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1938140177Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1938. Temporary Complete script for the 1939 short film one of several classic shorts featuring the great Algonquin Round Table humorist Robert Benchley. <br/><br/>A stereotypically clueless husband is left in charge to show his apartment to a prospective subletting couple while his wife is at church and manages to botch the job in all the expectedly silly ways. "How to Sub-let" is the second-to-last of beloved Algonquin Round Table humorist Robert Benchley's "How to" shorts which included the 1935 Academy Award winning "How to Sleep" with his signature and untrue affinity for being lazy throughout the script. Set in an apartment in an unknown city. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as TEMPORARY COMPLETE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 946 and production No. 89665 dated 11/1/38 with credits for comedian Robert Benchley. Title page integral with the second page of the text with credits for comedian Robert Benchley as issued. 13 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
36299Rio de Janeiro: Typographia Nacional Kraus Reprint. Reprint. Cloth. A fine copy. As new. 8vo. Volume 7 includes Indice alphabetico do Diccionario bibliographico brasileiro de Sacramento Blake compilado pelo dr. Jango Fischer in 1937. Facsimile reprint of the edition of 1883-1902 with the addition of the Index. Blake was inspired by Innocencio Francisco da Silva's Diccionario bibliographico portuguez. "The best bibliography of Brazilian authors from colonial times to the end of the nineteenth century" Borba de Moraes. Borba de Moraes I p.94. Griffin 145. Jones 978. Typographia Nacional, Kraus Reprint hardcover books
1959123971Folio. London: Trianon Press 1959. Folio 11 plates 7 pp. text. Quarter orange morocco marbled boards slipcase very fine. § Limited to 426 copies of which this copy is unnumbered. One of the scarcer titles of the Press especially in fine unfaded condition. “It is a continuation though in thought only of The Book of Thel. That represented the soul in the state of innocence; this the soul in the state of experience. It is primarily a protest against the sexual customs of the time.†Damon Blake Dictionary. Bentley Blake Books 216. Trianon Press hardcover books
1959110677Folio. London: Trianon Press 1959. Folio 11 plates 7 pp. text. Quarter orange morocco slipcase fine. § Limited to 426 copies of which this copy is unnumbered. One of the scarcer titles of the Press especially in fine unfaded condition. Bentley Blake Books 216. “It is a continuation though in thought only of The Book of Thel. That represented the soul in the state of innocence; this the soul in the state of experience. It is primarily a protest against the sexual customs of the time.†Damon Blake Dictionary. Trianon Press unknown books
1808123893Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper full margins cleaned some residual soiling in the margins and a few flecks in the image. § From the first 4to edition this is one of the most powerful images in the series. It was designed by Blake and engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti. Bentley Blake Books 435 A."In October 1805 Blake was commissioned by the engraver and would-be publisher Robert H. Cromek to prepare forty drawings illustrating Robert Blair's The Grave a popular "Graveyard" school poem first published in 1743. Cromek planned to select twenty of these designs for a deluxe edition of the poem. In Cromek's first prospectus of November 1805 Blake is named as both the designer and engraver of fifteen designs. Blake etched one image Deaths Door in white-line but Cromek rejected it. The dark power of the white-line print appeals to modern tastes but was far from fashionable in the early nineteenth century. In a second prospectus also of November 1805 Cromek announced that Luigi or Louis Schiavonetti would engrave twelve designs for the new edition. Blake had lost the potentially lucrative commission to engrave his own designs; his relationship with Cromek descended into anger and argument. In spite of their disagreement Cromek included a portrait of Blake as a frontispiece to the volume published in 1808. Cromek promoted the book aggressively and the illustrations to The Grave became Blake's best known work through much of the nineteenth century." The William Blake Archive Cadell and Davies unknown books
1808107320Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper trimmed to the image recently cleaned. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435 A. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1808123892Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper full margins cleaned. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435b. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1808107322Single plate. London: Cadell and Davies 1808. Single plate etching on wove unwatermarked paper margins slightly soiled and worn image clean. § From the first 4to edition. Bentley Blake Books 435 A. Cadell and Davies unknown books
18091092214to. Chichester: W. Mason 1809. 4to 8 7 416pp. With portrait frontispiece imprint trimmed at foot and 11 engraved plates including one by William Blake. Old half calf marbled boards joints rubbed but sound top of backstrip chipped away black label lettered in gilt. § First edition. Blake’s plate of the shipwreck incorporates a number of familiar figures from his iconography and is a strong and vivid illustration. Essick CBI XLIX. W. Mason hardcover books
1797104616Large 4to. London: R. Noble 1797. Large 4to pp. 69/70 with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet fore-edges untrimmed some still with deckle minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. § First edition perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake virtually in a frenzy completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young’s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four ‘Nights’and had Blake engrave and partially etch 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically today the poet Young once compared with Shakespeare and Milton is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley Blake Books 515. Essick and LaBelle Night Thoughts Dover 1975. Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England 1790-1914 3. R. Noble unknown books
1817105709Sm. Chichester: William Mason for T. Cadell and W. Davies 1817. Sm. 8vo xii 166 pp. With a color-printed frontispiece by Brown after Romney. Slightly later polished calf gilt backstrip richly gilt marbled edges signature at front of H. Cotes dated 1821. Ink corrections to the text perhaps by Cotes. § A beautiful copy handsomely bound with the frontispiece printed in five colors. Friedman Color Printing in England #31. The Vershbow copy with bookplate. DNB notes: “Possibly his greatest achievement however was his didactic poem Triumphs of Temper 1781 which ‘was to reform the entire feminine mind of England by the advice’ Bishop 53. This allegorical work aspired in rhyming couplets to teach young women the virtues of a pleasant nature. Its advice was heeded by some: Emma Hamilton thanked Hayley ‘for the lessons she had learnt from the poem’ P. Jaffe Drawings by George Romney 1978 44 and asked Romney to inform Hayley that his poem ‘made me Lady H. … for Sir W. minds more temper than beauty’ ibid. Triumphs of Temper ran into fourteen editions and proved to be the most durable of all his publications.†William Mason for T. Cadell and W. Davies unknown books
123132London and Toronto: Dent and New York: Dutton 1928. Small thick 4to 301 pp. with 4 color plates 55 monochrome plates and 20 reproductions from manuscripts. Original green cloth lettered in gilt original printed dust-jacket backstrip browned otherwise a fine copy. § First edition of an attractive and well-produced book with fine illustrations. Only the second copy I have ever seen in the dust-jacket and the first copy of the British edition the other was the NY of the same year. Bentley Blake Books 2954. Dent hardcover books
1793287788London: Joseph Johnson 1793. unbound. very good. William Blake. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Minor toning and light foxing at edges otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" London: Joseph Johnson 1796. This book with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World became an important reference for early abolitionists.<br/><br/> Image shows the soldier in full uniform with rifle pistol and saber. Two similar soldiers a fort and three-masted ship can be seen in the background. <br><br> William Blake 1757-1827 was a British poet painter and printmaker.<br/><br/> Joseph Johnson unknown books
1976264231London: The Trianon Press 1976. No. 80 of 380 numbered copies of an edition of 438 copies. Illustrated. 1 vols. Folio. Original beige cloth brown morocco spine. Fine. No. 80 of 380 numbered copies of an edition of 438 copies. Illustrated. 1 vols. Folio. Bentley Blake Books Supplement p. 81 The Trianon Press unknown books
1968Embry 95594Grossman Publishers 1968. One of 100 copies signed by the illustrator and with a original signed wood engraving laid in. Lower corners lightly bumped else fine in near fine publisher's slipcase with one seam starting. Wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. Morocco backed boards. Grossman Publishers, 1968. One of 100 copies signed by the illustrator and with a original signed wood engraving laid in. hardcover books
19671239694to. London: Trianon Press 1967. 4to 50 color plates 13 pp. of printed text. Original quarter brown morocco slipcase a fine copy in virtually flawless condition. § Limited to 426 copies this is #368. The second-longest and penultimate of Blake’s illuminated books exceptionally rich with numerous full-page plates. Keynes notes in the introduction: "This epic as a whole contains many passages of exceptional beauty and provides numerous clues useful for the elucidation of Blake's symbolism and philosophy". Bentley Blake Books 120. Trianon Press unknown books
1792287792London: Joseph Johnson 1792. unbound. very good. William Blake. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" London: Joseph Johnson 1796. This book with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World became an important reference for early abolitionists.<br/><br/> This disturbing image shows a man impaled by a hook and hanging from a gallows. A human skull and bones occupy the foreground and the background shows two skulls on sticks and a three-masted ship. <br><br> William Blake 1757-1827 was a British poet painter and printmaker.<br/><br/> Joseph Johnson unknown books
287793London: Joseph Johnson. unbound. very good. William Blake. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" London: Joseph Johnson 1796. This book with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World became an important reference for early abolitionists.<br/><br/> This image shows a European man in a large hat smoking a pipe while being attended to by an enslaved woman. <br><br> William Blake 1757-1827 was a British poet painter and printmaker.<br/><br/> Joseph Johnson unknown books
1995428722The William Blake Trust / Princeton University Press 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Six volume set. 4to. Cloth. Volume 1 JERUSALEM 302 pp. Volume 2 SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE 209 pp. Volume 3 THE EARLY ILLUMINATED BOOKS 286 pp. Volume 4 THE CONTINENTAL PROPHECIES 367 pp. Volume 5 MILTON A POEM 286 pp. Volume 6 THE URIZEN BOOKS 231 pp. Superficial shelfwear. Each volume with previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Jackets all with light wear and slight sunning at edges. Jacket of Vol 4 w/ small closed tear to top edge of jacket front at spine. Overall near fine in very good plus to near fine jackets. The William Blake Trust / Princeton University Press hardcover books
1957143037Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Revised Final script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1947 play "For Love or Money" by F. Hugh Herbert. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in full navy calf with gilt titles and design with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Veteran actor Curd Jurgens begins to have feelings for a young woman Debbie Reynolds much to the chagrin of his romantic partner Alexis Smith. Ultimately Reynolds chooses his younger neighbor John Saxon and Jurgens happily returns to Smith. Winner of a Golden Globe. <br/><br/>Set in Connecticut. <br/><br/>Title page present noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Blake Edwards. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered "135-A and 136." Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/12/57 and 9/24/57. Pages Fine presentation binding about Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1973131474London: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1973. Draft script for the 1974 film. From the collection of still photographer Bob Willoughby. Rainbow copy with blue pink and white leaves. Included are six vintage black-and-white reference still photographs from the film. <br/><br/>Bob Willoughby 1927-2009 studied with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles worked as a photographer for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" and as a set photographer for every major studio documenting some of most important films of the era and creating intimate portraits of some of Hollywood's greatest celebrities. <br/><br/>Willoughby moved his family to County Cork Ireland in 1972 working on only a handful of films through the late 1970s and early 1980s this was one of his final films though he would continue to photograph exhibit and publish books for the remainder of his life. <br/><br/>Based on Evelyn Anthony's 1971 novel about a woman on holiday in the Caribbean who meets a handsome Russian. Judith Farrow Andrews meets Feodor Sverdlov Sharif and together they visit all the beautiful spots on the island but Judith's ties to the British government and Feodor's to the Russian government cause problems for their romance. An underrated but serious look at espionage in the Cold War. <br/><br/>Set in Barbardos and shot on location there and in London and Paris. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers marked copy No. 122. Title page present dated April 1973 with credits for screenwriter Edwards. 127 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two silver brads. Stills Near Fine. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1962139514Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage oversize double weight borderless still photograph from the 1962 film showing directed Quine scrutinizing the setup of a dinner scene with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak. Based on the short story "The Notorious Tenant" by Margery Sharp first published by "Colliers" in 1956. Shot struck and mounted by the film's still photographer Bob Willoughby with a holograph notation in his hand on the verso. Full provenance available. <br/><br/>After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington DC and London the Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Museum of Modern Art and The Tate Modern. <br/><br/>13.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1780110666Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
1780110672Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
1780110673Single plate. London: Harrison and co. 1780-81. Single plate 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges very good. § First edition thus issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is born out by ESTC which records 4 copies in all two at the BL seriously imperfect one in Oxford Queen’s College and one in North America Bentley Blake Collection at Victoria University. It is noteworthy for the profusion of illustrations from classical sources and in the five plates engraved by Blake he shows his knowledge of the work of Rubens and Raphael most likely from reproductions in earlier illustrated books. See Essick CBI VI. Bentley Blake Books 419. Darlow and Moule 1273. Harrison and co unknown books
