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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
193818307New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1938. Self - wrappers. Fine. One folded sheet. 23 x 16 cm. <br/><br/> Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
193818304New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1938. Self-wrappers. Fine. One sheet folded in 3rds. Illustrated. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. <br/><br/>Issued in commemoration of Armistice day. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown 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
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
1971116101London: Longman 1971. cloth dust jacket. 8vo. cloth dust jacket. x 2171 pages. First edition. An explanation of the historical background and present application of copyright laws written especially for those without legal training. Table of contents foreword by Stanley Rubinstein index. Longman unknown books
1937WRCLIT35461New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1937. Sewn printed wrapper. Facsimiles of title leaves tipped in playing card. Fine. First separate issue of this insert printed for inclusion in the ARCHIV FUR BUCHGEWERBE UND GEBRAUCHSGRAHIK. PANKOW et al 69. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown 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
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
1932015319London: Thornton Butterworth 1932. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 266 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Original hardcover binding is moderately sunned on the spine and edges with minor shelfwear and soiling. No dustjacket. The text has a small amount of light pencil underlining. The closed page edges are lightly discolored. First edition. Thornton Butterworth Hardcover books
1974159114NY UNIVERSE BOOKS 1974 1974. DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover. NY, UNIVERSE BOOKS, 1974 hardcover books
1935WRCLIT35460New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1935. Sewn plain wrappers with pictorial cutout overlay. Fine. First edition. A humorous dialogue about the press accompanied by a trade list of its publications. LAWSON & PANKOW 52. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown 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
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
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
1939WRCLIT35463New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1939. Oblong octavo. Pictorial parchment wrapper over stiff wrappers. Illustrations by Warren A. Chappell. The adhesive affixing the wrapper flaps has darkened and caused a slight bow to the wrappers else fine. First edition printed for private distribution. The first use in America of a music type designed by Paul Koch. A meditation on Dachshund micturition and at one point highly sought by aficionados of the process. LAWSON & PANKOW 86. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1933WRCLIT45571New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1933. Cloth and boards. First separate edition with a foreword by Melbert B. Carey Jr. the printer. One of an unspecified limited edition for private distribution. Very fine. LAWSON & PANKOW 26. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
193918302New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1939. Self-wrappers. Fine. One folded sheet w/insert pg. 23 x 10.5 cm. <br/><br/>A miscellany comprising those books from this Press from 1928 - 1939. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
194018300New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1940. Self-wrappers. Fine. One folded sheet. Features a woodcut on the front. 15 x 9 cm. <br/><br/>Contains an extract from teh News Letter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
193018303.1New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1930. Self-wrappers. Fine. One folded sheet. Illustrated. 21 x 9 cm. <br/><br/>The front cover reads 'Presenting Some Goudy Pulications of interest to Book-Lovers Collectors Historian Typogrpahers and Librarians'. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown 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
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
1933WRCLIT35452London: House of Lords Press" but New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1933. 12mo. Sewn printed wrappers. Fine. One of an unspecified number of copies on handmade paper. A bit of facetious verse accompanied by a disclaimer asserting that Kipling had nothing to do with its composition. LAWSON & PANKOW 34. House of Lords Press," [but New York: Press of the Woolly Whale unknown 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
