Jumpers by Stoppard, Tom - 1972

Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1990, hardcover, 400 pp, Edition not stated, No previous English-language editions or printings noted, Very Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author in the year of publication on the front endpaper, three tiny spots to front endpaper as well, small ink stamp and light dampstain to rear pastedown. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, dampstain to rear panel and flap, in new Brodart sleeve. Five plays by the Russian dramatist focused on Lenin's role in organizing the Communist Party network, leading the Russian Revolution, and the formation of the Soviet Union. Shatrov's plays about Lenin became the most frequently staged plays in all of the USSR during the reign of Leonid Brezhnev. Contents include five plays: Bolsheviks, The Brest Peace, Blue Horses on Red Grass, Thus Shall We Conquer!, and Onwards...Onwards...Onwards!, as well as an interview with the author 'History is a Factual Drama' and an afterword by Dr. Yuri Sharapov:… Read More

VARIETY, 1998. MAGAZINE NEWSPAPERS LIGHT RUB WEAR, 1ST EDITION ,1998 , VG+, 10 1/2 IN X 14 1/4 . , Musical Show, which also launched career of Sarah Brightman, Female lead Christine, who was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom based on a Gaston Leroux novel , various articles & color pictures other shows etc, Born 1942 & is British, who was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom based on a Gaston Leroux novel . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

A very good paperback with only fault on cover as in image & former owners signature back end paper. 1st ed.

A very good+ paperback, ex-library with stamps, stickers & markings, cover as in image, text near fine.Vous avez la phobie des dictées? Vous écrivez en langage sms? Vous êtes arrivés récemment en France? Ou au contraire vous êtes le prince de l'orthographe? Ce spectacle est pour vous. Il est dédié à tous les zilétré,analfabèt, conpleksé, étranjé, imigré que nous sommes un jour face au français : cette langue que nous mettons parfois toute une vie à maîtriser. Une conférencière Hongroise a décidé d'en finir avec la vieille grammaire, celle du vieux lion qui mordait le nez de l'éléphant. Vous connaissez l'histoire? L'éléphant, c'est nous face au français : un gros lard dans un magasin de porcelaine. Tout ça c'est fini, Katalin Molnàr - la conférencière Hongroise - a décidé de s'immoler avec la vieille grammaire, le dictionnaire et toutes les exceptions après avoir enfin proposé une méthode de français simplifié. Elle ne reculera devant aucun sacrifice, aidée d'une… Read More

New York, Grove Press, 1987, hardcover, xv-91 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the half-title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price, in protective glassine cover. The award-winning American playwright, essayist and novelist presents a unique adaptation of the Chekhov classic with his own impeccable eye for character and ear for dialogue. Adapted from a literal translation by Peter Nelles. ISBN 9780802130020

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1982. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 2000 copies signed by Leonard Baskin, illustrator, with introduction by Irma Jaffe. A lovely copy bound in gray paper covered boards, paper labels to upper board and spine, with LEC letter laid in. in slipcase. Fine.

New York: Atheneum, 1962. Stated Second Printing, December 1962. Near Fine, top edge slight fading to red top stain, prior owner name front end page, in a Very Good dust jacket, small chips, rubbing and light soiling. . 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Works Projects Administration, 1939. Softcover. Good. The hard-to-find Volume 13, Minstrelsy, of the notable ca. 1939 WPA San Francisco Theater Research series. This volume presents an extensive history of regional San Francisco minstrelsy from its earliest days. Illustrated with 19 historical photos of performers, some in blackface. Contents include discussions of blackface. Numerous appendices. Scarce. 301 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 3/8". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and minor loss to bottom right corner of front panel. Light staining along margins of front panel spine and bottom. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1936. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page, First Printing stated, and SCARCE THUS. Norris Houghton, a designer, educator, author, producer and director wrote this book after studying in Moscow with Stanislavski. It is still considered a classic in its field. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, boards soiled, spine label dulled , light wear at spine ends and tips, contemporary prior owner name and address front paste down. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Vintage Books, 1985. Softcover, mass market paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Tucked in front is a publisher's compliments card signed by Hoffman in black marker. First thus, 97 pages, b/w performance stills. Early work about HIV/AIDS, a medical documentary account of an AIDS victim's suffering, explores the effects of AIDS on a gay male couple in a detached world of insensitive families and doctors. The play deals with the epidemic's impact on the national consciousness and conscience and asks the larger existential questions. Winner of the 1985 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play and recipient of 3 Tony Award Nominations. Top corner and base of spine lightly bumped. Hoffman, 1939-2017, was a lifelong New Yorker who was widely known throughout the theatrical community and enjoyed a long career as a playwright.