Original Manuscripts

[London?], [nd. but possibly ca 1914].. Two pages, closely written in pencil, with deletions and insertions, on two quarto sheets of pale blue T.H. Saunders letterstock (watermarked '1913'). Horizontal fold, with minor creases and smudges, but very good. An intriguing manuscript in which Shaw embarks on a characteristically discursive consideration of war, politics, economics and matters of civilization, with the tone of possibly having been written in response to a request for views on same: "Pardon the abruptness of the suggestion; but suppose we blow the German fleet out of the water, or under it, and the consequence is that Russia profits by our victory to the extent of carving a Baltic province out of Germany and condemning Sweden to live in the bear's mouth, will that be a result for western civilization to rejoice over? The French seem to think that because Russia has drained away from France so much of the capital that is needed at home for making French towns and French children healthier… Read More

1978. Manuscrit. Très bon. Couverture souple. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. 2 pp. in-4, 47 lignes signées de son parafe, trois ratures et corrections. On joint le livre publié (Libourne, Arts graphiques d'Aquitaine, 1978, 24 ff. n. ch., ill. noir et couleurs). Ce sont des anges, indiscutablement. Mais non certes de l'espèce préraphaélite, exsangue, asexuée, chlorotique. Des quatre vertus cardinales de l'ancienne théologie, c'est à coup sûr la force qu'ils cultivent avec prédilection.....

1980. Dactylographié. Très bon. Couverture souple. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. Ensemble comprenant : 1) Le tapuscrit de premier jet avec de nombreuses corrections autographes : environ 16 ff. in-4 assemblés ; 2) Le tapuscrit définitif, y compris tables, crédits photographiques, 4e de couverture... : 29 ff. in-4 souvent reconstitués ; 3) Instructions pour les retouches de photos : 3 pp. tapuscrites in-4 avec corrections autographes, 2 pp. manuscrites in-12. Paru en 1980 chez Robert Laffont, L'Exotisme colonial présente environ 150 cartes postales à sujet exotique et colonial provenant de la collection de Jacques Fivel. Les images ont été choisies et mises en page par Bernard Kagane. La longue préface de Christian Maurel est d'une grande finesse. "Il est à craindre que tous les voyageurs deviennent bientôt le même sempiternel photographe, que le nombre des appareils… Read More

Unpublished (Will Durant, Circa 1935), 1935. Draft . No Binding. Very Good. Sixteen Page Typewritten Carbon, Constituting His Complete Text For "What Education Is Of Most Worth?", Published In The Saturday Evening Post In 1936. With Durant's Typeovers, Handwritten Marginal "This Is P. 1 + 2 Of What Education Is Of Most Worth? This Copy Is Uncorrected" At Top Of Page One, Which Is Numbered Page Two But Contains The Text For Page One Typed Between Lines For Text For Page 2 On This "First" Page.

Michael White Prod.. No binding. Fine. [London: 1974]. Vintage original film script, quarto, typescript on onion paper, 168 pp., fine.
The original typed manuscript of one of the most transgressive movies of its time. When the film had its initial release in 1975 it was genre-bending (and very definitely also gender-bending), and along with its mix of horror with musical comedy, was wildly off-putting to mainstream audiences. Of course, the road to its ultimate position as a cult classic followed.
This script bears a date of July 18, 1974, on its title page. There then follow three pages of typed notes reflecting numerous script revisions and changes in design choices, all of which had been made in the subsequent two months. There are over thirty changes notes, making this an especially interesting version to study.
Russo, pp. 52-53: "The 'gayest' film yet made by a major studio... Its most expert satire is of the age-old fear with which straight society encounters deviant sexuality."

THIS IS A RARE SIGNED COPY OF MGM MOVIE SCRIPT WITH MORGAN FREEMAN'S ORIGINAL SIGNATURE, HIS COPY OF THE MANUSCRIPT HE USED FOR THE MOVIE BEN HUR

NP. 1951. Oblong 4to. (11.5 x 7.9 inches). Beautiful calligraphic manuscript in red and black. Six leaves written on both sides on hand made paper, plus four blank leaves, all sewn in with red cord. In a fine leather binding of full dark brown morocco with bevelled edges to the boards. Multiple blind ruled line borders and gilt ruled panel with floral corner pieces to the front board. A little rubbing and marking to the binding but still a very good attractive volume. ---- The carols included are; God rest you merry, gentlemen, Annunciation Carol, The Shepherd's cradle song, King Jesus hath a garden, Nowell! Nowell!, In the manger he lies, Falan-Tiding, O little town of Bethlehem, The holy well, Midwinter, The infant king, Ding dong merrily on high, A carol of adoration, The first Nowell.

JULY 1880.. Amateur manuscript on vellum written in black, red and blue, 8vo, approximately 170 x 130 mm, 7 x 5 inches, 15 poems on 13 leaves, written on rectos, versos blank, plus paper endpapers and a few leaves of blank vellum front and rear, last leaf signed and dated by scribe, bound in Victorian blind decorated smooth calf, gilt title to upper cover, marbled endpapers, binder's small ticket to first pastedown. Binding slightly rubbed, corners bumped and slightly worn with board just showing at tips. A good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

c1800 RARE Arabic Handwritten Manuscript ILLUMINATED Middle East Journal Islam

A rare handwritten Arabic manuscript written in a journal-style leather binding. This book contains both black and red inks throughout, highlighting the bold calligraphy. Please note: We do not read Arabic and we are not entirely certain regarding the contents of this item, but the style is most certainly in accord with 18th-19th century binding, paper, and handwriting. Note the decorative Moroccan leather binding.

Item number: #24961
Price: $950

unknown

[handwritten manuscript]

Late 18th century to 19th-century

Details:
· Collation:
o Unpaginated
· Language: Arabic
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
o Journal style Moroccan leather
· Size: ~5.25in X 3.5in (13.5cm x 8.5cm)

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