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198144140Tokyo: Libro Port Inc. / Harry N. Abrams Inc 1981. First Japanes Edition. Large Quarto 36cm x 35cm. Red cloth boards hardcover with titling embossed in gold on cover and spine; pictorial dustjacket; 376pp; illus. Near Fine copy; faint soiling to bottom textblock corner; very slight shelf wear to upper corners else clean and tight. Very Good dustwrapper; shelf wear to extremities; two small tears to cover-flap edges. First Japanese edition of the full range of the work of Lithuanian-American artist Ben Shahn by artist and Shahn's second wife Bernarda Bryson Shahn. Bookplate on front paste-down reads: "From the Library of Ben Shahn and Berdarda Bryson Shahn". Hundreds of color and b&w reproductions including many fold-outs. Texts in Japanese language only; work titles dimensions and sources in English. Libro Port, Inc. / Harry N. Abrams Inc unknown books
196412630NY BRAZILLER 1964 1964. SIGNED BY SHAHN & BERRY. Signed by Authors. NY, BRAZILLER, 1964 unknown books
192425278n.p.: Reprinted from "The Plough The Loom and The Anvil" 1854 by John L. O'Connor 1924. 1 vols. 34 pp. 8vo. Original gray boards gray cloth spine printed label on upper cover a fine copy in slightly worn original glassine dust jacket. 1 vols. 34 pp. 8vo. A short biography and tribute to the famed editor and publisher of the American Turf Register the greatest of the early American sporting publications. A very scarce book<br/><br/><br/><br/> Great Inscription Inscribed "John B. Van Urk with best wishes from Ernest R. Gee New York Nov 22 1943. Reprinted from "The Plough, The Loom, and The Anvil" 1854 by John L. O'Connor unknown books
192662435Sighetul-Marmatiei Romania: Tipografia A. Kaufman 1926. First Edition. viii. 272 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan cloth backed boards. Shaken acidic paper somewhat toned and brittle. Good plus. Rare. First Edition. viii. 272 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Scholarly aid to understanding common and uncommon Hebrew abbrevations compiled by Abraham Isaac ben Jonah Stern principal rabbi of Orastie Translyvania. Tipografia A. Kaufman unknown books
1884019197New York NY: Fords Howard & Hurlbert 1884. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 599 pages of text including an index. Rebound in red cloth with the original red cloth backstrip and front cover cloth laid-down. Small red numbers stamped on the front endpaper which is also signed and inscribed by the author "To my friend Coleman from the author signed Ben C. Truman". The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Fords, Howard, & Hurlbert Hardcover books
192815412London: Lanston Monotype Corp 1928. Small 8vo pp. vi-viii 93-96; folding type specimen at the back yapp edges; fine in original art-vellum decorated in blind glassine jacket and publisher's marbled slipcase. Nicely printed throughout in Baldo italic and Polyphilus roman on laid paper. A verbatim reprint of the original edition of 1640 with variant readings from the imperfect 1692 edition. This copy with a presentation in pencil on the flyleaf from the president of the Langston Monotype Co. dated 1928. <br/><br/> Lanston Monotype Corp hardcover books
1945131793New York: Crown Publishers 1945. First Edition. First Edition. Not to be confused with the later Crown collection of Hecht's writings titled "A Treasury of Ben Hecht: Collected Stories and Other Writings" published in 1959. Introductory notes by the author. <br/><br/>The only appearance in print of Ben Hecht's short story "Specter of the Rose" basis for the bizarre 1946 film noir.<br/><br/>Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped light soil to the front board page edges lightly foxed. Moderate foxing and shelfwear to the jacket with a large closed tear to the rear panel and a large tear repaired on the verso with cello tape to the rear spine fold. Crown Publishers unknown books
1971Embry 153557Northland 1971. Limited Edition of 1750 copies. Fine in fine dust jacket with one tiny chip in mylar cover. B&W illustrations by Joe Beeler. Inscribed by the author. Northland, 1971. Limited Edition of 1750 copies. unknown books
1969WRCAM5136New York 1969. 306pp. Illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund. Cloth. Very fine. In slipcase. Signed by the author. One of the limited edition of 350 copies although only 300 are called for on the titlepage. Thirteen stories devoted to cattle. "Dr. Green mostly wrote about horses but could do just as well with cows as this book proves" - Reese. REESE SIX SCORE 50. DYKES BJORKLUND 54. hardcover books
194417681ENew York: Scribners 1944. Second printing. Signed and inscribed by the author Ben Hecht: “To Lloyd Lewis old friend. Ben Hecht.†Very good plus copy with a touch of wear to the cloth at the front board without dust jacket. Ben Hecht’s analysis of anti-Semitism. Scribners hardcover books
1933884911933. FE. HECHT Ben. THE GREAT MAGOO. A Play in 3 Acts and 8 Scenes by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler. Illustrated by Herman Rosse. New York: Covici -Friede 1933. First edition. Binding is black with green lettering. A fine copy in a fine pictorial dust jacket. unknown books
1947WRCLIT38732Los Angeles: 20th Century-Fox 1947. 24pp. Folio. Glossy pictorial self-wrappers. Heavily illustrated and with uncommonly substantial text. Light use to corners and edges but a near fine copy. Original campaign pressbook for this highly praised film noir directed by Henry Hathaway adapted from an original story by Eleazer Lipsky by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer. The film starred Victor Mature Brian Donleavy Coleen Gray and featured a break-through performance from Richard Widmark. The imagery of the ad campaign and the pressbook superbly reflect the atmosphere of the film. 20th Century-Fox unknown books
1952147403Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1952. Mini-poster for a circa 1952 re-release of the 1949 film.<br/><br/>One of the great gangster films based on an original screen story by screenwriter Virginia Kellogg who was nominated for an Academy Award for her work. <br/><br/>8.25 x 13.25 inches. Very Good. Light toned with tape residue to the top and bottom edges a couple of small splash stains and light creasing. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown books
1964150168Los Angeles: Samuel Bronston Productions 1964. Vintage keybook photograph of actors James Mason and Sophia Loren with producer Samuel Bronston on the set of the 1964 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a producer stamp and holograph pencil annotations regarding layout. <br/><br/>Chaos ensues in ancient Rome after the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius spearheaded by the emperor's corrupt son Commodus. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Madrid Spain. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Samuel Bronston Productions unknown books
1965643501965. STAHL Ben. BLACKBEARD'S GHOST. Written and illustrated by Ben Stahl. Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Cambridge: Riverside Press 1965. First edition with an illustration and inscription to ffep in the author's hand. 8vo. black cloth with red lettering and decoration black & white illustrations. Just a touch of bowing to boards and a hint of wear to cloth at opening corners. Slight foxing to the top-edge with an occasional faint mark of thumbing/soil internally. Front hinge tender. A very good copy. Stahl's first book. unknown books
193549343Dijon i.e. New York 1935. Edition limited to 700 numbered copies this no. 253; small folio pp. 176; illustrated title page 6 duotone plates of a decidedly pornographic nature plus other illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers with glassine and publisher's box; slight chipping of the glassine else near fine. <br/><br/> unknown books
1930RANDAND00HMRThe Penn Publishing Company 1930. Good. Andersen Hans Christian. Andersen's Fairy Tales. Osborne editor Margherita O.; Kutcher illustrator Ben. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company 1930. 367pp. Illustrated. Small 4to. Book condition: Good with soft front hinge weak rear hinge sunned spine and faint soiling. Previous owner's signature on front free endsheet. Illustrations are clean vibrant and endearing. In plastic protector. The Penn Publishing Company unknown books
8304Ithaca NY: Cornell Alumni Asociation. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. Impressive 2 volume history of football at Cornell. Vol. I: 1949-1962; and Vol. II: 1963-1976. Both volumes clean and bright and Near Fine in their fittingly red cloth. Tall quartos 1074 pgs. all told black-and-white photos thruout. <br/><br/> Cornell Alumni Asociation hardcover books
1964WRCLIT57563New York: Braziller 1964. Oblong octavo. Decorated cloth. Fine in lightly rubbed and smudged slipcase. First edition deluxe issue. One of an unspecified but generous number of copies printed on handmade Fabriano paper and signed by Berry and Shahn. Braziller hardcover books
1964785New York: George Braziller 1964. Oblong 8vo. 9" x 7". 32pp. Lettered and illus. by Ben Shahn with one mounted color plate. "Limited Edition" number of copies not stated signed by both Berry and Shahn. Nicely printed on Ital ian Fabriano handmade paper. Beige cloth stamped in black. Black publisher's slipcase. George Braziller hardcover books
1957172702New York: Clarke & Way: The Thistle Press 1957. Hardcover. VG. Cream boards with gilt stamped lettering. 118 pp. Illustrations. Number 134 of 150 copies signed by the author and the artist. Clarke & Way: The Thistle Press hardcover books
1970WRCAM43949Austin: The Encino Press 1970. 51pp. Illus. Oblong octavo. Boards pictorial onlay. Bookplate on front pastedown. Fine in a lightly scufed slipcase. One of 850 numbered copies signed by the author. Designed and published by William Wittliff and the Encino Press. The Encino Press hardcover books
19542311468New York: Simon & Schuster 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Jacket spine stained jacket edges rubbed with one inch by one inch chip to spine head. 1954 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 654 pp. "Ben Hecht /hkt/; February 28 18941 Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1959004586Hollywood CA: Columbia Pictures Corp. 1959. Original Lobby Cards #s 3 7 and 8 from the set of 9 originally issued. All are Near Fine and ready for framing. From the classic 1959 movie Produced and Directed by Otto Preminger Starring James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden and Kathryn Grant. Based on the Novel by John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver Screenplay by Wendell Mayes. First Printings. Lobby Card. Near Fine. 11" x 14". Columbia Pictures Corp. Paperback books
1937299372London: Golden Cockerel 1937. Limited. hardcover. very good. Colored title page and initial letters throughout. 49 pages. Slim 4to 1/2 red morocco over tan cloth; boards are a bit dust-soiled and fingered; spine ends a touch worn. London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1937. A very good copy internally fine.<br/><br/> Limited edition - number 135 of 250 copies.<br/><br/> Golden Cockerel unknown books
