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191930910Berkeley: Privately Printed 1919. 1st edition. Limited to 400 cc. Red paper wrappers; yapp edges. Orange printed paper title label to front wrapper. Floral patterned-paper eps. Spine paper sunned with modest chipping to the yapp edges. A solid VG copy. viii 63 3 blank pp. Photographic frontis. 8-7/8" x 5" <br/><br/> Privately Printed unknown books
191128519Paris: A. Durand & Fils 1911. Quarto. Grey boards with original publisher's light green wrapper laid down to upper. 1f. title 1f. dedication 1f. notes on first performance and named cast list 1f. index 236 pp.<br/><br/>Named cast includes de Potter Riddez Rothier Swartz Fisher Brozia Amsden Kaplick de Courcy Maubourg Claessens and Martini.<br/><br/>Boards slightly worn. Gutters of several leaves reinforced; other minor defects. First Edition. <br/><br/>Le Forêt Bleue was first performed in Geneva at the Opéra on January 7 1913; the first American performance was scheduled to take place in December of 1911 in Boston. <br/><br/>"Aubert wrote songs and piano music as well as several ballets and incidental music but left only one opera La forêt bleue a fairy-tale piece with a happy ending which engagingly depicts Pérrault's original characters." Richard Langham Smith in Grove Music Online. A. Durand & Fils unknown books
191849432San Francisco: John Henry Nash 1918. 1st edition O'Day p. 8. INSCRIBED by Bynner to the preliminary blank. Bespoke simple green cloth binding with gilt stamped tilte lettering to front cover. Brown floral patterned-paper eps. Minor wear to binding with front hinge paper starting. Few spots of bubbling to cloth. Faint hint of age-toning to paper. Withal a VG - VG copy. 4 IX 3 blank pp. T.p. printed in red with blue rules with title page vignette by Lawrence B. Haste printed in black. 11-7/8" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/> John Henry Nash hardcover books
1963140961New York 1963. unbound. 2 pages 7.5 x 5 inches New York December 1 1963. In this letter Ferber offers sympathy on the occasion of an unstated tragedy in full: "Romney dear for you this week has been tragedy compounded. Margalo told me of the touching and terrible circumstance. You and your wonderful Victoria are possessed of fortitude and courage. I know that. So do all your friends. And we find comfort in this as you will. I hope to see you soon. My love to you Edna." One horizontal fold; near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1938278725New York 1938. unbound. 1 page 8 x 10 inches New York September 2 1938. Ferber refers the Samuel French company to her collaborator George S. Kaufman for permission to print an excerpt from Stage Door in full: "I must refer your letter to Mr. George S. Kaufman 14 East 94 Street New York City. You have asked permission to use five or more pages from STAGE DOOR in a book to be published for students. When you write to Mr. Kaufman I think it would be best to state definitely the number of pages you wish to use." Natural folds; very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1931S5155In: Zeitschrift fur Physik Vol. 67 1931. Berlin:: Julius Springer 1931. 1931. 231 x 155 mm. 8vo. 147-168 pp. Entire volume: vii 1 blank 862 pp. 7 figs. 2 tables. Navy cloth gilt spine. Blind-stamp of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Mount Wilson Observatory. Fine. FIRST EDITION. "For the light elements Meitner and Hupfeld found Klein-Nishina in excellent agreement with experiment much better than the older formula." Sime. "In October Klein and Yoshio Nishina completed their theory of Compton scattering based on the Dirac equation. But experimental information was not yet precise enough nor had cosmic ray phenomena been sufficiently understood to make clear at once that the Klein-Nishina formula ranks with Dirac's results earlier in the year as one of the great early successes of the new theory. However by 1931 new experiments showed how well the formula works." - Pais. Inward bound p. 348 and p. 158; Sime Lise Meitner pp. 122-123. Julius Springer, 1931. hardcover books
1932284940Pasadena 1932. unbound. very good. T.L.S. with the addition of two holographic words oblong 8vo. 1 page personal letterhead Pasadena California May 15 1932 to fellow writer Herbert Hartwell Loan extending an invitation in full: "Would you have time to run over to Pasadena and have dinner with us some evening I will suggest Friday evening as a guess and if that it not convenient you set another day as I have no engagements ahead of me. We live in a sort of picnic fashion and so when we have friends to dinner we always go out somewhere as it will be better for the guest." Condition: some frays along the top half of the right-hand margin which affects a single letter. Also minor foxing at the lower left-hand margin.<br/><br/> American writer journalist political activist and politician best remembered for his classic historical novel The Jungle.<br/><br/> unknown books
19381331410New York: Viking Press 1938. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine cream with brown print; Boards in protective plastic cover boards quarter bound with cream cloth to spine and brown cloth to boards mild wear to corners and spine caps slight soiling to spine cloth else clean and strong; Text block has brown-tinted top edge penciled price on bottom edge name labels and pencil notation on front flyleaf tanning to endpapers pencil notation on title page verso and contents page clean text; 303 pages. 1331410. FP New Rockville Stock. Viking Press hardcover books
193847121New York: The Viking Press 1938. 1st edition Goldstone & Payne A11a; Holmes A12a; Morrow 90. Coarse beige buckram spine over terra cotta cloth boards. Red topstain. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Elmer Hader. VG square & tight/paper age-toning in hinges/Gd - Abt VG spine panel sun-tanned/biopredation to top left of front panel with two small holes in spine panel. 303 1 blank pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover books
1959007563Chicago: Edgewater Beach Hotel 1959. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Stagebill from the Edgewater Beach Playhouse at the Edgewater Beach Hotel located at 5301 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago for the week of June 28 1959. Signed in ink on front cover "Susan Strasberg" with a heart sketch and by Franchot Tone. Additionally signed on interior page "Best wishes Tom Clancy" "Best Robert Brown" Berry Kroeger and David Hurst. Overall moderate shelfwear and soiling with minor crease along center. Edgewater Beach Hotel Paperback books
1962203976Monrovia California 1962. unbound. 1 page on personal stationery 5.5 x 8.5 inches Monrovia California January 26 1962 -- a thank-you letter to the prominent writer and law professor Howard Meyer in full: "Dear Mr. Meyer: Thank you for your letter and for 'Crisis' first copy I've seen. I am glad to have my book remembered. But it's not my first but third. Yes Higginson gave me much data and introduced me to Julia Ward Howe. Sincerely Upton Sinclair." Two vertical folds; very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1930284932Pasadena 1930. unbound. very good. T.L.S. 4to. 1 page personal letterhead Pasadena California March 18 1930 responding to a letter from artist Max Reynolds in full: "I have your courteous letter and in reply beg to say that I consider we are living in the greatest period of American literature" Sinclair originally signed this letter with his usual "U. Sinclair" he then decided to personalize it by crossing out the "U" and writing his full first name "Upton". Fine condition.<br/><br/> American writer journalist political activist and politician best remembered for his classic historical novel 'The Jungle'.<br/><br/> unknown books
19632034321963. unbound. 2 pages 11 x 8.5 inches New York February 1 1963. Written by the six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America on a broad variety of topics ranging from science and education to the brotherhood of humanity in part: ".It is disappointing to see some recent figures concerning the fact that the number of college students seriously interested in science mathematics teaching and even medicine which is a very prosperous profession is declining rather than rising.There are many issues in the world but to my mind the two greatest in the U.S are the realization of the brotherhood that Christianity and the Declaration of Independence assume between the races and the finding of alternatives to war in the nuclear age. On this the life of our age depends." Natural folds; several small handwritten corrections. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1933278716New York 1933. unbound. very good. 1 page 8 x 5 inches East 56th Street New York April 8 1933 to Clara Claasen at the Saturday Review thanking her for a present in part: "No writer ever before had such a scrap book dear Miss Claasen. It is so beautiful that I can't bear to sully it with old newspaper clippings and bad photographs. It makes me feel very self-conscious about my next novel. It never can be worthy of the memorial. You and Dick Longwell may be responsible for my giving up writing altogether." Very good condition.<br/><br/> American novelist and playwright best remembered for such works as Show Boat 1926 and Giant 1952 among others.<br/><br/> unknown books
1958245990New York 1958. unbound. 1 page on "Lindsay-Crouse" letterhead with printed caricatures 10.5 x 8.5 inches New York October 20 1958. Written to acclaimed Broadway producer Oscar Serlin in part: ".Jan Werich has been doing 'Arsenic and Old Lace' in his theatre in Prague. He sent us one copy of the poster which of course we had to send on to Kesselring. I wrote Jan asking for more copies. He sent me a collection of posters of his theatre in Prague. After searching my mind as to who would really appreciate these it occurred to me that I knew no one who would appreciate their beauty as examples of poster art more than yourself so here is a set." Very good condition with a sliver of uneven toning across the top and a diagonal crease near the lower left corner.<br/><br/> American playwright director and actor.<br/><br/> unknown books
196832023Paris 1968. Original poster 57.5x37.75cm. printed offset in red on white stock; previous mail folds else a Near Fine exceedingly fresh copy. One of the most popular images of the May 1968 Paris student protests depicting the head of a presumed student bandaged and silenced with a safety pin only his eyes remaining unobscured. The text and image were appropriated in at least half a dozen iterations artists unknown. See Johan Kugelberg and Philippe Vermès Beauty Is in the Street: A Visual Record of the May '68 Paris Uprising 2011 pp. 71 & 251. unknown books
1916245823Bridgeport CT 1916. unbound. 2 pages 11 x 8.5 inches personal letterhead Bridgeport Connecticut 1916. Written to prominent clergyman Walter L. Bennett conveying his wish to assist the Reverend in various projects in small part: ".I beg you to take the enclosed small sum as a 'nest egg' for the fund for the promotion of evening services.I promise to help you in any way that I can.As I understand it - your committee has the right to raise and expend $100 without getting consent of church. Suppose we do that for a starter and when that is gone.the work may be going so well that the church may be glad to receive more.This is your calling and If ever a man had a calling you have. He has called and calls you so that you will be able to help and sustain in soul and body." This was written at a time when Northrop believed that religion was the catalyst for a successful society. Natural folds; near fine condition.<br/><br/> Important 20th century American architect best known for showcasing Colonial Revival -- a style based on Georgian architecture built in America in the 18th century.<br/><br/> unknown books
19572862081957. unbound. very good. T.L.S. 4to. 1 page personal letterhead August 25 1957 responding to a collector of political memorabilia in part: ".It is however true that some idiosyncracy led my wife and me never to keep campaign buttons and other mementos after the campaigns were over. If I have and campaign buttons among my possessions I do not know where they are. possibly you can get help by writing to Herman Singer Secretary Socialist Party 303 Fourth Avenue New York." Boldly signed and in fine condition.<br/><br/> American socialist politician and six-time presidential candidate.<br/><br/> unknown books
191010086Sceaux Seine France: Select Bibliothèque 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelf/edge wear light even toning to pulp textblock else tight and unmarred. Green textured cloth boards gilt lettering. 12mo. 172pp. Illus. b/w plates. <br /> <br/><br/>Text in English. "This romance is the second of a series devoted to the slavish customs which existed in the State of Louisiana in the middle of the last century." Hard to find in any condition extremely difficult to find is as good condition as found here. Select Bibliothèque hardcover books
1958291884Whittier CA 1958. unbound. very good. A collection of three T.L.S.'s 4to. 1 page each May 1958 Whittier CA to American comedian and radio talk-show hose Oscar Levant providing him with a series of short continuity sound-bites and anecdotes to be used on his radio show in very small part: ".The Russians are beaming a special Radio Moscow to the sailors and Marines of the Sixth Fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean. The disc jockey is a dulcet-voiced lady a la Tokyo Rose whom our lads call. Moscow Molly. That's the news part of the letter. Culturally matters are otherwise. Do you think they are beaming Van Cliburn as he knocks off Pathetique in that racy style You are wrong. Moscow Molly is a Rock-and-Roll addict and she also sends them such bourgeois gems as Louis Armstrong the Four Freshmen. and others. Moscow Molly even has the latest Rock-and-Roll sensation Splish-Splash which a lad aboard the Guided Missile Cruiser Boston tells me. In Marine lingo is a real tough platter." "I wish to thank the North Hollywood chapter the richest Parish in the Communist Party for sending the Kremlin such excellent platters which are in turn enjoyed bby our fleet." "When is Ira Gershwin going to do a real stint for you That will be the night! Perhaps his finest flair was shown in his ability to work with a shy poet like Dubose Hayward and come up with such things as 'A Woman is a Sometime Thing' and the really lovely lyrics to 'Summertime.'" All three letters are in fine condition.<br/><br/> American playwright and screenwriter best remembered for his collaboration with Maxwell Anderson on the 1924 play 'What Price Glory'.<br/><br/> unknown books
19501283191950. unbound. A stunning 13.25 x 10.5-inch black-and-white photograph of Bankhead in motion. No place no date circa 1950. Inscribed over the white background of her cardigan and blouse: "For Suzanne all my love from Tallulah." Stamped on the back by Miami photographer Ray Fisher. Several small creases; very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
19604075New York 1960. unbound. 2 pages front and back 7.25 x 5 inches personal stationery with the original envelope New York December 6 1960. In this letter Ferber expresses her sympathy on the death of his mother in full: "Just this week Clifton dear Noël told me about Mabel.I think I know something of the difficult adjustment you must be experiencing now. You'll make it though because of the gay rich rewarding life you gave Mabel. She went everywhere knew everyone did every pleasant thing--all through your efforts. That's all you need to remember now. And it's good." Near fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
1930154075New York 1930. unbound. 1 page 11 x 6.75 inches green personal stationery New York January 29 1930. In part: ".May I telephone you some day soon and come in to see you with Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer Margaret Leech whose book 'Tin Wedding' you may have liked as much as I did." Usual folds plus light creasing; still very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1967225878Hustisford Wiscosin 1967. unbound. 1 page on "Dick Ruedebusch and his Underprivileged Five" letterhead 11 x 8.5 inches Hustisford Wisconsin July 10 1967. Written just six months before his untimely death in full: "Many thanks for the pictures. The one I enclose for you was taken in England at some college. Hope its O.K. I would like to get together with you. If you can get to Tumble brook some nite call me and we'll have dinner. Please consider this an invitation. Sincerely Dick Ruedebusch." Accompanied by the original inscribed signed photo -- a 10 x 8-inch black-and-white image of Ruedebusch performing on stage inscribed and signed in full: "Dennis: If Jazz had more friends like you it would be a wonderful musical world Dick Ruedebusch." The letter is creased and has several small faint stains; very good- condition. The photo has some uneven gloss as well as small staple holes at the corners; good condition.<br/><br/> Wisconsin born musician who self taught himself Dixieland Jazz by playing trumpet to recordings of Bob Crosby's Dixie Combo. Just as his career was skyrocketing with his ensemble The Underprivileged Five he died suddenly at the age of 42.<br/><br/> unknown books
1963203048New York 1963. Unbound. This archive includes three letters signed in full by Thomas one signed by his secretary and two postmarked envelopes all on personal stationery. Also included is a carbon copy letter from Jones to Thomas. In this correspondence Thomas a U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate and co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union deals with issues of photography with photographer Jones. The letters three of which measure 8.5 x 5.5 inches and one which measures 11 x 8.5 inches were written from 1963 to 1967. All four have natural folds and are in very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
