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19207328New York Bernhardt Wall 1920. 1920. First edition. Small 4to. 14 etched plates by Bernhardt Wall. Original hand lettered 1/2 black cloth over light gray/green boards uncut some wear to spine; corners chipped. Very good. One of 125 copies. Story of Vest's dog shot by a neighbor. F. Hardcover. New York, Bernhardt Wall, 1920. hardcover books
1913006419New York: The Theatre Magazine 1913. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good /No Dustjacket. 12 issues bound by publisher into two green cloth volumes with dark green decoration on front board spines just a bit darkened clean internally with the bookplate of Jean and Lilly Dache Despres all of the original color covers bound in as well. The Theatre Magazine unknown books
19225097NNew York: Macaulay 1922. First Edition. Sarah Bernhardt’s novel about a young actress. “Is this fiction or is it the famous author’s thinly veiled story of her own triumphant career†About fine in a bright dust jacket with a couple of tiny chips and tears. The front panel of the dust jacket is a charming painting of a beautiful young actress taking a bow on stage holding a bouquet of flowers. Scarce in jacket. Macaulay unknown books
1972148014New York: Picket Productions 1972. Draft script for the 1973 play which premiered at the Bjijou Theater in New York. Not listed in the Internet Broadway Database but an early performance was reviewed by Clive Barnes for the New York Times on March 27 1973.<br/><br/>Playwright N. Richard Nash is best known for "The Rainmaker" 1954 adapted to the screen by Nash in 1956 and starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn.<br/><br/>In "Echoes" Tilda Lynn Milgrim and Sam David Selby debate reality happiness and their sanity while in what appears to be an asylum. They are both under constant surveillance of the psychiatrist named "The Person" Paul Tripp.<br/><br/>Yellow Studio Duplicating Service titled wrappers with credits for playwright N. Richard Nash. Title page present dated 1972 with credits for playwright N. Richard Nash. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-37. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold screw brads. Picket Productions unknown books
1920WRCLIT57764New York: Etched by Bernhardt Wall 1920. 15 leaves. Small quarto 22 x 16.2 cm. Cloth tape backed boards etched pictorial label. One fore-tip nicked else a very good to near fine copy. First edition. One of 125 numbered copies signed by the artist/printer/publisher. Comprised of fifteen original copper-plate etchings by Wall plus the label printed in various colors. Wall's third "etched" book and the first to achieve commercial circulation and success. Wall dated his inscription in this copy "2.28.22." WEBER p.31. Etched by Bernhardt Wall hardcover books
1925WRCLIT27830New Preston CT.: Bernhardt Wall 1925. Small quarto. Cloth backed boards spine label worn. Light rubbing at corners some minor marginal smudges to a few leaves else a very nice copy. Copy #6 of 150 numbered copies signed by the artist/publisher. Comprised of twenty-one original etchings printed from the plate. This copy bears Wall's 1926 pencil presentation inscription to Col. Marston E. Drake. The Drake firm was Wall's primary distributor at the time. WEBER p.36. Bernhardt Wall hardcover books
18812568521881. unbound. 6.5 x 4.25-inch vintage photo of the costumed actress standing against a wall. Signed in the bottom margin and dated 1881. Float mounted in a window with a brown background; matted in peach and set in a decorative gold frame measuring 12.25 x 10 inches. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
15267BERNHARDT Sarah 1844-1923 French actress. Autograph Letter Signed to Henry Roujon Director of Fine Arts. 1896; 4 pages on monogram paper. Traces of scotch tape at the crease slight paper loss not affecting text. Beautiful letter from Sarah Bernhardt graciously an invitation to a public evening event while expressing offense at the manner in which it was offered : "I do not have the pleasure to know you but I know you a very gallant man. I think I get treated a little cavalierly at the Ministry of Fine Arts Mr. Bernheim offers me by telephone to pay me for my evening at Versailles with a stamp of 1000 francs. I prefer going to Versailles to honor the sovereign who visits us. My title of woman deserved more respect and politeness regarding this evening the artist I am demands more respect. The suggestion that I should be paid for my own evening out is weighing heavily on me and I beg to make it understood by the right parties. I do not accept anything nothing polite thanks to myself would be enough ." She is very likely referring to the visit in October 1896 of Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarina. The gala is given in honor of the sovereigns at Versailles on October 8 1896 by the<br/>President Felix Faure. unknown books
1920251602Paris: Nilsson 1920. paperback. near fine. 4 321 pages with text in French. Short 8vo original pictorial wrappers with handsome cover by Maggy Monier. Paris: Editions Nilsson 1920. Pages browned as usual but unopened; a near fine copy protected in a custom leather-backed clamshell case.<br/><br/> A beautifully preserved copy with a lengthy eight-line inscription from Bernhardt on the half-title page: "A.je ne crois pas.que mon petite roman arrete un instant vos regards mais la cependant vous en lirez quelques pages."<br/><br/> Nilsson unknown books
1937149704Lime Rock Conn: Bernhardt Wall 1937. Hardcover. VG- Substantial wear to edges and spine of dust jacket; has bookplate from previous owner Jean Hersholt; includes correspondence from Bernhardt Wall to Jean Hersholt; a unique item. Light gray cardboard boards with dark gray cloth tape as spine; light gray paper dust jacket 30 pp. 28 color etched plates. Book handmade by American etcher Bernhardt Wall 1872-1956 containing 28 of his original etchings related to this FDR trip. Most of the etchings are signed in pencil beneath. Includes a copy of the thank-you letter FDR sent to Wall upon receiving his own handmade copy of this book. Also includes the typed letter that Wall sent with this book to actor-collector Jean Hersholt. Additionally included is a two-page booklet advertising Wall's published stock and containing 3 etchings itself. A fabulous find for fans of Wall Roosevelt Hersholt or the laborious technique of making a book of etchings by hand. #17 of 100 copies. Bernhardt Wall hardcover books
500641by O.F. McIntyre signed and inscribed by McIntyre to Wall; signed and inscribed by Wall below his image to Dr. Burge September 20 1948. 13" x 10" matted. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback books
1919267281New York 1919. unbound. 9 x 6.25-inch sepia-tone image of the actress in the title roll of La Tosca Palace Theatre New York City with W.R. Sill stamp on the back. Inscribed with a four-word sentiment and full signature -- "Sarah Bernhardt 1919." Double-matted in gold and beige and set in gold wooden frame measuring 15 x 12 inches. Scattered light spotting in the field with one insignificant surface mark; otherwise very good condition. Signed images of Bernhardt in the title role of La Tosca larger than a cabinet card are almost nonexistent.<br/><br/> French actress known as "The Divine Sarah" who became one of the most revered personalities ever to grace the stage.<br/><br/> unknown books
503662"Sarah" in French on her "Quand Meme" gray bordered monogrammed correspondence card ca. 1890 arranging a dinner rendezvous. Beautifully framed in an elaborate beaded and raised gilt frame with an elegant engraved portrait in costume as "Mrs. Clarkson" surrounded with a purple watered silk mat. Framed size: 15" x 22". Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback books
160906AUTOGRAPHS VERY GOOD. unknown books
1917180620001New York: Rochlitz Studio 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. Black and white photograph measuring 23.5x19 cm 9 1/2 x 7 1/4"; with purple matting and gilt-ruled wooden frame: 54x47 cm 22 1/2 x 18". Inscribed by Bernhardt in French in the margin beneath the photograph and signed. Certificate of authenticity from "The Scriptorium" on the verso of frame. Some wear and scuffing to frame; photo with some creasing toning to margins tear to right edge affecting about 3" of the image; else very good. Stage and film actress Sarah Bernhardt 1844-1923 played Hamlet Joan of Arc and Cleopatra and was a true international icon. In a 2010 article on a Bernhardt biography for the Guardian Olivia Laing wrote "No one has ever grasped the art of eccentric showmanship like Sarah Bernhardt the foremost actress of her age who liked to accessorise with a dead bat never went on tour without her own coffin and once travelled round America accompanied by an alligator called Ali-Gaga who died sadly enough as a consequence of consuming too much milk and champagne. Her performances were legendary and her affairs lurid. Rochlitz Studio hardcover books
19321907Lime Rock CT: Self-published 1932. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1st edition 1932. #58 of only 100 copies published. SIGNED BY BERNHARDT WALL on the limitation page and additionally 5 OF THE ETCHED PLATES ALSO SIGNED BY WALL. Quarto cloth-backed boards 19 plates. IN THE VERY FRAGILE AND VERY UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET!!. Solid and VG in a VG dustjacket with pasted-on spine label. Some loss at the foot of the jacket spine and very minor chipping at the crown of the spine. Otherwise tight and well-preserved. An impressive copy of an elusive title particularly so in its original dustjacket. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Self-published hardcover books
2004308298Fordingbridge Hampshire: Castle Hill Press 2004. Copy no. 35 of 40 copies. Illustrated. 206 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full oxblood morocco spine titled in gilt upper cover stamped in blind a.e.g. Cloth slipcase. Copy no. 35 of 40 copies. Illustrated. 206 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Castle Hill Press unknown books
19377310Lime Rock CT: Bernhardt Wall 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear ownership plate at front pastedown see below light toning to the textblock typical of issue else tight and unmarred. DJ shows hint of toning minor shelf/edge wear else clean. Quarterbound dark grey cloth spine etched label at front board several tipped in stamps and/or errata items. Small 4to. np. Illus. color and b/w plates. <br /> <br />Limited edition of 100 copies. <br/><br/>Approx. 28 etchings in various colors. Facsimile of letter to Wall from Roosevelt tipped in at ffep. Several etchings frame tipped in stamps. Most plates signed by the artist. Plate reads "From The Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection of Donald Scott Carmichael." “The etcher is interested in a better understanding between the countries of the Western Hemisphere and therefore hoped for good results from this trip and covered the contacts of the president and toucht the highlights of his speech.” Weber 43p Bernhardt Wall hardcover books
1930137209New York: Self-Published 1930. Limited to 26 copies. Hardbound. Internally VG covers are weakly attached and spine cloth getting weaker due to weight of covers with embedded zinc etching plates one in each. Paper-covered thick cardboard covers with a thin and deteriorating cloth spine. Front cover upper right has an etching which represents the title of the book. No printing along spine. Four preliminary sheets each an etching followed by 22 signed etchings and finishing up with an unsigned etching as the endsheet. The Limitation page etched has written in ink that this is copy 25 of a total of 26. A laid-in typed sheet dated Lime Rock Ct. in 1937 states that the original intent was to print 50 copies of this the third state of the book. However it goes on to say the zinc plates began to deteriorate and the edition was halted at 26. Each inside cover has a plate embedded into it. The front cover has an architectural scene and the rear cover has a dancing scene. All 22 of the artist image etchings is signed. Weber p. 31: "An interesting pictorial presentation of 'the Montmartre of America' an area in Manhattan long frequented by authors artists and students." The limitation leaf describes Greenwich Village thus: "A hodge-podge of tumble-down tenements rickety architectural relics with a great deal of modernity just minced together. Mushroom tea taverns & dancing dens have found lodgement in the attics & cellars." One of the most charming and spirited of Wall's productions. Self-Published hardcover books
006589No Place: Bernhardt Wall SCARCE. A set of 26 pencil SIGNED individual drypoint etchings plus the unsigned title page etching to Wall's book "Following Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865". With tissue guards for all but 3 of the etchings all of the etchings are Fine No Date circa 1933-1942. On heavy laid paper the sheets ranging in size from 8 1/2" x 9 3/4" to 10" x 12 1/2". Each etching with small "Lilly Library" stamp verso at corner the whole set housed in a plain manila envelope marked "Dups.". A unique array of Wall's Lincoln etchings that could if matted and framed grace the walls of any Lincoln collection. SIGNED BY ARTIST. Etchings . Fine. Bernhardt Wall Paperback books
231517New York: Privately Printed. hardcover. very good. Bernhardt Wall. 22 original etchings of various sizes and in various colors green gray and sepia printed on zinc plates all with tissue guards. 3 pages of etched preliminaries title index and colophon. Slim small 4to brown cloth blacked boards lightly rubbed etched vignette on front cover text block is delicately stitched internally fine. New York Privately Printed ca. 1920. Third State. Scarce. Very good .<br/><br/> Number 13 of what was supposed to be 50 copies signed and numbered in pencil on the title page. Due to the fragility of the zinc plates only 26 were actually made.<br/><br/> Privately Printed unknown books
1920WRCLIT61438New York: Printed and Published by the Artist 1920. Quarto. Original cloth tape backed boards with etched vignette. Separation between front free endsheet and second endsheet due to the weight of the boards some creasing to spine but a very good copy internally fine. Rear panel of dust jacket present. First edition thus and one of Wall's least common and most desirable productions consisting of twenty-two original etchings printed from zinc plates in various hues with each of the plates signed by the artist in the margin accompanied by the original etched preliminaries title index and colophon. Wall had originally intended the edition to consist of fifty copies but the zinc plates did not hold up sufficiently for that many impressions and he reduced the edition to twenty-six copies so corrected on the colophon in ink and signed by him. Two of the original etched zinc plates are inlaid into the inside of the boards in this case those for two of the best of the images: "Washington Square Arch" and "A Studio." A typed transcript of some comments Wall made in 1937 about the edition is laid in along with a 1948 cover letter from Dawson's Book Shop. Weber does not note the truncation of the edition gives a variant plate count - perhaps including some of the etched prelims in his count as this copy collates complete according to the index plus the two self- portraits - and notes "many copies have a cancelled plate embedded in the cover." As noted above this copy #22 has two of the original zinc plates and unlike Father Weber's copy has the etching on the upper board imprinted in the board itself rather than on a separate label. The descriptive text leaf describes this as the "third state" of the project no doubt referring to the 1918 TEN ETCHINGS OF GREENWICH VILLAGE. WEBER p.31. Printed and Published by the Artist hardcover books