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Madras, INDIA:: Natana Niketan Publications,, 1946.. First edition -. Very good in plain white wrappers in an illustrated outer wrapper (tidemarks affecting the fore-edge of the pages) Very uncommon. . First printing. A small booklet written as a guide for students of dancing, written in both Sanskrit and English, the first book published by Gopinath (1908-1987), a much honored teacher of dance as well as a composer of over 30 ballets. The same year that this was published he was given the honorific of 'Natanakalanidhi' at a Malayali conference held in Madras. Measures just 7 1/2 bu 5 inches. 54 pp.

Boston:: The Stratford Company, , 1920.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in brown boards with gilt lettering and a black cloth spine (some rubbing to the lettering on the spine) . First printing. Apparently the author's only published work, a play set in ancient Rome. INSCRIBED opposite the title page to Col. Nathan Hurwitz. and a small neat donation notice on front pastedown from 'Colonel Nathan Hurwitz, retired, class of 1905, Point West.' 90 pp.

New York:: Random House,, 1933.. Hardcover -. Good condition in dark blue cloth with gold lettering. Missing the front endpaper, some edgewear to the boards, spine slanted.. 3rd printing.

New York:: Dodd, Mead,, (1973). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Although written back around 1937 when Christie was writing 'Death on the Nile' this play was never performed nor published until this edition. Based on the story of Akhnaton and his wife Nefertiti, and his attempt to replace the old religion of Egypt with one of love, this is a carefully researched story. 157 pp.

New York:: Hill & Wang,, 1983.. Hardcover -. Very good in a very good dustjacket (prev owner's name.). Book club edition. When all the roads in a remote corner of New Mexico because of an accident at a nearby uranium mine, 4 people take refuge at a quiet mission.

London:: Werner Laurie,, (1953.). Hardcover -. Very good in fair only dust jacket (chipping and edgewear to the dj, now protected by an archival cover.). Revised edition -first thus. Written by a well-known ballet critic, this is a comprehensive guide to the subject. Illustrated by many photographs. Glossary, Index. 158 pp.

New York:: Grove Press,, 1985.. First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers. . First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. The first full-length study of this important South African playwright. Based on interviews with the playwright, his actors and others involved in the South African theater, this is a look at Fugard's life and work and an analysis of his major plays including 'Sizwe Bansi Is Dead' and 'Master Harold and the Boys.' Illustrated with photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. 142 pp.

London:: Jonathan Cape,, (1964.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in yellow boards with silver lettering on the spine, no dust jacket. . First UK printing. Although this is a screenplay, it is printed in an easy to read and narrative format. 124 pp.

New York:: Morrow,, 1997.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Reflections on her life and life in America. Or, as Whoopi claims A book that "doesn't suck. It'll make you laugh... maybe not out loud but in that place deep down..." 140 pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1979). First edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A one-man play in which James Whitmore recreates Teddy Roosevelt. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt IV. Illustrated with photographs. Chronology. vii, 72 pp.

New York:: Random House,, 1964.. Hardcover first edition -. VG/VG (normal wear.). First printing.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & World,, (1965, c 1950). Very good (name on first page) . Trade paperback. A verse play by this Nobel laureate. 190 pp. plus a song, and the cast of the first production.

Vancouver, B. C.:: Talonplays with Macmillan of Canada,, (1969.). First edition -. Near fine in stiff photographic illustrated wrappers. . First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. One of Reaney's most important plays - includes the author's note from the original production. 90 pp, printed throughout on avocado green paper.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1954). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (sunning to spine and edges of dj) . First US printing. A verse play by this Nobel laureate. 159 pp.

New York:: Oxford University Press,, 1961.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (some inevitable toning to the dj.). First US printing. Fry's "first historical play, covering almost all the years of Henry the Second's reign (1154-1189), exploring his character, both as a ruler and a man, as well as the more often told story of his conflict with Thomas Becket." First produced on 1 March 1961 at the Stadsschouwburg Theatre, Tilburg, Holland, directed by Karl Guttmann.

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1956.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (the outer edge of several pages bumped and creased, dj is price-clipped, has some wear at the top of the spine.. First edition. Described as covering dance from the days of the minuet to the TV spectacular. The rather uncommon first editionof this work (a much more easily found revised edition was published in 1971.) Illustrated with many photographs. Includes biographical sketches of leading dance figures like Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and others, a chapter on ethnic dance, etc. Index. 248 pages.

London:: Oxford University Press,, 1954.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in blue boards in a good only dust jacket (some mottling and offsetting to the boards, chip and associated creasing to rear cover of dj.).. First printing. The third play in his seasonal quartet, centered around an imaginary incident in the Hungarian revolution against the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1848 - 1849. Dust jacket art by Ronald Searle. A small, slim volume at 103 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1962.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a good dustjacket (chip on upper edge of front cover of dj.). First US printing. A unique portrait of the great Russian ballerina, Galina Ulanova, consisting of over 300 photographs taken in Russia between 1959 and 1961. Introduction by Arnold L. Haskell. INSCRIBED by Kahn on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Large format book.

New York:: Boni & Liveright,, 1929.. Hardcover first edition -. Good overall condition - some age-toning to the spine, both hinges cracked but holding. . First printing. Play opened on Broadway in 1929 starring Claudette Colbert, but had a rather short run. Illustrated endpapers. 159 pp.

New York:: Criterion Books,, 1958.. Hardcover first edition -. Good only in a fair dustjacket. (water damage to lower edges of boards, visible on the inside of the dj, other edgewear to dj, bookplate.). First US printing.