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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Number 358 from a limited edition of 775 copies, 750 of which were for sale, SIGNED by O'Neill. Art Deco decorated black with red batik paper boards, vellum spine with paper label title. Book is Fine, pages uncut, in a Very Good original black publisher's slipcase that is rubbed at the spine and opening edges. . SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. 1/4 Vellum $ Art Deco Boards . Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
A Pageant of Great Women. by Hamilton, Cicely - 1910
by Hamilton, Cicely
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A Pageant of Great Women.
by Hamilton, Cicely
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London: The Suffrage Shop, 1910. SCARCE. First Printing of this early and noted play in the women's suffrage movement. In the original grey paper boards, titles to spine and front cover in red and black, publisher's device to rear cover in red, edges untrimmed, several pages uncut. Photographic frontispiece portrait of the author and 14 photographic plates of the actresses. Very Good, spine browned, slight rubbing at corners, end papers browned., light soiling to boards, joints starting to open. The first publication issued by The Suffrage Shop. . First Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Lazarus Laughed
by O'Neill, Eugene
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The Dramatic Works of the Celebrated Mrs. Centlivre, with A New Account of Her Life . In Three Volumes
by Mrs. (Susanna) Centlivre
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London: John Pearson, 1872. RARE. This edition not seen at auction since 1949. (RBH). Tissue guarded frontispiece portrait Vol. I. The bookplates of prominent San Francisco banker John Dempster McKee. Three volumes with 1872 title pages and the 1760-61 title pages. Handsomely bound in contemporary half dark brown pebbled morocco over brick pebbled morocco, the backs with blind tooled decorations and gilt lettering, marbled end papers and edges. Near Fine, light rubbing at edges. Susanna Centlivre ( ca. 1669-1723) was "one of the most successful playwrights of her time, Susanna Centlivre was also one of the most performed female playwrights after her death. With a popularity that stretched from the 18th century well into the 19th, at least one of her plays was performed somewhere for nearly two hundred consecutive years" ( Andrea Watson Canning, Juggernaut Theatre Co.). Second Edition. Pebbled Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Binding, Fine) Tragedie di Vittorio Alfieri da Asti; con una notizia intorno agli autografi delle tragedie conservati nella mediceo-laurenziana, ed alle prime e principali edizioni di Esse
by Alfieri, Vittorio
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Firenze: Successori Le Monnier , 1866. Two volumes, with the bookplates of Louis Dyer, Sunbury Lodge, Oxford front paste downs. Louis Dyer (1851-1908) was an American educator and autho and was a lecturer at Balliol College, Oxford. Two volumes bound in contemporary unsigned full vellum, covers with double gilt rules bordering gilt tooled emblems of Oxoniensis Academia (Fronts) and Coll deBal Oxon (rear covers), the backs with two red morocco labels and intricate gilt tooled decorations, marbled end papers, edges dyed yellow. Overall a thoroughly delightful Oxford binding. Very Good Plus, the vellum lightly soiled, scattered toning to end papers. interior text clean and bright. Frontispiece portrait engraving and fold-out chart Vol. I. A rather SCARCE edition, text in Italian. . Second Edition. Full Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Works of Thomas Middleton. In Eight Volumes
by Bullen, A. H (Editor). Middleton, Thomas
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885. English Jacobean poet and playwright, (1580-1627). One of 350 copies printed and the type distributed. Eight volumes in publisher's cloth, gilt lettering at spines, brown endpapers, bookplates of Mary Rebecca Thayer, dated 1919, who was a professor of English at the College of Wooster. Very Good set, Vols. I and VI with hinges cracked yet bindings holding nicely, rear brown end page missing Vol. VIII, small tears to cloth at spine ends. Overall a quite attractive and SCARCE set, most pages uncut. Due to weight will require additional postage charges for priority or international mail. Please inquire. . First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Complete Works of Thomas Shadwell (Five Volumes)
by Shadwell, Thomas; Edited by Montague Summers
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London: The Fortune Press, 1927. #503 of 1200 copies printed on machine-made paper. Near Fine in original tangerine buckram, gilt lettering, corner bumps. A quite handsome set. An oversize set that will require added postage for priority and international mail- please inquire. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Dramatic Works of John Ford, in Two Volumes, with Notes Critical and Explanatory By W. Gifford, Esq. To Which are Added Fame's Memorial, and Verses to the Memory of Ben Jonson.
by Ford, John; Gifford, W.
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London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1827. In two volumes, gilt decorated spines and edges of boards, brown and red leather labels, marbled endpages and marbled edges of page block (top edges dusty). Both volumes Very Good. Vol. 1, missing red leather volume number label, small chips to title label, evidence of bookplate removal front pastedown( that of Carberry Tower Library).Volume 2, Carberry Tower Library bookplate top corner front pastedown,small chips to volume number label. Both volumes minor scuffing at the tips. Overall quite lovely and SCARCE in collectable condition. . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Dramatic Works of John Lilly, With Notes and Some Account of His Life and Writings, in Two Volumes ( Fine Binding By Matthews)
by Lilly, John (The Euphuist); F. W. Fairholt, F.S.A.
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London: John Russell Smith, 1858. John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie), (c. 1553 or 1554 - November 1606) was a English writer, poet, dramatist, and courtier, best remembered now for his plays. V. 1. John Lilly and his works. Endimion. Campaspe. Sapho and Phao. Gallathea. Notes. --v. 2. Mydas. Mother Bombie. The Woman in the Moone. Love's Metamorphosis. Notes. xxxii, 298, 284 pp. Two volumes in Fine binding signed Matthews, (William Matthews (1822-1896), the most prominent American bookbinder at that time) of full polished calf, the backs with red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt and with intricate gilt tooled decorations, ornate inner gilt dentelles, marbled end papers, the top edges gilt. Near Fine, scant small rubs, front cover Vol.I a bit toned. A quite lovely set of an uncommon title. Library of Old Authors. . First Edition. Full Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Dramatic Works of Robert Greene, to Which are Added His Poems
by GREENE, Robert; with Some Account of the Author, and Notes by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, B. A.
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London: William Pickering, 1831. Two volumes in fine stamp-signed bindings by Hayday of full polished calf, gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Very Good, title labels mostly lost, hinges showing some wear, scattered spotting to end papers only, corners rubbed, small stamp of Tilden Library dated 1895 verso of title pages. Interiors clean and lovely. A rather uncommon Pickering publication with a quite interestin New York City provenance. Samuel Jones Tilden (1814-1886) was a former New York governor who had run for U.S. president in 1876. He went down in history as the first man to win the popular vote, but lose the electoral vote. His personal book collection comprising some 20,000 volumes, along with a good portion of his estate became the driving force behind the foundation of the New York Public Library. . First Collected Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Works of James Thomson - With His Last Corrections and Improvement. In Four Volumes
by Thomson, James
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London: Printed for A. Millar, 1766. Four volumes, including sixteen full page engraved plates, in contemporary calf, backs gilt, with lovely armorial floral bookplates of Nathaniel Highmore. Very Good, old bookseller's catalogue listing tipped at front end page Vol. I, joints showing wear and starting to open at ends, boards worn, gilt at spines dulled. . Later Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The Works of Nicholas Rowe, Esq. Two Volumes
by Rowe, Nicholas
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London: Printed For J. And R. Tonson, et al., 1766. With engraved portrait frontis. and 1 folding engraved plate. Two volumes nicely bound in contemporary calf with gilt backs, red and black morocco labels, the Art Nouveau bookplate of Edna Hart and F, Berthold Abenheim, small seller's ticket of Paul Elder & Co., San Francisco. Very Good, light wear toboards at spine ends and edges. prior owner name in calligraphic script. A handsome set. . First Edition. Calf. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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A Pageant of Great Women
by Cicely Mary Hamilton
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A Pageant of Great Women
by Cicely Mary Hamilton
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A Pageant of Great Women
by Cicely Mary Hamilton
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The Plays Of Eugene O'Neill (Three Volume Set): Volume I: Strange Interlude, Desire Under The Elms, Lazarus Laughed, The Fountain, The Moon Of The Caribees, Bound East For Cardiff, The Long Voyage Home, In The Zone, Ile, Where The Cross Is Made, The Rope, The Dreamy Kid, Before Breakfast, Volume II: Mo
by Eugene O'Neill
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The books in this multi-volume set are in very good condition. There is almost no wear on all three books in this set. The front, back, spine and cover boards are in very good condition as well as the edges. There is minor bumping on the corners of all three books. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover boards of all three books. The pages of all three books are tanned and yellowed but clear of any markings. This multi-volume set contains the complete plays of Eugene O'Neill.
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky
by Nijinsky, Romola
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- 9780671411237
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- 0671411233
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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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Ziegfeld (Signed Association Copy)
by Higham, Charles
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Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1972; First Edition; 8vo, 245 pages; photo Illustrated. Biography of America’s greatest showman, Florenz Ziegfeld, creator of the famed "Ziegfeld’s Follies." Inscribed and signed on the f.f.e.p. by Matilda "Goldie" Golden, Ziegfeld’s indispensable private secretary, who entered his employ in 1923 and assumed immense importance in his life, as confidante and keeper of secrets of the Ziegfeld Empire. Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Clean, crisp, and bright.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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- 9780553350807
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- 0553350803
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and will celebrate 70 years in London in 2022."
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Another Part of the Forest
by Hellman, Lillian
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. THE VIKING PRESS, FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST PRINTING THUS, APRIL, 1947. Used. Very good condition/Good + condition original unclipped, $2.00 price appears on front flap. Fuscia dust jacket spine is a trace sunned. Mylar wrap. Another Part of the Forest, a play in three acts by Lillian Hellman, author of "The Little Foxes", and "The Searching Wind". Patricia Neal frontispiece.
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My Fair Lady: A Musical Play in Two Acts; based on Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw; Adaptation and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loeve
by Lerner, Alan Jay
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New York: Coward-McCann, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. First Edition, Fifth Impression. 186 p., frontispiece photograph of Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews; 21 cm. Black cloth with lavender spine title. Illustrated dust jacket designed by David Lyons. "Fifth printing" and price "$3.50" on front flap. Book is in Near Fine Condition: spine ends lightly rubbed; clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: spine ends rubbed and chipped; lightly soiled.
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Tales of Many Lands
by [Tytler, Margaret Fraser]
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Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
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Philadelphia: Wm. G. Wardle, 1845. First American Edition. Good plus with bumping and minor loss to corners and spine edges, some foxing throughout and prior ownership name in ink.. Scarce first American edition with 4 copies located on Worldcat. The London Spectator in 1839 included the first (i.e. British) edition in its list of books for Christmas presents stating it contained "sketches of common life, and traits of childish character . . . and pathetic stories, written with talent, and in a manner to interest youthful readers." 24mo. 162pp. + 8 leaves of plates. In publisher's green cloth with blind borders stamped in blind on boards, title and decoration stamped in gilt on spine. Allibone pg. 2495 and NCBEL III 1101 for the British edition. Not in Wolff or Sadleir.
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Writing in Restaurants
by Mamet, David
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- ISBN 13
- 9780670811403
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- 0670811408
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New York, Viking, 1986, hardcover, First Edition, First Printing, Signed and Inscribed by the Author on the front endpaper, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight tight and clean with no markings, slight corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, slight corner and edge bumps, two tiny spots to front panel, light rubs to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. Essays and opinions on various, wide-ranging subjects, from the actor's craft to old-time pool halls, and a lovely tribute to his favorite bitches. ISBN 9780670811403
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Renunciation as a Tragic Focus: A Study of Five Plays
by Falk, Eugene H
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- ISBN 13
- 9780816660001
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- 081666000X
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Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1954, hardcover, xvi-95 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Good dustjacket Signed by the Author simply "Gene" and inscribed "To Diana" on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps, small stain to top edge of textblock. Dustjacket, unclipped bearing original price, rubs, edge nicks, small chips, stain to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. In the five plays studied here: Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone, Corneille's Polyeucte, Maeterlinck's Aglavaine and Selysette, and Samain's Polypheme the tragic experience of man's defeat in an unequal struggle against destiny is examined in the light of the conflict between his worldly and his spiritual aspirations. Introduction by Norman J. DeWitt. ISBN 9780816660001
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The Firesign Theatre's Big Book of Plays
by Firesign Theatre (Performing group)
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- ISBN 13
- 9780879320270
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- 0879320273
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Stated First Printing.Book cover shows modest edge/shelf wear - pages clean and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged.
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