Backstage With Joe
by Aistrop, Jack
New York: Roy Publishers. Very Good in Fair dj. (c.1946). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [solid copy, minor bumping at several corners, light soiling to page edges, small faint bookseller's stamp at bottom of front pastedown; jacket heavily worn at edges, with numerous small tears, soiling, etc.] "It was just a casual impulse that sent Corporal Blackie backstage to visit his friend Joe -- an impulse which carried him into the life of Eileen, the... Read More
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The Commissar Took Care
by Ajzenbud, Moshe (translated by Leah)
Brunswick (Australia): Globe Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1986). 1st English-language edition. Hardcover. [nice-looking copy, just a bit of wear to the spine ends; the jacket shows light handling wear only]. Novel, "originally published in Yiddish in 1956," about the World War II experiences of a Polish Jew who flees into the Soviet Union (with his father and brother) from the advancing German army, and eventually ends up spending five years in various... Read More
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Time at her Heels
by Aldis, Dorothy
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Good dj. (c.1937). Later Printing. Hardcover. [a good sound book, minor bump to lower rear corner, faint dust-soiling to top of text block; jacket is heavily edgeworn, long vertical crease in spine, tears at spine extremities, a bit of paper loss at top right corner of rear panel]. "Women's fiction" with a vengeance, depicting a day in the life of a 35-year-old matron: "A sick servant, an unworldly husband,... Read More
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The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes [*SIGNED*]
by Aldridge, Alan
London: Thames & Hudson. Fine in Near Fine dj. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 0500093423 . [lovely copy, no discernible wear to book, the jacket showing only tiny traces of edge- and surface-wear]. (color illustrations, photographs, etc.) INSCRIBED ("For ____") and SIGNED by the author on the ffep, with an additional small drawing of a spider dangling from the last letter of his signature. "This illustrated autobiography charts Aldridge's life as a graphic entertainer,... Read More
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Dust in the Afternoon [*SIGNED*]
by Alexander, Holmes
New York/London: Harper & Brothers. Very Good-. (c.1940). 1st Edition (H-P). Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [good sound copy, a few tiny white spots (paint?) and light soiling on front cover, modest wear to extremities]. INSCRIBED generically ("Best regards") and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. A novel of romance set in New York City, about a young married couple with conflicting career ambitions: he, to be a success as a Major ... Read More
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Candy
by Alexander, L.M.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good+. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [a good sound copy, light dust-soiling to top of text block, spine a little darkened]. (pen and ink drawings) A novel themed around the post-slavery migration of African-Americans from the South to the North, focusing on a group of "plantation Negroes" whose way of life is upended when the precarious financial situation of their home plantation eventually leads to its... Read More
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Walt Disney's African Lion
by Algar, James (text); Alfred and Elma Milotte (photographs)
New York: Simon and Schuster, in collaboration with Marc Barraud - Geneva. Near Fine. [1956]. First Edition. Hardcover. 23456 . (laminated pictorial boards; no dust jacket, but now protected by a custom-fitted mylar wrapper) [a very nice copy, the covers a little bit rubbed and with one tiny surface nick to the front cover and a short scrape to the rear cover, in both instances exposing a little bit of white beneath the otherwise black surface;... Read More
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Chicago: City on the Make
by Algren, Nelson
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Fair dj. 1951. Later Printing. Hardcover. [moderately shelfworn book, mild age-toning to edges of text block; the jacket is separated at the rear hinge (held together by new mylar cover), and shows some wear at the corners, with a shallow chip at the top of the front panel, 1/2" of paper loss at the top of the spine and about 1" at the lower spine extending... Read More
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The Man with the Golden Arm
by Algren, Nelson
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1949. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. [a good sound copy, minor shelfwear, mild age-toning to edges of text block; the jacket has a tiny chunk missing from the lower right front panel, a couple more tiny bits of paper loss at the top of the spine, a small closed tear at the top of the front panel, light staining/tanning along the spine]. Algren's... Read More
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The 1934 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good. (c.1934). 16th Annual. Hardcover. (dark green textured covers with gilt embossed highlights; issued without dj) [moderate external wear, front hinge cracked but holding, embossed highlights on spine and front cover somewhat worn, minor dampstaining to upper corners of an approximately 150-page section mid-volume, "Property of Cameo Pictures Corp." handwritten in light blue ink on front endpaper and rear pastedown]. (photographs, ads) Complete trade directory to the ... Read More
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The 1938 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good+. (c.1938). (20th Annual). Hardcover. (silver cover with copper/turquoise embossed highlights; issued without dj) [good solid copy, nicer than usually found on volumes of this vintage; binding intact, with just some moderate shelfwear; internally clean; this copy belonged to "E.A. Schiller" (whoever he was), whose name is stamped on the front cover; the spine is a uniform golden color, although it may have been silver originally -- if it's... Read More
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The 1941 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good+. (c.1941). 23rd Annual. Hardcover. (maroon textured covers with gold embossed highlights; no dust jacket, as issued) [attractive copy, hinges intact and binding solid, minor wear to extremities, very light spotting on top edge, "1940" tab attached to top corner of page 137 (marking the beginning of the "Feature Credits" section)]. (photos, advertisements) Complete trade directory to the American (and to a somewhat lesser extent, international) motion... Read More
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The 1935 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good+. (c.1935). 17th Annual. Hardcover. (turquoise/tan cover with embossed highlights; issued without dj) [modest wear to edges and corners, binding solid (hinges intact), small tab attached to top of first page to mark the section of 1934 releases, name "Harold L. Cail" imprinted on front cover] (photographs, ads, graphics) Complete trade directory to the American (and to a somewhat lesser extent, international) motion picture business. Directory listings for... Read More
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Willie the Squowse [*SIGNED*]
by Allan, Ted
London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. (corner-clipped, but printed price still present; possibly designed that way) [nice copy, very slightly bumped at the tips but no other significant wear; the jacket shows slight corner wear commensurate with the bumping to the book]. (pen & ink drawings) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "To Gwen & Arthur / Friends of Squice -- / with love /... Read More
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"Wayside": The Waking Dream of a Soul Before an Open Wood Fire [*SIGNED*]
by Allen, Edward (pseud. for Edward Allen Hall)
Boston: Sherman, French & Company. Near Fine. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. (stamped pictorial cloth with gilt lettering; no dust jacket) [lovely copy, gilt bright on cover and spine, light wear at extremities, minor soiling to top edge]. INSCRIBED ("To _____________ / with / the compliments of") and SIGNED by the author on the ffep. The author's reverie of life at his old colonial mansion, addressed to an imaginary girl, Evelyn -- the "Only... Read More
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Brooklyn Remembered: The 1955 Days of the Dodgers
by Allen, Maury
Champaign IL: Sports Publishing L.L.C.. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.2005). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight clean book, with no discernible wear; the jacket is also quite nice, with just a touch of wrinkling along the top edge of the front panel, and a hint of surface rubbing]. (B&W photographs) This book captures "the emotion, the drama and the sweet reverie of what many baseball people and fans consider the greatest sports triumph ever, the... Read More
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Not Hers Alone [*SIGNED*]
by Allen, Sally Elliott
New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1942). First Edition. Hardcover. [no significant wear to book, but the spine is a bit turned; the jacket is bright and attractive, with only light wear to the extremities, would grade a little higher but for some severe fading to the illustrated part of the spine (a continuation of the horizontal image on the front panel, but faded to invisibility)]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by... Read More
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Steve Allen's Songs: 100 Lyrics with Commentary [*SIGNED*]
by Allen, Steve
Jefferson NC/London: McFarland & Company, Inc,. Fine. (c.1999). First Edition. Hardcover. (laminated pictorial boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [as-new book with no discernible wear]. (B&W photo frontispiece) INSCRIBED briefly to friends and SIGNED by the author on the title page, dated 1999. According to the polymathic author's Preface, he claims to have "written over 8,000 songs, of which I would think over a thousand have lyrics"; this selection, therefore, represents "only a small... Read More
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Don't Drink the Water; a comedy in two acts
by Allen, Woody
New York/London/Toronto: Samuel French, Inc.. Good. (c.1967). Early printing. Stapled wraps. NOISBN . [an "actor-used" copy with extensive underlining and annotation (see notes), worn along spine, some dog-earing to covers and early pages, some discoloration and light soiling to covers, slight splitting at both ends of spine]. (stage diagram) Allen's early theatrical success, filmed in 1969 under the unsubtle direction of Howard Morris, with Jackie Gleason taking over the role played by Lou Jacobi on... Read More
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Don't Drink the Water
by Allen, Woody
New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1967). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean tight copy with no discernible wear (a review copy, with publisher's slip laid in); the jacket has been slightly insect-nibbled at various points along the top and bottom edges]. (B&W photographs) The Woodman's early theatrical success (and technically his first published book), filmed in 1969 with Jackie Gleason taking over the role played by Lou Jacobi on the stage, as... Read More
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The Capital Murder
by Alner, James Z.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fair. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [a serviceable reading copy, but no more; the book had gotten wet at some point, with consequent large staining and cloth rippling to lower right corner of front cover, and a smaller area similarly blemished on rear cover; former owner's initials plus date & place of purchase in ink along edge of rear pastedown; large, attractive custom bookplate of one Forrest P.... Read More
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American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (November 1975) [cover: Erich von Stroheim]
by Alpert, Hollis, ed.
Washington DC: The American Film Institute. Very Good+. 1975. (Vol. I, No. 2). Periodical. NOISBN . [nice clean copy with moderate edgewear, minor bumping at corners; no marks of any kind, no subscription label]. (B&W/color photographs) Feature stories: "Who Was Harry Langdon?" (Walter Kerr); "Coppola, Inc." (Joseph McBride); "The Canadian Dilemma" (Bruce Cook; re identity problem of Canadian cinema); "The Rise and Fall of the Rock Film" (Thomas Wiener; part one, continued in next issue);... Read More
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American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (March 1977) [cover: Bette Davis]
by Alpert, Hollis, ed.
Washington DC: The American Film Institute. Very Good+. (c.1977). (Vol. II, No. 5). Magazine. [nice clean copy, modest wear along spine, very slight bumping to lower corners, soft vertical crease in upper section of front cover]. (B&W and color photographs) The cover story is "A Toast to Bette Davis!," keyed to that year's recipient of AFI's Life Achievement Award. Feature articles include: "John Frankenheimer: His Fall and Rise," about the then-former wunderkind director who... Read More
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American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (April 1978) [cover: Houdini]
by Alpert, Hollis, ed.
Washington DC: The American Film Institute. Near Fine. 1978. (Vol. III, No. 6). Periodical. [nice clean copy, with just light handling wear, slight bump at top of spine; no marks of any kind, no subscription label]. (B&W/color photographs) The cover story, "The Magician and the Movies" by Erik Barnouw, discusses how old-time magicians "created moving images [and] prepared audiences for the magic of movies." Other feature articles include: "Producers and Publishers: The Book Brothers,"... Read More
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American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (December-January 1978 [cover: Nicola Pagett in "Anna Karenina"]
by Alpert, Hollis, ed.
Washington DC: The American Film Institute. Very Good+. (c.1977). (Vol. III, No. 3). Magazine. [nice clean copy, modest wear along spine, very tiny bump/bend to lower right corner of front cover]. (B&W/color photographs) Feature articles include: "The Legacy of 'Masterpiece Theatre'" (the cover story); a speculative article about the potential for home viewing of newly-released movies; an article about director Don Siegel; "The RKO Years: Orson Welles and Howard Hughes" by Ron Haver (the conclusion... Read More
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