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19391405Los Angeles: Belasco Theatre 1939. First Edition First Printing. Single leaf of heavy card stock 5 x 12 1/2 inches 125 x 315 mm folded once horizontally. Light toning to rear of program. A Near Fine copy. Colorful program for the Los Angeles production of the shipboard comedy "Excursion" from Hallie Flanagan's Federal Theatre which was part of the Works Progress Administration WPA during the Depression. All the action takes place aboard the "S.S. Happiness." Random House published the play in book form in 1937; the play had been a hit on Broadway. No other copies in commerce as of March 15 2018. Nor do we locate any institutional holdings in OCLC WorldCat. A nice little bit of WPA-related ephemera printed in vibrant colors. RARE. <br/><br/> Belasco Theatre unknown books
19112289Moscow: A.A. Gorozhankin and K.A. Fisher 1911-12. <br /><br />Twenty-six postcards each 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches 138 x 84 mm featuring black-and-white photos of scenes from Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and text descriptions in Russian. <br /><br />The Cherry Orchard opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on January 17 1904 in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavsky just six months before the death of Chekhov. In the play a family is forced to sell their estate at auction to pay their debts. The buyer Lopakhin plans to cut down the family's beloved cherry orchard so he can build cottages on the estate. <br /><br />These postcards feature cast members from early productions: Olga Knipper as Madame Ranevskaya the estate owner Maria Lilina as Anya her daughter Margarita Savitskaya as Varya foster daughter Stanislavsky himself as Gaev Ranevskaya's brother Leonid Leonidov as Lopakhin Vladimir Gribunin as Simeonov-Pishchik a landowner Elena Muratova as Charoltta Ivanovna a governess Alexander Artyom as Firs an elderly valet Vasily Kachalov as Trofimov a student and Ivan Moskvin as Yephikhov a bookkeeper. <br /><br />Olga Knipper was the wife of Chekhov Maria Lilina was the wife of Stanislavsky and Ivan Moskvin became director of the Moscow Art Theatre in 1943. All three were among the 39 original members of the troupe when Stanislavsky founded it in 1898 with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. <br /><br />Chekhov conceived The Cherry Orchard as a comedy but Stanislavsky turned it into a tragedy angering Chekhov. "My play opened yesterday so my mood is none too good" Chekhov wrote in a letter to author and dramatist Ivan Leontyev known as Shcheglov quoted in Laurence Senelick Anton Chekhov's Selected Plays. New York: W.W. Norton 2005 page 456. And in late March 1904 writing from Yalta Chekhov declared in a letter to his wife Olga Knipper the star of the play: "One thing I can say: Stanislavsky has butchered the play for me." Senelick page 457. <br /><br />While Chekhov may not have liked the play the public certainly did. Indeed in a note on the verso of one card an anonymous writer says translating: "we have just got back from the Art Theatre where we saw The Cherry Orchard. There are no words to tell how wonderful it was." The note appears on a card showing Stanislavsky and his wife Maria Lilina. <br /><br />A.A. Gorozhankin published two of the cards in 1911. The famous Moscow photographer Karl Fisher issued all the others. Two of them not identified as the Moscow Art Theatre production are dated 1912. <br /><br />A fascinating set of postcards depicting scenes from one of the theatre world's most acclaimed plays. <br /><br />CONDITION: Inscription in ink to the verso of one card stains or soiling to many cards lower corner of one card of Olga Knipper damaged with slight loss of text; old bookseller's stamp to the verso of half a dozen cards; all a bit rubbed or edge-worn. About Good overall. <br /><br /> A.A. Gorozhankin and K.A. Fisher books
196631334NY: Atheneum 1966. First edition. first prnt. Signed by Albee on the title page. Soil spotting on the bottom of the foreedge and topedge; dustjacket with faint dampstain at rear panel spine fold. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. 1967 Pulitzer Prize winner; the first of three that Albee has been awarded. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Atheneum Hardcover books
1857WRCLIT18302New York & London: Samuel French & Son 1857. 36pp. Printed orange wrappers. Near fine. First edition of this playlet based on Delano's own experiences in the diggings in 1850. Ascribing priority of printings to French plays is usually tentative at best; however this copy bears an advertisement for the play version of TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM as a new publication so it seems certain that this is at least a very early printing if not the first. EBERSTADT 134:123. Samuel French & Son unknown books
19671977New York: Grove Press Inc. 1967. First Edition First Printing. 8vo 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 218 x 140 mm 106 pages in orange cloth black titles to spine in an unclipped dust jacket. A collection of two early television plays and five revue sketches. Pinter himself appeared in "A Night Out" the story of a young man who feels bullied by his mother and other people. <br/><br/> CONDITION: Slightly cocked light foxing to the top edge and fore edge internally clean bright and unmarked. The dust jacket that is slightly rubbed with some soiling and creasing to the rear panel. A Very Good or better copy. Grove Press, Inc. hardcover books
19612348London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1961. First Edition First Printing. <br />12mo 7 3/8 x 5 inches; 188 x 125 mm 134 pages in original black cloth titles in gilt to spine in a photo illustrated unclipped dust jacket hard cover. <br /><br />INSCRIBED by Harold Pinter on the title page to Jacques Brunius: "To Jaques Brunius from Harold." Yes Pinter misspelled Jacques. Brunius 1906-1967 was a French actor and director. He also translated some of Pinter's plays into French including one of the plays in this book A Night Out. Thus a nice literary association. <br /><br />The book contains A Slight Ache A Night Out The Dwarfs as well as five revue sketches: Trouble in the Works The Black and White Request Stop Last to Go and Applicant. <br /><br />The title play here A Slight Ache is a dark comedy about an English couple Flora and Edward who interrogate a poor and silent match seller who stands outside their gate every day. The play was first performed on the BBC's Third Programme on July 29 1959 and starred Maurice Denham and Vivien Merchant Pinter's wife. The stage version opened on January 18 1961 at the Arts Theatre in London and starred Emlyn Williams Alison Leggat and Richard Briers. <br /><br />We find no other signed presentation copies of this book in the market. It's especially noteworthy because of Pinter's collaboration with the recipient Jacques Brunius. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light toning to page edges but otherwise clean and unmarked. Near Fine in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket that has rubbing to panels toning to upper edges of the flaps and to verso of the jacket and a few small nicks to the extremities. <br /><br /> Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover books
18957381.1New York: De Witt Publishing Co 1895. Printed yellow wrappers. VG faint soiling to wrappers. 12 pp 12mo. <br/><br/>Adapted from a French play 'Jocrisse the Juggler' which was originally performed in a Paris theatre in 1860. De Witt Publishing Co unknown books
194930698London: John Lehmann 1949. First UK edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. First British edition of Williams' classic. Published two years after the American debut. Very good indeed in green cloth binding with bright spine label. Price intact dustwrapper shows minor wear to edges. Also very good. This copy boldly SIGNED by Williams on the front endpaper and quite scarce thus. John Lehmann unknown 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
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
19701971London: Faber and Faber Limited 1970. First Edition Thus. Small 8vo 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 199 x 120 mm 39 1 pages in photo-illustrated wrappers over stiff white card binding. SIGNED by Tom Stoppard on the title page. A philosophy student named Albert is employed to paint a bridge. Hilarity ensues. The play was first performed on the BBC Third Programme on July 13 1967 with John Hurt playing the role of Albert. "Albert's Bridge was my first more-or-less full-scale radio play" Stoppard observes in the introduction to Plays 2 a collection of his radio plays. The Oxford Theatre Group performed the first stage production of the play at the Edinburgh Festival on August 29 1969. "Albert's Bridge" first appeared in book form together with "If You're Glad I'll Be Frank" in 1969. This edition contains only Albert's Bridge. Signed copies are scarce to the market. Baker and Wachs A4c. William Baker and Gerald N. Wachs "Tom Stoppard: A Bibliographical History" 2010. SCARCE SIGNED. <br/><br/> CONDITION: Light soiling and rubbing to wrappers internally clean bright and unmarked. A Very Good or better copy. Faber and Faber Limited unknown 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
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
1810285195London: Miller 1810. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes Copperplate vignettes on title pages. 595pp. 614pp. 598pp. double column tall 8vo polished calf ornately gilt spines black leather spine labels boards crackled and quite darkened at edges hinges strengthened corners worn. London: William Miller 1810. Very good.<br/><br/> Miller unknown books
180528473London: John Cawthorn 1805. Group of 30 Portraits of Actors and Actresses. All mezzotint by several hands. 1 vols. 12mo. 1/2 red morrocco on marbled boards. A very good copy. Group of 30 Portraits of Actors and Actresses. All mezzotint by several hands. 1 vols. 12mo. Unusual. John Cawthorn unknown books
1980100146Dallas: Pressworks 1980. First edition limited to 376 copies signed by Warren & illustrator Bill Komodore of which 350 were numbered and meant for sale and 26 lettered meant for use of the contributors and publisher. Copy "W ." Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards in acetate dustwrapper. With actetate inserts protecting color illustrations laid-in as issued. 4 pp music score by Alexie Haieff in stapled printed wraps laid-in as issued. Fine condition. Lettered copies are not commonly available. Signed By Author & Artist. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Pressworks 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
1993170New York: Routledge 1993. First American Edition 1st Printing. Octavo 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222 x 140 mm xviii 536 pages in gray cloth black titles to spine in an illustrated unclipped dust jacket. <br /><br />A massive compilation of Bertolt Brecht's journals covering the years 1934-1955 when the playwright lived in a variety of European countries as well as the United States and writes frankly about life in Los Angeles. Translated from the German by Hugh Rorrison. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photos. <br /><br />CONDITION: Some light foxing along the top and fore edges upper board slightly splayed internally clean and bright. <br />The unclipped dust jacket has light edge wear and a small black dot to the upper panel. Very Good or better. <br /><br /><br /> Routledge hardcover books
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. <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 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 />CONDITION: Edge wear and a couple of tiny nicks to wrappers light toning to pages. Near Fine. The Living Theatre books
181216074London: Longman 1812. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes. bound in 4. 8vo contemporary 3/4 tan calf leather spine labels marbled boards edges & endpapers lightly rubbed. London: Longman 1812. Very good .<br/><br/> Historical and critical memoirs of British and Irish dramatic writers and actors listed alphabetically. Compiled by David Erskine Baker Isaac Reed and Stephen Jones.<br/><br/> Longman unknown books
19491230New York: Theatre Arts Books: Robert M. MacGregor 1949. First Edition First Printing. Stanislavski's important sequel to "An Actor Prepares" covering the physical aspects of acting such as movement voice tempo and rhythm. It's written in the form of a diary by an acting student with frequent appearances by the teacher and director Tortsov obviously a stand-in for Stanislavski himself. This volume published by Theatre Arts Books in New York is the first edition in English; a U.K. edition appeared a year later. The Russian edition was issued in 1948. Translated with a Foreword by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood who collaborated closely with Stanislavski. There's also an entertaining Introduction by actor and director Jonathan Logan who visited Stanislavski in Moscow in 1931. 8vo 8 1/2 inches / 22 cm xx 292 pages. Some fraying to the boards with a bump in the lower right corner of the front board. A bit of soiling to the top edge and toning to the end papers. Otherwise Very Good. The dust jacket has a few closed tears and shows some sunning to the spine and top of the front panel. First-edition copies in the dust jacket are uncommon to the market. SCARCE in dust jacket. <br/><br/>This is an essential reference on Stanislavski's system of acting which is in wide use today. Theatre Arts Books: Robert M. MacGregor hardcover books
200023461Jefferson: McFarland & Company. Fine. 2000. Hardcover. 0786400773 . First edition. Fine in red cloth. No dust jacket. . McFarland & Company 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
200034418Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0801862809 . First printing. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
1855WRCLIT18659New York: Samuel French 1855. 19pp. Printed wrappers. Very good. Early American printing of this popular play first published and produced in London in 1849. Issued as number XXXIII of French's Minor Drama series. The first American edition appeared in 1850 under Taylor's imprint. "The California Gold Rush provided the inspiration for this dramatic presentation. Scene two depicts English Spanish Americans Indians Mexicans and African- Americans engaged in mining" - Kurutz. COWAN p.148. KURUTZ 160. Samuel French unknown books
