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New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1891. This antique hardcover first edition is bound in gray pictorial boards, with red and black lettering and a cover illustration showing a man and three little devils. Spine lettering and decorations are gilt. Some cover soil, edgewear; some wear to spine; inner pages very slightly browned; mostly a clean, tight copy. Translated by Adolphus Norraikow, the book contains a short note by the translator, and three short stories: "Ivan the Fool," "A Lost Opportunity" and "Polikushka." 172 pages; approx. 5"x7".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Good. Illus. by Valerian Gribayedoff.
[WOMEN] [THEATER PLAYBILL] Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts, London (1887) by [MARY SHELLEY]; Richard Henry pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton - 1887: A frighteningly scarce piece.
by [MARY SHELLEY]; Richard Henry pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton
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[WOMEN] [THEATER PLAYBILL] Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts, London (1887): A frighteningly scarce piece.
by [MARY SHELLEY]; Richard Henry pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton
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Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts, London (1887)
Richard Henry [pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton.] Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts by Richard Henry. Gaiety Theatre, London, (1887/8). Printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. 2 bifolio sheets loose, as issued, printed in blue ink, approx. 19.5 x 14.5 cm, with advertising on 5 of the 8 pages. Very Good condition, 1 corner tip turned; minor toning.
A theater program for an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein starring Nellie Farren as Dr. Frankenstein, A German Medical Student; Fred Leslie as The Monster-- Frankenstein's Invention; Mr. E. J. Lonnen as Visconti, A Vampire Viscount, etc. with music by Meyer Lutz.
Richard Henry is a pseudonym credited on collaborative works of authors Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton, Monte Cristo Jr. - (burlesque melodrama 1886); Jubilation - (musical mixture 1887); Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim - (burlesque 1887); Opposition - (a debate in one sitting 1892). Wikipedia.
References:
The Theatre. United Kingdom. Wyman & Sons, 1888; p 91-2.
Bolton, H. Philip. Women Writers Dramatized: A Calendar of Performances from Narrative Works Published in English to 1900. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic, 2000, n. 1725.
Recollections of Fred Leslie. W.T. Vincent, with introd. by Clement Scott. Imprint: London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1894.
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Ivan the Fool; or, The Old Devil and the Three Small Devils
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Death Of A Salesman
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First Printing in second Issue dust jacket, with reviews on back panel of dust jacket. Not price clipped, with original price of $2.50. Hardcover shows all points for First Printing, and dust jacket as second issue.Book boards show slight fading along margins, otherwise no flaws.Dust jacket has some yellowing, scuffing, tiny ships and closed tears along edging and binding top and bottom. Minor soiling and wear. A very collectable First Edition, First Printing of Arthur Miller's iconicplay.
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THE STRIKE OF A SEX and ZUGASSENT'S DISCOVERY, OR AFTER THE SEX STRUCK . (with author's preface). New and Revised Edition
by Miller, George N.
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Chicago: Stockham Publishing Co, 1905. First combined edition. Original tan wrappers. Published Chicago: Stockham Publishing Co., 1905. 12mo. printed wrappers, 5" x 6 7/8", 119pp. printed on laid paper, plus 9pp. ads. Scarce feminist work for reproductive rights. Some closed tears to the rear cover, few spots to front cover. Clean, bright, very good plus. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo.
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Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds
by Hugh M. Hefner ;Dave Hickey
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Chronicle Books 2007. Very good condition. Nice Dust jacket. No tears or marks. Does not come in the briefcase. The complete centerfolds up to December 2007.
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Men of Columbus and Familiar Faces of Ohio
by Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, Ed.
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Bowling Green, Ohio: C.S. Van Tassel, 1896. First edition. In original pink card covers with corded string. Published Bowling Green, Ohio: C.S. Van Tassel, 1896. 4to., 9 1/4" x 11 7/8", 136pp., illustrated with numerous b/w photos, portraits, capsule biographies. Slight chipping loss to the cover at corners, sun bleaching to most of the pink shading on front cover and a band of fade across the top or rear, light soil to both covers, else very good. Internally clean and sound. Very scarce in original covers. Only eleven copies in World Cat. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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Ivan the Fool; or, The Old Devil and the Three Small Devils
by Tolstoy, Leo
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New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1891. This antique hardcover first edition is bound in gray pictorial boards, with red and black lettering and a cover illustration showing a man and three little devils. Spine lettering and decorations are gilt. Some cover soil, edgewear; some wear to spine; inner pages very slightly browned; mostly a clean, tight copy. Translated by Adolphus Norraikow, the book contains a short note by the translator, and three short stories: "Ivan the Fool," "A Lost Opportunity" and "Polikushka." 172 pages; approx. 5"x7".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Good. Illus. by Valerian Gribayedoff.
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Death Of A Salesman
by Arthur Miller
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First Printing in second Issue dust jacket, with reviews on back panel of dust jacket. Not price clipped, with original price of $2.50. Hardcover shows all points for First Printing, and dust jacket as second issue.Book boards show slight fading along margins, otherwise no flaws.Dust jacket has some yellowing, scuffing, tiny ships and closed tears along edging and binding top and bottom. Minor soiling and wear. A very collectable First Edition, First Printing of Arthur Miller's iconicplay.
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THE STRIKE OF A SEX and ZUGASSENT'S DISCOVERY, OR AFTER THE SEX STRUCK . (with author's preface). New and Revised Edition
by Miller, George N.
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Chicago: Stockham Publishing Co, 1905. First combined edition. Original tan wrappers. Published Chicago: Stockham Publishing Co., 1905. 12mo. printed wrappers, 5" x 6 7/8", 119pp. printed on laid paper, plus 9pp. ads. Scarce feminist work for reproductive rights. Some closed tears to the rear cover, few spots to front cover. Clean, bright, very good plus. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo.
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Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds
by Hugh M. Hefner ;Dave Hickey
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Chronicle Books 2007. Very good condition. Nice Dust jacket. No tears or marks. Does not come in the briefcase. The complete centerfolds up to December 2007.
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Men of Columbus and Familiar Faces of Ohio
by Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, Ed.
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Bowling Green, Ohio: C.S. Van Tassel, 1896. First edition. In original pink card covers with corded string. Published Bowling Green, Ohio: C.S. Van Tassel, 1896. 4to., 9 1/4" x 11 7/8", 136pp., illustrated with numerous b/w photos, portraits, capsule biographies. Slight chipping loss to the cover at corners, sun bleaching to most of the pink shading on front cover and a band of fade across the top or rear, light soil to both covers, else very good. Internally clean and sound. Very scarce in original covers. Only eleven copies in World Cat. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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Red Pottage
by Cholmondeley, Mary
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky
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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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SUPER LATE BLOOMER: My Early Days in Transition; An Up and Out Collection
by Kaye, Julia
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(Kansas City, MO): Andrews McMeel Publishing, (2018). First edition. A paperback original. "A highly personal collection documenting the early months of artist Julia Kaye's gender transition." From her popular webcomic, "Up and Out," which she used to "process her journey and help others with similar struggles realize they weren't alone." Oblong white paperwraps. Fine.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
by Marianne Parrot
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
by Christie, Agatha
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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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 celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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DELILAH LEONTIUM BEASLEY: OAKLAND'S CRUSADING JOURNALIST.
by [Beasley, Delihah L., 1867-1934] Crouchett, Lorraine J
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El Cerrito, CA:: Downey Place Publishing House,, 1990.. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (prev owner's name inside front cover).. First printing, a trade paperback original. Uncommon study of this Black journalist and writer. Beasley was the first to produce a history of Black Californians and she was, for almost two decades, a featured columnist with Oakland Tribune. Illustrated with photographs. Footnotes, index. vii, 66 pp.
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