The Scoop -&- Behind the Screen
by The Detection Club (Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, et al.)
New York: Harper & Row. (c.1983). 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. [minor shelfwear only, one-time owner's name plus date & place of purchase and brief note in ink at top of front endpaper; the jacket is bright and clean, flawless but for a tiny bit of wear at the spine ends]. Two mystery novellas, written in collaboration by the members of the Detection Club -- Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Hugh Walpole, E.C. Bentley, Anthony... Read More
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A Day at the Races
by {The Marx Brothers} Pirosh, Robert, George Seaton, and George Oppenheimer; story by Robert Pirosh and George Seaton
New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Near Fine dj. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670258873 . [no discernible wear to book; jacket shows only light surface- and edge-wear]. (The MGM Library of Film Scripts) Series (B&W photographs) In their second M-G-M outing, Groucho, Harpo and Chico (now permanently Zeppo-less) take on the medical profession, with Groucho as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush, a horse doctor posing as the medical director of a sanitarium. Both the... Read More
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Buy It and Try It: Hints on Cooking and Living in Japan
by The Women's Society, Tokyo Union Church
Tokyo: The Women's Society / Tokyo Union Church. Good+. 1963. 3rd English Edition. Spiral bound. [moderately worn, with the kind of general handling wear and occasional light staining that you would expect from a cookbook that had actually been used; the rear endpaper contains an additional handwritten recipe (in English) by a previous owner]. (pen and ink drawings, advertisements) An introductory note reads: "We invite you into the kitchens of our church families. ... Read More
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Deep Streets
by Thielen, Benedict
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good in Fair dj. (c.1932). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [light shelfwear, front hinge a little weak but otherwise a solid book, dust-soiling to top of text block; jacket heavily soiled, some shallow chipping along top edge]. One of those novels that purport to reveal something of the soul of a city through an examination the "inescapable bond" running "through a group of some ten or twelve who thought ... Read More
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The Lost Men
by Thielen, Benedict
New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1946). First Edition. Hardcover. [book moderately shelfworn, spine slightly turned; jacket shows wear at edges, various small tears/chips, chipping at spine extremities]. Novel set in the Florida Keys, dealing with a group of war veterans who do battle with the elements as a hurricane strikes. Striking dust jacket illustration by Reginald Marsh. .
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Awake! My Heart
by Thielens, Gerrie
New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight crisp copy, faint wear to cloth at spine extremities; jacket is very clean, slight fading to spine, short diagonal closed tears at top corners]. The author's first novel, about a young American girl at a Swiss boarding school and her eventual "transition to womanhood" in Rome, where she becomes the target of various suitors, who may or may not... Read More
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Never Too Late
by Thirkell, Angela
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1956. First American Edition. Hardcover. [minor shelfwear, slight fading to cloth at spine ends (due to jacket paper loss), light dust-soiling to top of text block; jacket is quite presentable despite a little paper loss at the spine ends, and a general sun-browning of the spine and rear panel]. (endpaper maps) One of the author's many "Barsetshire" novels, placing the reader "once again happily... Read More
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Prague Palimpsest: Writing, Memory, and the City
by Thomas, Alfred
Chicago/London: The University of Chicago Press. Fine in Fine dj. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean as-new book, with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. "A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. Envisioning the ancient city in central Europe as a multilayered text, or palimpsest, that has been constantly revised and rewritten, [the author] argues that Prague has... Read More
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Action: Directors Guild of America [magazine] (March-April 1971) [special report: "The Coming of the Russians"]
by (Thomas, Bob, editorial consultant)
Hollywood CA: Directors Guild of America. Near Fine. 1971. (Vol. 6, No. 2). Magazine. [nice clean copy, minor handling wear only, original owner's address label on rear cover (see Notes)]. (B&W photographs) Most of this issue documents a visit to the U.S. in February 1971 by a trio of Soviet filmmakers -- Sergei Bondarchuk, Yuri Ozerov, and Stanislav Rostotsky -- as part of a cultural exchange of sorts that grew out of the attendance by American... Read More
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Hendgemanship*: *How to make money in bear markets, bull markets, and chicken markets while confounding professional money managers and attracting a better class of women
by Thomas, Conrad W.
Homewood IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, Inc.. Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1971 (c.1970). 2nd printing. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [no discernible wear to book; the jacket is in almost flawless condition, downgraded a bit only because of the price-clipping)]. I don't think any more description is needed apart from that fulsome subtitle. (Although I would like to know what a "chicken market" is.) And if you don't get enough of the author's attitude from the subtitle, ... Read More
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The Call of the Phoenix
by Thomas, Dorothy
Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dj. (c.1945, 1946). Second Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [nice solid copy, light browning to page edges, minor shelfwear; jacket shows a little wear at extremities, small sticker-peel spot on spine (no text affected)]. "A story of adventure, love and strange experiences, finally culminating in Initiation in the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Together with Nameno, you go forth upon the greatest adventure of life.... Read More
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Daphne Winslow
by Thomas, Elisabeth Finley
New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1933). Later Printing. Hardcover. [a nice tight clean copy, with just a touch of wear at the spine ends, remnant of old price sticker on rear pastedown; the jacket is lightly edgeworn, faintly soiling along the spine, and has a small closed tear and some associated creasing at the bottom edge of the front panel]. Novel set in the art and society world of New... Read More
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"Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood"
by Thomas, Elton (story); condensed version by Lotta Woods
[Hollywood, Calif.]: Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation. Near Fine. (c.1922). First Edition. Hardcover. (dark green buckram with gilt lettering; no dust jacket) [faint external wear along spine, otherwise blemish-free]. (sepia-tone film stills) A "photoplay edition" of sorts, this small booklet (approx. 75 unnumbered pages) presents the story of the 1922 silent film epic ROBIN HOOD, which starred Douglas Fairbanks and was produced by him for release through the then-young United Artists. It includes the cast and credits of the film, and... Read More
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Salt Winds and Gobi Dust
by Thomason, John W. Jr.
New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [a nice-looking copy, slight darkening to the spine but no significant shelfwear]. (pen and ink drawings) Stories of adventure in exotic lands, by this career military man -- he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1917 and never left, eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and also established a nice little parallel career as writer and illustrator, mostly... Read More
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Dry Martini: A Gentleman Turns to Love
by Thomas, John
New York: George H. Doran Company. Very Good-. (c.1926). First Edition. Hardcover. (red cloth with pictorial paste-on label on front cover, title/author label on spine; no dust jacket) [good sound copy with just minor bumping and light wear to the extremities, some smudging on the front-cover pictorial label, and with a somewhat unsightly brown stain on the fore-edge affecting the first one-third of the book (page edges only; no staining on the interior) and a... Read More
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By Emily Possessed [*SIGNED*]
by Thomas, Mona Bruns
New York: Exposition Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1973). First Edition. Hardcover. [modest shelfwear to book; jacket is scuffed and a bit edgeworn, with a tiny closed tear at the bottom of the front panel and an equally tiny chip at the lower front hinge]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author facing the title page. "A true story of a colorful theatrical career and a case of psychological possession." The... Read More
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Howard Hughes in Hollywood
by Thomas, Tony
Secacus NJ: Citadel Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1985). First Edition. Hardcover. 0806509767 . [minimal shelfwear, a tiny trace of foxing to top of text block; jacket lightly rubbed, minor edgewear, soft vertical crease at bottom of front panel]. (B&W photographs) "A complete account of Howard Hughes's career as a film mogul," a spotty track record that includes such classics as HELL'S ANGELS, SCARFACE and THE OUTLAW (all of which are discussed at some... Read More
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The Films of Errol Flynn
by Thomas, Tony, Rudy Behlmer, and Clifford McCarty
Secacus NJ: The Citadel Press. Fine in Near Fine dj. 1975 (c.1969). 6th printing. Hardcover. [a nice clean copy, no discernible wear to the book; the jacket is slightly rubbed and lightly soiled along the front hinge, and has a tiny puncture wound near the upper left corner of the front panel, but still has a bright and fresh appearance; a nicer copy you are not likely to find]. (B&W photographs) A relatively early entry... Read More
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Joel McCrea: Riding the High Country
by Thomas, Tony
Burbank CA: Riverwood Press. Near Fine. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. [some minor fingertip-creasing in the front cover and a bit of wear along the bottom edge, otherwise a nice clean book]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) Essentially following the "Films of" format, with a short biographical essay following by a chronological survey of all of McCrea's films, with credits, synopses, and discussions of a film's production or its place in his career. (A front-cover... Read More
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William A. Wellman
by Thompson, Frank T.
Metuchen NJ/London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.. Near Fine. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 081081594X . (no dust jacket, as issued) [nice tight copy, very light handling wear, a couple of diagonally-creased top page corners]. (Filmmakers, no. 4) Series (B&W photographs) The first book-length critical study of the famously hard-boiled director of WINGS, THE PUBLIC ENEMY, BEAU GESTE, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT, THE STORY OF G.I. JOE, etc. Foreword by Barbara Stanwyck, who starred in five of... Read More
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The Star Film Ranch: Texas' First Picture Show
by Thompson, Frank
Plano TX: Republic of Texas Press. (c.1996). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. [essentially as-new, nice and clean with just a teensy indentation in the front cover]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) Thorough, well-researched historical account of the Melies Star Film Company of Manhattan -- the American branch of pioneer French filmmaker Georges Melies's company -- and their 1911 sojourn to the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, where they produced more than 70 films on location, including one called THE IMMORTAL ALAMO.... Read More
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Your Vigor for Life Appalls Me: Robert Crumb Letters 1958-1977
by Thompson, Ilse, ed.
Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. Near Fine. 1998. 1st Edition (softcover issue). Softcover. [nice copy, virtually as new with just a touch of handling wear]. Trade PB (reproductions of R. Crumb drawings) From the introduction, by Gary Groth: "Robert Crumb is the most autobiographical and self-revealing of artists, so the extent to which these letters illuminate his life, specifically his early artistic and intellectual development, is perhaps surprising. Most of the letters cover a five year... Read More
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Wide is the Gate
by Thompson, Loyd
New York: The Macaulay Company. Very Good. (c.1937). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [moderate shelfwear, spine slightly turned, foxing/spotting to top edge of text block, vintage bookplate (featuring the Three Wise Men) on front pastedown]. "The exciting story of a modern quack, strutting his lecherous way from college and battlefield to flashy, pseudo-scientific hospital and governor's mansion. Some of his fellow actors are honorable physicians; others are like himself, unethical, conscienceless.... Read More
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Wild Animal Man: Being the Story of the Life of Reuben Castang [*SIGNED*]
by Thompson, R.W.
New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [corners bumped, spine cloth browned/discolored, a little soiling to covers, some deterioration/fraying at top of spine; otherwise a decent, solid copy]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the ffep by Reuben Castang, at the New York World's Fair in 1939. A legendary trainer of circus animals, Castang worked for circus impresario Carl Hagenbeck, and also spent some time... Read More
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Cuckoo Narrow
by Thompson, T[homas].
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [general overall wear, light bumping and visible wear to all corners, spine a bit turned, some soiling to edges of text block]. Novel by this Lancashire-born-and-bred writer and broadcaster, a working-class lad who spent part of his youth as a warehouse boy in a cotton mill. His writing career began with pieces for a local newspaper, and by the... Read More
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