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1998131251Westport Connecticut London: Praeger 1998. Octavo pp. i-vii viii-ix x-xi xii-xiii xiv 1 2-264 265: "about the authors" 266: blank cloth. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #131251 Praeger unknown books
198445664Berkeley: North Star Network 1984. First Edition. Small quarto 21.5cm.; tan pictorial staplebound self-wrappers; 15pp.; illus. Faint vertical fold line postally used on rear wrapper else Very Good and sound. Issued by the Network among whose objectives are the "building of a vanguard" and providing a "program of the North American revolutionary movement." Articles in this issue include "Defending Central America in the Labor Movement" and "CISPES and the Anti-Intervention Movement. North Star Network unknown books
226833San Francisco: OES n.d. 2.25 inch long brass plaque with "Sentinel" card in the window suspended from which is an 8-inch long tasselled ribbon printed with the identification of the Chapter. The reverse ribbon has the same lettering in gold on black. Very good. The role of the Sentinel is to guard the door outside the chapter room to ensure that those who enter are members of the Order. The OES is primarily a women's organization although men are also admitted. OES unknown books
195233184Guthrie Oklahoma: Order of the Eastern Star of the State of Oklahoma 1952. SIGNED by Ethel L. Johnson a contibutor to the Intorductory section. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. VG agetoning slight wear to tail of spine. 190 2 pp. 28 b/w illustrations. 9" x 6" <br/><br/> [Order of the Eastern Star of the State of Oklahoma] hardcover books
19162299191The Grand Chapter 1916. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Includes box. Minor general wear to box. A few faint spots on page ridges. A very good copy in a very good box. 1916 Hard Cover. 310 pp. Includes box. A system of forms and ceremonies with necessary instructions for chapters. Adopted by the Grand Chapter October 14 1913. Revision made permanent October 14 1915. "The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris a noted Freemason but was only adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity in 1873. The Grand Chapter hardcover books
1955147888N.p.: Visual Drama 1955. Vintage studio still photograph of Joyce Jameson and Myron Healey from the 1955 film here under the alternative title Gangbusters. <br/><br/>NBC aired the True Crime television series Gang Busters from March 20 1952 to October 23 1952 and reedited the three episode storyline The Pinson Gang into the 1955 feature film Gang Busters. <br/><br/>Lifelong criminal Pinson Healy keeps escaping from prison. Loosely based on Omar August Pinson American robber and murderer.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing to corners some edgewear and two small closed tears in left margin. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Selby US. Spicer US. Lyons US. Visual Drama unknown books
197869229Montevideo: np 1978. First edition. 73 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Dated 1978 and INSCRIBED by Genta on the front free endpaper. Montevideo: (np) unknown books
1937142466Berlin: Universum Film UFA 1937. Vintage French pressbook for the 1937 German film "Vor Liebe wird gewarnt" seen here as "Onny a le Beguin." <br/><br/>Anny Ondra plays a woman the youngest in a family of three sisters who can't seem to find romance and whose boss attempts to set her up. An unusual look at women's roles under the Nazi regime. <br/><br/>Two pages saddle stapled 9.5 x 12 inches. Very Good plus. Universum Film [UFA] unknown books
1977145099Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage press photograph from the set of the 1977 film. <br/><br/>Mel Brooks' delirious take on the most sacrosanct of all filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock made at the height of Brooks' fame as a filmmaker. Nominated for two Golden Globes. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Los Angeles and San Francisco CA. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
6628MANCHESTER WORLD 1976. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. MANCHESTER, WORLD, 1976 unknown books
1956139119Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1956. Original British black-and-white premiere program for the 1956 US film. Printed and distributed to coordinate with a European gala premiere of the film at the Odeon Theatre June 26 1956 as a charity fundraiser to benefit the Actors' Orphanage and the Variety Club Heart Fun for Under-Priveleged Children. <br/><br/>Based on Max Catto's often wrote as Simon Kent 1950 novel "The Killing Frost." Lancaster who was an acrobat in his younger years plays Mike a trapeze artist trying to overcome an injury. Tino Curtis and Lola Lollobrigida pursuade him to pursue his dreams and return to the Big Top. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France. <br/><br/>8.5 x 11 inches 12 leaves with color wrappers saddle-stapled. Very Good plus with rubbing a vertical crease and light spine stress. Scarce. United Artists unknown books
2019172584Madrid: Fundacion Mapfre 2019. Hardcover. VG. BW-photographic and yellow cloth boards with black stamped lettering. 263 pp. BW illustrations. "Berenice Abbott was one of the first people to photograph New York City. Seen through her camera lens the city became a living entity a remarkable character whom visitors can now pursue as they move through its crowded streets looking upwards to discover the modern beauty of its skyscrapers. This publication presents Berenice Abbott's work in several themes: her portraits photographs of the city and scientific photographs"--. Fundacion Mapfre hardcover books
194075257St. Louis 1940. Paperback. Good. photos 20p. Wrapper. 30cm. Moderate soiling and wear but still sound. A Prince Hall affiliate organization. <br/><br/> paperback books
1985WRCLIT77089Np: Cannon Films 1985. Ten 8 x 10" glossy b&w stills with studio captions. Fine. A representative set of stills issued to promote Shephard's own adaptation to the screen of his 1983 Pulitzer short-listed play in which he starred alongside Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid et al under the direction of maestro Robert Altman. Cannon Films unknown books
190027642Menasha Wisconsin: Star Pointer Pump Mfg. Co 1900. First Edition. Photograph. Good. First Edition. Mount is 13 x 9 inches. Photograph is 9 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Some loss to the mounting board. High gloss photograph is in near find condition with good tonality. The photographer stamp on rear is "A. L. Cross Expert Photographer 745-35th Street Milwaukee Wis." Photograph. This trade show photograph shows a fine collection of pumps Oshkosh handpumps trahern hand pumps red jacket hand pumps and star pointer air lift water systems". Signage also notes that the company is also a jobber of plumbing heating & mill supplies pipe fittings brass goods and hose.<br/><br/>The company is not listed in Romaine nor does OCLC note any catalogues by the company. We are aware of at least one catalog produced by the company on the market as of this writing. A quick web search turns up advertisements for the company from 1887 through 1916.<br/><br/>Trade show photographs tend to be fairly scarce and are excellent supplements to trade catalogues which are often only illustrated with cuts or half tones. Star Pointer Pump Mfg. Co unknown books
2018172921Barcelona: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya 2018. Paperback. VG- light wear to edges and corners. BW-illustrated wraps with black lettering white paper band with black lettering. 251 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Barcelona July 7-October 14 2018. Text in Spanish. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya paperback books
1942291645Honolulu.: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1942 - 1943. Pictorial stapled wraps. Good corners bumped pages toned. Folio 34.5x26 cm. Contemporary accounts of the war in the Pacific as reported by the Star-Bulletin. weight: 1.3 lb. Numerous illustrations. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. paperback books
2016166213Barcelona: Fundacio Joan Miro 2016. Hardcover. New in shrinkwrap. BW-photographic boards with white lettering. 155 pp. BW and color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Fundació Joan Miró Barcelona Spain October 29 2016-January 22 2017. Fundacio Joan Miro hardcover books
196082331Chicago 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. photos 56p. Original white wrapper. 28cm. Substantial foxing along right side of front cover. A couple of numbers inked on back cover. Their four national award honorees were Richard M. Nixon Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Daisy Bates and Arthur Godfrey. Powell is the only one listed on the program as speaking at the banquet. We don't know if the other honorees attended. <br/><br/> paperback books
189837817Gouverneur NY: Free Press Printing House 1898. 8vo 22.9 cm; 9". 141 2 pp. <br><br>A practical book dedicated to the housewife." Prepared by a small committee of women associated with the Order of the Eastern Star => this collection contains "delicate and palatable dishes" all tested and approved by the contributors.<br>Â Â Â Â The Order of the Eastern Star established in 1850 is a Masonic appendant order open to men and women. In order for women to become a member they must be closely associated with or related to a Master Mason. The Marble City Chapter one of the 10000 chapters in 20 countries and the chapter that the women involved with this recipe book belonged to is located in Gouverneur New York.<br>Â Â Â Â Advertisements for shops in and around Gouverneur NY are present throughout.<br>Â Â Â Â WorldCat has located only one institutional copy in Denver. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Brown Culinary Americana. Brown marbled paper wrappers with black lettering to front wrapper. Wrappers chipped creased and soiled in spots; spine mostly missing. Page edges often chipped. Light to moderate staining throughout. => An obviously well-loved and frequently-consulted recipe book. Free Press Printing House unknown books
1972130710Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1972. Post-production Combined Continuity script for the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1968 novel of the same name and part of the 87th Precinct stories series this mystery involves detectives investigating a murder-extorition racket ran by a deaf man. While preventing several attacks on high-ranking city officials they are also faced with a string of arsons perpetuated against some homeless men. <br/><br/>Set in Boston and shot on location there. <br/><br/>Orange clip-bound titled wrappers dated May 15 1972 noting 10 reels and footage of 8384 feet. Mechanical duplication. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1956132800London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1956 UK film. <br/><br/>Based on Moore Raymond's 1945 novel of the same name about a young boy in the Australian bush hailed as the Australian "Huckleberry Finn." <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. A few moderate creases else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
194075874New York NY.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. VG. 1940. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in white paper covered boards with color printing to the covers with a white cloth spine in a grasscloth slip-case with a printed paper label on the upper cover with some wear and cracking to the edges. The covers show some light soiling and toning. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with color illustrations. . Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers hardcover books
1965133257London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors / Warner-Pathe 1965. Collection of 8 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1965 UK film. <br/><br/>George the Brain James leads a ragtag band of robbers who steal money and hide it in a tree in a vacant lot but they are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labor. Once released from prison they seek out the tree only to find it is now on the premises of a police station. Several stars from the "Carry On" film series carryout this classic caper. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Buckinghamshire England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint corner creases else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors / Warner-Pathe unknown books
1978152298N.p.: California Stage Review 1978. Vintage "California Stage Review" program for the Westwood Playhouse production of "Jon Hendricks' Evolution of the Blues" with three black and white photographs housed in the original envelope circa 1978. Laid in program is a 6.5 x 5.5 inch flyer for the Coronet Theatre's production of "Bullshot Drummond." <br/><br/>Jon Hendricks first created his masterwork "Evolution of the Blues Song" later amended to "Evolution of the Blues" for the 1960 Monterey Jazz Festival. An ambitious survey of African American music from spirituals and field hollers to blues gospel and jazz Hendricks interspersed his own compositions with classics such as Ma Rainey's "See See Rider" and Big Bill Broonzy's "Sun Gonna Shine in My Door" along with standards "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" "New Orleans" and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child." Acclaimed musicians and singers such as Jimmy Witherspoon Hannah Dean "Big" Miller Ben Webster and Pony Poindexter were enlisted for the performance and in 1961 Columbia Records released the acclaimed LP of the project. <br/><br/>In the 1970s Hendricks restaged the production at the Broadway Theatre in San Francisco where it ran for an unprecedented five years and in 1978 and 1979 at the Los Angeles' Westword Playhouse featuring performers Ka-Ron Brown Rosalind Cash Gary Chapman and others with co-direction and choreography by Donald McKayle.<br/><br/>Program 8.5 x 11 inches. Four Pages saddle stitched. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Envelope 9 x 12 inches. Very Good plus with toning at edges. California Stage Review unknown books
