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193211531Palm Beach: Davies Publishing Co 1932. Original wraps. Very Good. Uncommon 1932 study of the recent Florida work of New York and Palm Beach architecture firm Treanor & Fatio. Tight well-preserved and VG in its dark-gray wrappers with light soiling to the rear panel and foxing at the preliminaries --especially the title page. Still though attractive and very presentable. Folio crisp high-quality black-and-white photos thruout by F.E. Geisler. <br/><br/> Davies Publishing Co paperback books
1938133673Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1938. Final Draft script for the 1938 film. From the library of producer Mark Hellinger who wrote the film's screenplay bound in red three-quarter leather with gilt titles and designs marbled endpapers raised bands trimmed edges and Hellinger's name in gilt on the front board. Also included is a typescript on onionskin stock with the title and credits for Hellinger and story writer Faith Baldwin on the front wrapper in holograph ink. Finally laid in is a typed letter signed by Bette Davis dated March 31 1939 on Davis' stationery thanking Hellinger for kind words regarding her film "Dark Victory" 1939 and discussing her dismay with the script for "Comet Over Broadway" and her resulting decision to part ways with the film. <br/><br/>Mark Hellinger's first screenplay for Warner Brothers. His other credits include the noir antecedent "The Roaring Twenties" 1939 screenwriter "It All Came True" 1940 producer and his notable series of foundation noir films "High Sierra" 1941 associate producer "The Killers" 1946 producer and "The Naked City" 1948 producer. <br/><br/>Based on a story by Faith Baldwin published in "Cosmopolitan" in 1937 about Eve Appleton Francis wife of garage owner Bill Appleton Litel and aspiring actress. Bill gets into an argument with an actor over Eve and accidentally kills him. Eve takes her infant daughter and tries to make her way on Broadway while Bill is imprisoned. Set in New York. <br/><br/>Bound script:<br/><br/>Noted as FINAL on the distribution page dated 3/28/38 with credits for Hellinger Robert Buckner N. Brewster Morse Fritz Falkenstein and Frank Cavett on the following page flatsigned by Walter MacEwen. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 155 leaves mimeograph duplication dated August 19 1938 and August 22 1938 screenwriters' credit page. Pages and binding Near Fine. <br/><br/>Typescript:<br/><br/>Blue wrappers. "Comet Over Broadway by Mark Hellinger / after a story by Faith Baldwin" in holograph ink on the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Hellinger and story writer Baldwin. 78 leaves typed watermarked "MILLERS FALLS." Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Bette Davis letter and envelope: <br/><br/>Light soil and a closed tear to the envelope. Letter folded horizontally else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1980WRCLIT57902London: Omlette Press 1980. Quarto 33 x 26.2 cm. Loose signatures laid into printed wrappers. Fine in cloth chemise and slipcase. First edition. Illustrated with ten original etchings two colored and a title-page decoration by Major. One of a total edition of forty-two numbered copies printed on French handmade paper in Centaur types and signed by the poet and the artist. The first publication of the press combining the talents of a Canadian artist and an American poet working in London. The press later relocated to Calgary. Omlette Press hardcover books
1974144121Los Angeles: Zenith Productions 1974. Draft script for the 1974 film "Psycho Sisters" also known by the alternate title "Sibling" seen here under the working title "So Evil My Sister." <br/><br/>A low budget suspense film from "Diary of a Madman" director Reginald LeBorg in which a recent widow Susan Strasberg and her emotionally unstable sister Faith Domergue engage in escalating psychological warfare-with predictably dire results. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page integral with the first page of the text. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper about Fine bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Thrower Nightmare USA. Zenith Productions unknown books
191533162Washington 1915. 1st edition described on the limitation page as a "Facsimile of Author's Manuscript." Copy #16 of an unstated limitation. SIGNED by the author at the base of the limitation page. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. Ex-lib with pockets stamps & call letters to spine though the check-out card shows absolutely no interest from the library patrons since accession. Ex-libris label of Charles Mason Remey. A VG copy. 111 ll. Illustrated with half-tone reproductions of photographic images. 4to. <br/><br/>Remey born in the US trained as an architect at Cornell University though subsequent contact with the Baha'i faith and more specifically Abdul Baha & Shoghi Effendi sent him on a different path working on behalf of the Baha'i Faith & eventually becoming a prominent leader thereof. Scarce title in the marketplace that is if you want the real book not a Print-on-Demand piece of crp. hardcover books
1946242N.p. 1946. Near fine. Poster 18 x 24 inches. Minor wear. A handsome poster advertising travel on the Santa Fe Railroad featuring several Navajo Indians in the foreground and a pueblo in the background. One of the men in the foreground stands drumming while the others are seated behind him chatting. The vibrant colors are washed out slightly by the fierce New Mexican sun softening the view. The railroad produced numerous promotional posters in the 1940s many of them -- such as this one -- quite striking. No artist is identified on this work. unknown books
1948240N.p. 1948. Near fine. Poster 18 x 24 inches. Minor wear. Advertising poster for the Santa Fe Railroad featuring a Native American child etching the slogan "Santa Fe All the Way" in the sand with a stick. The stylish Santa Fe locomotive is barreling past in the background its engine a sleek red. The railroad produced numerous promotional posters in the 1940s many of them -- such as this one -- quite striking. No artist is identified on this work. unknown books
1946243N.p. 1946. Very good. Poster 18 x 24 inches. Minor wear a few minor chips and tears at edges. A handsome poster advertising travel on the Santa Fe Railroad painted in the bold teals and earth tones associated with the Southwest. The poster features a Hopi dancer performing the Buffalo Dance. He fills almost the entirety of the image with a crowd of people gathered around the pueblo in the far background. The poster was designed by Don Perceval who did several such works for the railroad. Born in Britain Perceval 1908-1979 whose mother was also an artist moved to Los Angeles as a child and became enamored of the Southwest. He specialized in images of Hopi and Navajo Indians a subject he began sketching in the 1920s. That knowledge and interest is certainly applied here in the inclusion of culturally correct costuming for the event. In addition to his art he also did commercial work for the Santa Fe Railroad such as the present piece bringing his vibrant style to the company's advertising. unknown books
1960243682New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1960. hardcover. near fine. 2 volumes. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 4to black cloth spines are slightly faded but internally clean; red board slipcase. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1960. A near fine set.<br/><br/> This exhibition of 17th-19th century French silver was held at the Met and then donated to the museum at a later time. It includes a photograph and description of each piece and a full set of marks for each in volume two. This book is considered a comprehensive work on French silversmiths of both Paris and provincial regions. 585 pieces of silver are included.<br/><br/> Metropolitan Museum of Art unknown books
1960249184New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1960. First edition. Illus. 367; 201 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Cloth. Fine in slipcase. First edition. Illus. 367; 201 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Metropolitan Museum of Art unknown books
1975147518N.p.: N.p. 1975. Draft script for the 1975 play which premiered on April 20 at the Theatre de Lys in New York.<br/><br/>A southern melodrama focusing on the toxic relationship between a former heavyweight boxing champion and a young teacher.<br/><br/>Set in rural Georgia.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers with credits for playwright Larry Ketron. Title page present dated 1975 with credits for playwright Larry Ketron. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-3-36. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1953137487Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising" seen here as "Sioux Uprising." <br/><br/>Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. <br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated September 3 1952. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Mimeograph duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1960177952New York: The Metropolian Museum of Art 1960. Hardcover. VG. scuffs & scratches to covers. slipcase has scuffs & scratches; light shelf-wear to lower panel; faded sticker residue to side panel. black cloth boards w/ silver emblem printing; spine w/ silver printing & blue number plates. illustrated pastedowns & flyleafs. vol1 367 pgs w/ 585 items; vol2 201 pgs w/ 585 items. red cloth slipcase. A very nice and sharp copy of this important work. The Metropolian Museum of Art hardcover books
1994D14138New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1994. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Blue cloth lettering stamped in silver on spine; complete set of 2 volumes 4to; pp. 381; 223; profusely illustrated in b/w. Appearing new. <br/><br/> The Metropolitan Museum of Art hardcover books
1958251171958. BALDWIN Faith. Typed Letter Signed. Two pages on both sides of a single sheet; hand-written in ink: "Rt. 2 Meed Ave. Norwalk Conn Sept. 26/58." Note: There are numerous typing errors and hand-written corrections in ink throughout the letter and spelling errors are for the most part not noted in the follow textual description- as there are many. To a teacher in California Baldwin apologizes for the delay in her response to several questions posed by the teacher. "I can reply to your questions only informally and in bad typing as I have never used a secretary and employ two fingers." Baldwin discusses several of her books and writes that Many Windows will be published on her 65th birthday. "About education. I don't have the true equivalent of a high school education. Mrs. Dow's school did give courses which if passed took you into college; but I wasn't interested in college; I was about 17 and a ga half sic when I left Mrs. Dow's. The education in Germany was during the war and consisted of house keeping school didn't learn a thing and of German which I learned. I am not sorry I didn't go to college; I think I would have frittered away my time and probably flunked. I was not a good student for I was far too lazy." Baldwin goes on in some detail about advising students to go to college "if it is possible" and discusses the benefits of a college education and the difficulty of supporting herself as a writer. "You can only eat while you write if you have rich parents or generous and/or a well-heeled husband or wife." Baldwin writes about the demands for college degrees in the business world and says she always advises her students to at least have a good secretarial degree "for this is really an open door. I have seen one advance from typist to private secretary to asst. editor and then editor on a national magazine." Baldwin continues about her father's profession lawyer and her mother's a grade-school teacher and her family's background missionaries editors etc. "It's tougher if you are born into a family without the cultural background but that can be overcome by education." She writes "in this era a college education is extremely valuable and certainly a high school education a must." Also signed by Baldwin as "Mrs. Hugh Cuthrell." Baldwin was known for typing her manuscripts quickly but inaccurately and. <br/><br/> unknown books
1937014849Farrar & Rinehart 1937. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Very Good Plus Jacket Small Chip in Heel. First Edition $2.00 on Flap. Very Rare Biblio-Mystery Excellent Fresh copy. Loosely Based on Ben Abramson and the Argus Bookshop of Chicago. Farrar & Rinehart Hardcover books
196020899Mexico: Author Published 1960. 4 122 pages; the first page a real-photo head & shoulders portrait of the "Rev. Bishop and Dr. M.H. Franz" in priest's garb with white collar; the author recounts his awakening to a life of service to mankind apparently via a mystical experience aided by an extract of ".leaves combined according to certain laws."; his mystical 'call' to go to Mexico at first thinking that he was only going for a vacation and ending spending 12 years there as a faith healer; recounting his adventures and the events of his life in Mexico with occasional digression into why the U.S. ought to be paying more attention to the neighbor to the south in addition to his thoughts regarding a more spiritually-based United Nations of the world; the doctor brings people back from the dead among other miracles and the final 30 pages of the text are filled with the thankful testimonials of those the author healed - of kidney and bladder diseases psychological problems loss of memory various inflammations and illnesses of children and adults more; he was also able to make accurate predictions for rain; we have been unable to find any corroboration of this person's life or indeed any finding whatsoever on the Doctor; there are a few clues in the text regarding his giving of sermons in New York and there is a possibility that further research would reveal more; an OCLC search at time of cataloging disclosed nothing that we could find; a couple of pencil numbers & names on title page & dedication page; printed single-side in double-space typing as is usual with a typescript; with an errata page at back; in blue stiff-paper covers about 8 ¼" x 11" size; with cloth spine glued-on gilt cover title; some wear sunning to cover spine cloth coming away in pieces; photo portrait with some wrinkling; contents in very good condition still securely bound and an interesting account. . Good. Author Published hardcover books
1931117405London: Cope and Fenwick 1931. Large octavo original terra cotta cloth stamped in gold fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by Mackenzie. Collection of short fiction by the wife of Compton Mackenzie. About half of the stories are set in Italy. "Queer Lady" is an ironic and rather enigmatic fairy tale. Tiny private owner's book label on front paste-down. Tiny faint damp stain to front cover small faint stain to top edge of text block else a near fine copy with clean interior. #117405 Cope and Fenwick unknown books
194245395n.p.: Fred Harvey 1942. White self wrappers black lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. A NF copy. 4 pp. unnumbered. One full color illustration on upper wrapper. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>This wine list is from a dinning car owned by the Fred Harvey Company. Fred Harvey 1835 - 1901 owned around 45 restaurants along the railroad and 20 dinning cars. His restaurant legacy lasted until his gradson died in 1965. The Fred Harvey Company was the sixth largest food retailer in the United States when it sold in 1968. Stamped in blue ink on the upper wrapper is the date "Nov 21 1942". On the inside at the head it also states "For Victory Buy United States War Savings Bonds And Stamps". A sign of the times. Included in the list are California and imported wines liquor mixed drinks beer cigars/cigarettes and playing cards. Also is an extensive list of waters and juices. Fred Harvey unknown books
1935003103New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1935. Baldwin Faith. WIFE VERSUS SECRETARY. New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1935. First Book Edition preceded by a May 1935 Cosmopolitan Magazine appearance. Also collects two other novelettes. Surprisingly uncommon. Near Fine copy in a Near Fine lightly used dust jacket. Source for the 1936 comedy classic film starring Clark Gable Jean Harlow and Myrna Loy. First Book Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
194240373Chicago IL: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co 1942. 1st printings presumed. White paper printed with black ink. Modest wear to paper light edgewear and age-toning. A few closed tears and chips to Time Table 66. Withal a VG collection showing a span of 10 years in the railroad's schedules. 5 items each of varying pages. Large b/w illustrated map to rear of 4 time tables. Spreadsheets located throughout. Oblong formats. Avg: 10-3/4" x 13-1/2" <br/><br/>The Santa Fe railway was chartered on February 11 1859 to join Atchison and Topeka Kansas with Santa Fe New Mexico. In its early years the railroad opened Kansas to settlement. Because long stretches of its main line traverse areas without water Santa Fe was one of the first buyers of diesel locomotives for freight service. It was the Santa Fe Railway that helped to make Baldwin Locomotives obsolete. The railroad was known for its passenger trains and for the on-line eating houses and dining cars that were operated by Fred Harvey. Collection Includes: time table nos. 66 70 76 82 & 118. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co unknown books
19716040701971. "Percy Faith" in dark blue ink on Uniform Popular Songwriters Contract form May 12 1971. 8 1/4" x 28 1/2"; 2 pages 1 leaf recto and verso. Very good fresh. Also signed by a representative for Marpet Music Corp. and countersigned by Oneida Feliciano for Songwriters' Protective Association on the bottom of the last page. Contract between Marpet Music Corporation and Percy Faith for the song "Tres.". Faith is to receive 100% royalty as "Writer." Stamped Received July 29 1971. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1937WN4159New Haven Conn.: Yale Univ. Press 1937. Original maroon cloth with green pastedown labels and black lettering. Cloth is somewhat rubbed and stained. Paste action on endpapers especially in gutter. Very good general text accompanied by nearly 50 plates each with individual explanations. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by William F. Winter. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. Yale Univ. Press Hardcover books
19652031291965. unbound. 2 pages front and back 11 x 8.5 inches no place no date circa 1965. Typed on plain paper with numerous handwritten corrections in part: ".This story you told me has no plot. And knowing WFB from old and his interest in young love and new plot and plenty of action I am rather alarmed. So if this doesn't suit the magazine no hard feelings." Signed "Faith" with handwritten postscript regarding a story submission. Natural folds paperclip impression in the top margin and a tiny chip on the upper left corner. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1953167252New York: Harcourt 1953. Octavo cloth. First U.S. edition. Mixed collection of stories including the four better "uncanny stories" from the uncommon MADAME FEARS THE DARK 1935. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 889 describes three of the four stories. Reginald 07732. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges mainly spine ends and front corner tips and red background ink on spine panel faded. #167252 Harcourt unknown books
