Night of January 16th: A Play by Ayn Rand
New York: World Publishing Company, 1968. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 125 PP. Stated "First Printing" copy in original jacket. DJ price-clipped. More
Performing Arts & Media
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Sam Shubert Theatre 1918 New York Program (FEATURING A 19 YEAR OLD FRED ASTAIRE)
Philadelphia, PA: Geo. W.H. Moore / Sam S. Shubert, 1918. First Edition. 5 1/2 X 7 5/8 Inches. 24 PP. "In an evening in which there was an abundance of good dancing, Fred Astaire stood out ... He and his partner, Adele Astaire, made the show pause early in the..... More
The Glass Menagerie (WILLIAM GOLDMAN'S COPY)
New York: Random House, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 124 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Original red cloth binding sharp and clean. "From the Library of / William Goldman / (1931 - 2018)"..... More
You Gotta Have Heart: An Autobiography (SIGNED 1ST)
New York: Donald I. Fine Inc., 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 354 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Adler to Myra Daniels. Signed..... More
Dear Dad: Our Life in the Teater Around the Turn of the Century (SIGNED TO DRAPER DANIELS)
Freeport, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 188 PP. First printing of this autobiographical account of life in late 1800's theater from "Roy" Whittier, who worked in advertising for much of his adult career. Wonderful biography of comedian and director Frank..... More
Mark Morris' l'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato: A Celebration
New York: Marlowe & Company. First Edition. "Masterpiece isn't a word to be thrown around lightly, but there's no denying that Mark Morris's "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato" is thrillingly that. " - New York Times First printing of the hardcover book commemorating the creation of this dance, which..... More
The Wolf of Gubbio (SIGNED AND DATED IN YEAR OF PUBLICTION / WITH ADDITIONAL ALS)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 195 PP. Signed in the month and year of publication by the author to her dear friend Louis V. Ledoux. Inscribed on the FFEP. Ledoux's personal bookplate to front pastedown. Includes an additional ALS with cover envelope..... More
Amadeus (SIGNED BY SIR IAN MCKELLEN)
New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 97 [3] PP. Stated "First U.S. Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $10.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Sir Ian McKellen directly on the..... More
The Complete Plays of Gilbert & Sullivan
New York: The Modern Library. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches.711 [2] PP. A much nicer copy than typically encountered. Circa 1960's issue with 370 titles listed on rear panel of DJ. Hint of wear and scuffing to DJ edges and spine. Small red sticker to DJ..... More
The Pink Deetees: An Original Play
Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1918. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 121 PP. First printing in original illustrated paper covered boards. FFEP neatly excised. Hint of wear to spine ends and some scattered foxing. An attractive copy of a rare play. More
The Poems & Plays of Robert Browning
New York: Modern Library, 1961. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 1223 [2] PP. Blue cloth boards with Kent torchbearer in gilt on front cover. Original price of $3.95 on front flap. G17 in the Giant series. Light wear and scuffing to DJ edges and folds, especially..... More
Presences: Seven Dramatic Pieces
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 215 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. More
Le Jeune Indienne Comedie En Un Acte Et En Vers
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1945. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 80 PP. Original salmon cloth boards with silver illustration of the "Young Indian" on front cover. Reprint of the 1764 original "The Young Indian Comedy In One Act" by Chamfort. Light toning. DJ a bit..... More
LOT X 5 Early 20th Century VAUDEVILLE Cabinet Cards [Rip Van Winkle, Baton Girls, ETC]
Boonton, NJ: Frank Wendt. Original Photograph. Lot X 5 Original early 20th Century Cabinet Cards. Cards feature Rip Van Winkle and daughter Meenie, Little Margurite, the "Baton Girls", Anna Eising & Pearl Irving (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON BACK). Some spotting and wear. An attractive lot overall. More
Mary Poppins: Anything Can Happen If You Let It (Disney Folio Edition)
New York: Disney Editions, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 12 1/2 Inches. Three volumes bound in one slick tri-fold binder. Issued in celebration of the Mary Poppins Broadway revival in 2007. More
Ah, Wilderness (#296 of 325 SIGNED LIMITED COPIES)
New York: Random House, 1933. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 3/4 X 9 7/8 Inches. 159 PP. #296 of only 325 copies of the signed limited edition. Bound in the original blue calf leather with four raised hubs to spine. TEG. First Edition. Attractive PO bookplate in front pastedown..... More
Las Letras del Tango: Antologia Cronologica 1900 - 1980 (THE LETTERS OF TANGO: Chronological anthology 1900 - 1980)
Argentina: Editorial Fundacion Ross, 2000. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 484 PP. A compilation (anthology) of Tango pieces of the 20th Century. Signed by "Esteban Neiman" on the title-page. Hint of wear to covers and edges. More
HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (FIRST PRINTING)
New York: Pocket Books, 1969. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 205 PP. Stated "1st Printing" on the copyright page. The first novelization of the musical. Slight wear to edges. A very appealing copy overall. More
Requiem for a Nun: A Play
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 105 PP. Stated First Printing copy. Original price of $2.95 intact on front flap. A sharp copy overall. Slight weat to crown and foot of DJ spine at folds. More
Shall We Join the Ladies?; and Other One-Act Plays
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/8 Inches. 128 PP. Stated "First Edition" copy on the copyright page. Original blue publisher cloth with fine condition cover and spine paper labels. Contains four plays (Shall We Join the Ladies?, Half an Hour, Seven Women..... More
1974 Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus OFFICIAL NEW YORK PRESS KIT (Signed X 4)
New York: Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Folder. 9 3/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original 1974 Ringling Bros. New York Student Publications Press Conference packet. This original press kit features three stapled descriptions of the shows and the performers as well as production details, times..... More
Abraham Lincoln: A Play (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN SCARCE ORIGINAL DJ)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 112 PP. First American Edition in scarce early dust jacket. Publisher light blue paper boards with dark blue cloth spine. Original paper spine label intact and super clean. Slight bumping to bottom corners of..... More
The Eighties: A Reader
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 382 PP. A captivating look at the 1980's through some of the period essays collected by Gilbert Sewall. The decade known for self-absorption, greed and celebrity hype comes to life in this much overlooked study..... More
Brighton Beach Memoirs (OFFICIAL MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION)
New York: Signet, 1986. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 130 Pages. Jonathan Silverman cover! Scarce original paperback first printing with the full numberline to the "1". PO name on first page of text. Spine unbroken. Hints of wear at the corners. More
1958 San Francisco International Film Festival (SCARCE Original Program)
San Francisco: San Francisco International Film Festival, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 X 8 1/4 Inches. Scarce original program to the 1958 San Francisco International Film Festival. This, the second year of the festival, was held at the Metro Theater in SF from October 29 thru November..... More