![Item #001730 Un Ballo in Maschera: Opera in Three Acts; Music by Giuseppe Verdi [Libretto]....](/pictures/thumb/001730.jpg?v=1472082212)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1957. Paperback. Libretto by Antonio Somma, adapted from Eugene Scribe's 'Gustave ou Le Bal Masque'; English translation by Peter Paul Fuchs. vii, 20, 20, [1] p.; 27 cm. Brown paper covers. At head of front cover: Metropolitan Opera. Contains Italian text on left-hand pages and English..... More
New York: Random House, 1936. Hardcover. [4], 215 p.; 21 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Red and white dust jacket. Publisher's advertisement of Random House plays on back section of dust jacket. Contains two plays, Boy Meets Girl, which opened at the Cort Theatre in New York City..... More
Washington, D.C. University Press of America, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. vi, 425 p.; 22 cm. Paperback. Includes indices. First Edition. "Both the media and the Presidency are analyzed as institutions; then the relationship between them is examined in depth, with emphasis on the actual linkage between the two which focuses..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1973. Paperback. Approx. 350 pages: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback. Erich von Stroheim wrote and directed the silent film Greed in 1924, based on the novel McTeague by Frank Norris. The original film, one of the first films to be shot entirely on location..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. x, [2], 384 p.: illustrations, music; 24 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title; brown paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by David Gatti. First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Near Fine- Condition: upper edge..... More
Paris: Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Français, 1924. Paperback. 44, [2] p.; 16 cm. Plain wrappers printed in black. Front wrapper reproduces title page; back wrapper bears series list for Répertoire du Vieux-Colombier, of which this title is no. 22. "Acheve d'imprimer le 7 Juin 1924 par F. Paillart a...... More
Philadelphia: Taylor & Smith, 1928. [4] p.; 24 cm. Contains lyrics to 22 popular songs. No date of publication; many of the songs were copyrighted in 1928. Presumably handed out at events where people wanted to sing along with a piano or orchestra. In Very Good- Condition: creased; minor loss..... More
Hamburg und Leipzig: D. Rahter, 1891. Paperback. 68 p.; 18 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black. This is the libretto only of the opera known in English as The Queen of Spades. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky used a libretto written by his brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by..... More
San Diego: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1981. Paperback. xiv, 322 p.: illustrations (over 140 black-and-white cast photographs); 28 cm. Paperback. Provides information for the 10-year period about (1) network and syndicated series; (2) televised pilots; and (3) variety specials. Includes indices for actors and directors. The pilots that were..... More
London: H. Berthoud, 1825. Hardcover. [72] p., frontispiece and 19 leaves of plates; 36 cm. Contemporary black leather spine with plain grey paper over boards. The publisher intended the plate of Mrs. Siddons to be bound as the frontispiece, but here the plate of Mr. Kean was bound as the..... More
Swarthmore, PA: The Players Club of Swarthmore, 1940. Pamphlet. 11, [1] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled. Includes advertisements for local businesses. Formed in 1911, the Players Club of Swarthmore is still active. In Near Fine Condition: cover very lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. [12], 1076 p.; 24 cm. Black and beige cover with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Updated and expanded." Film-related biographical data served up with insightful and amusing observations. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that..... More
Omaha: Buttonmaker Press, 1986. DePol, John. Hardcover. [48] p.: wood engravings by John DePol; 25 cm. Red cloth with printed paper spine and cover label. Original glassine dust jacket. This is number 126 of a limited edition of 150 copies, signed by the artist. In Fine Condition: a crisp, clean..... More
Paris: Éditions Autrement, 2003. Paperback. 207, [1] p.; 23 cm. Paperback. In French. The author, Jean-Michel Valantin, is a lecturer in strategic studies and the sociology of defense, specializing in American strategy and the geopolitcs of Hollywood, and a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Peace and Strategic..... More
Fresno, CA: T N T Publishing Co., 1924. Paperback. 96 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "Tim's Film Review" and "Hollywood Follies" -- front cover. Produced by three men who served during World War One: H. A. Van Dusen, A. E. F.; Vern F. Cox, Hawaiian Service; and..... More
Fresno, CA: T N T Publishing Co., 1924. Paperback. 96 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "Tim's Film Review" and "Hollywood Follies" -- front cover. Produced by three men who served during World War One: H. A. Van Dusen, A. E. F.; Vern F. Cox, Hawaiian Service; and..... More
Fresno, CA: T N T Publishing Co., 1924. Paperback. 96 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with cover photograph of unidentified female nude. "Tim's Film Review" and "Hollywood Follies" -- front cover. Contains contemporary humor with a focus on flappers and Hollywood. Produced by three men who served during World War..... More
Edinburgh: J. Robertson, 1774. 77, [1] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: a4(-a4) B-G6. 12mo. Disbound. First published in 1697 as "The Provoked Wife." The ending in this edition consists of an Epilogue spoken by Lady Brute and Belinda. The author was both a playwright and an architect, designing Blenheim Palace among..... More
Minneapolis, Minn. Control Data Publishing, 1981. Paperback. 160 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes index. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly rubbed; clean and tight. More
Berlin: Ullstein & Co., 1913. Paperback. 16 p.: music, illustrations; 30 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. The music is a piano realization, with some lyrics. Inside back wrapper has photographs of Enrico Caruso, Emmy Destinn, and Marie Goetze in productions of Aida. In Good Condition: front wrapper scraped along..... More
![Item #003219 The Reckoning: A Comedy Drama in One Act [insurance ad]. Joseph O. Vogel](/pictures/thumb/003219.jpg?v=1472082279)
Pittsburgh, Pa. Jos. O. Vogel, 1927. Paperback. Printed by Larkin Printing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 8 p.; 17 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black. A short three-character play in which John Doe learns too late that he should have taken out more life insurance for his family. An advertisement for the..... More
Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles (E. Flammarion, Successeur), 1891. Hardcover. [4], xlvi, [2], 316, [4] p.; 18 cm. Half dark green polished morocco with gilt-tooled titles in second and third compartments: Oeuvres de Voltaire -- Theatre. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled paper over boards. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers..... More
Dublin: William Jones, 1791. Printed by Graisberry and Campbell. vi, [2], xiii-xviii, [3], 22-94 p.; 17 cm. Disbound. This was "an elegant liberal Translation from the Zaire of Voltaire, with some trivial Alterations of Names and Sentiments." English Short Title Catalog, T53357. In Good Condition: disbound; title page partially detached;..... More
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1927. Paperback. [2], 26, [2] p.: title vignette (publisher's emblem?), frontispiece portrait of Lillian Gish; 19 cm. Light blue wrappers printed in black within decorative border with same vignette. Decorative initial letter in blue and black. Biographical Note about Lillian Gish follows the text..... More
Berlin: Ullstein, 1906. Paperback. 16 p.: music, illustrations; 30 cm. Black-and-white photograph on front wrapper of Lohengrin and a swan. Disbound from a larger volume. The music is a piano realization, with some lyrics; accompanied by a few illustrations. In Good- Condition: front wrapper scraped along spine; back wrapper detached..... More