Search Results: Drama/Entertainment from JimsOldBooks

London: Eyre Methuen, 1980. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also some chipping to top edge of inner flaps of same. slight bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Contains six plays, the winners of the second Giles Cooper awards chosen from plays broadcast on BBC radio in 1979. The plays are: 'Typhoid Mary' by Shirley Gee, 'I Never Killed my German' by Carey Harrison, 'Heaven Scent' by Barrie Keefe, 'Coxcomb' by John Kirkmorris, 'Attard in Retirement' by Jon Peacock, and 'The Child' by Olwen Wymark. 192pp.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Spring Books, 1960. Unclipped dustwrapper has a lot of creasing to the edges, and a large tear to the front panel, just next to the picture of Charlton Heston. Some bumping to spine ends and corners, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no names or scribblings inside. An annual-style book with numerous short articles on the movie stars of the time, including Jayne Mansfield, Joan Collins, Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas; and others who are probably less remembered nowadays such as Donald Sinden, Jean Carson, and many more, along with other articles on movie-related topics. 160pp, numerous colour and b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1964. Some creasing and wear to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to ends of red cloth-covered spine and to corners of black paper-covered boards, an ink stamped address on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of extracts from the US TV show "Candid Camera" featuring conversations with young children. "Kids Say the Funniest Things" sort of thing. These children (who are all named on the last two pages) would now be in their late sixties. 182pp, b&w illustration throughout.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge, 1992. A crease to the spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this paperback book in which the author looks at the political and social nature of American films from the 1930s to the 1960s, particularly those made by directors whose careers began in 1940s Hollywood, including directors such as Orson Welles, Elia Kazan, Jules Dassin, Abraham Polonsky, Nicholas Ray, Robert Rossen and Joseph Losey. 285pp, 12 b&w illustrations.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bloomsbury, 2010. Second Edition from 2010. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A concise introduction to the history of the mass media in Britain, including print, broadcasting and film. This second edition has extra material added since the first edition came out in 1997. 336pp.. Second Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Little, Brown and Company, 1997. Slight creasing to edges and a scuff-mark to fold of front panel of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, also a crease to bottom corner of front board. Original owner's bookplate inside front board, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Signed by the author to original owner on title page "For .... with all good wishes - Magnus Magnusson". Deals with the BBC quiz show "Mastermind", which the author presented for twenty-five years from 1972 until the show was cancelled in 1997. Includes ticket to the book-signing at Waterstone's, Cheltenham. 272pp, 16pp b&w illustrations with some others in the text.. Inscribed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Applause, 2011. Ex American library copy (Clark County, Springfield, Ohio) with labels to spine and back cover, small ink stamps on top and bottom page edges and a date stamp on half-title, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A biography of the American actor Jerry Orbach, probably best-known for playing detective Lennie Briscoe in "Law and Order" from 1992 to 2004, but worked in theatre, film and television from the mid 1950s onwards. 190pp, 16pp b&w and colour illustrations.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 1983. Slight scuffing to spine ends and corners of cover, top edge of same is a bit yellowed (from age, NOT tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. Looks at the 1983 film "Local Hero, filmed in NE Scotland. Not many copies around, and mostly (February 2024) in the US. 99pp, b&w illustrations throughout. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: T Werner Laurie Ltd, 1931. Green cloth boards have some fading, but white titles on front board are still bright, with the titles on the spine a bit less so. Small (half-inch) tears to the top left and bottom right hand side of the spine. Some foxing to outer pages. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book containing five one-act Scottish plays by the author. The plays are'' The Monk and the Miller'', ''His Own Country'', ''Stewart of Ardbeg'', ''Catriona Donn'' and ''The Guinea's Stamp''. 94pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 1985. Front cover is a bit grubby, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this slim soft-cover book. A two-act play written in the Doric dialect of NE Scotland based on "The Christian Watt Papers", set mostly in Broadsea near Fraserburgh between the mid nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The play was performed on tour in Scotland between April 16th and May 25th 1985. Includes a programme for the play and a newspaper cllipping re the author. 53pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Glasgow: Brown,Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1978. Some minor creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book dealing with the art of theatre production. Also contains a one act play for reference purposes, ''The Joker'' by Pat Trevor. Foreword by Angus McVicar. Signed by the author on title page ''With best wishes and thanks for all your help, Pat Trevor''. 137pp, a few b&w illustrations.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: I B Tauris, 2008. A small crease to the top corner of front cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at twenty-seven Western films from ''Stagecoach'' in 1939 to ''Tombstone'' in 1993. 274pp, some b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1973. Some wear to the edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, the third of the author's autobiographical books. This one deals with the start of her acting career and wartime life in Glasgow. 207pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Faber and Faber, 2001. Minor scuffing to spine ends, previous owner's name inside front cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. A play set in small-town America in the late 1930s. Signed by the author on title page "Thanks for your words! Naomi Wallace 2001". 79pp.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.