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1945129333Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1945. Selznick studio printing of Clemence Dane's modern stage adaptation of Friedrich Frederick Schiller's 1801 play "Mary Stuart." Issued internally by the studio for consideration as a film adaptation though ultimately unproduced. <br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 0103 with credits for Schiller and Dane. Title page present with credits for Schiller and Dane. 79 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
1999139174Berlin: Plinke 1999. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED on the title page by Martyn Jacques as well as fellow members of the "Brechtian Punk Cabaret" band The Tiger Lillies Adrian Stout and Adrian Huge. <br/><br/>An adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's classic 1845 book of children's rhymes by Martyn Jacques who wrote and performed the music with The Tiger Lillies for a 1999 opera also based on the book titled "Shockheaded Peter: a junk opera." Text in English and German. <br/><br/>Lightly soiled else Fine and unread in pictorial boards without dust jacket as issued. Plinke unknown books
1948140733Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage double weight still photograph from the 1948 film. Photographer's rubber stamp and mimeograph snipe to the verso. Featuring an image of Lee J. Cobb and William Holden at a chess board. <br/><br/>A psychopathic killer takes a young psychoanalyst and his family hostage never expecting that the psychoanalyst would cure him of his murderous urges. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. <br/><br/>Grant US Classic Noir. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
19281313474New York: The Viking Press 1928. First Edition Third Printing. Hardcover. 10vo 187 pages; VG/VG-; dust jacket is in a mylar covering has price uncut '$2.00' has minor wear along the top and bottom edges with several small closed tears has mild chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and on the fore edge corners has discoloration and blotching along the spine; binding has minimal wear along the top and bottom edges; pages have dust build up along the top edge; illustrated endpapers; shelved case 0. 1313474. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1973WRCLIT67393Hollywood: Barbara's Place for the author represented by Falcon Gold Inc. 1973. 1viii7657A-C2 leaves foliated in act/scene format. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in typescript wrappers. Paper filing label across spine "73-4-47" a few smudges to wrappers but very good or better. A fully-equipped presentation of this dramatic adaptation post-film post-debut of the television series including production suggestions a story outline etc. The introductory paragraph refers to the success of the book/film/tv program as inducements to consider taking on the play. The play was eventually published by Dramatists' Publishing Co. and enjoys frequent productions. Barbara's Place for the author, represented by Falcon Gold Inc. unknown books
1938WRCLIT75517Hollywood: Paul Kohner Inc. 1938. 195 leaves. Quarto. Carbon typescript on onionskin paper. Bradbound in agency binder with label and manuscript denotation "Copy." Wrapper nicked along lower overlap edges title written on lower edge otherwise very good or better. An agency typescript of Howard's adaptation/translation of Molnár's play first produced in New York in October of 1928. The typescript though original is obviously later - reference is made to the 1928 production on the title leaf and Kohner established his agency in 1938 the year prior to Howard's death. The agency address on the binder is in the Berman Bldg 9169 Sunset Blvd sans zip code which may help slightly to date the typescript although their offices were there for decades. A pencil note appears on the title leaf "Original for Copying." Paul Kohner, Inc. unknown books
1938WRCLIT71241Hollywood: Paul Kohner Inc. 1938. 195 leaves. Quarto. Original typescript on onionskin paper. Bradbound in agency binder with label and manuscript denotation "Original." Upper wrapper somewhat smudged and soiled title written on lower edge otherwise very good or better. An agency typescript of Howard's adaptation/translation of Molnár's play first produced in New York in October of 1928. The typescript though original is obviously later - reference is made to the 1928 production on the title leaf and Kohner established his agency in 1938 the year prior to Howard's death. The agency address on the binder is in the Berman Bldg 9169 Sunset Blvd sans zip code which may help slightly to date the typescript although their offices were there for decades. Paul Kohner, Inc. unknown books
193520818London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . minimal wear to book; jacket a bit soiled but otherwise unworn. Translation and adaptation of a German play a drawing-room comedy about some French aristocrats. Presented in London at the Ambassadors Theatre in 1935 it was notable as the first big success of Vivien Leigh who appeared in the role of Henriette Duquesnoy garnering excellent notices and much subsequent press attention. The latter was doubtlessly tied in with the promotional efforts of film producer Alexander Korda who signed her to a contract after seeing her performance on opening night having failed to discern her potential at an earlier meeting. Reportedly and even more fatefully it was in this play that she was first seen by Laurence Olivier later to become her lover and then husband. . Victor Gollancz Ltd hardcover books
18317513Exeter N.H.: James Derby 1831. 32mo 11.1 cm 4.375". 259 1 blank pp. lacks the frontis. <br><br>Stereotyped by the publisher" this 32mo pocket New Testament is printed in two columns in small type set 16 lines to the inch.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Straight-grained roan covers gilt-ruled and spine gilt extra. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â O'Callaghan 213; Hills 765 not calling for a frontis. ; not in Herbert. Binding rubbed with corners bumped and spine-gilt faded but still softly pretty; lacking the frontispiece which Hills does not call for and title-page partially detached at gutter. Pp. 56 and 22930 chipped on lower outer corner with loss of part of page number from the former; free endpapers chipped; some old dog-ears; light foxing and occasional spots and occasional light waterstaining. => An attractive solid small American Testament. James Derby unknown books
1900000153Paris: H. E. Martin 1900. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Job; Jacques Drogue ornament. Folio - over 12. Book. Undated circa 1900. With 18 color illustrated plates by Job each 14 by 11 inches. Countries covered include of course France Germany USA England Austria-Hungary Belgium China Denmark Spain Greece the Netherlands Italy Russia Persia Sweden Norway Mexico Montenegro Japan Siam Abyssinia Canada Switzerland Transvaal Orange South Africa Turkey Egypt Tunisia Siam Brazil Finland Portugal Bulgaria. Pages are quite toned as inevitable with the type of paper; otherwise clean. Binding tight. <br/><br/> H. E. Martin hardcover books
1925006149New York: David Belasco Privately Printed 1925. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to. 178 pages. Included are photos of stars and of scenes from the play and of Belasco himself receiving a medal from the French government. There are 34 photos in all. Also reprint of interview with Belasco and a tribute to Belasco. Belasco now known by most merely as the name of a theater was one of the leading theater impresarios and a flamboyant showmen in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century noted especially for his crowd-pleasing stage effects and popular entertainments. Condition: other than very minor wear along lower edge of DJ and a few spots on its rear this is a pristine copy and the DJ can still comfortably be described as in fine condition. <br/><br/> David Belasco, Privately Printed unknown books
1910WRCLIT77006New York: Charles Frohman 1910. Three volumes. 343;150;135 leaves. Quarto. Original and carbon typescripts with red rules bradbound in steno service wrappers each bearing the large rubber stamp of producer Charles Frohman. Some soiling discolorations and fraying to wrappers internally very good. A three act theatrical script associated with the premiere production of this comedy. The script for Act II bears the signature of Joseph Allenton who played the lead and the denotation "Original." Those for acts one and three are stamped "Latest Corrected Copy." The play opened at the Lyceum on 19 September 1910 and closed after 48 performances. One of the scripts is dated "10/20/10" in the corner of the upper wrapper and there are a few corrections and annotations in the texts. Prominent theatrical producer Charles Frohman who was lost on the Lusitania in 1915 while demonstrating exemplary courage produced the play. This was a quite early writing credit for Unger 1885-1940 who had an active career spanning three-decades as screenwriter and playwright. Charles Frohman unknown books
194736857New York: Printed by the Aldus Printers for the Limited Editions Club 1947. Small folio 31 cm 12.2". 42 6 double-fold pp.; col. illus. <br><br>Szyk's eight full-page full-color "Oriental Realism" illustrations in the style and tradition of Oriental miniatures are dramatically eye-filling in this Limited Editions Club production. The edition is limited to 1950 copies this is no. 230 with the appropriate LEC newsletter laid in each signed by the illustrator. The volume is set in intertype Weiss with six large initials in gold; "Ruth" on the half-title and title-page are also printed in gold; and the paper is Worthy special.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in half white leather with slightly raised bands a gilt-background title label; smooth vellum-paper sides gold-stamped with a large image of Ruth holding a sheaf of grain and a scythe. Top edge gilt. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Limited Editions Club Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by The Limited Editions Club 184. Binding as above in the original gold foil-covered slipcase; volume with spine and corners moderately darkened and rubbed slipcase foil with expectable rubbing and spine chipped. LEC newsletter creased with small stains. In spite of these flaws still a sturdy case and a pleasing book internally bright and lovely. [Printed by the Aldus Printers for the] Limited Editions Club hardcover books
194829420New York: Alfred de Liagre Jr. 1948. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good . Bradbound screenplay in printed paper covers. 50 and 42 pps respectively for the two acts of this play. In very good condition The play was first performed on December 27 1948 at the Belasco Theatre by Alfred de Liagre Jr. director. Alfred de Liagre, Jr. paperback books
196726836New York: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dj. c.1967. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. a tight clean copy with no discernible wear to either book or jacket just a touch of tanning to the jacket spine. B&W photographs Musical adaptation of the "Peanuts" comic strip which ran for 1597 performances in its original off-Broadway production and has been re-staged and adapted for other media numerous times since notably as a 1973 TV special and in a 1999 Broadway revival. The original production starred Gary Burghoff as Charlie Brown and Bob Balaban as Linus Van Pelt. . Random House hardcover books
1854WRCLIT80673New York: Stringer & Townsend 1854. vi196pp. plus 53 of 55 plates most double-spread including one folding plate and two colored plates. Quarto. Contemporary three quarter calf and cloth. Illustrations. Binding extremities rather worn but sound foldout 'example plate c' torn up one fold without loss closed tear and small spot in lower margin of plate 18 some tanning and scattered occasional foxing some cross-plate offsetting otherwise a good sound copy. An early American printing of a great many through the remainder of the 19th century based on the London edition of 1853. An extensive treatment of basic mechanical drawing is followed by directions for the more refined skills of shading perspective etc. The plates detail all manner of geometric mechanical and architectural renderings to assist the draughtsman in his work. A sequence of 'example' plates at the end include renderings of an express locomotive a wood planing machine a washing machine a power loom steam boilers direct- acting marine engines etc. Stringer & Townsend hardcover books
183715822Cooperstown N.Y.: H. & E. Phinney 1837. 4to 28 cm 11". Frontis. 768 pp.; 10 plts. <br><br>One of the Phinneys' series of stereotyped quarto Bibles of which 138 editions were published between August 1822 and winter 1848. The Phinney brothers Henry and Elihu carried on the business their father Elihu Phinney had started in 1795; the elder Phinney had established a press bookshop and newspaper after resettling in Cooperstown from Connecticut. James Fenimore Cooper a delegate to the 1816 convention that formed the American Bible Society learned to set type in his shop for fun Hills 69. The younger Phinneys however were not to be restricted to one shop: They sold their stock which consisted of their own publications together with books brought in from Philadelphia and New York from large travelling wagons and established a "bookboat" on the Erie Canal that enabled them to reach a larger portion of western New York.<br>Â Â Â Â The New Testament here has a separate title-page and the volume is llustrated with 10 wood engraved plates including two frontispieces. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills English Bible in America 972. Contemporary sheep gilt-lettered on the spine. Binding rubbed with abrasions along edges and joints spine pulled at head. Ex-library with white-lettered shelf number on spine. Light foxing. One plate with tear from bottom edge not intruding upon illustration. Small hole to one leaf with loss of several letters of marginal notes. H. & E. Phinney unknown books
1972CNFBV03New York: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Oblong quarto 40 pp. Caldecott Medal winner. Based on a story by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn 1850-1904;born in Greece raised in Ireland at the age of 19 he emigrated to the United States spending time in Cincinnati and New Orleans. He eventually traveled for work newspaper reporting to the West Indies and thence to Japan where he found his true home. He married Setsuko Koizumi who was from a Samurai family; they had four children and Hearn fully immersed himself into Japanese culture. He and his wife would travel around Japan gathering the old folk tales which he translated; they were immediately popular and would eventually delight generations. This tale is of a "funny little woman" who goes chasing after a runaway dumpling laughing all the way only to find herself cooking with a magic paddle for the wicked "oni" that live underground. Illustrated by Blair Lent 1930-2009 who is probably best known for his Asian folklore inspired work; this volume was the winner of the 1973 Caldecott Medal.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Original green cloth with a dark-green illustration to the upper board title stamped in dark-green to backstrip illustrated title page fully illustrated throughout in colour; oblong quarto size 9.25" by 9.75" 40 unnumbered pp. first edition. In the original pictorial dust jacket which shows the price of $5.95 summary of the book on the front flap author and illustrator bios on the back flap Caldecott Medal on the front panel back panel illustration which mirrors the design on the front board.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: A near fine copy the binding is clean and without wear the corners are straight and unrubbed the hinges are strong internally bright and free of prior owner markings; a slight lean to the spine else fine. The unclipped dust jacket is very good with several short closed tears some with old cello tape on the verso from a prior owner and minor overall edgewear; the colours are bright the cream background just lightly toned. Overall a near fine copy of the first edition and a lovely story by a renowned author retold for a contemporary audience.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: 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. E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc hardcover books
181419820Philadelphia: William W. Woodward 1814. 2 vols. in 1. 4to 24.1 cm 9.5". 441 160 ff. <br><br>Early American printing of this popular commentary originally published in several years worth of weekly portions. The text is that of the King James Bible and is supplemented by extensive notes from Thomas Scott one of the founding members of the Church Missionary Society. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills 259; Shaw & Shoemaker 30867. Contemporary treed sheep spine with gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped leather title-label; binding rubbed front joint cracked back joint starting from top spine extremities chipped. Front pastedown with private collectors small bookplate title-page with early inked ownership inscription in upper margin. Pages age-toned. William W. Woodward hardcover books
18234731Philadelphia: Kimber and Sharpless 1823. 4to 29.5 cm 11.5". 2 blank frontis. 2 1 blank 3-4 6 5-570 frontis. 2 573-748 749-770 18 54 2 blank pp.; 10 plts. including 2 frontispieces and 8 full-page engravings. <br><br>Large thick quarto Bible. "Kimber and Sharpless Stereotype Edition" stated on title-page. No date stated. O'Callaghan says that "The first edition of this Bible was printed in 1823. The stereotype plates of the Old Testament were cast by Elihu White of New York; those of the New by B. & J. Collins. Kimber and Sharpless continued the publication of large and numerous editions until 1844 when they sold the plates to Jasper Harding."<br>Â Â Â Â Contents include general title-page a note to the reader order of books contents of the Old and New Testaments Old Testament New Testament title-page New Testament Index and Tables Psalms of David and "A Brief Concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments." by John Brown. With two frontispieces and 8 additional full-page historical engravings.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Late 20th century bookplate of Michael Zinman on front pastedown. Ownership inscription dated 1889 on blank side of first frontispiece. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills 460; O'Callaghan 161-162; Shaw & Shoemaker 11824. Contemporary sheep with four raised bands accented in gilt and forming compartments. The second compartment bears a red morocco label and "Holy Bible" stamped on it in gilt. Binding a bit rubbed front joint opening a bit about 1" at top. Foxed as expectable. Long tear to pp. 401-402 without loss of text but definitely affecting it. Evidence of two leaves of family records between the Old and New Testaments having been torn out. Most of the pages of John Brown's Concordance are waterstained in margins. Red silk bookmark laid in. Complete. Kimber and Sharpless hardcover books
18417995Cooperstown N.Y.: H. & E. Phinney 1841. 4to 28.7 cm 11.3". Frontis. 576 4 99 3 579768 pp.; 10 plts. <br><br>One of the Phinneys' series of stereotyped quarto Bibles of which 138 editions were published between August 1822 and winter 1848. The Phinney brothers Henry and Elihu carried on the business their father Elihu Phinney had started in 1795; the elder Phinney had established a press bookshop and newspaper after resettling in Cooperstown from Connecticut. James Fenimore Cooper a delegate to the 1816 convention that formed the American Bible Society learned to set type in his shop for fun Hills 69. The younger Phinneys however were not to be restricted to one shop: They sold their stock which consisted of their own publications together with books brought in from Philadelphia and New York from large travelling wagons and established a "bookboat" on the Erie Canal that enabled them to reach a larger portion of western New York.<br>Â Â Â Â This edition has the Apocrypha added and 11 woodcut plates in total; the New Testament has a separate title-page. The family record leaves here are mostly unused but bear a few names with dates from 1845 through 1899.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front pastedown with small bookplate of 20th-century collector Michael Zinman. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills English Bible in America 1100. Binding see: Wolf From Gothic Windows to Peacocks 126. Contemporary goat embossed in arabesque patterns over a diapered background with central diamond-shaped medallion spine with gilt-stamped leather title label and compartments gilt extra; worn and abraded with portion of front cover faded leather rubbed over joints and extremities spine leather cracking. Hinges tender. Front free endpaper lacking frontispiece recto used for pencilled list of names one plate with inked notation on verso and another with pencilled ones. One other plate with pencilled notes in margins and pencil and ink markings throughout text. Some leaves browned. H. & E. Phinney hardcover books
195945822New York: Random House 1959. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; gray vinyl cloth with titles stamped in black and gilt and photographic still mounted to front cover; dark yellow-orange topstain; dustjacket; xiv23-1055pp; illus. Inscribed by Ruth Ford to Harlan P. Kleiman on the front endpaper: "To Harlan / with great expectations / Ruth Ford." Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $2.95 with sunning to spine and front panel extremities some light dustiness and trivial wear to crown. Distinguished copy of Ford's stage adaptation of Faulkner's 1951 novel written in the form of a three-act play with each act preceded by a narrative section. Ford removed the narrative sections and revised the remainder of the novel for dramatic unity. Inscribed to Harlan Phillip Kleiman screenwriter Broadway producer and co-founder of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. Provenance: From the collection of Broadway star Sondra Lee. Petersen Collection A49.1. Random House unknown books
1958132326N.p.: N.p. 1958. Draft script for a play based on the classic 1957 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Actress Mary Henry's copy profusely annotated throughout. Ms. Henry played one of three "phantoms" in the play who do not speak but who are generally present. Nothing is known about the production of this play the playwright or the actors involved but the nature of the mimeograph would place the production in the late 1950s or early 1960s. <br/><br/>Tan side-stapled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Bergman and playwright Vinciguerra in typescript at the upper center of the front wrapper. 27 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good lacking rear wrapper side stapled. N.p. unknown books
1961143272Paris: Cinedis 1961. Three original color transparencies from the 1961 film. Starring actors including Marais and Vlady are seen in lavish period costumes designed for the film by Marie-Claude Fouquet and Jacqueline Guyot. Housed in a light blue mailing envelope with annotations on the recto in holograph ink noting contact information for Fouquet and Guyot. <br/><br/>Based de La Fayette's 1678 anonymously published novel France's first historical novel widely regarded as an early psychological novel. The Princess Vlady marries a much older prince Marais but yearns for a handsome duke Poron. Her fidelity eventually coming into question. Marais also starred in Delannoy's and Cocteau's other collaboration "Love Eternal" 1943. <br/><br/>Two transparencies 3.25 x 4.5 inches one slightly larger. Near Fine overall in original transparent sleeves. Cinedis unknown books
1956147087Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Final draft script for the 1956 film. Wrappers trimmed to conform to text block separating spine from wrapper abd cropping copy number stamp "650" and re-written in holograph ink. Production number adjusted in holograph pencil with ."5." "#3" in holograph in on edge of spine.<br/><br/>Based on Marcelle Maurette's 1952 stage play about a scheme to conspiracy to extort ten million pounds from a bank by teaching a homeless girl to impersonate the missing Russian princess Anastasia.<br/><br/>Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her lead role. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 650 and production No. 2677 dated June 7 1956. Title page present dated June 7 1956 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter Arthur Laurents. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus trimmed to conform to text block with spine separate bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Twilight Time 203. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
