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19141240Boston: The Gorham Press 1914. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Small 8vo 7 1/2 inches / 19 cm 168 pages. Printed paper labels to spine and front board. <br /><br />Eugene O'Neill's first book one of 1000 copies printed and featuring five plays: Thirst The Web Warnings Fog and Recklessness. O'Neill's father financed the $450 printing costs. The books didn't sell well so the publisher Richard G. Badger sold the remaining volumes to Frances Steloff who became the owner of the Gotham Book Mart in New York. <br /><br />Eugene O'Neill 1888-1953 won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936.<br /><br />CONDITION: Spine darkened some light wear to spine edges soiling to top edge and fore edge. A Very Good or better copy lacking the rare dust jacket. The Gorham Press hardcover books
19581522New York: Playbill Incorporated October 27 1958. First Edition. 8vo 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; 228 x 165 mm 52 pages in stapled pictorial wrappers. Crease to upper wrapper at lower right corner tiny nick at upper left corner a bit of soiling to wrappers. A Very Good or better copy.SIGNED on the upper wrapper by four members of the original Broadway cast of Eugene O'Neill's "A Touch of the Poet": Helen Hayes Betty Field Kim Stanley and Eric Portman. "A Touch of the Poet" was the last play that O'Neill wrote and completed. Harold Clurman the director says in this Playbill that the play "was to be the first of a series of plays that would trace the history of an American family through the generations from 1828 to the present."The play opened on October 2 1958 at the Helen Hayes Theatre and marked the first time that Hayes had played in the theatre named for her. "Given Eugene O'Neill and a cast of superb actors the effect on the stage is electric" according to New York Times theatre critic Brooks Atkinson. Later in his review he says: "Mr. Clurman has made a thunderbolt out of O'Neill's writing." The New York Times October 3 1958 page 23.Signed copies of this Playbill are scarce to the market. No others in commerce as of July 6 2018. SCARCE. <br /><br /> Playbill Incorporated books
200431667Westport: Greenwood Press. As New. 2004. Hardcover. 0313322333 . First printing. As new in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Greenwood Press hardcover books
1979003901Rand McNally 1979 1979. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beautiful copy.Fine copy in like jacket. Rand McNally, 1979 Hardcover books
19392040Moskvin I. <b>The Soviet Theater</b>. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1939. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />24mo 5 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 143 x 110 mm 30 2 pages in stapled pictorial wrappers. <br /><br />A pamphlet on the Soviet theatre by the acclaimed actor Ivan Moskvin 1874-1946. It was issued in 1939 for distribution at the New York World's Fair and features black-and-white photos of several theatre productions. As might be expected Moskvin highlights the growth of theatre in the Soviet Union and defends Socialist realism. <br /><br /> CONDITION: Some toning to wrappers a bit of creasing to a few pages and rusting of staples. Overall a Very Good copy. Foreign Languages Publishing House books
199931814NY: Penguin Books 1999. 50th Anniversary edition first prnt. Quarter-cloth and paper-covered boards. 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. Cloth spine edges with small wrinkles and spine edge cloth minimally rubbed; dustjacket with tiny spine edge wrinkles. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anniversary Edition. Penguin Books Hardcover books
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 books
1992845No place listed: C.P. Stephens 1992. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br /><b>SIGNED</b> by Arthur Miller on the limitation page one of only 150 copies. There was also a trade edition. A bigamist has an accident and his two wives show up at his hospital bedside. <br /><br />Small 8vo. 14 142 7 pages. Near Fine with front board turned slightly outward. No dust jacket was issued. <b>SCARCE</b>. <br /><br />The Ride Down Mt. Morgan received its world premiere at Wyndham's Theatre London in October 1991 with Tom Conti as Lyman Felt Gemma Jones as Theo and Clare Higgins as Leah. Directed by Michael Blakemore and produced by Robert Fox. C.P. Stephens hardcover books
19051477Boston: John W. Luce 1905. First Edition. <br /><br />Small Octavo 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 194 x 132 mm black cloth paper labels to front cover and spine hard cover. <br /><br />The second book of H.L. Mencken an analysis and appreciation of the plays of George Bernard Shaw. With a lengthy introduction by Mencken. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light scratch to front cover moderate wear to the spine tips and corners with darkening to the spine label fading to top stain. Internally: Early bookplate to the front paste down with an additional bookplate of Frank Harding to the front end paper and Harding's name in ink dated 1929. a few scattered pencil markings and light toning to page edges. About Very Good lacking the very scarce dust jacket. John W. Luce hardcover books
199621122Los Angeles: Voctoria Dailey 1996. First edition. One of 1000 unnumbered copies. Inscribed by Martin on the illustrated front free endpage. "To Rob Best Wishes Steve Martin." Illustrations by Martin Mulll. Cloth-covered boards with illustrated lable on front board. Boards bowed; tiny foxed spot on topedge. Clean copy in Very Good condition. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Voctoria Dailey Hardcover books
199240160NY:: Pantheon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0679424113 . Made into the 1994 film. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Pantheon, hardcover books
19771019New York: Samuel French Inc. 1977. Later printing. David Mamet's first play which opened February 16 1977 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York and starred Kenneth McMillan John Savage and Robert Duvall. 12mo 87 pages. Blue side-stapled wraps with silver buffalo illustration to front panel. Minor fading to spine and minor wear to corners. Thin line of blue to very top edge of first few pages; appears to be a marking transferred from the cover. Aside from this small marking the interior is pristine with bright text. Inside front cover advertises The Sea Horse and The Au Pair Man. Rear cover advertises The Gingerbread Lady and The Sunshine Boys. A Very Good copy. <br/><br/> Samuel French, Inc. paperback books
199070510NY: Grove Press 1990. First edition first prnt. Illustrated wraps. No hardcover edition. Mamet's personalized business card with his holograph note in ink laid in. "Dear _ Thank you for your interest in my work. David Mamet 25 F. '00." Price stricker on rear wrap; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. Contains "A Waitress in Yellowstone" "Bradford" "The Museum of Science and Industry Story" "A Wasted Weekend" "We Will Take You There.". Signed Card Laid in. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. Grove Press Paperback books
1992885New York: Playbill Incorporated 1992. No Edition Stated. SIGNED and stamped by David Mamet with his blue Chicago stamp on the title page page 23. Mamet's play about a college professor whose chance for tenure is ruined by a student's charge of sexual harassment. A Fine copy of the Playbill for the October 1992 presentation at the Orpheum Theatre in Manhattan starring William H. Macy and Rebecca Pidgeon Mamet's wife. The play premiered in May 1992 in Cambridge Massachusetts at Mamet's new Back Bay Theater Company. For the New York production at the Orpheum Mamet rewrote the third act in response to the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court hearings. 8vo. 66 pages in stapled wrappers. Near Fine with light edge wear. Playbills signed by Mamet are uncommon in the market. SCARCE. <br/><br/> Playbill Incorporated unknown books
1988884New York: Playbill Incorporated 1988. No Edition Stated. SIGNED and stamped by David Mamet with his blue Chicago stamp on the title page page 23. The Playbill for Mamet's comedy about the Hollywood movie industry which opened at the Royale Theatre in New York and starred Madonna Ron Silver and Joe Mantegna. The play was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and Silver's performance won him a Tony Award for Best Actor. 8vo. 66 pages in stapled wrappers. Near Fine with some creasing to the front cover. Playbills signed by David Mamet are not at all common and signed copies of the Playbill for "Speed-the-Plow" are especially elusive. As of March 10 2016 there were no other signed Playbills of Speed-the-Plow on the market. SCARCE. <br/><br/> Playbill Incorporated unknown books
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 othe 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 leat available Mamet titles especially signed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grove Press Hardcover books
199633372NY: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0521473640 . First edition. Book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a fine dust jacket. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
197629729Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0395249805 . First printing. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
200332812NY: Cambridge University Press. As New. 2003. Hardcover. 0521820065 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
19852079Living Theatre. <b>A Tribute to Julian Beck</b>. New York: Publisher Not Stated 1985. First Edition First Printing.<br /><br />Single sheet folded to create 4 pages measuring 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches 212 x 140 mm when folded. Printed on heavy paper stock with ragged edges to the cover and second page. <br /><br />Program for a memorial tribute to Julian Beck cofounder of the Living Theatre one of America's premier experimental theatre groups. The event took place on November 25 1985 at the Joyce Theater in New York. It featured film segments photographic slides and tributes by numerous artists and writers including John Cage Jackson Mac Low Larry Rivers John Ashbery Amiri Baraka Kenneth Koch and Abbie Hoffman. Beck's wife Judith Malina also spoke; she cofounded the Living Theatre with Beck in 1947. <br /><br />Beck 1925-1985 won numerous awards for his theatre work. Late in life he acted in films including Francis Ford Coppola's "Cotton Club" and left behind a body of nonfiction and poetry. His 1972 book "The Life of the Theater" featured essays on theatre and politics. See The New York Times obituary of September 17 1985 section B page 6. <br /><br />OCLC shows no institutional holdings of this program although a separate search locates one at New York University. Yale holds an invitation to the event. <br /><br />A scarce piece of Living Theatre ephemera honoring cofounder Julian Beck. Wonderful cover depicting Orphée drawn for the Living Theatre by Jean Cocteau. <b>SCARCE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Slight soiling to final page. Near Fine. Publisher Not Stated books
1978755New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1978. First Edition. SIGNED 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. 4to. 176 pages. Near Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket in original cardboard slipcase. Errata slip laid in. Slipcase a bit dusty. <br/><br/> G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
200327706Malden: Blackwell Publishing. Near Fine. 2003. Paperback. 0631224696 . First paperback edition. About fine in pictorial wraps. . Blackwell Publishing paperback books
1995W11906KMorgantown PA: Masthof Press 1995. Original maroon cloth gilt. Slight spine ends crumpling and small dent on lower edge of bottom board and on one corner. Inscribed by author on title page as "Henry J". Contains a great deal of information with photos and drawings by this widely published expert on the Dutch Country of Pennsylvania. Signed by Author. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. Masthof Press Hardcover books
000502Dutton 1989 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ISBN:0-525-24725-4. Mint copy of galley proof. Dutton, 1989 Paperback books
1800130Venice 1800. 1. Mercier Louis Sébastien. Il Disertore. Commedia del Sig. Mercier. Tradotta dal Francese. Bologna: Stamperia di S. Tommaso d'Aquino 1772. 8vo. 82 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. ICCU cites one copy in Bologna; NUC cites only the 1796 edition at Johns Hopkins only. Not in OCLC. 2. Albergati Capacelli Francesco. Il Capriccioso. Farsa del Cittadino Francesco Albergati Capacelli. Venice. 1797. 8vo. 42 pp. Original past paper wrappers. NUC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and NYPL; OCLC adds Munich; ICCU list 8 locations. 3. Alberghetti Forciroli Carlo. Edipo. Tragedia inedita del Cavaliere Carlo Alberghetti Forciroli. Venice 1797. 8vo. 68 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. NUC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and NYPL; OCLC adds U Penn; ICCU lists 12 locations. 4. Collin d'Harleville Jean François I Castelli in Aria. Commedia del Signor Collin d'Arleville. Traduzione inedita di Giovanni Piazza. Venice 1798. 8vo. 76 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. No copies in US libraries. ICCU cites 20 locations. 5. Cornielle Pierre. Il Cid. Tragedia di Pietro Cornelio. Tradotta da Giuseppe Greatti. Venice 1798. 8vo. 87 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. OCLC cites copies at Johns Hopkins U Penn Duke and Getty. 6. Dumaniant M. Guerra Aperta Ovvero Astuzia Conrto Astuzia. Commedia del Sig. Dumaniant tradotta da Pietro Andolfati. Venice 1798. 8vo. 76 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. OCLC Johns Hopkins and U Penn. 7. Piron Alexis. Gustavo Wasa. Tragedia di Alessio Piron. Tradotta dal Nobile Francesco Gritti. Venice: 1798. 8vo. 95 pp. Original paste paper wrappers. OCLC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and U Penn. 8. Bassi Domenico. L'Impensato Accidente. Commedia del Signor Domenico Bassi. Venice 1799. 8vo. 72 pp. Original paste paper boards. NUC cites copies at Boston Public Library and NYPL; OCLC adds U. Penn. 9. Avelloni Francesco. Giulio Villenwelt Assassino. Commedia del Signor Francesco Antonio Avelloni. Venice: 1800. 8vo. 64 pp. Original paste paper boards. OCLC cites copies at Johns Hopkins and Michigan State. 130. unknown books
