Search Results: Performing Arts from Black Cat Hill Books

Chicago, IL Covici-McGee Co. , 1923. Hardcover First Edition (1923); probable later printing, as there is no explicit statement to the contrary. Good+: Shows moderate use: partially removed "Bohemian Club" stamp affixed to the lower backstrip and a not-unattractive Bohemian Club bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper; the gilt titles at the backstrip are somewhat dulled; mold wear to the corner tips; the binding shows slight lean, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A lightly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a number of minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.75 x 1.35 inches). 324 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1.4 pounds. Illustrated with humourous duotone character drawings by Gene Markey. First Edition (1923); probable later printing, as there is no explicit statement to the contrary. There is a "C-M" medallion at the middle of the title page.… Read More

New York, NY Harcourt Brace & Company, 1995. Hardcover First Edition [1995], so stated. First Edition [1995], so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use: a tiny, very faint stain at the bottom edge of the text block and a small smudge at the front free endpaper; the binding leans a little, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped: virtually 'As New'. A very handsome copy, but with some minor flaws in a lovely DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 146 pages. Translated by Richard Wilbur. Hardback with DJ.  

Paris, France Comedie-Francaise, 1981. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: the spine leans slightly and there is some faint sunning to the top edges of the panels and the backstrip (the titles on the backstrip and front panel remain bright, bold and clearly legible. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Narrow 8vo. 117pp. Collection du Repertoire No. 43. Paperback. Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639–1699), was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France (along with Molière and Corneille), and an important literary figure in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie, although he did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young. Racine's plays displayed his mastery of the dodecasyllabic… Read More

New York, NY Grove Press: Evergreen, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus [1985]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1985]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: just a hint of wear at the head of the back strip; wear; binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfeclty secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 107pp. Trade Paperback. Aunt Dan & Lemon takes us into the world of a young recluse named Lemon (alias Leonora) who spends her nights reading chronicles of Nazi atrocities. Lemon tells the audience about the overwhelming influence in her life of her parents' friend "Aunt Dan," an eccentric, passionate professor whose stories and seductive opinions enthrall Lemon from the time she is a young girl. The relationship that develops between Lemon and Aunt Dan and the conversations that went on in a small house on the bottom of an English garden form… Read More

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1926. Hardcover First Edition [1926]; Third Printing [1961]. Very Good+: shows only the most minute indications of use: the backstrip is lightly sunned, but the gilt titles thereon remain fully legible; else only the mildest rubbing to the blue cloth over boards. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. No longer pristine, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 96 pages. Edited by Robert Dudley French. First Edition [1926]; Third Printing [1961]. A Volume in The Yale Shakespeare Series. NOTE: This is the standard Blue Cloth over boards Edition. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

London, UK J.M. Dent: Aldine , 1896. Hardcover First Edition; Seventh Printing [1940]. Very Good in Good DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: very light wear to the extremities; the endpapers show the shadow perhaps of clippings laid in, but no longer present, and the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. The binding remains square and quite secure; text clean. DJ shows fairly heavy wear; some loss to chipping and rubbing at the extremities; moderate soiling; toning around the edges of the panels; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable in a somewhat tatty DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 64mo. 153pp. Edited with a Preface, Notes and a Glossary by C. Vaughan, M.A. The Temple Dramatists Series. First Edition; Seventh Printing [1940]. Hardback with DJ.

London, UK Duckworth, 1929. Hardcover First Edition [1929], so stated. First Edition [1929], so stated. Near Fine in Good DJ: Book shows darkening at top edge, presumably due to dust; very mild edgewear; binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows large chip at upper rear hinge; smaller chips at top edge front panel and bottom edge rear panel; unclipped; mylar-protected. Lovely book in a worn DJ. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 118pp. Hardback with DJ.

London, UK Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990. Hardcover First Edition UK [1990], so stated. First Edition UK [1990], so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book's pages are tanned a bit with age; shows barely discernible spine lean, though the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ shows the mildest rubbing to the family; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.15 inches). xiii, 216 pages. Edited by Elizabeth Mavor. Weight: 19.6 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

Philadelphia, PA The Penn Publishing Co. , 1928. Paperback First Ed thus; unstated. First Ed thus; unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 94pp. Tan Wraps with red titles and designs at front panel and backstrip. Trade Paperback.

Philadelphia, PA The Penn Publishing Co. , 1928. Paperback First Ed thus; unstated. First Ed thus; unstated. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of light use, but the former owner has written "Hoodoo Farm" in ink under the title at the title page: shows the slightest spine lean; light wear to extremities; quarter-inch chip at head of backstrip has been carefully tape-repaired; a similar tape job at the heel of the backstrip to close a tiny split; the faintest crease near the lower front corner; just a hint of soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 94pp. Tan Wraps with red titles and designs at front panel and backstrip. Trade Paperback.

Philadelphia, PA The Penn Publishing Co. , 1928. Paperback First Ed thus; unstated. First Ed thus; unstated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use, but there is a single, quite faint ink check mark - or perhaps a stray mark - at the margin of one page. Else, shows very slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; half-inch splits at head and heel of backstrip have been carefully tape-repaired; some faint creasing near the lower front corner; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 94pp. Tan Wraps with red titles and designs at front panel and backstrip. Trade Paperback.

Novelize Book Print. Fine. 2010. Second Edition. Paperback. Second Edition (2010) ; revised and enlarged. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.9 x 0.35 inches). 148 Composers and over 400 works discussed. Language: English. Weight: 9 ounces. Paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .

New York, NY Dell Publishing: Delta , 1971. Paperback First Ed Thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; several small hairline creases to the panels and a heavier crease at the backstrip; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a sturdy copy with a clean text, but showing some wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 211pp. Illustrated with photographs of dramatic performances of the plays in black & white. Trade Paperback. Michael McClure (born October 20, 1932) is an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets (including Allen Ginsberg) who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955 rendered in barely… Read More

New York, NY Scribner, 2003. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: pages ever-so-slightly tanned; Just a hint of wear to front corner tips; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 286pp. Trade Paperback.

London, UK Methuen & Company, 1958. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Good+ in Good DJ: Book shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; the boards, however, are considerably 'sprung' due to exposure to heat; a bit of foxing at the top and bottom edges and the end papers. Binding remains quite secure; text clean. DJ shows fairly heavy wear: some loss to chipping and rubbing at extremities and several short, closed tears; rubbing to the panels; the faintest sunning at the back strip, though the titles thereon remain clearly legible; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a handsome, if flawed, book in a rather tatty DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 92pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: barely discernible spine lean; very light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint toning to the outside edge of the wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge. NOT a Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 271pp. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY American Society For Theatre Research, Theatre Library Association, 1972. Paperback First Edition (1972), unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities; a bit of foxing to the fore-edge; a crease at the backstrip; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows a couple of very minor flaws; but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.5 inches). 165 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pounds. Decorated Endpapers. First Edition (1972), unstated. Paperback. Essays by Donald Oenslager, Frederick Hunter, George Izenour, Hugh Hunt, Gunter Schone, Edmund Stadler, Margaret Dietrich, Ferenc Hont, and Filip Kalan Kumbatovic.

New York, NY Grove Press: Black Cat , 1965. Paperback First Edition Thus [1965], Second Printing. Fourteen pages show INK UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing and very faint overall soiling to the white background field of the wrapper covers. The binding is square and secure. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but if one could overlook the pen work, one that remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a nearly new reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (4.25 x .33 x 7 inches). 172 pages. Translated by Eric Bentely. First Edition Thus [1965], Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1919. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1919], so stated. First Edition Thus [1919], so stated. Very Good: shows only minor indications of use: the backstrip is fairly heavily sunned, but the gilt titles thereon remain fully legible, if no longer bold; the blue cloth over boards are very mildly rubbed and faintly soiled. Binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Structurally sound and tightly bound; and showing only minor wear. The sunning is main flaw here. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 182pp. Edited by Stanley T. Williams. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Reading Timon of Athens was like discovering a huge diamond in your backyard. I'd never heard anyone talk about it, never seen it alluded to, and yet, here it is, oozing with opulence. I loved loved loved this play. The plot is delicious, the language is fantastic, some of Shakespeare's best insults can be found here, and I really enjoyed seeing the vast… Read More

New York, NY Random House, 1968. Hardcover Book-Club Edition (1968). Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremities; the text pages show the expected hint of tanning due to aging; a small crack at the interior front hinge (the hinges do not appear to be starting); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows three small, closed tears to the top edge of the front panel and mild rubbing and faint soiling to same; unclipped; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact, showing minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.8 x 0.5… Read More