The Voices and Hands of Bunraku.
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Slim oblong 4to, decorative yellow cloth, d.w., board slipcase. Tokyo: Kodansha, (1977). Fine. More
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977. Profusely illustrated in color & in black & white. Slim oblong 4to, decorative yellow cloth, d.w., board slipcase. Tokyo: Kodansha, (1977). Fine. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. Illustrated (b/w). 398 pages. 8vo, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper; wrapper chipped at edges. Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper. Inscribed by Adams on flyleaf: "To Sylvia Whom I love even though she got this free! Cindy" More
New York: Playbill, 1981. Thin 8vo, photographic wrappers. New York: Playbill, February, 1981. First Edition. The play, starring Donald Sutherland & Ian Richardson opened in March, 1981, to devastatingly bad reviews. More
New York: Harcourt, 1962. Lightly illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 301 pages. 8vo, brown cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Harcourt, 1962. First edition. A very good(-) copy--cloth lightly soiled and shelfworn, previous owner inscription and bookstore stamps to endpaper; in a poor wrapper. More
New York: Holt, 1958. 188 pages, small 8vo, light blue cloth, dust wrapper (worn). New York: Holt, (1958). Third printing. Spotted top edge, but still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to Jose Ferrer: "To Jose, All good wishes! Steve." More
New York: Random House, 1971. 151 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1971). Signed by the author at title page. Page edges lightly spotted. Very good(+) in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1969. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 95 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (two small tears). New York: Random House, (1969). Text block toned. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Milan: Nouve Edizioni, 1969. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Small folio, white boards (small wear at top and bottom of hinges), d.w. chipped. (Milano: Nouve Edizioni, 1969). First Edition. Very good. More
New York: 1946. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, New York, July 30, 1946. Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, requesting details regarding a proposed project, in part: "...Could you be a little more definite about the 'writing assignment' you have in mind that might interest me? I don't want to waste your time and mine discussing a project to which I am certain to say no as soon as I know its nature..." Two horizontal folds; very good condition..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1938. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. Unpaginated (XXIV plates). London: Geoffrey Bles, (1938). First edition. A very good copy--lightly shelfworn, small stain to title page; lacking dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1960. Frontis plus 5 illustrations. vi + 280pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1960. A near fine copy in a lightly edgeworn, but very good dust jacket. More
Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1993. Beautifully illustrated, including many full color plates. Slim 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Text in Hebrew and English. More
Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1975. Illustrated. 4to, stiff wrappers. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1975. Exhibition catalog, printed in French and English. Presentation copy from Arnott to Francis Steegmuller. Laid are are two typed letters signed to Steegmuller concerning his doing a radio broadcast on Craig in conjunction with the exhibition. More
New York: Doubleday, 1988. 1056pp., cloth, d.w. New York: Douleday, 1988. The dust wrapper is fine except for a small gouge on the fold of the back panel. More
Durham, NY: 1966. T.L.S with a holograph postscript, 4to., 1 page, personal letterhead, Durham, New York, July 1st 1966, to literary agent and physician William Amburn concerning promotional appearances for his book, in part: "...Mrs. Prashker tells me that you have inherited me as a patient and a client, and I hope you don't regret it before we are through. If you have not already sent me a copy of the printed book to this address I would be greatly..... More
New York: Knopf, 2001. Illustrated in black and white. xiii, 462 pages. 8vo, tan cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Very good(+) in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1888. 2 volumes. Frontis portrait each volume. xi + 442 pages and xii + 457 pages, 8vo, 3/4 green polished calf over marbled boards; gilt-decorated spines with red labels and raised bands; minor scuffing and wear to covers, last page of Volume I index has repaired hole, with some loss of text, occasional and scattered light foxing. London: Richard Bentley, 1888. A very good(+) set. More
Tokyo: Shochiku, 1983. Text in English and Japanese. Full-page color and black & white photographic illustrations throughout, including several fold-out pages. Unpaginated. Narrow folio, glossy pictorial wrappers. Tokyo: Shochiku Co., (1983). A near fine copy. A photographic study and history of classical Japanese Kabuki theatre. More
1939. Lillian Hellman's personally owned cast-signed hand-made premier memento, presented to her by the National Theatre, February 15, 1939, the opening day of her classic play Little Foxes. 8" x 12", ornately illustrated and penned with drawings of foxes climbing a ladder in pursuit of grapes , with the plays title inscribed on top, and the full cast signing below. The signatures include: Tallulah Bankhead, Frank Conroy, John Marnott, Dan Duryea, Charles Dingle, Lee Baker, Abbie Mitchell, Florence William, Patricia..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1954. Frontis portrait, lightly illustrated in b/w. 402 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth. London: Secker & Warburg, 1954. A very good(+) copy, lacking dust wrapper. More
1905. Vintage 5.25 x 3.25-inch postcard featuring a three-quarters bust-portrait of the actress with an intense look, no place, no date, circa 1905. Boldly signed in full across the bottom of the photo. Small crease in the upper right corner, but still in very good condition. Float-mounted on a dark gray background, matted in white, and set in a white wooden frame measuring 9.25 x 7 inches. More
New York: Turtle Bay, 1992. Edited by Kim Herzinger with an introduction by Thomas Pynchon. Illustrated in black and white. xxii, 355 pages. Large 8vo, black boards, yellow d.w. (some dust-soiling). Deckle edged and internally clean, a fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
A.L.S. 8vo. 1 page, mourning stationary, c. 1880's, providing a letter of condolence, in full: "I must send you a line today how very deeply we all feel for you and with you - I am more sorry for you. Please be assured your fullest sympathy & believe me - Your's most truly." Two minor sport - otherwise in fine condition. American actress who became successful in Great Britain, especially with lead parts under the direction of Henry Irving... More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1947. 192pp. 8vo, green cloth, edgeworn d.w. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1947. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Chesire House, 1932. Introduction by Christopher Morley. Wood engravings by Freda Bone. viii + 147pp., tall 8vo, half green leather over marbled boards, deckled edges; spine faded, lightly rubbed. New York: Chesire House, 1932. A near fine copy. One of 1200 numbered copies. More
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