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19681219New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1968. First Edition First Printing. Joseph Heller's second book an antiwar play following Catch-22. The play debuted at the Yale School of Drama and then opened on Broadway in October 1968. 8vo 8 1/2 inches / 22 cm. Several small stains to the cloth small bit of offsetting to the rear end paper from the red cloth. A Very Good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket that has some soiling and slight wrinkling to the crown of the spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
200433371NY: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0521832713 . First edition. Book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a fine dust jacket. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
19321480New York: United Workers Theatres of New York 1932. First Edition. 4to 11 inches / 280 mm tall 2 41 1 mimeographed pages in side-stapled pink and black wrappers. Contents clean and unmarked wrappers edge worn with several diagonal creases to the corners wrappers splitting along spine fold loose but holding and a bit of soiling. A Very Good copy of a scarce fragile publication.Monthly publication promoting left-wing theatre in the U.S. during the Depression; it appeared from 1931 to 1933 and was closely associated with the Communist Party. The United Workers Theatres of New York the publisher worked in conjunction with the Workers Laboratory Theatre and the German agitprop troupe Prolet-Buehne. Contents here include an announcement for a First National Workers Theatre Conference and Spartakiade to be staged April 16-17 1932 in New York. The Spartakiade required contestants to act "with proletarian responsibility with great energy with full speed" to make the conference and Spartakiade "a great event in the history of the workingclass in this country!"Also included is an article on scene design by Mordecai Gorelik; three plays two of them by the Prolet-Buehne and the other by Tom Lewis; an article on Soviet movies by Harry Alan Potamkin; an article on children's theatre by Kay Rankin as well as reviews and a listing of forthcoming events.A fascinating look at the state of "workers' theatre" in New York during the Depression. SCARCE. <br /><br /> United Workers Theatres of New York books
19611607New York: The Living Theatre 1961. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Oblong 16mo 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches; 165 x 130 mm 4 pages in stapled red white and blue wrappers. <p>Invitation for a Champagne party and auction at the studio of artist Larry Rivers on May 2 1961 to raise money for the Living Theatre and its forthcoming European tour. The auction included art works and manuscripts most notably the entire manuscript of Allen Ginsberg's "Kaddish" as well as works by John Cage Louise Nevelson Robert Rauschenberg Grace Hartigan Jasper Johns Willem De Kooning Helen Frankenthaler Franz Kline and others.<br /></p><p>Rivers's studio was at 102 West Third Street in the West Village. The invitation requested a contribution of $25 per couple and assured attendees that the evening was "informal." The guests of honor were Eva Gabor Denise Darcel Arlene Francis Shelley Winters and Kim Stanley.<br /></p><p>The evening was a huge success according to The New York Times raising about $20500 equal to around $180000 in 2021. Foundations had promised an additional $5000 while $18000 had already been raised in previous months thus assuring that the Living Theatre's European trip would go ahead.<br /></p><p>The Living Theatre planned to perform in Paris Rome London Turin Milan Amsterdam Glasgow and Florence with plays by Bertolt Brecht In the Jungle of Cities William Carlos Williams Many Loves Jack Gelber The Connection and Luigi Pirandello Tonight We Improvise.<br /></p><p>An interesting snapshot of the New York art literary and entertainment worlds of 1961. And of course a rare piece of Living Theatre ephemera. <b>RARE</b>.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Near Fine with trivial hints of edge wear. Sharp clean and fresh.<br /></p><p><br /></p> The Living Theatre books
