Broadway to Hollywood; Musicals From Stage to Screen.
1985. Profusely illus. in b/w and some color. Thick 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. with a tear). N.Y.: Gallery Books, 1985. More
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Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of all Time
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2004. Foreword by Jerry Orbach. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 4to, glossy lavender boards, metallic silver dust wrapper. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, (2004). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Signed Playbill -- "Where's Charley?"
New York: 1950. His signature on the front cover of an attractive 1950 Playbill for the Broadway play "Where's Charley?" which depicts a wonderful three-quarters-page caricature of Bolger in character. Additionally signed by co-star Byron Palmer. This issue of Playbill features some great vintage ads including the Copacabana featuring Frank Sinatra (with full course dinner for $2.50) and a full back cover ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes with Kirk Douglas. Two small water-spot stains on the front cover; otherwise very good..... More
American Musical Theatre; A Chronicle.
1978. 749pps., square 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Oxford UP, 1978. More
Take My Life.
1957. Illus. 8vo, cloth. New York, (1957). More
The Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd & Alan Jay Lerner
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Illustrated (b/w). 446 pages. 8vo, blue cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf. More
The Wordsmiths: Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Illustrated sparsely in black & white and with musical notations. 445pp. Tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Autograph Letter Signed
1892. A.L.S. "C. Hayden Coffin", 8vo. 2 pages, Westminster Hotel, May 2nd 1892, postponing an appointment due to a bust schedule, in part: "...I have been so busy that it will be impossible for me to come to you tomorrow ... but unless I hear to the contrary, we will call on Saturday after 3 pm..." Two barely visible small filing holes, otherwise in fine condition. English actor and singer known for his performances in many famous Edwardian musical comedies..... More
And Promenade Home.
1958. Illustrated. 301pp. 8vo, cloth. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1958. Very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
The Great American Mousical
New York: Harper, 2006. Illustrated by Tony Walton. Slim 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Harper, (2006). First edition, second printing. A very good(+) copy with minor denting to rear boards; in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed by Julie Andrews on title page. More
The American Musical Theater: A Consideration.
New York: Macmillan, 1967. Illustrated. xiii + 236pp. Square 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust jacket worn. New York: Macmillan, 1967. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. More
Musicals; The Complete Illustrated Story of the World's Most Popular Live Entertainment
London: Carlton, 2001. Illustrated. 256 pages. 4to., glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper. London: Carlton Books, (2001). A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
Cole: A biographical essay
New York: Holt, 1971. Edited by Robert Kimball. Designed by Bea Feitler. 283 pages. 4to, electric blue cloth with decorative silver stamping, very lightly edge-worn metallic dust wrapper. New York: Holt, Reinehart & Winston, (1971). Second printing. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Before the Parade Passes By: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical
New York: St. Martin's, 2005. Frontis and other b/w photos. 371 pages. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. New York: St. Martin's, (2005). First edition. A very good(-) copy--unknown gift inscription on half-title, some dampstaining to outer edges; in a very good(-) wrapper, slight scuffing to front cover and dampstaining along upper edges. More
Art Isn't Easy: The Achievement of Stephen Soundheim.
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1990. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 343 pages. Wide 8vo, purple cloth, d.w. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, (1990). Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Ring Bells! Sing Songs! Broadway Musicals of the 1930's
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1971. Illustrated. 385 pages. small folio, black cloth. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, (1971). A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Cowardy Custard, The World Of Noel Coward, Based On The Mermaid Theatre Entertainment Devised By Gerald Frow, Alan Strachan And Wendy Toye.
Illustrated. 144pp. Large 8vo, cloth. London: Heinemann, 1973. Fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Melody Lingers On: The Great Songwriters and Their Movie Musicals
New York: Newmarket, 1986. Illustrated. xii + 388pp., tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Newmarket Press, (1986). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Red, Hot & Blue: A Smithsonian Salute to the American Musical
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996. Frontispiece and many illustrations throughout, both in color and b/w. 268pp. Slim 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper edgeworn with a few small tears at head). Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1996). Edges slightly bumped, still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust(-) wrapper. More
The Hollywood Musical.
Illustrated. 463pp. 4to, pictorial boards. N.Y.: Crown Publishers Inc, 1983. Very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Typed Letter Signed
New York: 1945. Humorous short letter, signed, "George." 4to. 1 page, personal letterhead, 410 Park Avenue, to Garson Kanin and his wife Ruth Gordon, undated, but most definitely after the death of Kaufman's wife (Beatrice) on October 6th 1945, in full: "Dear Kanins: Can you skip two trips to the bathroom and thus find time to read this?" * At the time this letter was written Kaufman and the Kanins were collaborating on a production that would ultimately be titled..... More
Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance: A Pictorial History of Film Musicals.
Profusely illus. with b/w photos. 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. London: Hamlyn, (1970). More
Showboat: The Story of a Classic American Musical
New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 246 pages. 4to, cloth-backed mustard boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. A very good(+) copy with rubbing to spine ends; in a very good wrapper--sunned spine and light tearing to rear edges. Inscribed by author on half-title page. More
Notes on a Cowardly Lion
New York: Knopf, 1969. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 394 pages. 8vo, top edge pink (slightly spotted), white cloth, edgeworn dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, (1969). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, price clipped and spine sunned. More