Stage Management and Theatrecraft: A Stage Manager's Handbook.
Illus. 12mo, cloth, New York, (1968). More
Illus. 12mo, cloth, New York, (1968). More
Six Plays of Russian Life. Transl. by Alexander Bakshy. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1946. More
Frontis, illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London, (1959). More
Cambridge: Harvard, 1987. Black & white illustrations. 28 pages. Small slim 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Cambridge: Harvard Theatre Collection, 1987. First Edition. Fine. Designed costumes and scenic designs for many theatrical productions including Show Boat, A Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music and Annie Get Your Gun. 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
1950. A stunning 13.25 x 10.5-inch black-and-white photograph of Bankhead in motion. No place, no date, circa 1950. Inscribed over the white background of her cardigan and blouse: "For Suzanne all my love from Tallulah." Stamped on the back by Miami photographer Ray Fisher. Several small creases; very good condition. 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
New York: Morrow, 1978. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow, 1978. First Edition. Fine. Signed by Baraka on the title page. More
New York: Fleet Publishing, 1962. Introduction by Abel Green. Black & white illustrations. 288pp. small 4to, two-toned cloth, dust wrapper; (chipped & edge-worn). New York: Fleet, 1962. Very good. More
221pp. 8vo, leatherette, d.w. New Haven: Yale UP, (1970). Very good. 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
402 pp. Illus. 8vo, cloth. New York: (1954). More
New York: Rinehart, 1958. 280pp. small 8vo, cloth, d.w.; upper corner of text dampstained. New York: Rinehart, (1958). More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1974. Translated by Jonathan Griffin. Illustrated. 336 pages. 8vo. Blue cloth covered boards, mylar covered dust wrapper. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1974. A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
Photo illus. 336pp. 8vo, boards, dust wrapper. N.Y.: Dutton, 1974. Very good. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Frontispiece and other b/w photographs. 320 pages, 8vo, red and beige cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994). First edition. A very good copy--shelfworn with light staining to outer edges; in a very good wrapper, lightly soiled and scuffed. More
Edinburgh: Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. Tipped-in color frontis., 21 tipped-in color illustrations and many black and white text illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 198pp., small thick folio, gilt-stamped vellum with elaborate cover design, lacks ties, lettered tissue guards, t.e.g.; (cover slightly spotted and yellowed, light dampstaining on outer margin of a few pages). Edinburgh: Hodder and Stoughton, 1901. Very good. Limited Edition, one of 1000 copies, signed by Hugh Thompson on the limitation page. More
Edinburgh: Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. Tipped-in color frontispiece, 21 tipped-in color illustrations and many black and white text illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 198 pages with first and last few pages foxed, short thick 4to, original lavender cloth, ornately decorated gilt cover (very lightly rubbed on spine; covers bright). (Edinburgh): Hodder and Stoughton, (1901). Very Good. More
Edinburgh: Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. Tipped-in color frontispiece, and 21 tipped-in color illustrations and many black and white text illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 198 pages. Small thick folio, gilt-stamped vellum with elaborate cover design, lettered tissue guards, t.e.g. Edinburgh: Hodder and Stoughton, 1901. A near fine copy, lacking the silk ties. Limited Edition -- number 559 of 1000 copies, signed by Hugh Thompson on the limitation page. More
Intro. by William Lyon Phelps. 439pp. N.Y., (1926). 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: William Morrow & Company, 1990. Some black & white photographic illustrations. 304 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (lightly toned). New York: William Morrow & Company, (1990). First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1987. x, 215 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (edgeworn, sunned at spine, small stain at rear). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1987). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Walter Baker. Illustrated by David Sarvis. 605 pages. Tall thick 8vo, pictorial green cloth, worn at ends and corners. Boston: Walter Baker, 1938. Pages toned, else a very good copy. More
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