Search Results: Performing Arts & Media from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

San Francisco: San Francisco International Film Festival, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. Very Good +. 5 X 8 1/4 Inches. Scarce original program to the 1958 San Francisco International Film Festival. This, the second year of the festival, was held at the Metro Theater in SF from October 29 thru November 11, 1958. Sixteen countries exhibited a film during the event. Notably, the United States did not air a film at the festival until the following year. This festival tremendously aided the cause of San Francisco in it's early struggle for recognition as a city of Art and diversity. Original programs to the earlier years are quite scarce. Zero copies located on OCLC. Sunning to covers. Original staple binding.

New York: Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Folder. Very Good. 9 3/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original 1974 Ringling Bros. New York Student Publications Press Conference packet. This original press kit features three stapled descriptions of the shows and the performers as well as production details, times etc. The kit also features SIX (6) original press photos, two of which are autographed. Photo signed by "Dusty" the clown (Tim Torkildson) and "T.J. Tatters" (Steve Smith) as well as Charles King, the leader of the King Charles Troupe, "the first all-Black Circus act in history." The actual inside pocket of the press folder is autographed by Antoinette Concello, "The Queen of the Air". Concello was featured in the Cecil B. DeMille classic "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952). She is noted as the most famous aerial performer of her time and the first woman to successfully complete the triple somersalt at her live shows.… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 112 PP. First American Edition in scarce early dust jacket. Publisher light blue paper boards with dark blue cloth spine. Original paper spine label intact and super clean. Slight bumping to bottom corners of boards. Slight wear to DJ edges.<br /> <br /> Book is a 1st, DJ states "Eleventh Printing - 42,500 copies" on front panel.

New York: Random House, 1933. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. Very Good. 6 3/4 X 9 7/8 Inches. 159 PP. #296 of only 325 copies of the signed limited edition. Bound in the original blue calf leather with four raised hubs to spine. TEG. First Edition. Attractive PO bookplate in front pastedown. Hint of wear to edges and folds. A very respectable copy.

New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 97 [3] PP. Stated "First U.S. Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $10.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Sir Ian McKellen directly on the title-page. Also includes a signed note dated in the year of publication by Sir Ian McKellen. <br /> <br /> The note reads:<br /> "Dear Jane & Bob Emerson- many thanks for delivering the books. Amadeus duly signed. ever / Ian McKellen"<br /> <br /> Academy Award winner Ian McKellen, who recieved a Tony Award for his performance in Amadeus, starred as Salieri in the 1981 initial Broadway appearance of the play. McKellen starred alongside Tim Curry and Jane Seymour. The book signed by Jane and Bob Emerson who managed the Drama Book Shop in NYC (now famously owned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. A spectacular copy of the book signed by the man known for… Read More

New York: Random House, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 X 8 1/2 Inches. 101 Pages. Basis for the 1988 Matthew Broderick film of the same name. Original price of $11.95 intact on front flap.

New York: Signet, 1986. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 130 Pages. Jonathan Silverman cover! Scarce original paperback first printing with the full numberline to the "1". PO name on first page of text. Spine unbroken. Hints of wear at the corners.

Key Biscayne, FL: Festival Ventures, 1984. First Thus. Original wraps. Very Good. 9 X 11 3/4 Inches. Original stapled binding. Original 1984 theater program. A Richard Harris directed show starring Richard Harris as Arthur, Richard Muenz as Lancelot and Betsy Joslyn as Guenevere. Slight wear at edges. A clean copy overall.

New York: The Modern Library. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches.711 [2] PP. A much nicer copy than typically encountered. Circa 1960's issue with 370 titles listed on rear panel of DJ. Hint of wear and scuffing to DJ edges and spine. Small red sticker to DJ spine that could be easily removed.

Freeport, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 7/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 188 PP. First printing of this autobiographical account of life in late 1800's theater from "Roy" Whittier, who worked in advertising for much of his adult career. Wonderful biography of comedian and director Frank Whittier by his great-grandson. Signed and inscribed to Draper Daniels on the FFEP. Light toning to DJ spine.

Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 382 PP. A captivating look at the 1980's through some of the period essays collected by Gilbert Sewall. The decade known for self-absorption, greed and celebrity hype comes to life in this much overlooked study of the time. Original price of $26.00 intact on front flap. A fresh, clean copy.

New York: Random House, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 124 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Original red cloth binding sharp and clean. "From the Library of / William Goldman / (1931 - 2018)" stamp on the FFEP. DJ a bit worn and sunned at spine. One inch discreet closed tear at bottom spine fold and some minor wear at spine ends and folds. A nice copy with a very nice pedigree... From the personal collection of the man who brought us "The Princess Bride" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" among countless others.

New York: Pocket Books, 1969. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. Very Good +. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 205 PP. Stated "1st Printing" on the copyright page. The first novelization of the musical. Slight wear to edges. A very appealing copy overall.

Boonton, NJ: Frank Wendt. Original Photograph. Lot X 5 Original early 20th Century Cabinet Cards. Cards feature Rip Van Winkle and daughter Meenie, Little Margurite, the "Baton Girls", Anna Eising & Pearl Irving (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON BACK). Some spotting and wear. An attractive lot overall.

Argentina: Editorial Fundacion Ross, 2000. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5 3/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 484 PP. A compilation (anthology) of Tango pieces of the 20th Century. Signed by "Esteban Neiman" on the title-page. Hint of wear to covers and edges.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1945. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 80 PP. Original salmon cloth boards with silver illustration of the "Young Indian" on front cover. Reprint of the 1764 original "The Young Indian Comedy In One Act" by Chamfort. Light toning. DJ a bit worn at edges with a few small chips.

New York: Haven Press, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 242 PP. First printing copy with original price of $3.00 intact on front flap. Signed and dated by author (in the year of publication) on the ffep. Joe Hill (Hillstrom) was a famed labor leader and activist of the early 20th Century. Some light toning to interior. DJ has some primitive tape to upper spine and a bit of wear at edges.

New York: Marlowe & Company. First Edition. "Masterpiece isn't a word to be thrown around lightly, but there's no denying that Mark Morris's "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato" is thrillingly that. " - New York Times<br /> <br /> First printing of the hardcover book commemorating the creation of this dance, which featured the work of Handel, John Milton and William Blake. Contains the proper number line to the '1" on the copyright page. Original price of $50.00 intact on front flap. (NOTE: The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all subsequent editions. Published in a very small and limited first print run as a hardcover.).

New York: Disney Editions, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 9 1/4 X 12 1/2 Inches. Three volumes bound in one slick tri-fold binder. Issued in celebration of the Mary Poppins Broadway revival in 2007.

New York: World Publishing Company, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 125 PP. Stated "First Printing" copy in original jacket. DJ price-clipped.