Performing Arts

London: Fanfrolico Press 1927, a numbered copy from a limited edition of 500. (Hardcover) 221pp. Very good. Signed by the author. The spine is lightly faded. Includes Bussy D'ambroise; a Tragedy, Helen Comes of Age; a Lyric Drama & Ragnhild; a Tragedy. (Drama).

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. 1970. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Very fine in very close to fine dust jacket. A superior copy of this scarce title.

NY: Theatre Publications, 1962. Bound Hardcover containing 6 issues of Theatre Arts Magazine. White Binding w/gold spine lettering, library stamps Inside Covers. Approximately 500 pgs in total w/many photographs, illustrations, Advertising, Articles and Complete Plays. Plays included in these volumes are: July- Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco, Aug- Pantagleise by Michel de Ghelderode, Sept- Big Fish, Little Fish by Hugh Wheeler, Nov- The Hostage by Brendan Behan & There's No Place on Earth Like the World! by Caroline Swann, Dec- A Far Country by Henry Denker. Binding is Firm, Covers have moderate general soil. Library stamp on cover of each magazine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Photos.

Rob Hower Film / Connoisseur Art Collection / Image Entertainment 1975 1989. Signed by Director Paul Verhoeven on the cover. First edition / First printing. Laserdisc in laminated pictorial sleeve. Very fine disc in very fine sleeve. The acclaimed Dutch director's third film.

Miramax Films. 1993. Signed by Roddy Doyle. First U.S. edition / First printing. One sheet film poster. Fine. Based on the author's second novel and the second book in the Barrytown trilogy.

National., 1964. First Edition.. Soft Cover.. Fine/--. 9 1/2 W x 14 H x 1/4 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. This program is a special edition for the Cinerama version of the film. I was presented with this book, new, in 1964. Book FINE/ Covers Fine. Never Opened. Covers are red and white with black and two colour pictures on the front. Stapled binding. Covers are flat and undamaged, no rips, no holes, no stains. Large format book. Contains story and stunning photos of the making of the film. A wonderful copy of this scarce special film program which was issued by Cinerama for Premier screenings of Samuel Bronston’s film. Film starred John Wayne.

Random House, New York., 1963. First Edition.. Hard Cover.. Fine/--. 9 1/2 W x 14 H x 1/2 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. This program is a special edition for the Cinerama version of the film. I was presented with this book, new, in 1963. Book FINE/ Covers Fine. Never Opened. Boards are blue gloss with black pictorials and a yellow area in an animal skin shape with the title in red with navy blue at top. Sewn binding. Coated stock. Covers are flat and undamaged, no rips, no holes, no stains. Large format book. Contains story and stunning photos of the making of the film. A wonderful copy of this scarce special film program which was issued by Cinerama for Premier screenings of the film, with a star-studded cast.

Mar-King., 1964. First Edition.. Soft Cover.. Fine/--. 9 1/2 W x 14 H x 1/4 inch.. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. This program is a special edition for the Cinerama version of the film. I was presented with this book, new, in 1964. Book FINE/ Covers Fine. Never Opened. Covers are white with red and a colour pictorial on the front. Stapled binding. Covers are flat and undamaged, no rips, no holes, no stains. Large format book. Contains story and stunning photos of the making of the film. A wonderful copy of this scarce special film program which was issued by Cinerama for Premier screenings of Stanley Kramer’s film, with a star-studded cast. Hilariously funny.

Random House., 1962. First Edition.. Hard Cover.. Fine/--. 9 1/2 W x 14 H x 1/2 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. This program is a special edition for the Cinerama version of the film. I was presented with this book, new, in 1962. Book FINE/ Covers Fine. Never Opened. Boards are yellow gloss with colour pictorials and with the title in blue and green. Sewn binding. Coated stock. Covers are flat and undamaged, no rips, no holes, no stains. Large format book. Contains story and stunning photos of the making of the film. A wonderful copy of this scarce special film program which was issued by Cinerama for Premier screenings of the George Pal production film, with a star-studded cast.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1973 First printing of the first U.K. edition. Publisher's black cloth and dust jacket with £2.50 price, Octavo, 163pp.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s copy (Who wrote the forward), with his armorial bookplate on front-free-endpaper (also, loosely laid-in is an auction card for The Estate of Douglass Fairbanks, Jr.

Signed and inscribed by Harold French to Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who wrote the Foreword.

Light bump to upper board edge, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with mild edge wear, light tanning to spine, and a bit of age-toning to top edge of flaps, else dust jacket in fine condition.

Unique, signed-association copy , scarce thus.

Thayer’s Magical Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, CA, 1928; 8vo, 287 pages. Thayer’s magic catalogue for 1928, containing over 1500 magic tricks, effects, illusions, programs with patter, magic apparati, etc., with descriptions and prices for each. Profusely illustrated. Former copy of vaudeville magician Leon H. Levy, known professionally as "The Great Leon" (1876-1951), creator and inventor of many celebrated stage tricks, such as "Fire And Water," "The Torture-Death Box Of Torquemada," "Death Ray Gun," and "The Haunted House." Tipped in at the back are three additional items: 1) A clipping from the printed program for Howard Thurston’s stage act at the Hanna Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1929 listing each trick and illusion to be performed that evening, thirty-seven in all, in order of their presentation; 2) A written list, in Leon’s hand, of the twelve illusions and eight tricks performed by Thurston Oct. 21, 1931, in a 55 minute show in New… Read More

Sinclair, Upton. Boston: A Novel. Complete in two volumes by Upton Sinclair. The Sacco & Vanzetti Case. Albert and Charles Boni, NY. 1928 1st Edition. Used. Good Condition/ No Dust jackets included. Green, embossed Independence Hall with golden dome front boards. Pages no longer bright. Please see our photos. Based on the true story of Industrial Age Massachusetts. Per Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. site. "The trial resulted from the murders in South Braintree, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1920, of F.A. Parmenter, paymaster of a shoe factory, and Alessandro Berardelli, the guard accompanying him, in order to secure the payroll that they were carrying. On May 5 Sacco & Vanzetti , two Italian anarchists who had immigrated to the United States in 1908, one a shoemaker and the other a fish peddler, were arrested for (and later executed for) the crime..the two men were sentenced to death on April 9, 1927."

New York: Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 1949. The original cast, including Jean Stapleton, Pat Wilkes, Judy Holliday, Jack Weston, Peter Gennaro, Dort Clark, Sydney Chaplin, Donna Sanders and Eddie Lawrence is listed. Directed by Jerome Robbins and choreographed by Robbins and Bob Fosse, opened on November 29, 1956 at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for slightly more than two years before transferring to the Alvin Theatre, for a total run of 924 performances. Scenic and costume design was by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Near Fine, staple-bound in red flexible leather binding. "Revised 4/30/49" printed at bottom of title page, no other dates present, but printed 1956. Mimeograph duplication, printed rectos only, approx. 115 pages .Basis for the 1960 film starring Dean Martin as Jeff in which Judy Holliday reprised her Broadway starring role as Ella. Winner of 2 Tony Awards: for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Judy Holliday and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a… Read More

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn Copyright 1936, states 1937 on the title page. Doubleday Doran & Co. QUITE RARE. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne du Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which character-izes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat". YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

* Inscribed and SIGNED by both Desmond Llewelyn and the author on title page. * Book cover like new, very slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." This book is the fascinating, officially authorized biography of actor Desmond Llewelyn, better known by movie fans around the world as "Q", James Bond's ill-tempered gadget master. Between 1963 and 1999, Desmond appeared in eighteen James Bond films and became an indispensable part of the series' success. He was the only regular cast member to work with all five James Bond actors: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. However, there was much more to Desmond as a man and an actor than his role as "Q". In this authorized biography, as told to author Sandy Hernu, Desmond describes his hellish WWII experiences, having been interned in a… Read More