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New York : Playbill Books / Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Spotless light beige cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Signed in silver ink on the title page (probably from one of the many essayists in this book, but can't be sure): "Ken, Merci, mi amigo! - Ty" "Collaboration" in title is also underlined in silver. Beautifully illustrated with photo portraits of the top talents in every theatrical field, from producing and writing to publicity and makeup, sharing their hard-earned wisdom. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no wear, no tears..

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition. Good/Near Fine. Brown cloth boards have some faint dampstaining front & rear, but boards are straight and true, no warping, and have been cleaned. Very clean bright unchipped title label on spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, no foxing or mustiness. Front free endpaper has been removed (1/2" still present extending from spine). Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with one very small closed edge tear (under 1/4"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Scarce. 8vo. Play..

New York/London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York/London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Clean decorated green paper covered boards with green cloth spine, clean orange paste-on label on cover (unchipped), clean orange label on spine has corner chip. No fraying, very light surface wear to corners. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Clean decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 130 pgs. Approx. 6" x 8". Play..

New York: Random House, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Random House, 1984. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated First Edition. Very clean white boards with small blind-stamped decoration on cover, clean unfaded orange cloth spine with bright gold lettering on spine. Tiny bump to one corner tip. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean bright endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 130 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, tiny (under 1/4") closesd tear at base of front flap fold. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 6" x 8-1/2". Play..

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1954. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1954. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated first edition in dust jacket. Clean black cloth boards with gold and silver lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Clean deep turquoise endpapers. Small previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean. 128 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover..

Houghton Mifflin, 1915. Book. Very Good. Cloth Bds. Houghton Mifflin, 1915. Very Good/No Dustjacket. VG Black cloth. Binding is tight, pages are clean.Theater..

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1982. First Edition. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition. Very clean mustard color boards with white cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, pages bright and clean. No names or writing inside, but there is a discreet blind-stamped private owner circular seal on front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket has not been price clipped, is unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Biography..

New York: MacMillan, 1921. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: MacMillan, 1921. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. First Edition, with "Set up and electrotyped. Published November, 1921" on copyright page, 1921 on title page. Unfaded dark blue ribbed cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering on spine. Hint of surface wear to corners (tiny spot of wear-through to one corner tip). No fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers, with tasteful previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper. 264 pgs. 8vo. Play..

Great Britain: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First English Edition.. Great Britain: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First English Edition. Fine/Very Good. Very clean gray cloth boards with black title box, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 247 pgs. with index. Very clean dustjacket has corner clip at lower corner of front flap (UK price is still present), no chips or tears, slight edgewear with dustjacket's clear coat from manufacturer lifting slightly. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Shakespeare..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959. Stated First Edition. Near FIne/Near Fine. Clean red cloth boards with decoration (abstract faces) and black lettering on cover, black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 340 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: McGraw Hill, 1959. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: McGraw Hill, 1959. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First Edition. Clean unfaded red boards with clean gray cloth spine, red lettering on spine. No bumping; very tiny spot of light wear to one spine corner. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 384 pgs. with index. Clean unfaded dustjacket has two very short closed tears, tiny shallow chip at base of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Biography..

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1952. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Very clean unfaded black cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. Hint of very slight surface wear at base spine corners, no fraying; no bumping. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 156 pgs. Clean unfaded dustjacket is not price clipped, has two very small edge chips (size of match head), a few very short closed edge tears, light rubbing. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Stories and plays by Somerset Maugham (screenplays by T. E. B. Clarke; Arthur Macrae; Eric Ambler). Contains: The Ant and the Grasshopper (story); The Ant and the Grasshopper (screenplay); Winter Cruise (story); Winter Cruise (screenplay); Gigolo and Gigolette (story); Gigolo and Gigolette (screenplay)..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Later printing.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Later Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean unfaded dark green paper covered boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers, with beautiful old tasteful bookplate on front fixed endpaper; no other marks. 94 pgs. Clean unfaded red dustjacket is not price clipped (1.00 on front inner flap), has two very small edge chips, slight wear at top spine edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A play about an escaped convict. 8vo. Play..

London - New York - Melbourne - Sydney: Hutchinson & Co., 1946. Book. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. London - New York - Melbourne - Sydney: Hutchinson & Co., 1946. First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Illustrated with Photographs. Dark red boards with gilt design and lettering on spine and figure head gilt stamped on front cover. Light surface wear to top/base of spine and corners. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Very light foxing to front/rear endpapers and last few pages. Previous owner's name/address stamped on front free endpaper. Illustrated with black & white and color plates. 200 pgs. 8 Vo. Biography..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Rose colored boards with black lettering on cover and spine are unworn with a few very small faint water spots to rear top edge. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Small abrasion to front free endpaper where label was scraped off. No other marks. Frontis photo portrait of Helen Hayes as Harriet. "A" on copyright page indicating first printing. 212 pgs. Bright dustjacket with Helen Hayes as Harriet on front panel has very slight edge wear, a few very short closed edge tears, faint water stain at top rear panel edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Very presentable solid book and dustjacket. A play about Harriet Beecher Stowe, very scarce in first edition with dustjacket. 8vo. Play..

Samuel French, Inc., 1930. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Samuel French, Inc., 1930. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Clean blue cloth boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear, hint of fading at board edges. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. 166 pgs. 8vo. Play..

New York: Random House, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Stated first printing in original unclipped dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with darker blue lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with over 40 black & white photos. 291 pages. Clean jacket is not price clipped, has short closed edge tears, surface wear at folds; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. One of the last of the world's grand-style impresarios lifts the curtain and offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the fabulous stars of the ballet, concert stage and opera. Enjoy a personally conducted visit backstage in this memoir by S. Hurok. It is a warm and human account of the men and women who devoted their lives to music and the dance, including such greats as Isaac Stern, Ana Pavlova, Blanche Thebom, Chaliapin and many more. .

New York: Random House, 1956. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. New York: Random House, 1956. Stated First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Stated First Printing on copyright page. Very clean beige boards with crisp clean paper photo image of actress Margaret Sullivan on cover with green border, green title box with gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 179 pgs. with black & white glossy scenes from the play. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, no tears, very slight age-toning. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Clean, collectable quality book and dustjacket. 8vo. Play..

New York: Pegasus, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Pegasus, 1972. First Edition. Near FIne/Very Good. 372 pgs. Nr Fine in VG DJ - new archival quality mylar cover. Very clean dark red cloth book with gold lettering on spine. Binding tight & square. No names or writing inside. Stated 1st printing. Clean dust jacket has not been price clipped, has small chip and crease at top edge of spine, very light rubbing on back. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Biography..

New York: Brentano's, 1914. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Brentano's, 1914. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Clean green cloth boards with paper label on spine (quite clean, with slightest chipping to one edge). Very light corner wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or bookplates. 245 pgs. 8vo. Philosophy..