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192810450ENew York: Brentano’s 1928. First Edition. Signed by the lead actress in the play Dorothy Gish Lillian Gish’s sister and the book’s dedicatee signed by the author Samson Raphaelson and inscribed by the play’s producer: “Compliments of Sidney Ross May 1 1929.†Very good copy with some fading at the spine in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with a small 1†x 1/2†chip at the top edge of the front panel and some internal tape repairs. Brentano’s unknown books
19278570New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1927. First Thus. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 248pp. Old private owner's stamp to endpapers; more recent ownership label affixed over ffep stamp and it looks like someone's had a go at removing it with unfelicitous but not dire results. Else this is a bright unworn copy Near Fine in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket which is toned and faintly spotted on spine with mild wear to edges still bright and attractive VG or better. First printing of this novelization of Raphaelson's stage play issued to coincide with the Warner Brothers film production - the first feature-length "talkie." With frontispiece and seven inserted leaves of plates illustrating scenes from the photoplay. HANNA 2959 citing the stage version. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
194432229France: Ceux de la Resistance 1944. First edition. Color printed boards cloth back edges a little rubbed. 60 unnumbered pages : 12 full-pagebbcolor illustrations ; 32 cm. The authorship is perhaps not surprisingly a little obscure. The authors' full names as above are listed in the 1946 Catalog of Copyright Entries and the on-line catalog of the Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Museums while the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin substitutes "Samson" for "Nebelska". The BNF lists only the pseudonymous attributions. Wanda Stefanowska-Nebelska b.1919 under the nom-de-guerre "Christine" is listed in the database of the Musée de la résistance en ligne as a member of the Polish resistance in France. Maurice Denier if the author here is the same person was a playwright of the 1890s his identity slightly concealed by the reversed spelling. Published by C.D.L.R. Ceux de la Résistance for Christmas 1944. The cover illustrates the two devils on either side of the Cross of Lorraine with "V" for Victory. Two little devils join the FFI Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur and make things hot for the Germans. A 1946 sequel appeared 'Asfer et Sato en Alsace au service secret'. <br/><br/> Ceux de la Resistance hardcover books
1925140940956New York: Brentano's 1925. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing of the dramatic version of a play which entered history when filmed becoming the first "talkie." Bound in publisher's patterned paper cover boards over green spine cloth with paper title label on spine. Fine pages lightly toned. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing light fading and light edge wear. A lovely copy scarce in the dust jacket. Brentano's unknown books
1913238650New York: Privately printed 1913. First edition #96 of 200 copies initialed and numbered on the half-title. With frontispiece 19 plates including 2 group portraits double map of Lake George around Bolton Landing at back. 65 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth titled in gilt on upper board. Bixby bookplate of Mohican Point house on front pastedown. Fine. First edition #96 of 200 copies initialed and numbered on the half-title. With frontispiece 19 plates including 2 group portraits double map of Lake George around Bolton Landing at back. 65 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on flyleaf "Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Payne names partly effaced with sincere regards of Mr. & Mrs. W.K. Bixby St. L. 5/18/14"<br/>"Includes 12 pages of text on fishing for smallmouth bass lake trout and land-locked salmon. one of the few early books to contain as much material on fishing in Lake George" Heller.<br/>An important and rare book. Plum Adirondack Bibliography 568; Bruns S27; Heller 1:716 Privately printed unknown books