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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
19679664NorwaLK CT: Silvermine Publishers 1967. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with light chipping at the spine crown. Quarto 93 pgs. <br/><br/> Silvermine Publishers hardcover books
1981193183Flammarion 1981-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Burgundy cloth covered boards- no dust jacket. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Flammarion hardcover books
001276Crown 1992 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New/As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0-517-58767-X. Crown, 1992 Paperback books
001275Atheneum 1993 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New/As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:1-56282-425-2. Atheneum, 1993 Paperback books
1991009229Crown 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Presentation By Author. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine copy in like jacket.First Edition First Printing Full Number line .Presentation Copy in Year & Month of Publication."To Sharon All the best Faith Ringgold March 2 1991." Beautiful Copy. Crown Hardcover books
001104Crown 1991 Book. Very Fine. Soft cover. F. Very Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0-517-58030-6. Uncorrected proof of calldecott winner. Crown, 1991 Paperback books
196734473London: Methuen & Co Ltd 1967. 1st UK Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Color illustrated dust jacket with black title lettering printed to front panel and spine. Lean to spine. Price clipped. Withal a VG copy in a VG jacket. 158 2 blank pp. 8" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> Methuen & Co Ltd hardcover books
20162307744New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016. 1st Printing. 1st Printing. Near Fine. 1st printing. Faint edge wear. 2016 Trade Paperback. Twelve-year-old Genuine Sweet of tiny Sass Georgia can grant any wish . . . except her own. It's a peculiar predicament considering how much she could use a few wishes. New friends help Genuine give her family a boost Houghton Mifflin Harcourt unknown books
19822307086Harvard Massachusetts: Harvard Common Press 1982. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. 1982 Hard Cover. xxii 224 pp. "Depicts the history beliefs and society of the Shaker religious groups in Harvard and Shirley Massachusetts from their beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present. Harvard Common Press unknown books
2011011680NY: ArtAsiaPacific Publishing 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/Not issued with Jacket. As new hardcover copy removed from publisher's shrinkwrap in order to catalog. Beautifully published colored reporoductions od the art of Iranian mixed media artist Rahbar. Patterned paper over boards with insets that mimic mask. ArtAsiaPacific Publishing hardcover 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
1981303210Sweden: Bonniers Junior 1981. Hardcover. Fine. First edition in Swedish. lllustrated by the author. Fine in pictorial boards. Inscribed by the author. Bonniers Junior hardcover books
1990241702North Vancouver: Gallerie Pub 1990. Paperback. 56p. 8.25x10.75 inches illustrated with b&w reproductions of artworks very good in pictorial wraps. Includes article on the NAMES Project Quilt. Gallerie Pub paperback books
1989242221North Vancouver: Gallerie Pub 1989. Magazine. 112p. 8.25x10.75 inches illustrated with b&w reproductions of artworks very good in pictorial wraps. Later called Gallerie: Women's Art. Gallerie Pub unknown books
1955132424Culver City CA: Waterlow and Sons / RKO Radio Pictures 1955. Collection of 4 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release circa 1955 of the 1954 US film. <br/><br/>A potboiler of sexual repression based on screenwriter Hugh Brooke's story "Fear Has Black Wings" about a young woman in a loveless marriage without hope until her sister brings her handsome new boyfriend to town. Produced at the tail end of the film noir era. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light soil on the verso of one still else Near Fine. Waterlow and Sons / RKO Radio Pictures 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
194510453LA CITY 1945 1945. STIFF PICTORIAL WRAPS VERY GOOD. Soft cover. LA, CITY, 1945 paperback 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
192590940Girard Kansas: Haldeman-Julius 1925. Paperback. Very Good. 64p. Softcover in original wrapper. 13 cm. Text lightly browned. Little Blue Book No. 877. <br/><br/> Haldeman-Julius 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
200744034NY: Limited Editions Club 2007. Hardcover. Very good. #121 of 420cc signed by the artist Faith Ringgold. Fine copy bound in full red linen with leather label and matching case. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
90044hardcover. illus. 100pp. 8vo cloth d.w.; pp. dogeared. Doubleday 1974.<br/><br/> unknown books
1974WRCLIT53869Garden City: Doubleday 1974. 100pp. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Richard Cuffari. First edition. A very good clean copy in a lightly worn pictorial dust jacket. Author's compliments card laid in. Doubleday hardcover books
1966012635New York: E. P. Dutton 1966. 1st Edition. 190p. b/w illus. dj. E. P. Dutton unknown books