Search Results: Drama/Theater from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

New York: Pocket Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. Farrell's first novel, which introduces Annie McGrogan, New York City actress and part-time private detective.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2003. Hardcover. Good Plus/Fine. The work of Sendak as a children's book artist has been known around the world since his Caldecott winning "Where The Wild Things Are" in 1963. Less well-known is Sendak's work for adults, a kind of second career, in set and costume design for opera and other theatrical and dance productions, as well as work on posters, CD covers, book jackets and adult books, particulary since 1980. This volume, with text by playwright Tony Kushner, Sendak's longtime friend, chronicles and provides insight on this second career. First edition, first printing (with complete numberline). Oversize, about 11 3/4 x 11 inches, bound in dark-blue cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Dustjacket's front and back panels show finished watercolor designs from "The Magic Flute;" dj's flaps show prop and costume designs. Book is lavishly illustrated with Sendak's work, in full color and black… Read More

New York: Washington Square Press, 1964. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage Paperback; the Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare, W-106. "As You Like It" is a romantic fantasy that became, and has remained, one of Shakespeare's most popular plays; mass market paperback; Fifth Printing of the First Edition Thus; Previous owner's name on the front end page, slightly age-tanned, o/w text is clean, tight, square; pictorial wrappers show only minimal surface and edgewear.

New York: Stein and Day, 1963. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Published as a screenplay in reading form ten years after Thomas' death, the book is based on a story of the South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson; text edges somewhat soiled, dustjacket slightly soiled, chipped and edgeworn; Very Good/Very Good. Collectable.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. First Edition. . Hardcover. About Very Good. Francis Hopkinson Smith was an accomplished artist and successful engineer before he turned to writing fiction in his 50's. Colonel George Fairfax Carter, an ex-officer of the Confederate Army, a gentleman of the old South, left in poverty at the end of the war, was the first of Smith's fictional heroes and one of the most popular. "Col. Carter of Cartersville," issued in 1891, was a bestseller and later adapted for the stage. "Colonel Carter's Christmas" was published in 1903 and recounts a period in the Colonel's life when he living in a small house in New York trying to recoup the family fortune. Over the Christmas holidays, the Colonel helps a friend escape from a financial trap set by an unscrupulous banker. First edition, first printing. About 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, 159 pages in light green, cloth-covered boards with front cover showing holiday-type decorations including… Read More

London: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1943. Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Shelley was, arguably, the finest and most philosophically influential poet and playwright of the English Romantic period. Among his enduring works are "Prometheus Unbound," "The Cenci," "Ozmandyias," Ode To The West Wind," and "Queen Mab," all included in this volume, edited by Thomas Hutchinson. First edition thus, later printing. About 5 x 7 inches, 912 pages in green, quarter-leather binding over green, marbled cloth-covered boards with leather corner protectors. All leather areas bordered in gilt. Five raised bands with gilt borders on spine. A ribbon bookmark is bound in. Frontispiece is 1819 painting of Shelley. Text also includes a preface by Hutchinson, two prefaces and a postscript by Mary Shelley, the poet's wife and author of "Frankenstein." Also included are notes on the text and its punctuation, a list of the principal editions of… Read More

New York: New American Library, 1966. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback, Signet Classic CD328; one of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, sometimes the subject of debate as to whether it's a tragedy or satiric comedy. Cover illustration by Milton Glaser; First Printing of the First Signet Classic Edition. Text is clean, tight, square, appears unread; pictorial wrappers show minor surface and edgewear.

New York: HarperCollins, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. the eighth book from the award-winning author of "Mystic River" and "Shutter Island" is a collection of grim, inter-related short stories and a two-act play, "Until Gwen;" This unread Limited Edition is Signed by Lehane on a specially bound-in title page. A Fine Collectable.

New York: William Morrow & Co., 2006. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The award-winning Lehane's eighth book is a collection of five gritty, inter-related short stories and the two act play, "Coronado," which gives the book its title. It follows such bestselling mystery-thrillers as "Mystic River" and "Shutter Island.

New York: Viking Penguin, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. The fourth novel in Dentinger's underrated mystery-suspense series featuring actress-director and amateur sleuth Jocelyn O'Roarke, this time working on a TV movie in Hollywood. Remainder mark on bottom edge of text, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square; dustjacket shows minimal surface and edgewear. Scarce.

New York: Viking Penguin, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. RM o/w Fine/Fine. Dentinger's fourth mystery featuring Jocelyn O'Roarke, actress/director and amateur sleuth, this time in Hollywood. A collectable copy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The third novel in Dentinger's series of mysteries with theatrical settings featuring actress/director Jocelyn O'Roarke; Review Copy with photo of author laid in. Scarce. Collectable.

New York: Doubleday & Co., 1972. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus to Very Good. Perhaps best known for his police procedural crime novels written under his Ed McBain pseudonymn, Hunter was one of the most popular and prolific 20th century American writers. This collection of short fiction is unusual in that it features one of his few plays -- "The Easter Man," which Hunter described as "about a group of young people trying to grow up. The other six stories are about people of various ages, many of them still trying. Remainder spray on bottom of text block, covers show slightly bumped corners, a touch of edgewear, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows considerable edge wear with two short, closed tears on upper edge of front panel, a single small tear on the fold between back panel and flap, a vertical crease on the front flap and age-tanning on exposed white areas. That said, dj remains whole, with no… Read More

Greenwich, CN: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1967. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Good to Good Plus. Vintage paperback, Fawcett Crest 1970; a bestselling memoir from one of the truly great actresses of the 20th century stage and screen; photo illustrations; Second Printing of First Fawcett Crest Edition; text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in somewhat discolored and soiled wrappers showing minimal surface and edgewear. A decent reading copy.

New York: New American Library, 1953. First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Fair To Good. Vintage paperback, Signet 1020; one of Capote's early works that became a hit Broadway play and made Capote's reputation; First Signet Edition; spine slightly cocked, text age-browned, still clean and tight; wrappers are whole but show extensive surface wear and at corners and edges, top and bottom of spine chipped. A reading copy

New York: Dell, 1966. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Vintage paperback; Dell 3388; the Laurel Shakespeare series, edited by Francis Fergusson with a commentary by Maurice Evans. Eleventh Printing of the First Laurel Edition. Text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in white pictorial wrappers showing minor soiling and age-discoloration along spine and edges, o/w minimal surface and edgewear.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sontag's final novel, which won the National Book Award in 2000, features Marina Zalenska, a Polish actress who came to American in 1876 to found a commune in California. When the commune failed Marina returned to the stage to become a star to rival Sarah Bernhardt. Signed by Sontag on the half-title page; previous owner's bookplate fixed to the inside cover, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some minor rubbing, o/w no significant surface or edgewear. A collectable copy.

New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good Plus. O'Hara's twelfth novel, a late work by this underappreciated writer, features Yank Lucas, a playwright, who after years of deprivation and dogged hard work, conquers Broadway, only to find success not truly fulfilling with still a need to find himself; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket, though basically whole, with all printed matter intact, shows considerable edgwear, with a pair of half-inch, closed tears along the top edge of the back panel, a third similar tear at the top of the spine and a half-inch triangular chip missing from the top of the front panel.

New York: Summit Books, 1988. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. The second mystery in Stacey's classic English mystery series featuring the kind and thoughtful Superintendent Peter Bone, who finds murder even on a night off. Bone is attending a performance of "The Beggar's Opera" at his daughter's school when the pretty and ambitious Miss Fairlie is stabbed to death in the Domestic Science room. First Printing of the First U.S. Edition. As new, appears unread. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows only a touch of soiling on back panel, no tears, no bumping, chipping or creasing, not price-clipped. Collectable.

New York: HarperCollins, 1996. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. An advance review copy from uncorrected proofs of this late work of Nobel Prize-winner Lessing. It is the story of a 65-year-old Englishwoman who falls in love, one after another, with two much younger men. It is an exploration of romantic love, sexuality and, as well, grief. First printing, First U.S. Edition, about 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 352 pages quarter bound in black cloth over black paper-covered boards with title in gold on front cover and gold lettering on spine. No dustjacket; housed in diecut, pictorial slipcase. Spine ends show some light rubbing and bumping and single, very light scratch near lower end, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked, no other flaws. Slipcase shows only minor wear at corners. Overall, a very decent copy.