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PAST AND PRESENT OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Together with an Account of its Conductors and Activities, 70th Anniversary Edition, The.
by Munch, Charles 1891-1968, Music Director.
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Boston: BSO, n.d.[1950-1 Season]. Illustrated by b/w ports & photos, blue conductor cameos and cover by C.R.C. Only edition. Stapled pamphlet, BLUE pictorial cover. small 4to (25,5x18,5cm). pp. 10. Fine. Conductors from Higginson to Munch, History of buildings, typical concert season, facsimile of first program, ports of Munch and Fiedler, photo of Monteux, Koussevitzsky and Munch together, full (panoramic) orchestra… Read more about this item Item Price
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FANTASIA (First Edition in KTB Art Binding) with the original movie score program "Walt Disney presents FANTASIA".
by Taylor, Deems, (Walt Disney's).
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New York: Simon & Schuster; Walt Disney Productions, 1940. Illustrated by B&W throughout with 16 tipped in color in book; 2 color line drawings and B&W photographs throughout with 6 color stills (4 from book) in program. First (SD) edition. 2 volumes. Artistic One-of-a-Kind binding by Karen Thompson Bullock in J. Hewit acid free Cawburn goat in 4 inlaid colors,… Read more about this item Item Price
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IMAGES FROM THE WORLD BETWEEN: The Circus in 20th Century American Art.
by Gustafson, Donna.
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Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 2001. Illustrated by full color and black & white throughout. First edition. Extended card wraps. 4to. pp. 184. Index. As New. Exhibit catalogue for Hartford, Sarasotta and Austin Exhibits (2001-2) with essays byEugene R. Gaddis, Ellen Handy, Karal Ann Marling, and Lee Siegel. Wonderful visual memoir of an expired performing art form.. Item Price
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Ringling Brothers and Barnun & Bailey Circus, Spectacular Bicentennial Edition Souvenir Program & Magazine for the combined shows 1976
by Feld, Irvin and Kenneth, producers, Harold Ronk - Ringmaster.
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Washington, DC: RBBBC Combined Shows, 1976. Illustrated by Tex Wilson cover with silver title sparkles, full color reproductions, stills and ports. First edition. Includes 4 clown plates (Mark Anthony, Prince Raul, Lou Jacobs and Peggy Williams), original ad art order form (undetached) and 4-page Circus Gallery (posters and souvenirs) insert. Color pictorial wraps. 13x11.25". pp. [80]. Near Fine. Only flaw… Read more about this item Item Price
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SOPRANOS: THE BOOK, Special Collector's Edition, The.
by Martin, Bret.
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New York: Time, Inc. (HBO), May 2007. Illustrated by photographs throughout. Stated First Printing (1) of First edition. Gloss pictorial card wraps. 4to. pp. 126, [2]. Near Fine. Light edge wear to cover. Contains 6 chapters. ISBN 10: 10933821876; ISBN 13: 9781933821870.. Item Price
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Liberty Theatre program for "Tip-Toes" and laid in broadside.
by Bolton, Guy and Fred Thompson (book), George Gershwin (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics).
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New York: Liberty Theatre, 1926. Illustrated by Color cover/period ads for Djer-Kiss, Melachrino Cigarettes and Kelly-Springfield Flexible Cord tires, multiple b/w period ads throughout. first thus edition. 2 volumes. Stapled wraps. 8vo. pp. 40; [1]. Near Fine. Satire of the Florida land boom which opened at the Liberty Theatre on 12/28/25 and ran for 194 (confirmed) performances, this being the… Read more about this item Item Price
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DRAMA EX LIBRIS, Part 2 Of the Edwin Francis Edgett Library, The Stage.
by Edgett, Edwin Francis 1867-1946.
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Roxbury, MA: Nathaniel Dame & Co, n.d.. Stated first edition. Japanese Stab bound by KTB in Acid Free (AF) cloth, AF marbled eps, printed AF parchement topboard label. Signed by "First Ed. First Issue, Nat Dame". 4to. pp. [36]. Good. 514 entries on washed and archival repaired foxed brittle paper, some pages edge chipped. Scarce typed entries of part two… Read more about this item Item Price
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COWBOY DANCES: A Collection of Western Square Dances with a foreword by Sherwood Anderson.
by Shaw, Lloyd.
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Caldwell: Caxton Printers Ltd, 1939. Illustrated by Janet Vallis blue and white endpapers; B/W frontis and photographs throughout. First (SD edition. Decorative cloth. Small 4to. pp. 375. Index, Glossary. Near Fine/Lacks jacket. Overall page toning, no ownership.. Item Price
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KOSTUMENTWURFE FUR DIE BUHNE, Moderne Figurinen von F. Troster und Mitarbeitern.
by Lukes, M. und L. Vachtovd.
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Czechoslovakia: Artia Praha, (1962. Illustrated by F. Troster in b&w and color throughout. First edition. Decorated white linen, orange end papers. Square 4to. pp. 180. VG/In like jacket/No price in clear archival cover. Shallow edgewear and chipping to jacket, lightly soiled boards with two rear stains, no ownership. Costume Designs for the Buhne, Modern Figurines of F. Troester and colleagues..… Read more about this item Item Price
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Spemanns goldene Buch Des Theaters. Eine Hauskunde fŸr Jedermann. Herausgegeben unter Mitwirkung von Rudolph GenŽe, Max Grube, Robert Hessen, Paul Lindau, Victor Ottmann, Ernst V. Possart, Gotthilf Weisstein, Eugen Zabel u.a.
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Berlin & Stuttgart: Verlag W. Spemann, 1902. Illustrated by ports, plates, text illustrations and reproductions. First edition. (Series) Spemann's Hauskunde Band V. Gold and burgundy illustrated cloth, beveled edges, marbled edges, orange printed endpapers, double column format. Thick 18mo (18cm). pp. [viii], Nrs.1217, [13] Register (index), [12] Ads with color covers for other 4 titles in series, [2] and original… Read more about this item Item Price
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PUPPETRY JOURNAL. 17 Miscellaneous Issues and 1963 Membership Directory Puppeteers of America, The.
by Michael, Vivian, Ed.
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Ashville, OH., 1960-1963. Illustrated by b&w 8-page centerfold photographs in 15/17 issues (not in Membership Directory or issues with annual meeting event). First edition. 18 volumes. Stapled wraps, color printed card covers. 8vo (23cm). pp. about 36 each. VG+ to F. Light soil, stain and/or small dots of foxing to several covers, all internally fine. Volume XII, Nos. 3-6; Volume… Read more about this item Item Price
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![PUPPET Do-It-Yourself Book, A Handbook for beginners and teachers with three-handed puppet plays [and] Puppets For Pleasure and Profit by Higginbotham, The.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/189/740/503740189.0.m.jpg)
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PUPPET Do-It-Yourself Book, A Handbook for beginners and teachers with three-handed puppet plays [and] Puppets For Pleasure and Profit by Higginbotham, The.
by Pratt, Lois H.
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London: Stanley Paul, (1959). Illustrated by b&w line drawings and [4] pages of photographs. First thus edition. c.1957. Blue paper covered boards, white spine print. 12mo. pp. 78, [2]. Near Fine/Good/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. Three tears and shallow edgewear and chipping to jacket. Includes three hand puppet plays: Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Little Bear tries to see… Read more about this item Item Price
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PUPPETRY [and] Puppets For Pleasure and Profit by Higginbotham.
by Evec, Janet.
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London: W. & G. Foyle, (1954). Illustrated by 34 b&w figures. Second edition. c.1952. Foyle's Handbooks. 2 volumes. Boards covered with extended jacket. 12mo. pp. 88; [xii], 45, [3] blank. Near Fine/Very Good. Edgewear to edges and joints, boards bow out slightly, rippling at pastedowns; front flap has old creases. Internally fine contents with several spots of stain to… Read more about this item Item Price
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PUPPETRY JOURNAL, Volume XIV, No. 3, with two inserts, The.
by Michael, Vivian, Ed.
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Ashville, OH., Nov/Dec 1962. Illustrated by b&w 8-page centerfold photographs of Tamara Nijinsky, Those Versatile Gourds (Patricia Platt), El Teatro Nahual, Shari Lewis, Bob Baker Productions, Hollywood's Turnabout Theatre, The Brother's Grimm, George Latshaw, UNIMA. First edition. 3 volumes. Stapled wraps, green color printed card cover. 8vo (23cm). pp. 36; [2]; [4]. Near Fine. Sunned spine, internally fine. The Puppetry… Read more about this item Item Price
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![LOYALTIES [playbill] presented by The Debating Society of King George V School, Southport, In the Assembly Hall of the School on December 12th, 13th & 14th, at 7-30 p.m.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/327/385/498385327.0.m.jpg)
LOYALTIES [playbill] presented by The Debating Society of King George V School, Southport, In the Assembly Hall of the School on December 12th, 13th & 14th, at 7-30 p.m.
by Galsworthy, John, O.M. 1867-1933.
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Southport: (Guardian), (1929). Illustrated by thumbnail port. First edition. Stapled wraps. 8vo. pp. [8]. Near Fine. Special author 1929 performance preface. A drama in three acts, cast, synopsis. Produced by Mr. G. L. Cooper. Incidental music by the school orchestra under the direction of Mr. C. Thompson (Dunhill, Elgar, Ketelby, Lind, Tschaikowsky), scenery and furniture credits, chairman and secretary. Ads:… Read more about this item Item Price
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THREE PENNY OPERA (Theater de Lys Program) signed by Jerry Orbach. English adaptation of book and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein, Music by Kurt Weill, The.
by Brecht, Bert, original text.
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Greenwich Village, New York: Theater de Lys, n.d. [ca. 1959-60]. Illustrated by b&w line drawings, reproductions and period ads for recordings and establishments. unspecified edition. Stapled illustrated wraps. Signed by Jerry Orbach in pen on p. [5]. 8vo. pp. [20]. VG. Several old creases and scrapes. Carmen Capulbo & Stanley Chase in association with Lucille Lortel presented a total of… Read more about this item Item Price
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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Seventy-fifth Anniversary Season 1955-1956, The.
by Munch, Charles 1891-1968, Music Director.
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(Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire): BSO (Hunt Barnard & Co. Ltd.), 1956-57. Illustrated by b/w ports, cameos and photos, full orchestra and Tanglewood centerfolds including a photo of Albert Schweitzer at a Children's Concert at the Hatch. First edition. Second issue with rear RCA Baton Ad presented by Frank Folsom (President RCA) to Munch and Fiedler. Red pictorial wraps (front program logo). Large… Read more about this item Item Price
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GLORIOUS ONES, Classical Music's Legendary Performers, The.
by Schonberg, Harold C.
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New York: Times Books, (1985). Illustrated by B/W text photos. First printing and stated edition. Blue boards, gray quarter cloth, gilt print spine. Thick 8vo. pp. xviii, 509, [1] Photo credits. Bibliography, Index. NF/NF/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. Previous owner bookplate,,traces of edgewear, several tiny nicks at jacket folds. Author is recipient of 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Critism. ISBN:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fond Memories Number of STAGE.
by Broun, Parker, Mantle, Benchley, Woollcott, Wodehouse, et al.
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New York: Stage Publishing, August 1937. Illustrated by color cover, ads, b/w photos and reproductions. First edition. Binding sheet with special numbered edition for...is blank. Pale brown velvet with brass plate clasp. Folio. pp. 196. VG. Velvet is rubbed and hinges weak, but magazine cover and contents near fine and brilliant. Reproduced articles including wonderful ads ca. 1900 on.… Read more about this item Item Price
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LATE AND EARLY JOYS at the Players' Theatre.
by Sheridan, Paul.
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London: T. V. Boardman, (1952). Illustrated by Reginald Woolley jacket and b/w line drawings; ports, stills. First edition. White vellum, pink Players' poster endpapers. 4to. pp. 97, [1] illustration. VG/Very Good/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. Binding and jacket rear sharing some foxing. Jacket unusually bright with light soil and shallow edgewear at caps and top edge. Foreword by… Read more about this item Item Price
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