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19772110502151003281Nihonbungeisha 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 28 Nihonbungeisha paperback
1966785<p>Paris: La Table Ronde 1966. Later printing.</p><p><br />A collection of plays INSCRIBED by Jean Anouilh on the half title: "Pour le docteur Paul Robert dont l'amitié héroïque pour ce théâtre à travers tous les pièges du destin me touche beaucoup. Bien sympathiquement. Jean Anouilh Avril 70." To Dr. Paul Robert whose heroic friendship for this theatre through all the pitfalls of fate deeply touches me. With kind regards. Jean Anouilh April 70. <br /><br />The plays in this collection are L'Hermine La Sauvage Le Voyageur Sans Bagage and Eurydice. <br /><br />Copies inscribed by Anouilh are scarce to the market especially when the inscriptions are as heartfelt as this one. <br /><br />PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo 8 x 5.25 inches; 205 x 135 mm 538 6 pages in cream-colored cloth spine with four raised bands front cover illustrated with a vignette drawn by Jean Denis Malclès hard cover. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light sunning to top edge of spine. Near Fine. <br /><br /><br /><br /></p> La Table Ronde hardcover
1946021219London: Faber and Faber 1946 First printing of the first British edition review copy. Signed by William Saroyan directly on the title page. Bump to foot of spine and faint offsetting to endpapers else book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine creasing to spine ends and light shelf wear else fine. Faber and Faber hardcover
196118678<p>Text in Chinese and English. Good softcover. Glossy thin card covers. Covers scuffed with light soiling; crease on spine; 1.25 inch of spine paper lacking at spine head 1 inch lacking at spine tail; tightly bound; 120 color plates present and intact with tissue-guards; some plates with faint pencil erasures near top edge; some tissue-guards with small tears. See OCLC #79599908.</p> Taipei, Taiwan: National Taiwan Arts Center paperback
1978755<p>New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1978. First Edition. </p><p><strong>SIGNED </strong>by Tennessee Williams and Richard Leavitt the editor number 64 of 250 copies. A lavishly illustrated book on the life and work of Tennessee Williams. </p><p>PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto 176 pages in dust jacket with slipcase hard cover.</p><p>CONDITION: Near Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket in original cardboard slipcase. Errata slip laid in. Slipcase a bit dusty.</p> G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1984016384Tokyo Japan 1984. This is a fine hardcover copy bound in dark green moire silk cloth with titles in Japanese characters in red and gilt on the spine. Lacking slipcase. Completely clean inside and out. Text mostly in JAPANESE but introduction and list of plates also in ENGLISH. The Ii Collection of Noh robes was started in the 1920's by Ii Naotada after an earthquake destroyed the family theater. It is a very broad collection and justly famed in Japan. Illustrated completely in color. List of plates includes 164 pieces many with extensive entries. 14" high X 10" wide 190 pages. Large very heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Hard Cover. Fine. Hardcover
1992015938Milan Italy: FMR Franco Maria Ricci 1992. This is a very good hardcover copy with almost no wear with a very good clamshell box with light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English and Italian. Illustrated throughout in color with many tipped-in plates and drawings in color and black & white. Limited edition of 4000 numbered copies. This is copy no. 3841. Stated first edition. 14" high X 9" wide 272 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. FMR Franco Maria Ricci Hardcover
1928059693New York: Theatre Arts / Helen Hackett / J. J. Little 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 147 Pp. Beige Cloth Over Boards. One Of A Limited Edition Total Printing Not Stated. Wear At Corners Cloth Frayed At Ends Of Spine Paper Spine Label Chipped With Loss Of Word "Art" Paper Covered Boards Frayed At Tips. Cryptic Word "Arnold / 1928" On Front Endpaper With Some Symbols. Bookplate Of A Dancer By Franz Geritz For Patricia Lee Morrison Whose Mother Lillian Edited "Doll Dreams". With . Printer's Proof Of The "Limited Edition" From J J Little With Heavy Paper Wrappers Enclosing The Unbound Signatures Stitched Together. Cover Transmittal Sheet 'For Approval Please Return Promptly Publisher: Theatre Arts Pencil Date: 11/8/28 Pencil Title: The Art Of The Dance Pencil This Volume Is Submitted So You May See Whether It Is Correctly Arranged And Complete For Binding . J. J. Little ." Facsimile Signatures Of Isadora Duncan On Front And Rear Endpapers. Covers Worn But Complete Contents Clean. <br/> <br/> Theatre Arts / Helen Hackett / J. J. Little hardcover
1949059663New York: Theatre Arts Books: Robert M. MacGregor 1949. No Edition Stated . Soft cover. Near Fine/Good. 8 5/8" Tall. 292 Pp Gray Cloth Stamped In Black And Magenta. First Printing No Indication Of Later Printing; Book With No Marks Near Fine. Dj Priced $3.50 No Indication Of Later Printing7 Reviews Of Book On Front Flap And None On Rear Panel. Dj Spine Sunned. Dust Jacket Worn Torn Small Losses Holding Up In Dust Jacket Protector With No Loss Of Lettering. <br/> <br/> Theatre Arts Books: Robert M. MacGregor paperback
19512157New York: The Living Theatre 1951. First Edition. <br /><br />Small Quarto 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 160 mm 16 pages in stapled printed wrappers soft cover. <br /><br />Program for Kenneth Rexroth's four short plays in verse on classical Greek themes. "Beyond the Mountains" opened at the Living Theatre on December 30 1951 with Living Theatre co-director Judith Malina playing several roles. Julian Beck directed with music by Richard Stryker sets and costumes by Garrick Maxwell choreography by Tei Ko and lighting designed by Marjorie Spitz. <br /><br />This production was part of the first season at the Living Theatre's first permanent performance space at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village. The program includes an essay on "The Poetic Theatre" by Harold Norse a poem "The Last Supper" by Oscar Williams and an article on "Vanguard and Theatre" by Paul Goodman who wrote "Faustina" which was performed at the Living Theatre following "Beyond the Mountains."<br /><br />There are also advertisements from local businesses especially bookstores and cafes as well as an advert for drawings by Kenneth Rexroth each priced at $35. A list of Living Theatre sponsors includes John Cage Merce Cunningham Anaïs Nin Betty Parsons William Carlos Williams and other luminaries of the art and literary worlds. <b>SCARCE</b>. <br /><br />This program should not be confused with a New Directions hardback issued in 1951.<br /><br />CONDITION: Edge wear and a couple of tiny nicks to wrappers light toning to pages. Near Fine. The Living Theatre paperback
195629071New Haven: Yale University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1956. Stated First Edition. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's gray cloth over black boards gilt lettering on black panel on spine. Spine very lightly sunned else fine; unmarked tight square and clean seemingly unread. NEAR FINE. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 176 1 pp . Yale University Press paperback
196840559New York Paul Hamlyn 1968 First Edition. hardcover. First editon first printing of this facsimile prepared by Charlton Hinman. -- Hinman compared 80 variant copies from the Folger Library using a machine he invented to produce "THE" "corrected" Folio in facsimile. -- Hardcover 10x14.5x2.3 inches 928 pages. Condition: near fine fore-edge has couple small bumps; cover corner bump with near fine dust jacket. ISBN 0393098435 PLEASE NOTE this book is very heavy and will incur extra shipping charges; not available for expedited or international shipping. Paul Hamlyn hardcover
1985310138Literatur Agentur Axel Poldner München 1985. Softcover Taschenbuch Zustand: Mit Signatur von Hardy Krüger und Mario Adorf. Die Bindung hält nicht mehr. Die Seiten sind sauber. Rücken Ecken Kanten sind sehr gut. Literatur Agentur Axel Poldner, München, paperback
1931219064Val. Höfling Verlag München 1931. Softcover 1931-1934. Zustand: mit Kennungen einer Privatbibliothek. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. Val. Höfling Verlag, München, paperback
1934058127Leningrad: Les Editions De L'etat Pour Les Belles Lettres / Gosidarstvennoy Izdatelistvo "Chudozhestvennaya Literatura 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Illustrated By Photographs And Drawings; Woodcut Initials. 9 5/8" Tall. 240 Pp. Yellow Cloth. Errata Slip And Publisher's Price Slip. Light Wear. Title Pages In French And Riussian But Alll Text In Russian. "The Russian Kamerny Theater Was A Small Intimate Theatre Founded In Moscow In 1914 By The Russian Director Aleksandr Tairov To Support His Experimental Synthetic Theatre That Incorporated All Theatrical Arts - Ballet Opera Music Mime And Drama - As An Alternative To The Naturalistic Presentations Of Konstantin Stanislavsky's Realism At The Moscow Art Theatre. In His Memoirs Lee Strasberg Described Seeing Performances By The Moscow Art Theater In New York In The 1920S As "The Decisive Step In My Search For A Solution To The Actor's Problem." Encyclopedia Brittanica. Fine History Of The Theater With Dozens Of Full Page Photographic Plates And Reproductions Of Drawings Of Stage Sets Productions And Actors In Costume Many Depicting Russian Avant-Garde Stage And Costume Design Including Goncharova Exter And Others. Small Inscription Dated 1935 On Ffep. Rare. <br/> <br/> Les Editions De L'etat Pour Les Belles Lettres / Gosidarstvennoy Izdatelistvo "Chudozhestvennaya Literatura hardcover
1962006892New York / Toronto / Los Angeles 1962 / 1985/ 1989: Dore Schary / Mike Zimring Agency 1962. Typescript . Loose Sheets. Very Good . A group of original typescript and mimeo versions of one of Ted Allan's best plays. 1 about 75 pp of original and some carbon typescript of one of Allan's approximately 45 versions of the play his son says he was never satisifed with the ending in particular but these versions differ in stage directions and text throughout. Such typescript from Allan is scarce as the stored box of his various versions of this play was intentionally destroyed after his death. This version differs textually from each of the other versions offerred here. 2 A complete version of the play with title indicating it was directed by Sean Connery and produced by Dore Schary with an address of 850 Seventh Avenue NY telephoine CO 5-2290 probably the original 1962 version. 3 Complete text of the "Revised Version 1985 itself with considerable additonal pencil changes and massive deletions and three pages of pencil notes by writer/director/producer Louis Brandt. Brandt was a once-blacklisted Hollywood writer. 4 The Sport of Gods screenplay in glossy wraps August 1989. "This play is a drastic rewrite of "The Secret of the World" produced in 1962 at the Theatre Royale East Stratford London by Oscar Lewenstein and Michael White. Although the theme of disillusionment and the fall of kings remains the same the plot has been altered as to make it a new play. Hence the new title" from title page. <br/> <br/> Dore Schary / Mike Zimring Agency unknown
1960032340New York: Roger L. Stevens Circa 1959 Or 1960 / Wm. Morris Agency 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Studio Copy Of The Original Script For The Three Act Version By Gore Vidal With No Other Authors Credited. Black Wraparound Card Covers Lettered In Silver "Hart Stenographic Bureau / 156 West 44Th Street New York 36 Judson 2-1253" Title At Center.Title Page With Wm. Morris Agency Sticker And Roger L Stevens Name And Address At Bottom No Copyright Notice Or Date But Probably Circa 1959/1960. Cast Of Characters Page Act One Scene Page 36 Pp26 Pp 23 Pp Each Act Numbered Separately By Act Scene And Page. Inked Number "44" At Top Of Title Page Which Apparently Is The Tracking Number For A Limited Distribution. Our Researches Indicate Only One Institutional Holding In Arizona. <br/> <br/> Roger L. Stevens Circa 1959 Or 1960 / Wm. Morris Agency paperback
200015474<p>Easton CT: Easton Press 2000. <i><b>Signed by Harold Pinter on the colophon.</b></i> Certificate signed by Harold Pinter Angela Cheyne and Publisher Roy S. Pfeil. First <b>Limited edition</b> / First printing. Gray leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity and A Note About the Homecoming laid in.</p> Easton Press, hardcover
1969048152New York City Ny: Grove Press 1969. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 158 Pp. Blue Cloth Lettered In Silver. First Printing Stated. Very Near Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $4.95. Per Wikipedia Witold Marian Gombrowicz 1904 - 1969 Was A Polish Writer And Playwright. His Works Are Characterised By Deep Psychological Analysis A Certain Sense Of Paradox And Absurd Anti-Nationalist Flavor. In 1937 He Published His First Novel Ferdydurke Which Presented Many Of His Usual Themes: Problems Of Immaturity And Youth Creation Of Identity In Interactions With Others And An Ironic Critical Examination Of Class Roles In Polish Society And Culture. He Gained Fame Only During The Last Years Of His Life But Is Now Considered One Of The Foremost Figures Of Polish Literature. His Diaries Were Published In 1969 And Are According To The Paris Review "Widely Considered His Masterpiece" While Cosmos Is Considered According To The New Yorker "His Most Accomplished Novel". He Was Nominated For The Nobel Prize In Literature Four Times From 1966 To 1969. <br/> <br/> Grove Press hardcover
1932059573New York Ny: Harper & Brothers 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Xviii 328 Pp. Green Cloth Spine With Gilt Spine Label Green Boards. First Edition Stated. Light Usage With Slight Wear To Spine Label Some Fading To Cloth Git Bright No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.50Minute Losses At Corners Slight Fading. Part Of An Endless Discussion With No Comparable Consideration For Say Sex In Astronomy. The Reader Might Conclude That Is Because Publishers Dealers And Other Slimy Promoters Can Easily Sensationalize The Arts With Visual References But Have No Avenue For Comparable Profit In The Other 99% Of Human Intellectual Endeavor Yet. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1930052543Washington Dc: Associated Publishers 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated By "J. L. W. X 373 Pp. Brown Cloth Lettered And Illustrated In Black. First Printing 1930. Fine. No Wear Or Marks. <br/> <br/> Associated Publishers hardcover
198651118NY: Grove Press 1986. First edition first prnt. Signed by Mamet on the title page. Additionally he has stamped the page with his blue name chop. Dustjacket with two short closed tears one on the front panel bottom edge and the other on the rear panel topedge and shallow creases on the front panel bottom edge. Tight bright copy in Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. among the least available Mamet titles especially signed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grove Press hardcover
199920812NY: Penguin Books 1999. 50th Anniversary edition first prnt. Signed by Miller on the title page. Preface for this edition by Miller. Afterword by Christopher Bigsby. Selected Chronology of Productions 1949-1999. Black and white photos of the original cast production and color photos of the 1999 Broadway production. Spine topedge cloth with small wrinkle and spine bottom edge cloth trife rubbed; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Penguin Books Hardcover
1989016204Tokyo: Shinshindo Shuppan 1989. This is a very good two volume hardcover set with the publisher's hardshell slipcase with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text mainly in JAPANESE but four page introduction by Nakamura in English. Text volume: 170 text pages 4 pages English introduction. Plate volume: 28 small images 69 full-page black & white plates 41 full-page color plates. 12" high X 9" wide. Rare. Large heavy books foreign shipping will be extra. This set will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good. Shinshindo Shuppan Hardcover
190317935New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1903. Third Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth gilt lettering on spine gilt medallion on cover fore-edge deckle top edge gilt. 12 Volumes: Volume 1: Neighborly poems; Volume 2: Sketches in Prose; Volume 3: Afterwhiles; Volume 4: Pipes O' Pan at Zekesbury; Volume 5: Ryhmes of Childhood; Volume 6: The Flying Islands of the Night; Volume 7: Green Fields and Running Brooks; Volume 8: Poems Here at Home; Volume 9: Armazindy; Volume 10: A Child-World; Volume 11: Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers and Hom-Folks; Volume 12: The Book of Joyous Children . Spines lightly sunned spine of volume 12 slightly singed else tight square unmarked and clean. NEAR FINE. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover