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Chicago, Illinois: Twopress, 1996. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Anthology with contributions from David Mamet, Joe Mantegna, Studs Terkel, Roger Ebert,Oprah, others, all with b&w photographic portraits of the contributors. Fine in oversized softcover, in original shrinkwrap.

American Heritage, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. The Historical Record of the Death of President Kennedy." With an introduction by historian Bruce Catton. No jacket, assuming as issued as front pictorial cover featured full-color photo of Mr. Kennedy in the motorcade. This volume has "The Chicago Sun-Times" and "The Chicago Daily News" printed on the front boards -- were… Read more about this item

New York: Crown, 1966. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Wonderful snapshot of the 1965-66 theatre season in New York. Cast lists and photos from all major productions. Frontis shows Angela Lansbury in Mame. This is ex-school library, with stamp to title page, discoloration where card flap was removed, and some stray pen marks to… Read more about this item

Boston: Harry N Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fabulous gift for music lovers. This gorgeous, oversized volume is profusely illustrated in b/w. It tells the story in pictures of Porter's two "Grand Tours" in 1955 and 1956, as documented by Jean Howard who was long for the ride. Book is… Read more about this item

New York: Putnam, 1954. First U.S. . Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice copy of this collection of biographical sketches. Text by Tynan, photos and jacket design by Beaton. First U.S. printing. Near fine, save browning on pages facing spots where non-archival tape was used to affix protective jacket cover. Also, a… Read more about this item