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4742Whale wrote notes on the Frederick Douglas character sketch: "'Wallace Evennett as 'Fredericsic Douglass" and below "It is all right." Between the notes Whale signed and dated "J. Whale 1920." The second sketch from the same production identifies the character as "Susan" with dialogue below. "Now look 'ere you Mr. Douglass!!!" And again between the notes he has signed and dated "J. Whale 1920." <br/><br/>The sketches are rendered in artists pencil and ink. Wallace Evennett 1887-1973 was a British actor. Before he directed horror films notably "Frankenstein" the "Invisible Man" and "Bride of Frankenstein" Whale designed sets and costumes for the theater. He is particularly recognized for the theatrical elements in these classics. Material signed by Whale is rare in any form. unknown books
181824993London: John Baskett and others printers 1818. 12 works folio. 12 1/2 x 8 inches and smaller. Disbound or stitched<br/> <br/>A fascinating series spanning the whole of the period when whaling was carried out on a successful commercial basis in the waters off Greenland.<br/> <br/>After an abortive start by the South Sea Company between 1724 and 1732 the British whaling fleet operated off Greenland and the Davis Strait throughout the remainder of the 18th century with increasing success due to a large degree to the succession of bounties granted to ship owners by the British Government. The present selection of acts of parliament includes a number concerning the bounty: the first dated 16th January 1732 makes law "that a Bounty will be paid on the Return of every Ship of 200 tons and over imployed by His Majesty's Subjects in the Whale Fishery". For the bounty to be paid certain stringent criteria had to be met; these increased as the century progressed. By the time of the last Act in the present group March 1818 the Greenland whalers were reporting declining catches and were already beginning to turn their attention to other whaling grounds i.e. largely in the Pacific and Antarctic. This group offers and interesting series of snapshots of the industry during its most productive century. The acts comprise: 1. An Act for encouraging the Greenland Fishery. 1732. Stitched later wrappers. Exemption from duty extended for a nine year period. 2. An Act for the further Encouragment of the Whale Fishery carried on by His Majesty's British Subjects. 1733. Stitched later wrappers. The introduction of a bounty for ships over 200 tons. 3. An Act for continuing the several Laws therein mentioned . including granting a further Bounty for all Ships employed in the Whale Fishery during the present War; for exempting Harponers and others . from being impressed. No date but circa 1750. Spine reinforced. The bounty raised by a third other measures to help the trade. 4. An Act for granting a additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited time. No adte but circa 1761. Disbound. The increased bounty confirmed for another five years. 5.An Act for further continuing several Acts . for the Encouragement of the Whale Fishery. 1768. Stitched. 6. An Act for the better Support and Establishment of the Greenland and Whale Fishery. 1771. Stitched. The rules about the amount of bounty to be paid has changed with additional laws concerning vessels of American origin exemption from duty extended to include the Gulf of St. Lawrence certain members of a whaler's crew to be exempt from being pressed into service in the Royal Navy etc. 7.An Act to explain and amend Two Acts made . with respect to the Limits of the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights . and to enlarge the Time for the Return of the Vessels employed in the Whale Fisheries. 1780. Stitched. 8. An Act for granting an additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited Time. 1782. Disbound. The bounty retained for a further five years. 9. An Act for allowing Vessels employed in the Greenland Whale Fishery to complete their full Number of Men at certain Ports for the Present Season. 1805. Spine strengthened. Whaling ships permitted to call in to ports in Scotland the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands to find men to complete their crews. 10. An Act for allowing until the Signature of Preliminary Articles of Peace Vessels . to complete their full Number of Men at certain ports. 1806. Spine strenghtened. An extension of the previous act. 11. An Act to revive and continue for five years several Laws. 1815. Strengthened spine. Several prvious acts re-confirmed. 12. An Act to amend an Act . so far as it relates to the Oaths thereby required. 1818. Unbound. Concerns the oaths required from owners/captains before the bounty due would be released to them. John Baskett [and others], printers unknown books
42196The larger print of Jonah getting coughed up by the whale "Evomit Absorptum Caeco de Guttere Coetus" ca. 1615 is signed on the plate "Marten de Vos Inventor." It is a later adaptation of one of de Vos's 1585 series of four engravings illustrating the story of Jonah. Image size is 20 1/4 x 16 inches. I love the image and the title is wonderful too. I hardly ever get to buy or sell anything with "Evomit" in the title. In earlier states Jehovah was pictured in person as in the smaller engraving which measures 9 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches. In later states His image was replaced by a symbolic tetragram. Later still as in this large print God disappears completely from the scene. The large print is in very good condition with a faint central fold line. It is trimmed to the margin. The smaller print is untrimmed. Both prints books
1929144757New York: Henry Miller's Theatre 1929. Original flyer for the 1929 play "Journey's End" which premiered at Henry Miller's Theatre on Broadway on March 22 1929 and closed on May 17 1930 for a total of 485 performances. <br/><br/>The first US production of the play after its smash hit at at the Apollo Theatre in London which starred a young Laurence Olivier and was directed by then-unknown director James Whale. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest plays ever written about World War I following the plight of a British Army infantry company in 1918. <br/><br/>Whale accompanied the play to America for the production advertised here which by late 1929 was being performed by 14 companies in English and 17 in other languages and he would go on to direct the 1930 film adaptation starring Colin Clive David Manners and Ian Maclaren. His film would be the first of numerous adaptations including: "The Other Side" 1931 "Aces High" 1976 and "Journey's End" 2017. <br/><br/>Whale would go on to even greater Hollywood fame later directing "Frankenstein" "The Invisible Man" "The Bride of Frankenstein" and more and was one of the first openly gay directors.<br/><br/>Two-color single leaf folded once 10 x 8 inches. Bright and Near Fine with a few closed tears and edge creases. Henry Miller's Theatre unknown books
2012260801Afton Minnesota: White Pine Prints 2012. First edition one of 100 copies printed. Full color illustrations from photographs. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Black cloth. As new in dust jacket. First edition one of 100 copies printed. Full color illustrations from photographs. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Lavishly illustrated work on the Whale River Salmon Camp founded in 1967 by Stan Karbowski 1917-2010 the people the flora and the surrounding landscape of northern Quebec. The photographer Chuck Koosman first visited the Whale in 2001. David Ledie has fished the river for 18 years and chronicles the history of the camp and the changes in the salmon runs over the decades noting that the numbers of fish seen and caught came back dramatically when the Greenland and Newfoundland commercial salmon fisheries were bought out. <br/><br/>A beautiful production. White Pine Prints unknown books
602044on a 3/4 length seated pose in costume for "Show Boat" with director James Whale in a behind the camera shot going over the script. Photograph is on single stock; 8" x 10"; very good; 1936. "Showboat" was released in 1936 directed by James Whale and starring Irene Dunne Allan Jones Helen Morgan Paul Robeson Charles Winninger Hattie McDaniel Donald Cook and Sammy White with music by Jerome Kern and words by Oscar Hammerstein II. Robeson 1898-1976 born April 9 1898 Princeton New Jersey; died January 23 1976 Philadelphia Pennsylvania; Black American singer and actor; Jerome Kern wrote the song "Ol' Man River" for Robeson which he sang in the play 1928 and the movie 1936. Whale 1896-1957 born July 22 1896 Dudley England; died May 29 1957 Hollywood California; English actor set designer and then director; imported to Hollywood in 1930 to direct the screen version of his state success "Journey's End"; best remembered for his four stylish horror films "Frankenstein"; "The Old Dark House"; "The Invisible Man" and "The Bride of Frankenstein"; retired from film in early 1940's to pursue painting; drowned in his swimming pool under mysterious circumstances. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. paperback books
187240164Washington DC: GPO 1872. 272 pp. <br /><br />Printing for the edification of the members of Congress of two classic works on the American fisheries. Jeffersons work first appeared in 1791 when he was Secretary of State and is considered the best work on whaling before the American Revolution. Sabines work was originally published in 1853. It is still an important work on the fisheries. Sabines book is difficult to find in the original printing Jeffersons work of course much more so. Fine condition in modern red cloth binding GPO hardcover books
B23401-TJohn Lane. Collectible - Acceptable. 1919 NAP. Green cloth. Gilt lettering on spine is completely faded. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Former owner name in ink to fep. Interior is clean. Hinge is starting in a few places but binding is sound. All 24 b/w plates are present including one fold-out but one plate is detached and another one is nearly detached. No dust jacket. John Lane hardcover books
1930003114Hollywood CA: United Artists 1930. "HELL'S ANGELS" Original studio-stamped 1930 Pre-Code publicity photo of JEAN HARLOW & BEN LYON from Howard Hughes's iconic war film. Vintage gelatin silver single weight glossy roughly 8.25" x 10" Very Good to Fine only the tiniest of blemishes. Reverse with studio promotional info. . First Thus. Near Fine. Photograph. United Artists books
3289New York: Privately Printed Press of the Woolly Whale 1937. . 8vo stiff black card stock with blind embossed title at top left; stitched with white cotton string. MINT condition A printing of a chapter from Melbert Cary's "A Bibliography of the Village Press" 1938. New York: Privately Printed, Press of the Woolly Whale, 1937. unknown books
1933WRCLIT82803New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1933. Large octavo. Quarter calf and Natsume paper over boards t.e.g. Portraits and facsimiles. Some seemingly inevitable rubbing to head and toe of spine else fine. First edition. One of an unspecified number of copies printed for distribution as the press's Christmas offering. LAWSON & PANKOW 28. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1935WRCLIT82806New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1935. Sq. octavo. Quarter open-sewn silk and boards paper label. Maps and decorations throughout by Warren Chappell. Binding a bit sunned with modest foxing and a few small spots to endsheets and edges; very good. One of "less than 250 copies on Kawara" paper issued as the Press's Christmas book for the year. With the small bookplate on the front pastedown of printer/typographer Carl. P. Rollins. LAWSON & PANKOW 47. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1940WRCLIT80690New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1940. Small quarto. Gilt cloth and boards. Illustrations. Boards faintly rubbed else near fine. First edition. An elaborate spoof perpetrated by Melbert B. Cary Jr. recording the alleged discovery of a sequence of woodblocks depicting the life of Gutenberg from nativity to the advent of his printing shop. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1938010342NY: Wooly Whale Press 1938. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/Issued Without Dj. Kredel Fritz. Red cloth silver titles front and spine. Lacking slipcase and tiny loss and splity cloth head of spine. Printed insert from publishers Mary and Melbert Cary laid-in explaing how they missed sending a 1937 Christmas book because they spent Christmas Day that year planning this 1938 gift. Internals fine. Wooly Whale Press hardcover books
36417WOOLY WHALE PRESS THE PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE. Buffalo; Phoenix Press 1939. Small 8vo. Wrappers. 24 pages. First edition "Catalogue of an exhibition of books and printed pieces from the private pres of Melbert B. Cary Jr." Limited to three hundred copies. Very good. unknown books
1931WRCLIT82802New York: Privately printed at the Press of the Woolly Whale 1931. Octavo. Gilt parchment boards t.e.g. Title illumined in gold and silver. First edition. One of 140 copies printed by hand by Cary. A few faint smudges to boards otherwise fine in slipcase. LAWSON & PANKOW 14. Privately printed at the Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
19891211JSanta Barbara: Santa Teresa Press 1989. First Edition. Limited to 300 copies. First printing of three rare letters from the beginning of James Whale’s career in Hollywood the director noted for such films as Frankenstein The Old Dark House The Invisible Man The Bride of Frankenstein Show Boat The Man in the Iron Mask etc. Booklet. Mint unread copy. Scarce. Santa Teresa Press unknown books
1931WRCLIT35449New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1931. Half blue morocco t.e.g. First limited edition of the author's first novel first published in 1910. One of two hundred and fifty copies printed for private distribution as the press's Christmas book. A fine copy. LAWSON & PANKOW 15. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1934WRCLIT54829New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1934. 12mo. Decorated boards. Colored illustrations by Philip G. Reed. Printed in Lutetia types on handmade paper. Near fine. LAWSON & PANKOW 40. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1974159114NY UNIVERSE BOOKS 1974 1974. DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover. NY, UNIVERSE BOOKS, 1974 hardcover books
13039CAMBRIDGE UNIVER 1955. FIRST EDITION FINE. F. CAMBRIDGE, UNIVER, 1955 unknown books
1934WRCLIT35455New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1934. Quarto. Printed wrappers. Collotype plates and illustrations. A fine copy. I:4. The final number of Goudy's distinguished periodical published sixteen years after the first number and the intervention of McMurtrie's periodical of the same title. A total of 514 copies were printed. CARY 216. LAWSON & PANKOW 39. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
199813389Victoria BC: Rockland Books 1998. First Edition. Fine. Limited # 331 of 500 9.25x6.5in; 5 316 pp. xii 1754 entries Bibliography and Principal References index; Dark burgundy cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine gilt illustration of buffalo in circle all edges trimmed;. Rockland Books unknown books
1935WRCLIT76543Vienna: Illustrierten Fil-Kurrier Nr. 1140 1935. 8pp. Pictorial self wrappers. Heavily illustrated. Old horizontal crease 1935 receipt date neatly stamped and written inside front wrapper otherwise very good or better. Highly atmospheric program/serial issued to accompany the German language release of James Whale's 1932 film adapted from Priestley's 1927 novel BENIGHTED based on a screenplay by Benn Levy and R. C. Sherriff starring Boris Karloff Melvyn Douglas Charles Laughton Raymond "Maney" sic i.e. Massey Lilian Bond et al. Illustrierten Fil-Kurrier Nr. 1140 unknown books
WRCLIT76173New York: Mary & Melbert Cary 29 July ny. Printed illustrated broadsheet 34 x 21 cm. Printed in black with red handcoloring on pale blue hosho paper. Folded to quarters as issued. An idiosyncratic and amusing invitation from the Carys to a social event under the "red banner." A scarce ephemeron. Mary & Melbert Cary unknown books
