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.
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Short and witty Autographed Letter Signed
New York: 1971. 1 page on personal letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, New York City, June 6, 1971, in full: "Thank you for a copy of your open letter. Patriotism is never out of style; be wary of Jingoism, however." Two horizontal folds; light creasing along the right margin. Very good(+) condition. Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning American dramatist best remembered for such modern classics as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," "A Delicate Balance," and "Seascape."
Playbill for Albee's Adaptation of "Lolita"
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.
The Girls on the 10th Floor and Other Stories
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."
I Teatri di Parma "dal Farnese al Regio".
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.
Autographed Letter Signed on "The Playwrights' Company" letterhead
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. Accompanied by the original hand-addressed envelope.
Signed Program
1974. 16 pages, 12 x 9 inches, no place, 1974. Large colorful program for The Andrew Sisters in "Over Here!" Illustrated throughout with blue-tinted photographs. Stiff pictorial yellow, red and blue wrappers. Signed on the front cover by Patty Andrews, Maxine Andrews, and two other performers -- Ann Reinking and Janie Sell. Very good condition.
Ann-Margret: A Photo Extravaganza and Memoir
New York: Delilah Books, 1981. Book by Neal Peters and David Smith; signed by Ann-Margret. Profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. 256 pages, 4to, silver-stamped white boards, dust wrapper (edge-worn). New York: Delilah Books, (1981). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed in purple marker on a preliminary blank page: "For David~ Affectionately, Ann-Margret."
Charles Macklin: An Actor's Life
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.
Chagall: Dreams and Drama. Early Russian Works and Murals for the Jewish Theatre
Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1993. Beautifully illustrated, including many full color plates. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Text in Hebrew and English.
Towards a New Theatre: Edward Gordon Craig & Hamlet
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.
The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II
New York: Knopf, 2008. Foreword by Alice Hammerstein Mathias, Introduction by Ted Chapin. 81 photographs. 422pp., 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; 2 pages dogeared and creased, otherwise text is fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
Broadway
New York: Macmillan, 1970. Profusely illustrated. 484 pages, 8vo, red cloth. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1970. Very good condition. Signed in full by Atkinson on the front free endpaper.
Playbill
New York: 1981. A surprisingly uncommon signed Playbill for her appearance in Woman of the Year, July 1981, The Palace Theatre, New York City. Boldly signed on the cast page "Lauren Bacall"with the additional signature of her co-star "Harry Guardino" + Marilyn Cooper and Fred Ebb. Fine. American actress whose career in radio, screen, television and stage spanned over sixty-five years.
The Tragedy of Francis Bacon, Prince of England
Los Angeles: Philosopher's Press, 1940. From the text and anagrammatic writing in the First Folio Edition of the Shakespeare Hamlet. Transcribed by Wallace McCook Cunningham. Frontis. 96pp., thin 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn. Los Angeles: Philosopher's Press, 1940. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.
Inscribed Photograph
1962. Unaccredited matte-finish black-and-white 10 x 8-inch half-length image of Bailey, no place, no date, circa 1962. Inscribed: "To Helen, My Very Best, Love Pearl." Tiny creases on the lower corners but still in very good condition. American singer and actress who appeared on the stage, screen and television.
The Art of the Puppet
New York: Bonanza, 1973. Signed with original color drawing. Profusely illustrated in color. 251pp. Tall 4to, gilt-decorated red boards, slightly edge-worn d.w. New York: Bonanza Books, (1973). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed on the copyright page with an original color drawing from the author to Martin Segal: "For Martin Segal, With much appreciation for the support he has given our theater. Bil and Susanna Baird."
Framed Signed Photo-postcard
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.
Autograph Letter Signed
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.
The Satiric and the Didactic in Ben Jonson's Comedy
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.
The Maides Tragedy
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.
Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet.
London: Leadlay, 1931. 5 colored plates, plus manuscript facsimiles. 8 separate sheets of light gray cardboard, in portfolio of gray boards & white vellum spine; rubbed & dust soiled. (London, Leadlay, Ltd., 1931). First Edition. Limited to 900 numbered copies. The prints, including one of Noel Coward, are in very fine condition.
Jacobowsky and the Colonel
New York: Random House, 1944. Original Play by Franz Werfel; American Play based on same by S.N. Behrman. Frontispiece and other black-and-white photographs. 177 pages, 12mo, light grayish-green cloth (bottom right corner bumped), dust wrapper (heavily worn and chipped; spine faded). New York: Random House, (1944). Second printing. A very good(-) copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed by Behrman to Goddard Lieberson (1911 - 1977), the president of Columbia Records, on the front free endpaper: "For Goddard -- If...
Professionally Revealing Typed Letter Signed
Tucson: 1948. 1 page on oversize custom fold-out personal letterhead, 16.5 x 5.5 inches, (Tucson) February 22, 1948. In this letter, Behrman responds to a teacher about his literary influences and explains in detail that George Bernard Shaw was his major influence, in part: "...It was all G.B.S., I think, not only the plays themselves, but The Prefaces...it was not merely Shaw's wit; it was the social uses to which he put it. That, I think, was the whole thing...I....
A Souvenir of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, As Presented by David Belasco at the Lyceum Theatre, New York December 21, 1922
New York: David Belasco, 1923. 28 full-page plates. 173 pages, folio, flexible boards with plain brown printed wrappers. New York: Privately Printed for Distribution, 1923. A fine copy.