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
MUSICAL
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
The Producers - The Book, Lyrics, and Story behind the Biggest Hit in Broadway History!; How We Did It
New York: Roundtable Press, 2001. Illustrated (color). 224 pages. Oblong 4to. Grey stamped boards, first edition, dust wrapper shows 2" tear near top right front corner. New York: Roundtable Press, (2001). A near fine copy in a good wrapper. Inscribed on title page: "To [...] Tom Meehan Mel Brooks" 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 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
Richard Rodgers.
New York: Henry Holt, 1957. Illus.trated. 378pp., two-toned cloth, d.w. dust jacket price clipped and worn. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1957. First edition. A very good copy in a very 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
Broadway Musicals.
New York: Abrams, 1979. Profusely illustrated in color. 352 pages. Folio, gilt-lettered maroon cloth (spine darkened). New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1979. Discoloration on spine, but still a very good(-) useable copy. More
Show Biz: From Vaude to Video.
613pp., 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Holt, (1951). Very good. 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
Signed Publicity Still
Extremely rare and important signed publicity still, "Sincerely - Judy Holliday", from the 1960 MGM film 'Bells are Ringing', 8" x 10", black and white, depicting Holliday sitting at her switchboard as co-star Dean Martin hovers over her. Also additionally signed by the writers Adolph Green and Betty Comden - who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the 1940's - 1960's. Their first success came in 1944..... More
The Gershwin Years.
Garden City: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1958. Illustrated profusely in black & white. 313pp. 4to, black cloth. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1958, First edition. Very good. 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
Broadway's Greatest Musicals.
Illus. 502pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (slightly torn). N.Y., (1973). Dup-no d.w. (1977). (2c). More
Musical Comedy: A Story in Pictures.
New York: 1970. Foreword by Noel Coward. Profusely illustrated. Small 4to, fabricoid, d.w. New York, (1970). More