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1930109360new 1930. hardcover. 13 plates. 33pp. 8vo cloth-backed boards; ex-lib. New York n.d.<br/><br/> unknown books
19256573fdNew York: M. Knoedler & Company 19--. 2 volumes. First edition. Of an edition of 525 printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press this is No. 173. Octavo cloth-backed boards 25 pp. 33 pp. Plates. Near-Fine in a broken slip case. M. Knoedler & Company, (19--). 2 volumes. First edition. Of an edition of 525 printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Pres hardcover books
19341265360Cleveland OH: World Syndicate 1934. Second. Small octavo size of a Big Little Book unpaginated over 250 pp in pictorial boards yellow and blue illustration with red and black titles. Cover variation indicates this is the second printing.<br /> Condition is Very Good to Fine; slight shelfwear and bumping to the spine ends. The interior pages still retain some suppleness and are dark tan about a 6 on the Overstreet Whiteness Level scale.<br /> Book contains the life of Daniel Boone and the career of General von Steuben the Revolutionary War hero.<br /> At one panel per page this is a very thick pre-comic book version of Classics Illustrated. 1265360. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. World Syndicate unknown books
19342441New York: World Syndicate Publishing 1934. First Edition Thus presumed. Hardcover. Good. No DJ. Moderate shelf wear through at corners split at head and heel of front hinge some related curling front joint starting leaves show even toning crayon on front endpages and half-title first image hand colored penciled pagination on first 52 pages else tight bright and unmarred. Blue textured paper boards silver gilt lettering and decorative elements. 32mo. np. Illus. b/w plates. <br/><br/>These wonderful little books were printed on very cheap paper bound in an equally cheap manner but wonderfully illustrated.thus they are a jem but seldom found in acceptable condition.this one better than average. Overall a nice copy of a rather scarce volume. World Syndicate Publishing hardcover books
199622016London: Chancellor Press 1996. 1st edition. Glossy pictoral boards. Dust jacket. Fine/Nr Fine. 96 pp. With color illustrations Square 4to. 25cm x 25cm. <br/><br/> Chancellor Press hardcover books
1960234014Hollywood 1960. Each one page on studio letterhead. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Staple holes in the top margins. Each one page on studio letterhead. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Right on the heels of her successes in The Wayward Bus 1957 and the film version of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter 1957. unknown books
1956233821Los Angeles 1956. 17pp. with a 6pp. photocopy of the studio's Synopsis of Employment Contract through October 1960. 1 vols. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Two holes punched at left margin. Fine. 17pp. with a 6pp. photocopy of the studio's Synopsis of Employment Contract through October 1960. 1 vols. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Mansfield Signs and Makes THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT. This is Mansfield's first Hollywood contract coming on the heels of her appearance in 1955 as "Playmate of the Month" for February 1955 and her portrayal of Rita Marlowe in the Broadway play WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER in 1956 for which she received a Theatre World Award. Signed on May 2 1956 the terms of the one-year contract began on September 17 1956 in time to allow Mansfield to star as the blonde bombshell Jerri Jordan rock 'n roll classic THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT released at the end of the year featuring musical appearances by Fats Domino Little Richard Gene Vincent The Platters Eddie Cochran et. al. The studio offered her $1250 per week for the year with a multi-year options for renewal. The film a box-office success was one of the first to feature black artists and is now a cult classic. unknown books
19602608581960. unbound. 7 x 5-inch black-and-white pin-up photo of the American actress -- no place no date circa 1960. Inscribed at the top: "To Jo All my best Jayne Mansfield." Float-mounted matted in gray and set in a silver frame measuring 13.5 x 11.5 inches. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1956265870New York 1956. paperback. Original Playbill inscribed and signed on the cover during her tenure in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" at The Belasco Theatre February 11 1956. Boldly signed in fountain pen "To Pete My extra best! Jayne Mansfield." Accompanied by the original box office envelope with the ticket stub to the above performance. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> American actress in film theatre and television who was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 34.<br/><br/> unknown books
1957238140Beverly Hills 1957. unbound. Excellent typed letter signed "Jayne" on the back of an oversize black-and-white photograph-postcard measuring 10 x 4 inches depicting a full-body image of Mansfield in a swimsuit and high heels. Beverly Hills August 31 1957 written to Philadelphia Inquirer editor Harry Harris sharing information on their mutual friend -- novelty bandleader Spike Jones. In full: "I sincerely hope that you enjoy my new movie 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter'. I suppose you flipped as I did over Spike Jones' new album 'Dinner Music for People Who Aren't Very Hungry'. Love Jayne. P.S. Incidentally; Spike Helen and 'The Band That Plays For Fun' open at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas on Sept. 4." Three very light creases at the upper right hand margin that do not detract from the uniqueness of this item -- otherwise fine condition.<br/><br/> American film theater and television actress best known as a major sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s. She died in an automobile accident on June 29 1967 at age 34.<br/><br/> unknown books
192934184Boston: Mansfield Printing 1929. First Edition. 8vo pp. 112. Illustrated with small drawings and diagrams. Brown cloth with paper label. VG. Covered are problems of estimating copy-fitting spacing imposition etc. Mansfield Printing unknown books
19639017671Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1963. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Edited by Robert W. Frazer. With illustrations bibliography and index. <br/><br/> University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
19321329055Privately Printed 1932. Limited Edition 1/25 Copies. Octavo 11 pages; VG; in beige paper black titling to front cover; mild wear to edges;. 1329055. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Privately Printed unknown books
193056156London:: Constable & Co. Good. 1930. Hardcover. Limited edition of 750 copies. Mottling at the base of both boards foxing to endpapers else good in brown buckram with gilt lettering top edge gilt. No dust jacket. . Constable & Co., hardcover books
1930490291930. 964. MANSFIELD Katherine. THE ALOE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. First American edition 1/975 numbered copies. Tall 8vo green paper-covered boards. There is the telltale sign of a loose bookplate else this is a fine copy and a slightly worn slip case. unknown books
192145527NY: Knopf 1921. First American edn. 8vo pp. 279. Green cloth with paper spine label. Owners' bookplate on pastedown. Cover scuffed at edges alnd little soiled rear hinge tender o/w VG. Knopf unknown books
192618890New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1926. First American edition. Hardcover. Orig. forest green cloth with very fresh printed spine label. Fine in dust wrapper lacking half centimeter at head and foot of spine and with light dampstain lower front cover corner. 199 pages. 19 1/2 x 14 cm. Mansfield first book written at the age of 21 in 1911. Two years later she married J. Middleton Murray eminent British critic. A New Zealander this book a collection of short stories was out of print for 14 years. Mansfield died at the early age of thirty-four in 1923 the promise of a distinguished literary career unfulfilled. In scarce dust wrapper bookplate. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
192634018NY: Knopf 1926. First American edn. 8vo pp. 199. Green cloth paper spine label. A VG tight copy. Knopf unknown books
194636383NY: Knopf 1946. Thirteenth printing. 8vo pp. 255. Illustrated with photographs. Donor'spresentation on flyleaf. VG. No dj. Knopf unknown books
192936237NY: Knopf 1929. Second printing. Two volumes. 8vo pp. 281 285-517. Edited by J. Middleton Murry. Purple cloth with green cloth spines stamped in gilt. Tope edges somewhat soiled spines faded o/w a VG tight set. Knopf unknown books
1930127461930. Edited by J. Middleton Murry. London: Constable & Co. 1930. Original grey cloth with dust jacket. First Edition. These are the book reviews Katherine Mansfield wrote for "The Athenaeum" during the years 1919-1920 published here seven years after her death by her widower. This is a fine copy in a price-clipped but otherwise just about fine jacket. NCBEL IV 654. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1930223254London Constable & Co. Ltd. 1930. 1930. First edition. Edited by J. Middleton Murry. Dust jacket unclipped; few small nicks. Very good-fine. Neat ink signature on the front pastedown not Mansfield's. Includes reviews and comments on Maugham Conrad Forster Galsworthy Hamsun D.H. Lawrence Jack London Sackeville-West Gertrude Stein Edith Wharton Virginia Woolf and others. F. Hardcover. London, Constable & Co. Ltd., 1930. hardcover books
192971186NY:: Knopf. Very Good. 1929. Hardcover. Third printing. Previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down name on front free endpaper else very good in light blue cloth and striped paper covered boards. No dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
19232065London: Constable 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. VG copy. Panel remains only of defective DJ. <br/><br/> Constable hardcover books
192464284New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good. 1924. Hardcover. First American Edition. 112 pages green cloth with patterned paper covered boards and paper label to the spine. The spine ends and edges are scuffed and slightly frayed previous owner signed the front and rear endpages. Otherwise contents are bright and complete. A Good copy. . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books