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1872019331Chicago: University Publishing Company 1872. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 110 pages of text. A collection of articles by various authors. Original green beveled cloth binding is rubbed at the extremities lightly shelfworn with minor flecking tiny spots of diminished coloration; protected in archival mylar. Contains 11 in-text illustrations. The front endpaper is creased the text has minor soiling to the page edges and the previous owner's name in pencil on both endpapers. First edition. University Publishing Company Hardcover books
1872019330Chicago: University Publishing Company 1872. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 110 pages of text. A collection of articles by various authors. Original hardcover binding is heavily worn with discoloration fading chipping with loss and staining; protected in archival mylar. The title page has a large piece torn off the bottom corner taking with it part of the publisher's name. The remainder of the text has some soiling foxing scuffing creasing but remains intact. Contains 11 in-text illustrations. Lacks one of two front blank endpapers. First edition. University Publishing Company Hardcover books
1937301601Sun Valley Idaho 1937. 8vo. Fine. 8vo. SKIING & MORMONS. With sentiments signed by:<br/>Robert Young: "I aspire to your perfection in photography."<br/>Melvyn Douglas-1936 Sun Valley<br/>Wesley Ruggles: "Knowing you has been a great pleasure-Sincerely-Wesley Ruggles-1937."<br/><br/>On verso:<br/><br/>Helen Meinardi: " 'I met him in Sun Valley' 1937 An original by Helen Meinardi<br/>D'Arcy Rutherfurd: "Very humbly D'Arcy Rutherfurd. Sun Valley Idaho Feb. 1937."<br/><br/>"David O. McKay. Second Counsellor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am happy in having met you Mr. Eisenstaedt a master artist with the camera. Salt Lake City Feb. 12 1937." He was later the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <br/><br/>LIFE did a feature on Skiing in Sun Valley March 8 1937 with Eisie's photos. unknown books
1948231512New York: King's Crown Press 1948. First. hardcover. very good. x 228pp. 8vo blue cloth. New York: King's Crown Press Columbia University 1948. First Edition. Very good<br/><br/> History of the use of retaliation by nations during war and peace from the seventeenth century through World War I.<br/><br/> King's Crown Press unknown books
1937150532Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1937. Vintage reference photograph of Ernst Lubitsch from the set of the 1938 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1921 French play "La Huitieme Femme de Barbe-Bleue" by Alfred Savoir. Previously Filmed as a silent film in 1923 now lost directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson and Huntley Gordon.<br/><br/>The first of many collaborations between screenwriters Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder.<br/><br/>Nicole Claudette Colbert marries the wealthy American businessman Michael Brandon Gary Cooper only to learn he has been married seven times before and she is determined that there will not be a ninth.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint diagonal crease near top else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1946150460Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage studio photograph of Mervyn LeRoy and Claudette Colbert on location for the 1946 film. <br/><br/>Based on the obscure 1946 pulp novel by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston about a best selling novelist who meets a Marine who she thinks is perfect for the lead in an upcoming film adaptation although he doesn't her book. Featuring an abundance of Hollywood cameos including Jack Benny Dolores Moran Cary Grant and Louella Parsons.<br/><br/>10 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine with some light creasing in corners. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
40483Pen and ink on paper. 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches. Marginal binding holes else fine. Pen and ink on paper. 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches. Chrysler's Tex Colbert to Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. Colbert trained as a lawyer climbed the ladder at Chrysler becoming President in 1950 and Chairman in 1960 his tenure marked with colorful controversy leading to executive fistfights and some internal dislocations not evident in his note to Eisenstaedt: "With thanks for a delightful photographing appointment--and thanks too for the pleasant and enlightening conversation that went along with the picture taking.". unknown books
161101Autograph Note Signed boldly penned on engraved personal letterhead ca. 1940: "Thank you and best wishes to you - Claudette Colbert." 1 page. AUTOGRAPHS VERY GOOD. Signed by Authors. unknown books
501660See Description. Signed-Autograph Very Good COLBERT Claudette. Autograph Note Signed boldly penned on engraved personal letterhead ca. 1940: "Thank you and best wishes to you - Claudette Colbert." 8vo 1 page. Signed by Authors. See Description unknown books
1946146146Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage studio photograph of Mervyn LeRoy and Louella Parsons rehearsing on the set of the 1946 film. <br/><br/>Based on the obscure 1946 pulp novel by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston about a best selling novelist who meets Marine who she thinks is perfect for the lead in an upcoming film adaptation although he doesn't her book. An abundance of Hollywood cameos with columnist Louella Parsons playing herself.<br/><br/>8.25 x 10 inches. Near Fine with some light creasing. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
2005273601New York: Flying Elephant 2005. paperback. very good. Many exquisite sepia photographic prints. Exhibition catalogue March 5 - June 6 2005: Nomadic Museum. Oblong 8vo stiff brown wrappers with inlaid picture of kneeling elephant on front cover envelope format with string. New York: Flying Elephant Press 2005. First Edition. Very good .<br/><br/> Flying Elephant unknown books
161102Document Signed New York May 24 1963. Page 6 of a contract between Colbert and Benton & Bowles on behalf of General Foods; also signed by a representative of the William Morris Agency. 4to. 1 page file holes at top. AUTOGRAPHS VERY GOOD. Signed by Authors. unknown books
501661See Description. Signed-Autograph Very Good COLBERT Claudette. Document Signed New York May 24 1963. Page 6 of a contract between Colbert and Benton & Bowles on behalf of General Foods; also signed by a representative of the William Morris Agency. 4to 1 page. file holes at top. Signed by Authors. See Description unknown books
13260Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Glossy film still from the 1934 comedy "It Happened One Night" signed by the French-American leading lady of the 1920's to 40's. A charming image from Frank Capra's screwball romance Colbert shown here as a pampered heiress undressing behind a makeshift curtain while costar Clark Gable smirks on the other side. Colbert has signed this later reprint on the left in bold black marker. In very fine condition. 10 x 8 inches 25.4 x 20.6 cm. unknown books
1970134169Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. <br/><br/>Set in Italy in 1944 where the entire population of a village has been massacred by the SS except for a group of young boys. Rock Hudson the only US paratrooper left alive after a failed mission to blow up a nearby dam decides to lead the boys on the mission instead. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. 143 leaves mimeograph duplication. Scrip bent at the foredge else pages about Fine in Very Good plus wrappers bound with three gold brads. United Artists unknown books
1962225727Windsor Ontario 1962. unbound. 1 page 8.5 x 7.25 inches. Windsor Ontario May 23 1962. Written as Chairman of the Board complying with an autograph request in part: ".I will sign this letter and also make a duplicate signing at the bottom of the page which I trust will serve your purpose. " Bottom edge unevenly trimmed; two horizontal folds. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> Pioneer car designer who in 1959 became Corporate President and Chairman of the Board of the Chrysler Car Company. He is best remembered for manufacturing the DeSoto under a host of names transferring production from Dodge to Plymouth and eventually back to Chrysler. The DeSoto would be called the Airstream Freedom Firelight and Adventurer -- all essentially the same car.<br/><br/> unknown books
19852201048Acoma Press 1985. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Signed by author. First edition - a paperback original. Signed by author without inscription. 1985 Soft Cover. 67 pp. A collection of short stories by American author Linda Hogan. Acoma Press paperback books
1985029338Acomita: Acoma Press. 1985. A collection of stories by Hogan derived from a tale her father and grandfather used to tell. Her father's version by Charles Colbert Henderson is the first one in the collection; the rest of the writing is by Hogan. This copy measures 9-1/2" x 5-3/4". If this is a true issue point with a narrower outer margin than some copies we have seen no priority has been determined. Fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Acoma Press paperback books
35418No binding. Very Good. 254 x 206 mm. Wearing headdress from her role in the 1934 film Cleopatra<br/><br/>Slightly worn; remnants of mounting tape to upper portion of verso. unknown books
1945128505Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1945. Post-production Title List for Foreign Language Versions script for the 1944 film. <br/><br/>The popular screen team of Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray stars in this wartime farce. MacMurray is an army pilot who develops engine trouble during a vital mission. Thinking he's about to die MacMurray radios back his undying affection for his dog "Piggy." But the radio reception is fuzzy and it is assumed that he has said "Peggy"-which happens to be the character name of Colbert who intercepts the message. MacMurray survives the plane crash whereupon he is whisked back home into the arms of Peggy which is not to the liking of Peggy's gormless fiance Gil Lamb. <br/><br/>Tall white titled wrappers dated March 28 1945. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
187255446Cincinnati & NY: Vent et. al 1872. Reprint. 8vo pp. 528. Bound in green cloth with a large fold-out map of Chicago. Endpapers little foxed but a very good copy. A general history of Chicago with a full account of the great fire. The folding map made especially for this book is titled "Map of Chicago; showing the Parks Boulevards and Burnt District. Vent, et. al unknown books
41411Plate: 178x106 mm. Margin: 193x122 mm. Small chip in right margin very faint soiling. unknown books
189437161Washingon D.C. 1894. Disbound with evidence of prior binding. Slight sunning throughout. Withall a VG copy. 23 1 blank pp. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> unknown books
20080105591Spartina Productions Inc 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION of Stephen Colberts "I Am America And So Can You!" Published in New York by Spartina Productions Inc. 2008. "First Edition: October 2007" stated on copyright page with number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1." Flap price reads $26.99. Book fine DJ fine. Spartina Productions, Inc hardcover books
24360COLBERT James. ALL I HAVE IS BLUE. NY: Atheneum 1992. 8vo. cloth & boards in dust jacket. Signed by Colbert on title page. First Edition. Near fine in d/j. $45.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
