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194112612JNew York: Julian Messner 1941. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by actor John Barrymore to fellow actor Hans Conried presented to him five months before Barrymore’s passing: “To Hans Conried - with sincerest good wishes to a fine artist John Barrymore 9 iv ‘41.†This was John Barrymore’s own copy with his large engraved bookplate which is a striking design by Barrymore himself with his initials at the bottom showing the masks of comedy and tragedy entwined in a thorny tree with flowing banners reading: “John Barrymore - Ex Libris†beneath which is a pen and an artist’s brush. Beneath this is Conried’s own bookplate printed in crimson and a caricature vignette of Conried. Hans Conried is best remembered for his leading role in the classic Dr. Seuss fantasy film The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T as well as his portrayal of Uncle Tonoose on The Danny Thomas Show. This book is a 282 page biography of Barrymore and is very rare inscribed by him since it appeared just shortly before his death. Laid in is a special yellow printed card for the John Barrymore estate auction which “Entitles the Bearer to Seat in RESERVED SECTION at Auction of the Precious Possessions of John Barrymore - Deceased - Outstanding Star of Stage and Screen Monday and Tuesday August 24 and 25 1943 3123 West Eighth Street Los Angeles - J.J. Sugarman - Randolph Co. Auctioneers.†Some interesting notes on Barrymore written by Conried on the rear endpapers very good in a very good lightly chipped dust jacket. Julian Messner unknown books
1912104582Toronto: Various Publishers 1912-1935. Rare collection of first editions pamphlets and sheet music related to the sinking of the RMS Titanic with a rare limited edition O.B.R. Kentucky Straight Bourbon 86-proof Whiskey 4/5 quart ceramic Titanic replica. The collections includes a first edition of E.J. Pratt's 'The Titanic' Toronto: The Macmillan Co. of Canada 1935 which is in near fine condition; a first edition of Mrs. Alma White's 'The Titanic Tragedy- God Speaking to the Nations' New Jersey: The Pentecostal Union 1913 which is in near fine condition; a later printing booklet of Caroline Bancroft's 'The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown' Boulder: Johnson Publishing Co. 1963; three sheet music folios including Will Kirkpatrick and M.C. Hanford's 'The Wreck of the Titanic' Washington D.C.: H. Kirkus Dugdale Co. 1912 Mrs. William Euler and Jack Stanley's 'Wreck of Titanic Song' Washington D.C.: H. Kirkus Dugdale Co. 1912 and Paul Pelham and Lawrence Wright's 'Be British! Descriptive Song and Recitation Dedicated to the Gallant Ill-Fated Crew of the Titanic' London: Lawrence Wright Music Co 1912; a rare printing of John J. Friend's 'The Loss of the Steamship Titanic: In Loving Remembrance of Those Who Lost Their Lives On Board the Steamship Titanic'; an original 1911 White Star First Class Passenger Ship per the S.S. Romanic which departed from Boston for Genoa on Saturday April 20 1911; and a rare limited edition O.B.R. Kentucky Straight Bourbon 86-proof Whiskey 4/5 quart ceramic Titanic replica which measures 17 inches in height and is housed in the original illustrated cardboard clamshell box. An exceptional collection of works many produced in the same year of the fateful tragedy. After striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton England to New York City in April of 1912 nearly 1500 of the passenger liner's 2224 passengers perished making the event one of modern history's deadliest peacetime commercial marine disasters. Built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast the Titanic was the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line and the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service. The shipwreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985 over 70 years after the disaster during a U.S. military mission and remains on the seabed. The Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history; her memory is kept alive by numerous works of popular culture including books folk songs films exhibits and memorials. Various Publishers unknown books
1961WRCLIT67388Culver City: Vanguard Films Inc. / Selznick International 1961. Fourteen volumes / items. Quarto and folio. Mimeographed and spirit- duplicated typescripts printed on rectos only. Bradbound or stapled in stencil printed wrappers or stapled in self-wrappers. A few items a bit used as noted below but generally very good to fine. A substantial archive of scripts and technical documents tracing the long and troubled history of this film adaptation of Hichens's 1933 novel. According to one source Selznick had acquired the film rights to the novel prior to its publication but submission of a preliminary script in 1934 to the Breen Office resulted in assurances that it would not pass muster according to the PCA. So the project was shelved for over a decade. This archive records much of that evolution and consists of the following: a Unspecified draft of a October 1934 screenplay by Lewis Waller 124 leaves rerun by Vanguard 25 March 1946; b an unspecified draft of a February 1942 screenplay prepared for MGM written by Salka Viertel and Polly James 124 leaves plus lettered inserts rerun by Vanguard 1 April 1946 creased bruise at middle brad to early leaves ; c a wholly new script denoted a "First Rough Draft With Dialogue from Novel" by Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville April 1946 195 leaves rerun by Vanguard 12 August 1946; d a roster of "Costumes Compiled from the Novel" 10 leaves 17 April 1946; e a "Description of Settings and Props Compiled from the Novel" 27 leaves 17 April 1946; f a "Gay Comparison" compiled by Alice Hartman 23 Sept. 1946 - a comparison of the script and the novel of the scenes involving the character Gay Keane; g a "Third Draft Script" credited to James Birdie based on an adaptation by Alma Reville 205 leaves 10 August 1946; h the "Final Shooting Script" credited to David O. Selznick based on Reville's adaptation 3154 leaves dated December 1946 small snag in fore-edge of upper wrapper; i a preliminary Dialogue Continuity foliated in reel format 12 June 1947; j a Dialogue Cutting Continuity foliated in reel format dated 19 February 1948; k a Dialogue Cutting Continuity for the Trailer 5 leaves 27 February 1948; l a large folio Trailer Spotting List 5 leaves somewhat ragged; m a large folio minutely detailed complete continuity with corrections dated March 1948 compiled by S. G. Samuels outer leaves a bit ragged; and finally n a late 30 April 1961 Combined 16mm Continuity script. Final screen credit for the screenplay fell to Selznick and neither Hecht's nor Birdie's contributions were credited. Hitchcock directed and Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton Ethel Barrymore in a role that earned an Oscar nomination and Louis Jourdan starred among others and a 29 December 1947 premiere brought to a conclusion the long and tangled series of attempts to bring Hichens' novel to the screen. Vanguard Films, Inc. / Selznick International unknown books
1859WN47574Paris: A. Morel Et Cie 1859. Original brown morocco spine 5 raised and gilt tiling. Marbled paper covered boards. Top edge stained brown other edges untrimmed. Lower joint wear upper joint starting but book tight and good. Two holes in lower hinge. Boards have wear on edges inside and out with some loss of paper. Some light foxing and soiling throughout but internally quite good. Magnificent full page full color tissue guarded plates. Number 95 of 300 copies of this French title describing and illustrating the incredible use of colored tiles from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Limited/Numbered. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. A. Morel Et Cie Hardcover books
1946WRCLIT67375Culver City: Vanguard Films Inc. 1946. Two volumes. 1195;1205 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescripts printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers. Wrappers slightly nicked and soiled one upper wrapper detached at upper brad but very good. A studio rerun of a the 16 April "First Rough Draft With Dialogue from Novel" of this adaptation to the screen of Hichens' 1933 novel accompanied by a first run of the "Third Draft Script." The first draft is credited exclusively to Alfred Hitchcock and his collaborator wife Alma Reville; the third draft is identified as by James Bridie based on an adaptation by Alama Reville. According to one source Selznick had acquired the film rights to the novel prior to its publication but submission of a preliminary script in 1934 to the Breen Office resulted in assurances that it would not pass muster according to the PCA. So the project was shelved until Selznick returned to it in 1946. It is clear that at that time scripts from the 1934 effort as well as from an adaptation attempted at MGM were consulted. In December the "Final Shooting Script" was reached after interim contributions by Ben Hecht. The final shooting script is credited solely to David O. Selznick but acknowledges dependence on the adaptation by Alma Reville. Final screen credit for the screenplay fell to Selznick and neither Hecht's nor Birdie's contributions were credited. Hitchcock directed and Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton Ethel Barrymore In a role that earned an Oscar nomination and Louis Jourdan starred among others and a 29 December 1947 premiere brought to a conclusion the long and tangled series of attempts to bring Hichens' novel to the screen. Vanguard Films, Inc. unknown books
1948125205Los Angeles: Selznick International Pictures / Vanguard Films 1948. An archive of 7 scripts including rough drafts screenplays post-production scripts and support documentation for the 1947 film "The Paradine Case" directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the 1933 novel by Robert Hichens written for the screen by a host of screenwriters including Hitchcock Alma Reville David O. Selznick and others many of whom are not credited on IMDB and starring Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton and Ethel Barrymore. <br/><br/>The archive contains 7 scripts 4 of which are pre-production all bound in titled wrappers and bound with brads except where indicated:<br/><br/>First rough draft of the script with dialogue from the novel by Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville dated April 16 1946 and re-run on June 12 1946 with a third run on August 12 1946. Blue wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 77 195 pages. Very Good to Near Fine. <br/><br/>Final shooting script by Alma Reville and David O. Selznick dated December 10 1946. Yellow wrappers with credits on the front wrapper for Selznick and Reville novelist Hichens and director Hitchcock. Rubber-stamped copy No. 165. 177 pageswith pink yellow and green revision pages dated variously between 12/15/46 and 3/3/47. 4 leaves on onionskin stock all typed carbons. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Description of Settings and Props compiled from the novel dated April 17 1946. Blue wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 18 Near Fine condition. 7 pages. <br/><br/>Costumes compiled from the novel dated April 17 1946. Blue wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 24. Near Fine. 10 pages. <br/><br/>Dialogue Cutting Continuity for the film dated February 19 1948. Light blue wrappers. Near Fine. 115 pages. <br/><br/>Dialogue Cutting Continuity for the Trailer dated February 27 1948. Gray wrappers. Near Fine condition saddle-stapled at the top edge. 5 pages. <br/><br/>Timing Sheets for the initial release of the film and the first trailer dated March 1948 and credited to S.G. Samuels. <br/><br/>Combined 16mm Cutting Continuity for the 1961 re-release of the film detailing 4 reels Green self-wrappers 126 pages dated April 30 1961. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Selby US. Spicer US. Selznick International Pictures / Vanguard Films unknown books
1959146486Burbank CA: NBC Television Network 1959. Collection of 35 vintage contact sheets from the 1951 to 1959 NBC television series. Stills as well as on the set shots of Jack Webb and Ben Alexander as well as a host of supporting actors.<br/><br/>The well loved early police drama created by and starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday. Origin for the ubiquitous phrases "Just the facts ma'am" and "The story you are about to see is true."<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus some creasing one with three closed tears on top edge. NBC Television Network unknown books
1933170707009New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1933. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition third printing. Near Fine with toning to pages and faint darkening to spine cloth. In a Very Good dust jacket which is irregularly price-clipped edge worn rubbed and unevenly sunned. A striking copy in the scarce dust jacket. Frederick A. Stokes hardcover books
1960CAT0107California and New York 1960. Silver gelatin prints on glossy stock most 8 x 10 inches. Fine. A fine collection of press photos from an amazing period in American music with many classic soul singers included many of whom were represented by the William Morris Agency. Subjects include: Clyde McPhatter Ketty Lester Barbara McNair Leon Bibb Sheryl Easly who performed with the Sal Salvador Orchestra on a recording in 1963 Adam Wade Sam Cooke Odetta Nipsey Russell Leslie Uggams Maxine Brown Pearl Bailey Ray Charles Tiny Joe Freda Payne and Solomon Burke. Photos generally fine with no notable flaws though a few have an odd fold or crease. unknown books
1916WRCLIT67956Np 1916. Original silver print of formal photographic portrait. 175 x 125mm. Mounted an evidently extracted from an album amicorum or scrapbook with another party's photo and inscription on verso. Mount a bit chipped and edge-torn faint crease on photo otherwise good. Enclosed in oversize half-morocco slipcase. Inscribed twice by Clemens 1874-1962 the sole surviving child of Samuel Clemens. On the photograph itself she has written: "To Miss Howland with the cordial wishes of Clara Clemens." The recipient is further identified by the inscription on the verso from Alma Gluck the Romanian-born American soprano accompanied by a clipped portrait photo from a magazine to "Enid Howland." Additionally Clemens has inscribed the mount: "Most cordially Yours Clara Clemens Sept. 16th 1916." Clara was after her father's death the controversial custodian of his estate and literary rights. She published her biography of him in 1931 along with books on other subjects and worked at a career in singing with which this artifact is likely connected. unknown books
178025069Paris: Frere Md. et Graveur de Musique 1780. Oblong octavo. Contemporary half leather with marbled boards raised bands on spine. i title 2-11 i blank i title 2-11 blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Several titles with "Gravé par Madame Frere" printed at lower margin. Some pages with partial watermarks at upper edge. With the manuscript name "De Gourvoux" to title of No. 1. With annotations in both ink and pencil to margins including numerical notation to inner margin of title. <br/><br/>Includes music by Dalayrac Dezède Floquet Grétry Piccinni J.J. Rousseau and others. <br/><br/>Binding quite worn with spine lacking at head and foot. Light foxing and soiling; some minor dampstaining; occasional slight loss tears and/or repairs to outer edges not affecting music. Probable First Edition. Rare. RISM BII p. 302 one copy only at the Bibliothèque nationale. Collection Musicale André Meyer p. 16.<br/><br/>From the renowned collection of André Meyer Paris. Frere Md. et Graveur de Musique unknown books
198114238Santa Fe: Santa Fe East 1981. First Edition. Oblong quarto 22.5cm x 26cm. Cream linen boards stamped in black; illustrated dustjacket; 96pp. Bernarda Bryson Shahn's copy with her ownership signature in block letters to front endpaper. Mild toning and soil to board edges; a few brief tears to the fragile translucent dustwrapper; Very Good. Nicely produced catalog for a 1981 Shahn retrospective at Santa Fe East with text commentaries by John Canaday Martha Fleischman Kenneth Prescott and Jacob Schulman. More than 70 works reproduced included a section in color. Santa Fe East unknown books
1933140937886New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1933. Second Printing. Good. First edition second printing. Bound in publisher's bind cloth stamped in dark blue. Good with cloth a bit mottled and stained. Previous owner name to front free endpaper pages toned. Scarce. Lacking the dust jacket. Frederick A. Stokes unknown books
19718333Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1971 Third and best printing of this classic. "This is copy number 94 of a certified Limited Edition of 300 copies especially printed and bound for the 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation Inc.". Foreword by Glenn Shirley. Pp. xxx 255 plus 53 photographs. Map endpapers. Appendices index. Full light brown leather gilt. A very fine as new copy with pictorial dust jacket as issued fading to jacket spine as usual. Famous western author Glenn Shirley provides a stunning historical foreword for this printing. This issue is also the first to incorporate further illustrations from the original and very rare 1937 first edition the second was that same year. The 101 Ranch is considered the best history of this great Oklahoma ranch and its owners. Collings covers the founding in the 1870's to the later Wild West Show continued ranching operations and final bankruptcy in the 1930's. This special printing is super scarce. First edition: Adams Herd: 504; Adams Six-Score: 22; Rader: 870. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
1946WRCLIT67389Culver City: Selznick International Pictures 1946. 3154 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in deep yellow stencil printed wrappers. Wrappers a trace dust smudged small script number on upper wrapper else near fine. Copy #26 of the "Final Shooting Script" of this adaptation to the screen of Hichens' 1933 novel. Selznick had acquired the film rights to the novel prior to its publication but submission of a preliminary script in 1934 to the Breen Office resulted in assurances that it would not pass muster according to the PCA. So the project was shelved until Selznick returned to it in 1946. It is clear that at that time scripts from the 1934 effort as well as from an adaptation attempted at MGM were consulted. Interim drafts of the script were written by Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville First Rough Draft April 1946 and James Birdie Third draft based on an adaptation by Reville August 1946 until finally in December this "Final Shooting Script" was reached with interim uncredited contributions by Ben Hecht. This final shooting script is credited solely to David O. Selznick but acknowledges dependence on the adaptation by Alma Reville. Final screen credit for the screenplay fell to Selznick and neither Hecht's nor Birdie's contributions were credited. Hitchcock directed and Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton Ethel Barrymore in a role that earned an Oscar nomination and Louis Jourdan starred among others and a 29 December 1947 premiere brought to a conclusion the long and tangled series of attempts to bring Hichens' novel to the screen. One of a finite group of duplicates from the Selznick archive now entering the market via the Serendipity dispersal. Selznick International Pictures unknown books
1999165294Tepotzotlan: Estado de Mexico 1999. Hardcover. VG. Red cloth boards with silver stamped lettering and inlaid illustration. 175 pp. Color illustrations. Text in Spanish. Government publication. Estado de Mexico hardcover books
197975910N.P.: Har-Ma Press 1979. cloth. Har-Ma Press. 8vo. cloth. 54 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 103 numbered copies this being a presentation copy to an unidentified printer with the ink signature of Harold and Alma Smith. Text includes wood engravings by Harold Smith that are accompanied by prose descriptions of the origin of each piece. Ephemera loosely inserted. Har-Ma Press unknown books
1923290638Zarephath New Jersey 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A book of poetry by the first female bishop in the United States and founder of the racist Methodist sect the Pillar of Fire Church. Under Alma White's direction in the 1920's and 30's the Pillar of Fire Church formed a close public bond with the KKK with the aim to liberate white Protestant women while also oppressing religious and racial minorities even regularly hosting cross burning ceremonies with the Klan on Pillar of Fire properties and giving speeches at Klan events promoting white supremacy. The introduction to this volume is quite bizarre as the author focuses on her husband's conversion to the "unscriptural and Satanic" "new cult" of the Pentecostals and their subsequent estrangement. This long-form poem in rhyming iambic pentameter details their breakup in about 55 pages of text with small text illustrations plates reproducing hymns written by the author and a section of reproduced correspondence between the two at the rear. Truly a messy breakup. Red cloth with gilt lettering. OCLC notes ten institutional holdings. Very Good binding. unknown books
2258<p>New York: Cupples and Leon 1921. Bound in original orange cloth with color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. This charming 16mo of 48 pages is a fine example of the outrageous number of Peter Rabbit books that traded on Beatrix Potter's work and name. Alma Hudson "borrowed" Miss Potter's beloved character and Richard Hudson followed suit with wonderful illustrations "inspired" by Miss Potter's art. This particular title is scarce in this exceptional condition retaining the original pictorial dust wrapper. Inscription on front free endpaper dated 1934. The dust wrapper has a few smudges on the rear panel. Else both book and dust wrapper are fine.</p> hardcover books
2256New York: Cupples and Leon 1921. Bound in orginal sage green cloth with color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. This charming 16mo of 48 pages is a fine example of the outrageous number of Peter Rabbit books that traded on Beatrix Potter's work and name. Alma Hudson "borrowed" Miss Potter's beloved character and Richard Hudson followed suit with wonderful illustrations "inspired" by Miss Potter's art. This particular title is scarce in this exceptional condition retaining the original pictorial dust wrapper. Inscription on front free endpaper dated 1934. Else a fine copy. hardcover books
2003142611Cornish New Hampshire: Cornish Colony Gallery & Museum 2003. Softcover. VG Labels & few marks from previous gallery owner. 2 vols. Black & color illus. stapled wraps 38 34 pp. highly illustrated in BW & color. Issued in conjunction with several exhibitions focusing on the women who participated in the art colony of Cornish New Hampshire. They include painters Louise Howland Cox Maria Oakey Richards Dewing Lucia Fairchild Fuller Frances Lyons Houston Edith Prellwitz Carlotta Dolley Saint-Gaudens Florence Scovel Shinn Ellen Axon Wilson and Marguerite Zorach; sculptors Frances Grimes Laura Gardin Fraser Elsie Ward Hering Helen Farmsworth Mears Anne Bogardus Parrish Annetta St. Gaudens and Bessie Potter Vonnoh; and writers Adeline Pond Adams Frances Duncan Maud Howe Elliott Rose Standish Nichols Lydia Austin Parrish Louise Saunders and Florence Scovel Shinn. Both books contain illustrated narratives about the colony and the artists. A terrific and rare set. Cornish Colony Gallery & Museum paperback books
503503on verso of letter from Mrs. Alice Strong of Arlington MA Torrington CT ca. September 1928; response to a request for "helpful quotations" for Strong's personal collection and possible publication: "'He lives who builds not boasts a noble race'! Greetings.". 8vo 1p. Signed by Authors. unknown books
1925766Zarephath New Jersey: The Good Citizen 1925. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Hate GroupsKu Klux Klan Third edition stated. 7" x 5" Stapled illustrated wrappers. Very good plus: minimally worn a couple of faint stains to wrappers smidgen of loss to crown of spine. A sharp copy. The author was a feminist though she only espoused equality for white Protestant females. She founded the Pillar of Fire Church which was the only religious denomination publicly affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. She also published two other books about the KKK as well as a monthly periodical that promoted Klan ideals. The Good Citizen hardcover books
19852814251985. A substantial compendium regarding the Chattin Family; 297 leaves with family notes clippings etc. With the final 6 leaves being addendum of the Fifth Generation Mary Chattin Vaden -- with some handwritten annotations and additional information. unknown books
196020891960. REED Alma M. THE MEXICAN MURALISTS. NY: Crown Publishers Inc. 1960. Small quarto: cloth & boards in dust jacket; 191 pages. With 175 illustrations and 16 color plates. First Edition. Reed presents the lives of the most famous Mexican muralists. Nice signed presentation from Reed on the front endpaper to talent scout and literary agent Adeline Schulberg: "Para Ad Schulberg un recuerdo de la Peregrina y Mexico- Cordialmente Alma M. Reed. Mexico D.F. Murzo 1962." Adeline Schulberg represented major Hollywood movie stars like Marlene Dietrich Frederic March and Herbert Marshall. Actress Shelley Winters was one of her discoveries. She is also the mother of author Budd Schulberg. A nice association copy! Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; some wear & rubbing small one-inch chip base of spine d/j. $150.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books