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1986LBP3259-31bSanta Fe NM: The Rydal Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Signed. LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies this is number 65 SIGNED by Frank Waters on the limitation page. 8vo. 223 x 147 mm. vi 140 pp. Title and title-page vignette printed in brown ink decorative initials; text clean un-marked. Quarter cloth printed paper spine label patterned paper over boards from cherry wood blocks cut by Willard Clark of Santa Fe slip case; binding square and tight. Published by The Rydal Press at Santa Fe printed and bound at Meriden-Stinehour Press Lunenburg Vermont. A Fine Copy. Frank Waters was an American writer. He is known for his novels and historical works about the American Southwest. Flight From Fiesta is set in Santa Fe in the mid-1950s. It is the story of an angry little rich girl Elsie who comes to Fiesta with her hedonistic alcoholic mother and her mother's art-collecting fast-talking continental lover. In the novel Waters seeks to relive the feeling of interconnectedness that characterized the Fiesta de Santa Fe of the 1940s and 1950s. The Frank Waters Foundation founded in his name strives to foster literary and artistic achievement in the Southwest United States. Your order receives my personal attention. The Rydal Press hardcover books
19475652New York: Rinehart & Co 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1947 1st edition with a SIGNED TIPPED-IN BOOKPLATE. Solid and VG in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo 277 pgs. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> Rinehart & Co hardcover books
185229015001Cincinnati OH 1852. General wear. Inscription on front cover. Damage to back strip. A textbook only sold by subscription that seeks to teach the reader arithmetic and world geography by using verse often rhyming verse to help the reader memorize the important terms and formulas. For example in describing the divisions of land the following poem is used: "Of land and its divisions read the stories; Peninsulas Continents Islands Promontories And Isthmuses and Capes and Mountains high Volcanoes Shores and Deserts wet and dry." The book covers both the technically terms in geography meridians tropics latitude longitude etc. and all continents and countries of the world. Additionally they provided some historical and cultural information on the countries as well such as information on the construction of the Great Wall in China and that Holland is one of the most populous districts on the globe. Numerous black and white illustration accompany the text both in the form of maps and illustrations on the geographical and architectural wonders of each locality described. At the end of the book there are six pages of the "Rules of Arithmetic In Verse." Discussed in this section is everything from subtraction to multiplication and decimal fractions to compound interest. Front cover title: "The Poetical Geography with the Rules of Arithmetic in Verse." Inscribed on front cover and inside cover with "Henry Alcott Anthony Rd." 80 pages. Yellow illustrated covers. Measures 9" x 6 1/4". To view this item please click on the following link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/apfB1nLUVFtsZgDg6 <br/><br/> unknown books
1859WRCAM32502Milledgeville Ga 1859. 64pp. Original printed wrappers. Vertical fold wrappers worn contemporary manuscript notes on rear wrapper. Scattered foxing. Withal about very good. Prints the acts passed in the two-month session as well as the court calendar and an appendix addressing the procedures for returning fugitives from justice who have fled the state. DE RENNE II p.605. unknown books
1993UGIFWHO00CCWRandom House 1993. Very Good. Gifford Frank. The Whole Ten Yards. Waters Harry. New York: Random House 1993. 285pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with bumped corners. The backstrip is lightly sunned. Random House hardcover books
1988224970Royal Oak: Film Products 1988. Magazine. 52p. includes covers 8.25x10.75 inches articles reviews parody still illustrations ads worn reading copy in stapled pictorial wrapswith four die-cut bullet holes in cover as issued. Interview with John Waters begins by stating "John Waters has done the most offensive thing in his entire career. He has made a mainstream movie." On "Hairspray" Also Kenneth Anger "Last Tango" deleted scenes "Honeymoon Killers etc. Film Products unknown books
1997176121New York: Rizzoli 1997. Hardcover. 371p. 11.5x11.25 inches foreword introduction illustrated with hundreds of celebrity and fashion photos in b&w many nudes including a brilliant tight portrait of John Waters' sneering upper lip the book is personally inscribed and signed by Gorman dated 2001 in Palo Alto very good first edition in cloth and lightly-edgeworn unclipped dj. Rizzoli hardcover books
1873178897Baltimore: Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. Softcover. G wraps chipped with some soiling/marks small tear at bottom of text block interior clean. Beigh wraps with black lettering 59 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Trial of Udderzook in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Chester Co. Pennsylvania October-November 1873 for the murder of W.S. Goss July 1 1873; with an account of the suit of Eliza W. Goss vs. the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York in the U.S. Circuit Court Baltimore May-June 1873 for payment of insurance on the life of her husband W.S. Goss alleged to have been burned to death February 2 1872. Baltimore Gazette Printers unknown books
2011174686London: Alan Cristea Gallery 2011. Hardcover. VG--creasing to bottom cover corners. light creasing to spine bottom. tight binding. pgs clean & unmarked. includes gallery price list. white boards with cover illustration & spine printing. 80 pages : illustrations chiefly color. content as follows: Catalogue of an exhibition held at Alan Cristea Gallery 5 May-4 Jun. 2011. Alan Cristea Gallery hardcover books
2004183907East Sydney Australia: Studio Magazines 2004. Magazine. 116p. 9.5x13 inches profusely illustrated with both color and b&w physique and homoerotic photography very good first edition oversized trade paperback quarterly magazine in color pictorial wraps. Studio Magazines unknown books
20031246451London: Rea S. Hederman 2003. first edition; signed. octavo in green and white glossy soft covers with black letters; VG; General shelfwear to exteior fraying of cover where the ISBN bar code is clean text and paper with centerfold color illustrations; pp. 350; signed by the following artists: Monica Ali; Hari Kunzru; Andrew O'Hagan; Alan Warner; Sarah Waters; in good condition; <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in ephemera box B in Netdesk office. 1246451. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Rea S. Hederman unknown books
1927WRCLIT38975Cliffdale Alpine NJ: Privately Printed 1927. Cloth and marbled boards paper label. First separate edition printed in an unspecified but small edition for distribution to friends of George Zabriski. Recipient's stamp and inscription on half-title hence just a good copy. Privately Printed hardcover books
1927WRCLIT38974Cliffdale Alpine NJ: Privately Printed 1927. Cloth and marbled boards paper label. First separate edition printed in an unspecified but small edition for distribution to friends of George Zabriski. Bookplate else near fine in lightly chipped glassine. Privately Printed hardcover books
1989120874London: Barrie & Jenkins 1989. stiff paper wrappers. Burne-Jones. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv 209 pages. Reprint of the revised impression of 1977. A biographical study of this important member of the Pre-Raphelite Brotherhood. Richly illustrated with 280 black and white plates and 50 color plates. Includes a select bibliography a list of stained-glass windows designed by Burne-Jones and a list of public collections containing his work. Barrie & Jenkins unknown books
1970Embry 158841Rio Grande 1970. First edition first printing. Owner's ink address stamp else fine in very good but rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Introduction by Frank Waters. Rio Grande, 1970. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1935123819Salem Massachusetts: The Essex Institute 1935. Softcover. VG- Some minor wear to wraps; A few pencil markings throughout. Plain brown stapled wraps; pp. 103-120; 3 bw plates. An article from the Essex Institute's now the Peabody Essex Museum historical collections file taken from Vol. LXXI No. 2 April 1935; The account of the home of a wealthy Chinese Mandarin merchant as told by Bryant Parrott Tilden a son of Boston. The Essex Institute paperback books
1970130021New York: Cinema Center Films 1970. Original Pressbook for the 1970 film directed by Robert Clouse written for the screen by Ed Waters based on the John D. MacDonald novel and starring Rod Taylor Theodore Bikel Suzy Kendall and Jane Russell. One of only two times Travis McGee was ever put to celluloid and a fine film too but one that has become virtually unobtainable in the 21st century. <br/><br/>16 pages saddle stapled 8.5 x 14 inches. Near Fine with some light rubbing and a small spot of offsetting at the bottom of the verso of the rear wrapper and facing page. Cinema Center Films unknown books
1969110611Los Angeles: National General Pictures 1969. Final shooting script for the 1970 film "Darker than Amber" based on the 1966 novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his series character Travis McGee. Written for the screen by Ed Waters and starring Rod Taylor and Theodore Bikel. Boldly SIGNED by Rod Taylor on the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Notable as the only feature film adaptation of MacDonald's wildly popular Travis McGee series long unavailable on any kind of viewing format. Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Carribean cruise to bring the killer to justice. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Waters and novelist MacDonald marked "FINAL" and dated 28 Jan. 1969. 114 pages all white. Pages and wrapper both in Fine condition. A fresh copy of an extremely scarce MacDonald item. National General Pictures unknown books
1967192312D. Van Nostrand Company 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Good. Dust jacket has mild rubbing to the edges and folds. Red cloth boards have light wear. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Mapped endpapers. D. Van Nostrand Company hardcover books
1970135190Baltimore: Dreamland 1970. Original flyer for the 1970 film. From the collection of frequent Waters collaborator Alan Rose. <br/><br/>A flyer for the premiere private screenings of Waters' second feature film. The flyer notes that there are to be 9 screenings on April 10 11 and 12 1969 shows at 8PM 10PM and midnight at the First Unitarian Church "new location this year" at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in Baltimore Maryland. The only copy we have ever encountered. <br/><br/>8.5 x 11 inches xerographically duplicated. Fine. Dreamland unknown books
1988149687N.p.: N.p. 1988. Vintage reference photograph of actors Divine and Jerry Stiller from the 1988 film. <br/><br/>Cult independent director John Waters' most enduring film following a kindhearted overweight teenager who becomes an overnight sensation on a Baltimore television dance show and subsequently uses her newfound fame to speak out in support of integration. Basis for the Tony Award winning 2002 musical and subsequent 2007 film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Baltimore Maryland.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1987152039N.p.: N.p. 1987. Shooting script for the 1988 film. Presentation copy belonging to actress Ricki Lake with her holograph annotations throughout and xerographically duplicated inscriptions to Lake as intended when the script was bound from director John Waters actors Divine Shawn Thompson Debbie Harry Pia Zadora and others bound in before the script. With several production documents bound in after the script including a 34-page shooting schedule call sheets contact information for cast and crew and maps of Baltimore and a thank-you letter to Waters from Lake. <br/><br/>Cult independent director John Waters' most enduring film following a kindhearted "pleasantly plump" teenager who becomes an overnight sensation on a local television dance show and subsequently uses her newfound fame to speak out in support of integration. Basis for the Tony Award winning 2002 musical and subsequent 2007 film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Baltimore Maryland.<br/><br/>Black full leather binding with gilt titles and rule and Lake's name to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Title page present dated 1987 noted as Shooting Script with credits for director John Waters. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. With a small label to the bottom right corner of the inside front wrapper noting custom binding by Ronnie Gousman. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
197824670Minneapolis: World Wide Publications. 1978. Softcover. Signed by Waters. Wraps written by Twila Knaack with many excerpts from Waters' own books. Very good copy with scrape on front wrap. This copy has a nice inscription to "Jim" by Ethel Waters and dated 1981 and is genuine unlike the printed inscriptions in many of her other works. This book may have been issued later than 1978 to go along with a Billy Graham crusade.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pp . World Wide Publications paperback books
198049136Denver CO: Printing by Rainbow Press; Published by Eggplant Press 1980. Second printing. Textured tan paper covers printed in dark brown. Modest wear & soiling to covers VG. 48 pp. Illustrated from photographs some nudity. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/> Printing by Rainbow Press; Published by Eggplant Press unknown books
200653220London: Virago Press 2006. First Edition. First Impression. Signed by the author on the limitation page. One of 1000 copies this being #162. Octavo 22.5cm. Blue paper covered boards titled in blind on cover and white on spine; acetate dustjacket; blue slipcase titled in white; 473pp. Fine. The acetate jacket and slipcase are both Fine. <br/><br/>Basis for the 90-minute television adaptation by Paula Milne directed by Richard Laxton in 2011 for BBC Two. Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction 2007. It was shortlisted for both the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 Orange Prize. Virago Press unknown books
