Johnny No-Trump; a play in two acts
by Mercier, Mary
New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc.. Near Fine. (c.1968, 1966). First Edition. Stapled wraps. (printed wrappers) [light external surface waar only] (B&W photo frontispiece of stage setting) One of the more notable (and unjustified) flops in Broadway history, this drama is set in the parlor of an old house in a small Long Island town, and centers around a 16-year-old boy (the title character), an aspiring poet, and his relationship with his family -- in... Read More
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A Peter Pan Signature By The Famous Actress Pauline Chase
by PAULINE CHASE
PAULINE CHASE (1885-1962). Chase was an American actress best remembered for her portrayals of Peter Pan.Signature. 1913. Bristol. A fountain pen signature and inscription I ran away the day I was born Peter Pan Pauline Chase 1913. It is laid at the top to another sheet, has a faint mailing fold and is in fine condition on hotel stationery.
Offered by Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
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Images of Majority [Inscribed to Roberto Marquez]
by [GUYANA] SEYMOUR, A.J.
Georgetown, Guyana: Labour Advocate Printery, 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.5cm); bright orange card wrappers, with titles printed in black on front cover; [xii],105,[3]pp. Inscribed by Seymour on the title page to Puerto Rican editor, translator, and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "For Roberto Marquez / from Arthur Seymour / Jan 30. 1978 / With best wishes." Marquez has marked several passages (in ink) throughout the text. Hint of sunning to spine, some trivial wear to extremities; Very Good.... Read More
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A Hatful of Rain
by GAZZO, Michael Vincente
New York: Random House, 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. About fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with toning and a short tear on the front panel. Basis for the 1957 film directed by Fred Zinnemann and featuring Don Murray, Eva Marie Saint, and Anthony Franciosa (who was nominated for a best Actor Oscar, but lost to Alec Guiness in *The Bridge on the River Kwai*); also remade for television in 1968 with Sandy Dennis, Michael... Read More
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Imitations
by LOWELL, Robert
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Later printing. Bookplate of poet Eleanor Ross Taylor with her handwritten name ("Taylor"), a little foxing, near fine in very good dustwrapper with a modest chip at the base of the spine. Taylor was married to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor, who was Lowell's college roommate and best friend.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
by MUNCHAUSEN, Baron. (Herb Roth)
Mount Vernon: The Peter Pauper Press, 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus, with illustrations by Herb Roth. Decorated papercovered boards with spine label. Lightly tanned on the spine, wioth a small chip on the label, very good, lacking the publisher's slip case. One of 1850 copies. Warmly Inscribed by the illustrator: "Best wishes & good luck to one of the swellest guys I knew at Cornell. Herb Roth Jr. - Graduation 1945.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
Der Struwwelpeter
by BAUMGARTNER (Johannes); HOFFMANN (Heinrich)
Der Struwwelpeter. Ein Bilderbuch macht Karriere,by Johannes Baumgartner. 2 volumes. Freiburg: privately printed for the author, 1996-1998Tall 8vo., 88, 103 pp.; blue and red cloth bindings with printed pictorial cover labels. Highly important, one of its kind, and profusely illustrated survey of 300 different variations, translations, re-illustrations, anthologies and parodies of these famous cautionary rhymes for children, including controversial political adaptations. The international scope and notes make these volumes essential as a research tool, despite the limited German language text.... Read More
Offered by Battledore Ltd.
A Lot of 22 Works on Pottery
by Various
Various: Various. Very good. A comprehensive and authoritative collection of works on American, European, and Asian pottery - generally in very good condition, with dust jackets, where indicated, with a bit of wear to corners and occasional spots and nicks and cuts to DJs. Only one jacket has significant wear with loss. *Will require additional postage. - Fisher, Stanley "Fine Porcelain and Pottery. The Best of the World’s Beautiful China" - Gordon, Elinor "Chinese Export Porcelain. An Historical Survey" - Gordon,... Read More
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Early Sunday morning
by Mitchell, Peter ; John Myers
Bristol, England: RRB Photobooks, 2023. Softcover. VG. Gray wraps with color illustrations and black text. 176 pp. Color illustrations. Introducing British Documentary Classics from RRB Photobooks. This series aims to bring new life to some of the best British documentary photography. Expanding the print legacies of both well-known and previously overlooked photographers, out of print titles will be newly available and accessible to a wider audience. Each book in the British Documentary Classics series is reproduced to the... Read More
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AN OCEAN WORLD
by Sis, Peter
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this largely wordless tale of a whale born into captivity who experiences freedom for the first time - with original drawing. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium. His work boasts man accolades, including seven NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, Society... Read More
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[Typed Poem Signed]: Paradise as a Garden
by DAVISON, Peter
Unbound. Fine. One quarto page, original typescript of Peter Davison's poem, "Paradise as a Garden," sent as a Holiday greeting. Inscribed in the lower margin by Peter Davison: "Best wishes for the holidays, 1978. Peter & Jane." Small Christmas sticker in lower left margin. Folded for mailing, else a fine copy.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
Evolving at the speed of love
by McWILLIAMS, Peter
(Allen Park, Michigan: Versemonger Press), 1971. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Paper wrappers. Else fine with some smudges on the rear wrap. Briefly Inscribed by the author. Laid in is an odd press announcement touting McWilliams as America's best selling unknown author. *OCLC* locates no copies.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
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Wobble To Death [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by LOVESEY, Peter [Harmer] (pseud. of Peter Lear)
London: Macmillan, 1972. First Edition. Second Impression. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in at the title page. Octavo (20.5cm); red paper-covered boards titled in black on the spine; dustjacket; 190pp. Mild erasure to the top of the front free endpaper; spine ends gently nudged, Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £1.75 net) with light edgewear and nicks; residue from small price sticker on front flap; notations to the verso of rear flap; Very Good or better. Author's first book and winner... Read More
Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books
Rust
by HILBERRY, Conrad (Peter Taylor)
Athens: Ohio University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo: 61 pp. Inscribed and Signed in neat ink on the front free endpaper: "June 6, 1978, for Peter Taylor, with thanks for an excellent reading, generous talk, and all those splendid stories, affectionately, Conrad Hilberry." Near fine in near fine dustwrapper, with some light rubbing to the top edge. Peter Taylor was one of America's best short story writers, and winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize... Read More
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Tike and Five Stories
by STRONG, Jonathan (Peter Taylor)
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small quarto: 210 pp. Signed by Peter Taylor in neat ink on the front free endpaper. Very good with some light soiling to the free endpapers, in a very good dustwrapper with a one inch tear to the crown, and a few small tears to the edges. Peter Taylor was one of America's best short story writers, and winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction... Read More
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
Autograph Note Signed ("Pete") to Eugenia Prunty
by TAYLOR, Peter
Unbound. Near Fine. Handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Merle Prunty in Athens, Georgia. 6" x 3.75". On Taylor's personalized note card. About fine. Undated (the card was stamped but not canceled, so apparently never mailed). Taylor expresses his pleasure on their upcoming meeting in Athens: "Eleanor [Ross Taylor] will not be coming to Athens, too much gardening going just now, but I count on having dinner with you." Prunty was a friend of the Taylor's and her husband... Read More
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The Candidate (Seven original color photographs from the 1972 film)
by Michael Ritchie (director); Jeremy Larner (screenwriter); Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. The idealistic son of a former California governor is persuaded to run for the US Senate. In the face of almost certain failure, he decides to try to bring controversial, leftist views into public view, and campaign against the corrupt political system. Nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Screenplay for Jeremy Larner. Set and shot on location throughout California.... Read More
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original photograph of Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield from the 1945 film)
by Albert Lewin (director, screenwriter); Oscar Wilde (novel); Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Peter Lawford (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1945. Vintage reference photograph of actors Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield from the 1945 film. Based on the 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde, about a man whose portrait magically takes on the ability to absorb the sins of his debauched life while he remains unaged. Nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Cinematography. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with some creasing at the corners.
Offered by Royal Books, Inc.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Original photograph of Steven Spielberg and François Truffaut from the set of the 1977 film)
by Steven Spielberg (director, screenwriter); Marcia Reed, Jim Coe, Peter Sorel, Pete Turner (still photographers); Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Terri Garr, Melinda Dillon (starring)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1977. Vintage reference photograph of Steven Spielberg and François Truffaut on the set of the 1977 film. Roy Neary (Dreyfuss) is one of several people who witness UFOs at night, and subsequently begins to have visions of a mysterious place. Government agents also have similar encounters, only they discover physical evidence of extraterrestrials. Roy and the agents join together and are led to a place (not unlike the place in Roy's visions)... Read More
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Lawrence of Arabia (Original photograph taken on the set of the 1962 film)
by David Lean (director); T.E. Lawrence (book); Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson (screenwriters); Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quale, Omar Sharif, Claude Rains (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1962. Vintage reference photograph of actor Anthony Quinn and producer Sam Spiegel shaking hands on the set of the 1962 film. Based on T.E. Lawrence's 1926 autobiography "Seven Pillars of Wisdom." Opening in 1935 with the death of Lawrence (Peter O' Toole) in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46, we follow, in flashback, Lawrence as a young intelligence officer in 1916 Cairo, assigned to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the... Read More
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Blowing Hot and Cold [Kamikaze Trail] (Original treatment script for the 1989 film)
by Marc Gracie (director); Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati (screenwriters); Peter Adams, Joe Dolce, Kate Gorman, Bruce Kane (starring)
Rome: Colombo, 1970. Treatment script for the 1989 Australian film, "Blowing Hot and Cold," here under the working title, "Kamikaze Trail." Vincenzoni and Donati were prolific screenwriters, particularly in the Euro Western genre, writing scripts for some of Sergio Leone's best films, including "For a Few Dollars More" (1965), "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1966), "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), and "Duck, You Sucker" (1971). The two also wrote the 1977 sea thriller, "Orca,"... Read More
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Peter Kleetman. Bewegung und Struktur
by Sachsse, Rolf
Los Angeles: Cinubia, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto. 160pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over blue clothe with blind-stamped lettering on cover. Cream endpapers. Collection of fascinating b/w photographs contrasting movement and structure. Keetman presents a variety of motifs, e.g tracks in the snow, waves in various settings, ravens in a field, bubble structures, long player on turntable, jumping Ping-Pong ball, and some of the photographs he is best known for, his 1953 documentation "One Week in the Volkswagen... Read More
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![Robert Schumann's Sämmtliche Werke Symphonien für Pianoforte zu 4 Händen arrangirt von Theodor Kirchner. [Opp. 38, 44, 61, 97, and 120]. [Piano four-hand arrangements]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/478/893/1746893478.0.l.jpg)
Robert Schumann's Sämmtliche Werke Symphonien für Pianoforte zu 4 Händen arrangirt von Theodor Kirchner. [Opp. 38, 44, 61, 97, and 120]. [Piano four-hand arrangements]
by SCHUMANN, Robert 1810-1856
Leipzig: C. F. Peters [PN 7018], 1890. [i] (series title within ornate architectural border printed in sepia), 2-51 [Symphony I, Op. 38], 52-107 [Symphony II, Op. 61], 108-151 [Symphony III, Op. 97], 152-189 [Symphony IV, op. 120], [i] (thematic index) pp. Bound with: Robert Schumann's Sämmtliche Werke. Quintett [Op. 44) für Pianoforte zu 4 Händen arrangirt von Theodor Kirchner. Leipzig: C. F. Peters, [PN 7020], [ca. 1890]. [i] (series title), 2-45, [i] (blank pp. ... Read More
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Witness for the Prosecution (Original program for the 1954 Broadway stage production)
by Agatha Christie (playwright); Patricia Jessel, Mary Barclay, Francis L. Sullivan, Gene Lyons (starring); Robert Lewis (director)
N.p.: Gilbert Miller and Peter Saunders, 1954. Vintage program for the 1954 Broadway play, which ran from December 16, 1954, to June 30, 1956, at Henry Miller's Theatre. Based on Agatha Christie's 1925 short story "Traitor's Hands," and originally staged in London in 1953. Actors Patricia Jessel and Francis L. Sullivan won Tony Awards for their performances, and Christie won an Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play. Basis for the 1957 film directed by Billy Wilder, starring... Read More
Offered by Royal Books, Inc.
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Reflections : Life After the White House [UNIQUELY SIGNED COPY]
by Bush, Barbara
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2003. First edition thus. Hardcover. New. Octavo. x, 420pp. Index. Plus 8 pages of color photos. Elaborately gilt decorated red morocco. All edges gilt. Further illustrated with numerous text photos. A fine, as new copy. Note: This copy is uniquely signed and inscribed on the title page by Barbara Bush to American art historian and curator, Edgar Peters Bowron. Other copies of this Easton Press "Signed First Edition" simply have her signature... Read More
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