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1934156055London: Herbert Jenkins Limited 1934. Octavo pp. 1-8 9-312 313-320: ads original orange cloth front and spine panels stamped in black publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. "Weird thriller of a haunted missal bound in the skin of Philip II's unfaithful mistress whose spirit still seeks new paramours. Marginal vampirism when her mummified corpse is briefly revived by blood-rite thought this may be a hallucination induced by an unscrupulous occultist. Novel is an awkward hybrid of detective and horror genres the latter elements more effective. Author also wrote the bizarre horror thriller THE NEW RACE OF DEVILS 1921 under the pseudonym of John Bernard." - Robert Knowlton. Not in Bleiler 1948; 1978. Day p. 7. Reginald 00979. Small lending library stamp on bottom edge of text block faint traces of removal of bookplate or slip from front free endpaper but a fine bright copy. A scarce book and especially difficult in such nice condition. #156055 Herbert Jenkins Limited unknown books
1978149287Brussels: Centre du Cinema et de l'Audiovisuel de la Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles 1978. Vintage oversize borderless photograph of director Chantal Akerman and actress Aurore Clement on the set of the 1978 film with various cast and crew members in the background. With a provenance stamp and holograph ink annotations identifying the photograph subjects on the verso. <br/><br/>A Belgian filmmaker travels across western Europe to promote her latest film encountering a wide range of figures both strangers and important people from her past along the way.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Belgium France and West Germany. <br/><br/>11.75 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and creasing to the edges. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection Eclipse 19. Rosenbaum 1000. Centre du Cinema et de l'Audiovisuel de la Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles unknown books
19666045801966. "Noel" in black ink on pictorial Savoy Hotel London W C 2 letterhead watermarked "Savoy Bond" n.d. but August 1966. 6 1/4" x 7 1/2"; 1 page recto only. Fine. To C. Douglas Stephenson My dear Stevie: "This isn't really a letter of condolences. Condolences aren't much good. It's just to let you know that I'm thinking of you. Jeanne was dear . . . & loving friend and I'll never forget the lovely time we all had together. Take care of yourself my dear my love Noel." Jeanne de Casalis his wife had recently died. See Cole Lesley's "Remembered Laughter: The Life of Noel Coward" p. 99. Signed by Authors. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. unknown books
1937229906London 1937. unbound. 1 page 8 x 5.25 inches London February 26 1937. Written to acclaimed English film director and screenwriter Adrian Brunel in part: ".I think 'Only Yesterday' is excellent and I would never dream of accusing you of plagiarism anyway you told me in London that you had written it before 'Cavalcade'. I wish you enormous success with it and hope it gets put on soon." Nicely double-matted in blue and gold with a photograph of Coward from the shoulders up to 16 x 14 inches set in a gold wood frame. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
192518090807Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press 1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Rooke Noel. No. 259 of 370 copies octavo size 44 pp. This volume comprises a portion of text from the Book of Saint Luke telling of the birth of Jesus Christ; printed by The Golden Cockerel Press this publication is one of its beautiful renderings of stories from the Bible. The wood engravings are by Noel Rooke 1881-1953 an English wood engraver and one of the prominent figures in the revival of wood engraving during the twentieth century who helped to found the Society of Wood Engravers in 1920; he was influential as both an artist and a teacher and among his students were notable wood engravers such as Vivien Gribble Robert Gibbings and Monica Poole. Rooke's engravings here portray the soft dignity and beauty of the biblical text and work with the printed text to form a lovely publication from The Golden Cockerel Press.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter brown leather with grey-green paper boards gilt lettering on the spine top edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut two pages of red type of text from the Book of Luke frontispiece a red and black wood engraving of Madonna and child by Noel Rooke type in red and black throughout black-and-white wood engravings by Rooke throughout with tissue guards vintage bookseller's ticket "Gotham Book Mart Inc." on the rear paste-down endpaper; Caslon O. F. type Batchelor handmade paper octavo size 8.75" by 6" pagination: 1-9 10-11 12-16 17-43 1 colophon one of 370 copies this number 259.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some minor rubbing to the tail of the spine head and tail of spine are darkened and some of the tissue guards are creased else fine.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Chanticleer no. 32.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
179821607Paris: C.-F. Patris 1798. First edition 12mo pp. vi 2 188; 2 copper-engraved plates; contemporary calf stamped in gilt red leather spine label lettered in gilt a.e.g. covers worn with a 1/2 inch chip at the foot of the spine glue stains to endpapers and first and last few leaves hinges starting still a good sound copy. "This anthology of priapic verses was edited and published by F.-J. Noel Inspector of Universities who was University counsellor and Inspector General of Studies during the government of Napoleon I c. 1833" Private Case 672. Brunet IV 869. <br/><br/> C.-F. Patris hardcover books
2355Coward thanks his correspondent attorney Dudley Scholte "for the enchanting and nostalgic photographs. It was so good of you to send them and also to say such kind things of some of my past productions." He signs "Noel Coward." 1955 the year of this letter brought Coward a good deal of success in America when his Las Vegas cabaret act was recorded and then picked up by CBS television. unknown books
1821120409London: John Murray 1821. First edition of Byron's retelling of the fall of the Assyrian monarchy and its supposed last king with the Two Foscari and Cain A Mystery. Octavo original boards. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Set in ancient Nineveh and recounting the fall of the Assyrian monarchy and its supposed last king Sardanapalus draws its story mainly from the Historical Library of Diodorus Siculus and from William Mitford's History of Greece. Byron wrote the play during his stay in Ravenna and dedicated it to Goethe. It has had an extensive influence on European culture inspiring a painting by Delacroix and musical works by Berlioz Liszt and Ravel among others. John Murray hardcover books
196112453Garden City: Doubleday 1961. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. First US edition stated. A delightful play with six leading ladies - all over the age of sixty. Fine hardbound copy in very good price intact dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by Coward and dated in year of publication. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover books
19602552991960. unbound. 6.5 x 4.75-inch black-and-white photo of Coward seated casually wearing a white blazer and smoking a cigarette -- no place no date circa 1960. Inscribed in the bottom margin: "For John Mclean with best wishes Noel Coward." Double-matted in white and beige and set in a black frame measuring 13.25 x 11 inches. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1957320091New York: The Macmillan Company 1957. First Amertican Edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth. VG in VG dj. First Amertican Edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed on the ffep "For Jules with my love and gratitude for so many 'marvelloius parties'. The Macmillan Company unknown books
1947144680Paris: Gaumont 1947. Vintage photograph of director Jacques Becker and actor Claire Maffei on the set of the 1947 film. With holograph annotations and a rubber stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>A working class couple in Paris find their dreams of a life free of financial hardship about to come true when they win the lottery only to have the dream snatched away when they lose the ticket on the Metro.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Paris. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Gaumont unknown books
1995127211Penyffordd Chester: Ash-Tree Press 1995. Octavo cloth. Later edition. One of 250 numbered copies. New edition of this short story collection first published by Dennis Dobson Ltd in 1949. This edition adds a foreword by Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden and introduction by Michael Cox. "Unusual and subtle stories lacking the climactic punch of James's works but effective in their own understated way." - Barron ed Horror Literature 3-150. "The one writer who comes closest to inheriting the mantle of M. R. James." - Ashley Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction p. 136. The third Ash-Tree Press book and their second hardcover publication. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1206. Sullivan ed The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural p. 295. Tymn ed Horror Literature 4-180. Reginald 10509. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #127211 Ash-Tree Press unknown books
1925016470Waltham Saint Lawrence Berkshire Great Britain: Golden Cockerel Press 1925. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 44 pages of text. Original leather spine with blue paper-covered boards; minor browing and a few spots of soiling to the boards; protected in archival mylar. Number 134 of 370 copies in this limited edition. Printed in red and black. Illustrated and arranged by Noel Rooke. The text is clean and unmarked. Golden Cockerel Press Hardcover books
004459London: Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press Daily Post Printers Liverpool . First Edition. Hardcover. Paper pastedown on boards. . Near Fine. N.d. circa 1920. Folio 37.5 by 24 cm. Unpaginated 16 heavy card leaves. Twelve color plates. Charming text illustrations besides to illustrate the verse that covers a child's progress through the day. Slight darkening to top of cover. Light wear otherwise. <br/><br/> Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press [Daily Post Printers, Liverpool] hardcover books
1957144269France: Cinedis 1957. Collection of 61 original black-and-white single weight photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film released in the US as "On Foot On Horse and On Wheels" 1958. Starring actors Noel-Noel and Grey are in nearly every image with a few featuring Sophie Daumier. All with numerical annotations in holograph pencil housed in an original French Crumiere photo paper box. <br/><br/>Leon Martin's Noel-Noel daughter is engaged to the son of a wealthy businessman and he goes to the extreme to make a good first impression. Prolific Paul Misraki composed the music and a sequel was made by Jean Dreville with Noel-Noel reprising his role called "A pied a cheval et en Sputnik" 1958 "Sputnik" in the US.<br/><br/>5 photos 3.5 x 4.25 inches and 61 photos 5 x 7 inches all with small white borders at the foot. Photos and box Very Good plus photos with moderate curling and faint foxing and one split to the box lid. Cinedis unknown books
1815302355Philadelphia: James P. Parke . Wm. Fry Printer 1815. First Philadelphia edition. 47 1 pp. with half-title. 12mo. Uncut in publisher's drab boards. Spine perished but sewing intact staining to rear board signature of "M. Canty 1816" at head of title-page. First Philadelphia edition. 47 1 pp. with half-title. 12mo. Shaw and Shoemaker lists the Boston edition of 1815 as the first American with 2 editions published in New York that same year. Shaw & Shoemaker 34267 James P. Parke ... Wm. Fry, Printer unknown books
1966UBYRWOR00AFOctagon Books 1966. Good. Byron George Gordon Noel. The Works of Lord Byron 13 Volumes. Byron Lord; Coleridge Editor Ernest Hartley. NY: Octagon Books 1966. 502pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering and decor . Book condition: Good ex-library with white labels on backstrips institutional stamps on text block edges and titles pages and barcode labels on front free endsheets. Bibliographic notes on title pages. Tipped-in checkout slips on rear endsheets. Subtly faded spines. Lightly bumped and rubbed extremities with faint surface abrasions and soiling. Octagon Books hardcover books
1817047079London: John Murray 1817. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Three poems bound up together in contemporary calf moderate edgewear corners rounded rebacked date to front blank old Atwood armorial bookplate inside cover scattered foxing and browning; Manfred with the added quote to the title and the Davison imprint at rear usually regarded as the 3rd issue bound without the half title. Mazeppa bound without the half title and the rear ads apparently the 2nd issue the imprint was moved to the verso of the ads page for the 2nd issue. The Deformed Transformed is the second edition. 80pp; 69 1 pp; 88pp.<br/><br/>The fragment included after Mazeppa is the result of the famous ghost writing contest which resulted in Frankenstein. This fragment provided the spark which resulted in Polidori's The Vampyre. Byron himself was the model for the vampire Lord Ruthven. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Poetry. Inventory No: 047079. John Murray hardcover books
196115938J1961. Signed in blue ink: Love love love love love Noel and love!†The Christmas card has the rather cheery color artwork created by Coward for his 1961 last musical comedy creation Sail Away that was used on the poster. Also laid in is a one page photocopy typescript of three verses of a rather naughty song by Noel Coward intended for "Sail Away" but never used. unknown books
1938320015Garden City N.Y.: Doubleday Doran and Company 1938. #28 of 301 copies signed by the author. Frontsipece portrait. Illustrated. vi-viii 2-371 1pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cream cloth a few tiny scuffs on the spine label. VG. #28 of 301 copies signed by the author. Frontsipece portrait. Illustrated. vi-viii 2-371 1pp. 1 vols. 8vo. SIGNED. Doubleday, Doran and Company unknown books
1936008732New York: Doubleday Doran 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition of this collection of twelve short dramatic pieces. A very good copy lacking the scarce dustwrapper. This copy is INSCRIBED by Coward to stage actor Harold Gould who has also signed this book. Gould has acted in numerous Coward productions. A nice presentation copy. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Doubleday Doran hardcover books
1992RFREANC00mfDoubleday 1992. Very Good. Freedman David Noel. The Anchor Bible Dictionary 6 volumes. NY: Doubleday 1992. 1232 1100 1135 1162 1230 1176pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Cloth with gilt and orange foil embossing. Book condition: Very good. Gift inscription on front free endsheet of volume 1. Front covers of a few volumes slightly bowed. Doubleday hardcover books
1957142759Paris: Cinedis 1957. Archive of original candid single- and double-weight photographs and color transparencies for the 1957 French film "Mademoiselle et son gang" from French distributor and press and film agency Cinedis. Nearly all feature starring actress Renaud in glamour poses some reclining some ascending a staircase in a shimmering paisley dress with matching high heels. Several candid photos feature racing drivers Harry Schell and Peter Collins director Jean Boyer and other members of the film crew. <br/><br/>Included in the archive are 12 black-and-white single-weight on-the-set photos with holograph annotations in ink on the versos and 28 images of Renaud in glamour poses: 6 double-weight full-color glamour portraits Gevaert paper rubber-stamped PHOTO COULEURS / HERDET PHOTO on the versos 2 full-color transparencies 20 smaller mounted full-color transparencies. Original photo envelopes also present. <br/><br/>Renaud who later became a prominent AIDS activist stars as a writer whose crime fiction entry attracts the attention of swindlers even as she joins a gang and becomes its leader. Little known film by Boyer whose credits include "Calais-Douvres" 1931 "End of the World" 1931 "Roses noires" 1935 "Serenade" 1940 and "One Does Not Die That Way" 1946. <br/><br/>Cinedis was prominent during the French New Wave distributing and promoting some of the genre's greatest films including "Jules and Jim" "Le Trou" "The Gates of Paris" even the popular "Don Camillo" series starring Fernandel. <br/><br/>Photos range in size the smallest being 3.75 x 4.75 inches the largest being 6.75 x 9.25 inches; transparencies 4 x 4.75 inches mounted transparencies 2 x 2 inches in 9.5 x 12-inch black mounts 12 windows each 1 mount with only 8 transparencies present. Housed in a cardboard paper box from the As de Trefle company with title label for the film on the lid. <br/><br/>Curling to photos box Good only else Near Fine overall. A fantastic tribute to actress and singer Renaud's beauty and a glimpse behind the scenes. Cinedis unknown books
1973142419New York: Wroderick Productions 1973. Draft script for a 1973 Roderick Cook adaptation of the 1929 Noel Coward musical likely written after Cook's 1972 musical review of Coward's work entitled "Oh Coward!" <br/><br/>A three act operetta in which a wealthy young woman elopes with her music teacher. Coward's original script was basis for the 1933 film directed by Herbert Wilcox and the 1940 film directed by WS Van Dyke. The Van Dyke film was so disliked by Coward that he vowed to never let Hollywood adapt one of his works again. <br/><br/>Adaptation writer/actor Roderick Cook worked extensively with Coward's material his best-known work being a highly well-received 1972 musical review of Coward's work entitled "Oh Coward!" While it is believed that Cook's adaptation of "Bitter Sweet" was never performed professionally and the material in this script was not utilized in "Oh Coward!" it was likely written after Cook's considerable success with the review encouraged him to take another look at Coward's oeuvre. <br/><br/>Set in London and Vienna. <br/><br/>Pink titled wrappers with credits for playwright Noel Coward and adaptation writer Roderick Cook. Title page present dated September 1973 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Coward and adaptation writer Cole. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered III-1-18. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Wroderick Productions unknown books
