The Great Comtemporary Issues Series Set 1 Vol. 9: Popular Culture (1978) by David Manning White (Editor) - 1978

New York: Harper & Row / Icon Editions, 1975. First U.S. edition / First printing. Gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Uncommon.

New York, Pantheon Books, 2019, hardcover, 397 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. A dual biography of two of Hollywood's most famous figures, one the iconic blonde star of more than 120 pictures, the other an Academy award-winning screenwriter, their glamorous lives and work, and their fairy-tale marriage that ended so tragically, as told by their daughter, herself an acclaimed writer and producer. Profusely illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs of the couple at work and in their leisure hours, many from the author's personal collection. Appended: Bibliography, Fay Wray Filmography, Robert Riskin Filmography, Index. ISBN 9781524747282

The Northwestern Press, 1939. Paperback. VG. A dramatization of Louisa M. Alcott's immortal novel in three acts." A clean copy in gray wraps with blue print. Reading crease on the cover, slight sun-browning at the spine. Pages are browning. 111 pages, four B&W photos from the RKO film production of Little Women (1933). Order form from T.S. Denison & Company, Publisher of Books and Plays, is tipped in.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. 4to., 9 1/4" x 12 1/4", 223pp., illustrated with 275 duotone photos. "During Hollywood's Golden Era, publicity photos had the same power to make or break stars as the films in which they appeared. The most sought-after photographer of the time was George Hurrell, who perfected the "glamour" portrait. Here, 275 of his classic duotone photos are brilliantly reproduced, using archival prints that preserve his dramatic lighting effects." New, sealed in shrink wrap. . Hard. New/New. 4to.

1990 Bloomsbury first UK edition. Inscribed by the author with silver pen on the front free endpaper.
Condition of the book and dust jacket is Near Fine, with no significant condition issues. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.
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1895. 1895 Clarke, A Mason A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF FIDDLERS London: William Reeves, nd, [ca 1895] 360pp 36pp catalog bound-in at rear frontis, with tissue guard, illus throughout text lg 12mo dec brown cloth, gilt near fine bright copy with only the faintest signs of rubbing, bookseller's small stamp on half-tpage.

Harvard University, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Theatre & Plays; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 9013. .

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994. SIGNED BY JAYNE TORVILL AND CHRISTOPHER DEAN on bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Letter enclosing the book and confirming the 'signed copy' included. A Fine unmarked copy. Dustjacket has a small closed tear to back and a little wear to edges. A large format volume of 120 pages. No other sporting personalities in recent history have captured the spirit of an international public more than Torvill and Dean. From their modest beginnings in Nottingham, the couple have elevated dance to a new level of excitement and artistic interpretation. With three consecutive World Championships starting in 1981, they astonished the world in 1984 with the triple crown of European, World and Olympic titles. After pursuing individual personal and professional goals, they reunited as amateurs to win the the British Championships with straight sixes in January 1994, and after their breathtaking triumph at the European Championships in Copenhagen, they went on to win the… Read More

Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1927. Paperback. Very Good +. [2], 26, [2] p.: title vignette (publisher's emblem?), frontispiece portrait of Lillian Gish; 19 cm. Light blue wrappers printed in black within decorative border with same vignette. Decorative initial letter in blue and black. Biographical Note about Lillian Gish follows the text. University of Washington Chapbooks, edited by Glenn Hughes, no. 7. The author, Edward Wagenknecht (1900-2004), was an American literary critic who also wrote on film. He received his PH.D. in 1932 from the University of Washington, where he taught from 1925 to 1943. This was his first published work. In Very Good+ Condition: head of spine rubbed; spine slightly faded; clean and bright.

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. 4to., 9 1/4" x 12 1/4", 223pp., illustrated with 275 duotone photos. "During Hollywood's Golden Era, publicity photos had the same power to make or break stars as the films in which they appeared. The most sought-after photographer of the time was George Hurrell, who perfected the "glamour" portrait. Here, 275 of his classic duotone photos are brilliantly reproduced, using archival prints that preserve his dramatic lighting effects." New, sealed in shrink wrap. . Hard. New/New. 4to.