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1960147487N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced play by noted playwright Howard Richardson. Notated as copy No. 15 and with the name of Seymour Kravitz both in holograph ink on the title page.<br/><br/>Seymour "Sy" Kravitz worked in theatre briefly in New York during the 1960s before becoming a producer and assignment editor at NBC.<br/><br/>A fast-paced mystery involving two gay con artists who plot to drive an eccentric millionaire widower into a Swiss sanatorium and thereby become caretakers of her extensive wealth. Playwright Howard Richardson was best known for his play "Dark of the Moon" which ran for 318 performances on Broadway beginning in 1945.<br/><br/>Set in New York.<br/><br/>Red wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Howard Richardson. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-2-46. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1997139690Stockholm: Sveriges Television SVT 1997. Three vintage color still photographs showing Ingmar Bergman on the set of his 1997 Swedish television movie which also screened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard section. <br /> <br /> Two patients at a mental hospital attempt to make and market a film. <br /> <br /> 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Fine. Sveriges Television [SVT] unknown
1951149388London: London Film Productions 1951. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed and actor Ralph Richardson on the set of the 1951 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Tele-Magazine.<br/><br/>Based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A selfish criminal takes on a new position as the second-in-command of a trading operation on a remote island village where he seduces the village chieftain's daughter and embezzles from his employers. Controversial at the time of release for its depiction of an interracial romance even though the so-called indigenous Algerian actress in question Kerima was in actuality a white woman from France.<br/><br/>Set in Borneo shot on location in Sri Lanka. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a short closed tear to the top edge repaired on the verso with white tape. London Film Productions unknown books
1948149366London: British Lion 1948. Vintage reference photograph of director Julien Duvivier and cinematographer Henri Alekan in conversation with Orson Welles on the set of the 1948 film at London Film Studios in Shepperton. With holograph ink annotations on the verso regarding layout and identifying the figures in the photograph.<br/><br/>Based on the 1877 novel wherein a young woman's loveless marriage leads her to begin an affair with a dashing Czarist officer. <br/><br/>Welles visited England in 1948 to discuss his 1949 film "The Third Man" with producer Alexander Korda who also served as the producer for Duvivier's "Anna Karenina." Although Duvivier arguably achieved a lesser degree of lasting fame than many of his contemporaries the director was held in high esteem by Welles and fellow Hollywood greats Ingmar Bergman Michael Powell and John Ford.<br/><br/>Set in Russia. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. British Lion unknown books
1991151433N.p.: N.p. 1991. Fourth Draft script for the 1992 film here under the working title "The Year of the Comet." <br /> <br /> An international chase ensues in pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history bottled in the year of the Great Comet of 1811. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in France Scotland and England. <br /> <br /> Self front wrapper integral with title page dated February '91 noted as Fourth draft with credits for screenwriter William Goldman. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine back wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstains on bottom left bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1991151433N.p.: N.p. 1991. Fourth Draft script for the 1992 film. <br/><br/>An international chase ensues in pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history bottled in the year of the Great Comet of 1811. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France Scotland and England. <br/><br/>Self front wrapper integral with title page dated February '91 noted as Fourth draft with credits for screenwriter William Goldman. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine back wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstains on bottom left bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1941134859Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1941. Single weight borderless photograph of director Preston Sturges and Barbara Stanwyck working on the set of "The Lady Eve" in 1941. Rubber stamp crediting Paramount photographer G.E. Richardson on the verso with a corresponding date stamp of April 7 1941 and a mimeo snipe printed on same describing the scene. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 103. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1843019809London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1843. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Second edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xx 624 pages of text including a glossary and an index. Original cloth binding with minor sunning to the spine and minor rubbing to the extremities. Illustrated with a frontispiece title vignette and 261 in-text illustrations. Previous owners' name neatly on the front endpaper: John Cabbell Muirbank 1847. Pencil notations on the inside front cover. Minor foxing to a scattered minority of page edges with the text remaining for the most part bright and clean. Second edition. Measures 7 5/8" x 4 7/16 193mm x 111mm. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans Hardcover
1979001230NY: St. Martin's Press 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. 187pp. Blue vinyl boards gilt spine titles. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Richardson on the title page: "For Deem and Bradbury / I hope you like this as much as I have admired your work." Also laid in is a typed note to "Brad" from John W. Ripley editor of the Shawnee County Historical Society Bulletin who recommends both Richardson and his book while also making reference to Richardson's recent marriage "one of the lovliest and most unique ceremony imaginable." The presumed recipients were graphic designer J. Bradbury Thompson a Topeka native and his wife Della Deen. Our research has been unable to determine whether "Deem" was indeed a nickname of Mrs. Thompson or whether Ripley made a mistake that Richardson then repeated. Light foxing to top and fore-edge of textblock. Light bumping to spine ends and board corners. Unclipped jacket shows some creasing and rubbing at spine ends and tips with moderate foxing to the interior. A very good copy in like jacket of Richardson's classic photo-documentation of daily life at Rossville High School in Rossville Kansas. <br/> <br/> St. Martin's Press hardcover
19691031Bloomington: Indiana UP 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. An association copy Richardson's first book inscribed on the half-title page to his mentor and colleague at the University of Denver Gerald Chapman: "For Jerry with affection admiration and many thanks Bob." Uncommon signed. Richardson studied with Chapman as a PhD student and then taught with him in Denver from 1972 to 1987 during which time he wrote the first of his well-recognized biographies on Thoreau. He followed with biographies on Emerson and William James the later of which won the Bancroft Prize. He also married Annie Dillard a relationship set in motion when Dillard sent him a fan note about his Thoreau book. Chapman was a distinguished scholar who wrote books on Shakespeare and Edmund Burke among others and co-founded the Denver Quarterly. Parts of Literature and Film first appeared in that magazine as mentioned in the acknowledgement page where Chapman is also thanked for his criticism. The book compares critical approaches to literature and film and explore the influence of lit on film. A near fine book with a touch of rubbing to corners; in a very good price-clipped jacket with some small chipping to spine ends and one half-inch-long slender hole along front flap fold. <br /> . Indiana UP hardcover
439014Unbound. Near Fine. A small archive documenting the attendance of the approximately 10-year old Ada M. Cowart at the Freehold Young Ladies' Seminary in 1870 and 1871. The Seminary prepared young ladies from 1845 until 1897 at which time it was closed and reopened as the Freehold Military School. Amos Richardson was the first principal eventually bought the school and served as principal until his death in 1881.<br /> <br /> The Archive includes:<br /> <br /> 1. Partially printed report card for Ada Cowart Signed by A. Richardson dated November 1 1870 with grades filled in by hand. Old folds as mailed else fine. Cowart had reasonably good grades.<br /> <br /> 2. Original envelope dated November 1 1870 in which the above report card was mailed. Opened else near fine.<br /> <br /> 3 Partially printed report card for Ada Cowart Signed by A. Richardson dated February 14 1871 with grades filled in by hand. Old folds as mailed else fine. Cowart improved her grades dramatically with most being above 90; However she also had several unexplained absences or tardies!<br /> <br /> 4. One page Autograph Letter Signed by the principal A. Richardson to Ada's father the farmer E.L. Cowart dated March 23 1871. Written on one-page of a folded leaf with advertising for the school on the first leaf printed at the Democrat Office in Freehold and soliciting a tuition payment so they are "meeting payments as to our teachers on the 28th to enable them to leave town for vacation the next morning." Old folds from mailing else very near fine. unknown
1933021241<p>Glendale CA: Arthur H. Clark Co. 1933. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 424 pages ads frontis illustrations map very slight edge wear slight offsetting on end-papers. White Indian relations treaties fights and skirmishes and the end of an era for the Comanches. One of Green's 50 Best Texas Books. Rader 2783.</p> Arthur H. Clark Co. hardcover
030500Glasgow: William MacKenzie No date of publication though circa 1870s. Two volumes with a total of 136 plates 82 being hand colored and color illustrated half title page in volume I. Leather over spine and corners with cloth covered boards. Slightly raised spine bands gilt lettering and decoration. Red and green spine labels. Labels are a little chipped though lettering remains good. Cover are rubbed a little along edges and there is a half inch closed tear from head of spine on Volume I. Cloth over covers is just a little scuffed and shows a few moisture wrinkles. All edges of text block are marbled. Hinges internal are cracked though both volumes remains solid. Scattered light foxing and light smudges. Due to weight additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping. Half Leather - Hardbound. Good/No Jacket. 4to. William MacKenzie Hardcover
1842WRCAM32366Richmond: John Warrock 1842. 36pp. Wrapper vignette. 12mo. Self-wrappers. Moderate edge wear minor spotting. Very good. A charming southern almanac calculated by David Richardson of Louisa County Virginia. Richardson's .ALMANAC. contains all of the usual useful information including several literary items and numerous booksellers' advertisements on the final leaf. Scarce. DRAKE 14111. OCLC 31941043. John Warrock unknown books
1843019809London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1843. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Second edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xx 624 pages of text including a glossary and an index. Original cloth binding with minor sunning to the spine and minor rubbing to the extremities. Illustrated with a frontispiece title vignette and 261 in-text illustrations. Previous owners' name neatly on the front endpaper: John Cabbell Muirbank 1847. Pencil notations on the inside front cover. Minor foxing to a scattered minority of page edges with the text remaining for the most part bright and clean. Second edition. Measures 7 5/8" x 4 7/16 193mm x 111mm. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans Hardcover books
1776WB16282London: W. Strahan 1776. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Four Volume set. 19th century 3/4 calf and marbled boards; spines attractively gilt. Some modest rubbing but still a nice set. First published in 1740 this work is notable in that Richardson kept revising it before each edition before his death in 1761. This edition the 11th in just 26 years attests to the work's popularity. <br/><br/> W. Strahan hardcover books
189133620Boston: Forbes Co. 1891. 1891. TRADE CATALOG. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers 16 pp. illustrated. The catalogue comments emphasize the durability of Buckeye equipment to withstand years of use through rough fields. The company points out that in 1891 they have enlarged their production facilities a full 50 % over two years ago. This means they will be able to fill this season's orders promptly and fully. Many views of horse-drawn mowers are shown along with a section of mower parts. They promote their new six-foot mower as well as the Kemp manure spreader and the Bullard hay tedder. Numerous reasons are provided for choosing a Buckeye Mower over other competing machines. Light evidence of a vertical fold and light stamp of an agricultural dealer on lower front panel else a very good copy. Forbes Co., 1891. unknown
2004__9004141316Brill Academic Pub 2004. Hardcover. New. 414 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches. Brill Academic Pub hardcover
2000DADAX0761967087Sage Publications 2000-12-19. First Edition. hardcover. New. 6.38x0.61x9.44. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Sage Publications hardcover
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2005__9050634591Brill Academic Pub 2005. Hardcover. New. 937 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.75 inches. Brill Academic Pub hardcover
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