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Basil, 1800. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Leather spine and cornerpieces are decayed and chipped in places, small section missing from spine, front board detached. Otherwise good, text and binding very solid. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Front board is detached, and top panel of outer leather missing (about one inch). Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Britain/UK; 19th century; Theatre & Plays. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 5838. .
[WOMEN] [THEATER PLAYBILL] Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts, London (1887) by [MARY SHELLEY]; Richard Henry pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton - 1887: A frighteningly scarce piece.
by [MARY SHELLEY]; Richard Henry pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton
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[WOMEN] [THEATER PLAYBILL] Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts, London (1887): A frighteningly scarce piece.
by [MARY SHELLEY]; Richard Henry pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton
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Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts, London (1887)
Richard Henry [pseud. Of Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton.] Frankenstein: A Melodramatic Burlesque in 3 Acts by Richard Henry. Gaiety Theatre, London, (1887/8). Printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. 2 bifolio sheets loose, as issued, printed in blue ink, approx. 19.5 x 14.5 cm, with advertising on 5 of the 8 pages. Very Good condition, 1 corner tip turned; minor toning.
A theater program for an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein starring Nellie Farren as Dr. Frankenstein, A German Medical Student; Fred Leslie as The Monster-- Frankenstein's Invention; Mr. E. J. Lonnen as Visconti, A Vampire Viscount, etc. with music by Meyer Lutz.
Richard Henry is a pseudonym credited on collaborative works of authors Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton, Monte Cristo Jr. - (burlesque melodrama 1886); Jubilation - (musical mixture 1887); Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim - (burlesque 1887); Opposition - (a debate in one sitting 1892). Wikipedia.
References:
The Theatre. United Kingdom. Wyman & Sons, 1888; p 91-2.
Bolton, H. Philip. Women Writers Dramatized: A Calendar of Performances from Narrative Works Published in English to 1900. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic, 2000, n. 1725.
Recollections of Fred Leslie. W.T. Vincent, with introd. by Clement Scott. Imprint: London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1894.
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Historial Account of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage
by Edmund Malone
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THE NEW YORK WOMAN EDITED FOR THE WOMAN OF METROPOLITIAN NEW YORK (FEBRUARY 17, 1937)
by Monahan, James editor
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New York: The New York Woman, Inc.. Near Fine. 1937. First Edition. Soft Cover. February 17, 1937. Clean soft pictorial covers. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, some color. Contents: Opinion, Features, Home Service, Fashions, and Entertainment. Women Magazine ; Drawings & Photographs; 8vo; 34 pages .
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Trilby, Social Pictorial Satire
by George du Maurier
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Unique find for the du Maurier fan! This is a custom-made, three-quarter leather bound book that contains the complete serialized 1st Edition (first appearance) of "TRILBY" in eight Parts. The eight Parts were taken from individual issues of Harper's New Monthly Magazine (beginning in the January 1894 issue and concluding in the August 1894 issue) and bound as one complete book. With illustrations by the author. Also included in this book in serial form is du Maurier's work "SOCIAL PICTORIAL SATIRE" in two Parts (beginning in the February 1898 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine).Condition:Clean covers with no stains; worn corners and heads of spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are in terrific condition - clean and white with no writing, stains, foxing or tears found.
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Richmond as a Manufacturing and Trading Centre;: Including a Historical Sketch of the City
by Brock, Esq., R. A.
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Octavo (9 x 6 inches) Richmond, Virginia: Jones & Cook, 1880. 92 pages, six unnumbered leaves of illustrations (one of them a foldout map "Showing Transportation Facilities of Richmond, VA"), numerous local advertisements, an index of the advertisers that includes four booksellers, among tobacco leaf dealers, horse collar manufacturers, and many other trades and services. Good condition (original decorated printed wrappers beginning to separate, but still holding, minor chipping, not affecting contents).A promotional directory of public buildings and landmarks, with a history of the city.
Under "Trade Notes," a paragraph for "Books, Binding &c." states, "The Booksellers of Richmond are all gentlemen of superior intelligence, and of long experience, possessing a critical knowledge of books, and a thorough familiarity with the needs of the scholar, professional man, and the general public."
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Death Of A Salesman
by Arthur Miller
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First Printing in second Issue dust jacket, with reviews on back panel of dust jacket. Not price clipped, with original price of $2.50. Hardcover shows all points for First Printing, and dust jacket as second issue.Book boards show slight fading along margins, otherwise no flaws.Dust jacket has some yellowing, scuffing, tiny ships and closed tears along edging and binding top and bottom. Minor soiling and wear. A very collectable First Edition, First Printing of Arthur Miller's iconicplay.
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THE NEW YORK WOMAN EDITED FOR THE WOMAN OF METROPOLITIAN NEW YORK (FEBRUARY 17, 1937)
by Monahan, James editor
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New York: The New York Woman, Inc.. Near Fine. 1937. First Edition. Soft Cover. February 17, 1937. Clean soft pictorial covers. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, some color. Contents: Opinion, Features, Home Service, Fashions, and Entertainment. Women Magazine ; Drawings & Photographs; 8vo; 34 pages .
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THE GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA
by Tarkington, Booth
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New York: Doubleday & McClure Co, 1899. First Edition, First Issue. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 384 pages; VG-; Green-yellow spine (slipcase) with raised bands and gilt lettering; Boards show mild wear to head/tail of spine, bottom corner of back cover is slightly bumped, and a small white stain appears just below the title on spine; Textblock has deckled edges, and the ffep / front pastedown have begun to separate from the rest of the textblock; Meets first issue points: page 245, line 12 "eye" -- page 245 line 16 "so pretty" -- page 291, line 7 "brainy bumps" -- page 342, line 23 "brain of Zeus"; However, the corn graphic on spine is pointed down; Housed in dark green 1/4 leather-bound and cloth slipcase, with matching cloth chemise; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1346258. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Death Of A Salesman
by Arthur Miller
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First Printing in second Issue dust jacket, with reviews on back panel of dust jacket. Not price clipped, with original price of $2.50. Hardcover shows all points for First Printing, and dust jacket as second issue.Book boards show slight fading along margins, otherwise no flaws.Dust jacket has some yellowing, scuffing, tiny ships and closed tears along edging and binding top and bottom. Minor soiling and wear. A very collectable First Edition, First Printing of Arthur Miller's iconicplay.
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Small archive of typographical job printing by Francis Xavier Harrigan
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Baltimore, MD: s.p., 1985. 3-ring binder, small box. Harrigan, Francis X.. 4to. 3-ring binder, small box. A three-ring binder which holds over a hundred samples of typography job printing by Francis X. Harrigan as well as a small box of many printing samples from Xavier Press. Harrigan worked at the Printing Museum in Baltimore, Maryland for a number of years before founding in 1984 his publishing business, Xavier Press, where he specialized in printing miniature books. An avid stamp collector, much of the archive features work he did for various stamp collecting organizations around the United States.
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Autographed Photo of Vincent Price
by Price, Vincent
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Vincent Price will forever be remembered for his many roles in quintessenntial horror films, as well as for being a gourmet chef and author.This 8 inch by 10 inch black & white photo is a movie still/publicity photo from the 1970 film, "Scream and Scream Again".
With frame and mat, it measures 12 1/2 inches by 15 1/2 inches.
The photo depicts Price wielding a cylinder of gas and is autographed,
"Wham Bam!
Vincent Price"
This will make an excellent addition to the collector of Hollywood and horror memorabilia.
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Red Pottage
by Cholmondeley, Mary
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky
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Nijinsky, Romola. Nijinsky and the Last Years of Nijinsky. The Definitive Biography Copyright 1980. Simon and Schuster stated First Impression Thus. Number line starts with 1. EXLIB. Good Condition/ VG original dust jacket. 260 pages, indexed. ISBN0671411233. PERFORMING ARTS, RUSSIA, BALLET, VASLAV NIJINSKY. Summary: "The life of Vaslav Nijinsky is not merely a record of a great dancer's artistic triumphs; it is one of the strangest stories ever written. There is madness everywhere. From the child's first appearance with a troupe of wandering Russians to that last terrible performance, his "Marriage With God" , it is a growing chaos of madness, abnormality, distortion, genius and beauty." 260 pages, indexed. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4.
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SUPER LATE BLOOMER: My Early Days in Transition; An Up and Out Collection
by Kaye, Julia
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(Kansas City, MO): Andrews McMeel Publishing, (2018). First edition. A paperback original. "A highly personal collection documenting the early months of artist Julia Kaye's gender transition." From her popular webcomic, "Up and Out," which she used to "process her journey and help others with similar struggles realize they weren't alone." Oblong white paperwraps. Fine.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
by Marianne Parrot
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
by Christie, Agatha
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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DELILAH LEONTIUM BEASLEY: OAKLAND'S CRUSADING JOURNALIST.
by [Beasley, Delihah L., 1867-1934] Crouchett, Lorraine J
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El Cerrito, CA:: Downey Place Publishing House,, 1990.. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (prev owner's name inside front cover).. First printing, a trade paperback original. Uncommon study of this Black journalist and writer. Beasley was the first to produce a history of Black Californians and she was, for almost two decades, a featured columnist with Oakland Tribune. Illustrated with photographs. Footnotes, index. vii, 66 pp.
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