Harry Bellafonte;. More
Filming Works Like This
New York, St. Louis, San Francisco: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. Octavo; pp 95; G/G-; black & orange spine with white text; dust jacket shows light scratching and rubbing to exterior, chipping to corners; boards are clean, strong and intact; text block has minor wear and light foxing to exterior edges, previous owner's book plate to front pastedown, slight writing to page 95;. More
Japanese Theatre [inscribed]
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
Fan Letters to a Stripper: A Patti Waggin Tale [inscribed]
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2009. Small quarto; pp 176; VG-/G; black spine with white and pink text; dust jacket has moderate rubbing to exterior; slight wear to edges; minor chips to corners; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; inscribed by author. More
Tom and Jerry: The Definitive Guide to Their Animated Adventures
New York: Harmony Books/Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. First American edition. Quarto; pp 176; VG-/VG-; blue/black spine with yellow text; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior, small closed tears to tail edge, other minor wear to edges; cloth has minor rubbing to corners, exterior clean with strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges, interior clean;. More
The Horror People
New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1976. Octavo; pp 304; G+/G; white/purplish pink spine with white and red text; dust jacket shows moderate rubbing to exterior; some smudges to exterior; minor chips to edges; cloth has lightly sunned exterior; sturdy boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; offset to endpapers; profusely illustrated; interior clean. More
On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures [inscribed]
New York: Random House, 1989. First Trade Edition. Octavo; pp 533; VG-/VG-; dark blue spine with yellow and white text; dust jacket has slight to exterior, mylar wraps; cloth shows light sunning to exterior, strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; inscribed by author to prev. owner on bookplate located on FFEP. More
The Girl Guide: Book of Ideas
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1931. First Edition. Previous owner inscription on front end paper. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ softcover; Covers show some wear on spine, minimal edgewear; Textblock age-toned, small faint stains on exterior fore edge; minor pencil marks on some pages, Binding strong; 180pp. More
Herrmann the Magician: His Life; His Secrets
Chicago: Laird & Lee, Publishers, 1897. 10mo; pp 298; Fair; yellow spine with faded red text; no jacket; cloth has light soiling to exterior; sun darkened spine; minor fraying to corners; slight rubbing to edges; sturdy boards; text block shows age toned exterior edges; some text in ink to ffep; offset to front pastedown and ffep; some cracking to gutters; frontispiece with tissue guard; previous owner's name stamped to title page; illustrated; interior pages have some toning toward edges;. More
Radio's Golden Age: The Programs and the Personalities
New York: Easton Valley Press, 1967. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 417; G/no-DJ; blue spine with gilt text; cloth shows slightly exterior; strong boards; text block has mild age toning; frontispiece; illustrated; tight binding;. More
Sardanapalus, a tragedy; The Two Foscari, a tragedy; and Cain, a mystery
London: John Murray, 1821. Octavo; G-/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text; boards are half bound with leather spine and fore corners & marbled panels; front panel is detached but present; tail spine edge is missing; edges are moderately scratched & corners are rubbed; text block has darkened due to age on exterior edges; text pages has age toned fore corners, otherwise pages are unmarked w/ tight binding; previous owner's book plate on front pastedown; pp 439. More
ACADEMY PLAYERS DIRECTORY : LEADING WOMEN / INGENUES
Beverly Hills, California: Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences, January 1992. ISSUE 180- PART 1. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. bright pink Qto softcover, tall wraps spine and panels both hued evenly in the near neon shade with contrast lettering in small uppercase titling for title and subtitle between larger issue number and year of publication. edgewear is minimal, smooth-spined and wraps corner neat. semi-glossy interior sheets include an alphabetical list of players, leading women, ingenues, artists' representatives, writers' representatives, casting society of America, and radio/television reference. 612 pp. (VOLUME 1 ONLY). More
ACADEMY PLAYER DIRECTORY : CHARACTERS & COMEDIENNES / CHARACTERS & COMMEDIANS
Beverly Hills, California: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, January 1992. ISSUE 180 - PART 3. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. bright pink Qto softcover, tall wraps spine and panels both hued evenly in the near neon shade with contrast lettering in small uppercase titling for title and subtitle between larger issue number and year of publication. edgewear is minimal, smooth-spined and wraps corner neat. semi-glossy interior sheets include an alphabetical list of players, characters & comedienne, characters & comedians, artists' representatives, writers' representatives, casting society of America, radio/television reference. 578 pp. (Issue 180, PART 3 ONLY). More
ACADEMY PLAYER DIRECTORY : LEADING MEN / YOUNGER LEADING MEN
Beverly Hills, California: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, January 1992. ISSUE 180, PART 2. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. bright pink Qto softcover, tall wraps spine and panels both hued evenly in the near neon shade with contrast lettering in small uppercase titling for title and subtitle between larger issue number and year of publication. edgewear is minimal, smooth-spined and wraps corner neat. some rubbing and gray smudges to cover and solid pink rear. semi-glossy interior sheets include an alphabetical list of players, leading men, younger leading men, artists' representatives, writers' representatives, casting society of America, and radio/television reference. 682 pp. (Issue 180, PART 2 ONLY). More
THE PUPPETEER'S LIBRARY GUIDE: THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC INDEX TO LITERATURE OF THE WORLD PUPPET THEATRE (volume 2 only)
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1983. First edition. Octavo. Good+ with no dust jacket. Yellow spine with black lettering. Slight shelf-wear to covers, including a one-inch faint vertical red scuff mark from the top of the rear cover. One eighth inch stain to top front corner of covers. Binding strong, text block edges clean. Text of pages clean and unmarked. 349pp. VOLUME 2 ONLY. More
Les Comedies de Terence [3 volumes]
Amsterdam: Chez R. & G. Wetstein, 1724. 10mo; VG-/no-DJ; vellum spines with gilt text brown bar, raised bands; 3 volumes: vol. 1, pp 511; vol. 2, L'Heauton-Timorumenos de Terence, pp 485; vol. 3, Le Phormion de Terence, pp 431; boards show slight soiling to exteriors, slightly splayed and bowed boards; text blocks have some foxing to exterior edges, some foxing throughout texts; previous owner's bookplates to pastedowns, light ink endpapers; illustrated; French text. More
The Making of No, No, Nanette
Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, Inc., 1972. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 335; VG-/G; black spine with beige and green text; dust jacket has modest shelf wear to exterior; minor wear to corners; small sticker to front flap; cloth has little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows light toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. More
The De Mills: An American Family
London: Collins, 1988. Quarto; VG-/VG-; blue spine with gold gilt text; DJ has rubbing on the front and back, bumping on the head and tail of spine and corners; Boards strong, light age toning to edges; Textblock and interior pages have light age toning; 248pp. More
MAE WEST
New York, NY: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1982. US Printing. 8vo. VG/VG. basic ivory DJ spine and jacket front. DJ spine begins with large red main title, small authors and publisher in black. color pictorial jacket front. edgwear moderate with a moisture exposure seepage stain along the jacket rear bottom edge to tail of spine. this affected the interior HB also, dark pink foot beneath the large gilt characters is marred and has bled to stain the inside of DJ for 2 inches. adjacent panels are beige. textblock clear, with a mid-volume image gallery in black/white. as is.351 pp. More
Great Composers and Their Work
Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1898. 12mo; pp 302; Fair/no-DJ; burgundy spine with gilt text; cloth has very slight sunning to spine, some wear to edges and corners; elaborate gilt decorations to spine and front, severe moisture staining to rear; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, slight writing to ffep; illustrated with tissue guards over plates; cracking to front gutter, light toning to end papers; deckled edges; gilt head edge; interior clean. More
Hell Creek Crossing, The Bear, The Waifs, (As appearing in The Saturday Evening Post)
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
The South and Film
Jackson, MI: University of Mississippi, 1981. Octavo; pp 258; G/G-; ivory/gray pictorial spine with red text; dust jacket has slight dampstaining to exterior, mostly to spine; some foxing to flaps; minor chips to corners; cloth has light soiling to exterior; slight sun fading to spine tail edge; light smudges to exterior; strong boards; text block shows light toning to exterior edges; light foxing to endpapers; tight binding; illustrated;. More
Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality [inscribed]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1998. First Edition. Octavo; pp 303; G/G-; black spine with white text; dust jacket has soiling to front; previous bookshop's sticker to spine; mild rubbing to exterior and edges, otherwise; cloth has small stain to front joint and rear board; mildly bumped corners; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; deckled fore edge; interior clean; inscribed by author;. More
The Golden Age of Radio
Sandy Hook: Yesteryear Press, 1998. first edition. Small Quarto; VG-/no-DJ paperback; White spine with black text; Covers have very slight wear, just some small smudges and scratches on exterior, few browns spots at rear head edge as well as slight rubbing along edges, and slightly bumped head fore edge but otherwise panels are intact and sturdy; Text block has minor wear on exterior edges however text pages are clean with tight binding; pp 295. More
The Story of The Misfits
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; pp 331; G/G-; blue spine with white and yellow text; dust jacket has several small chips to edges and joints; slight age toning to rear edges; cloth shows slight toning toward edges; strong boards; text block has slight age toning to exterior edge; interior clean; illustrated;. More
THE TRAGICAL COMEDY OR COMICAL TRAGEDY OF PUNCH AND JUDY
Cambridge: Washburn & Thomas, 1926. Unstated, apparent first edition. Thin octavo. Fair+ with no dust jacket. Black spine with gold lettering. Moderate shelf-wear to covers. Several small stains to covers, slight rubbing wear. Black cloth of spine beginning to separate. Binding slightly loose. Age-toning to pages. Text block edges clean. Tear to the top corner of pages 9-12, affecting only the margins, not the text. 49pp. With an introduction by Charles Hall Grandgent and illustrations by George Cruikshank. More
The Gypsy in My Soul: The Autobiography of Jose Greco [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
A History of Norwegian Music
Lincoln and London: The University of Nebraska Press, 1991. Small quarto; pp 418; G/G; burgundy spine with ivory text to black bar; dust jacket has mild wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; mylar wraps; boards have white spotting to exterior; light fading to boards; text block shows minor wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
Marcos Fayad: A Poetica do Cerrado [inscribed]
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
A POSITIVELY FINAL APPEARANCE
New York: Viking Press, 1999. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 250 pages; VG/VG; spine is dark brown with white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has minimal shelf-wear along the top of the spine; pages and binding are in excellent condition with no damage or markings; signed by author on bookplate on ffep; shelved case 13. More
The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1986. First edition. Quarto; pp 317; VG-/G; black spine with pink text; dust jacket has rubbing and light scratches to exterior, minor edge wear; cloth shows rubbing wear and bumping to edges and corners; text block has moderate wear and slight foxing to exterior edges, remainder mark to tail edge, moisture staining to rear head edge, interior clean; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1986. First edition. Quarto; pp 317; G/G-; black spine with pink text; dust jacket has rubbing and light scratches to exterior, minor edge wear; cloth shows rubbing wear to edges and corners; text block has moderate wear and slight foxing to exterior edges, additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
The Amateur Magician's Handbook
Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 1982. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 414; G/G; red spine with black; dust jacket shows modest rubbing to exterior; cloth has only light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light foxing to exterior edges; interior clean; previous owner's name to exterior head edge and ffep; illustrated;. More
THE NEW REVISED ULTIMATE HISTORY OF NETWORK RADIO PROGRAMMING, AND, GUIDE TO ALL CIRCULATING SHOWS
Hamden: Jay Hickerson, 1996. Third edition. Octavo; Third edition; VG-; Paperback; Spine, black plastic comb binding; Cover is orange with black print, slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 521 pages + Supplement #1 (inserted), 23 pages + Revised Supplement #1 (inserted), 5 pages. More