Performing Arts from Classic Books and Ephemera

New York: American Ballet Theatre, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. This is no. 258 of a limited edition of 900 copies. [2], 166, [4] p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Dark blue cloth with red spine title and red, white, and blue cover title. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes: full-page portraits of the principal dancers and soloists; portraits of the… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 240 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Red cloth spine with gilt spine title; beige paper over boards with gilt-stamped illustration on front board. Illustrated dust jacket. An account by long-time Morning Edition host Bob Edwards (1947-2024) of the 12 years he shared part of the Friday program with American… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. xxxvi, 264, [4] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Black and lavender cover with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and bright.

S.l.: Winkler's Band, 1883. Very Good -. 1 card (11.5 x 7.5 cm.) with chromolithographed illustration of a girl wearing a red hat with red roses. It advertised a trip on the Bound Brook Railroad to Switchback and Glen Onoko in Pennsylvania on Sept. 6, 1883. The price has been changed from $2.50 to $2.25. The back of… Read more about this item

S.l.: Barry & Fay's Comedy Co, 1882. Very Good. 1 card (12 x 7.7 cm.) with chromolithograph on the front of a man sitting with two ventriloquist dummies on his lap. The back contains an advertisement for the show "At Opera House, Friday Evening, March 17." No year or city are stated. No date of publication. Barry &… Read more about this item

Buffalo, NY: Courier Litho. Co, 1885. Very Good -. 1 card (13 x 7.7 cm.) with chromolithographed illustration on front. The back contains an advertisement for Zozo the Magic Queen with scenery by Henry E. Hoyt (1834-1906), an American set designer active in 1880s and 1890s. No date of publication; this American play toured the United States from… Read more about this item

New York: Disney Editions, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 95, [1] p.: color illustrations; 21 cm. Purple cover with silver spine title. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: slightly sunned; clean and bright.

New York: A. S. Barnes and Co, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/good. [4], 123 p.; 19 cm. Blue cloth with black spine and cover titles. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. Publisher's advertisement for dance books on back flap and back section of dust jacket. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Monica Reynolds 1935. The first edition of… Read more about this item

Garden City: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/very good -. xix, [3], 170 p.: black-and-white illustrations; 21 x 27 cm. Black cloth with silver spine title; blind-stamped Anchor Press emblem on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes index. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: chipping at spine ends;… Read more about this item

Memphis, TN: National Drama Co, 1943. Paperback. Good. 46, [2] p.; 19 cm. White wrapper printed in red and blue; stapled. James C. Parker was the author of at least 11 other plays. This was produced in "response to the demand for a patriotic play suitable for amateur production." Inside the front wrapper notes "When Germany surrenders the… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: The Augustan Reprint Society, 1946. Paperback. Near Fine. [2], ii, [48] p.; 21 cm. Green wrapper printed in black. Facsimile reprint of A Letter to A. H. Esq; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper: No. IX Containing some Considerations about the Danger of going to Plays (1698). Gift inscription from the editors on title… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 240 p.: illustrations; 30 cm. Blue cloth with gilt spine title. Map of disneyland on endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Appendix contains Sequence of Disneyland Attractions. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book is in Very Good… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 225, [3] p.: illustrations (including many full-page color illustrations); 27 x 32 cm. White cover with gilt and red spine title, gilt cover title, and blind-stamped illustrations on front cover. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Disney's 1937 film -- its first full-length animated feature film -- presented with over 400… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. 95, [1] p.: color illustrations; 36 cm. Dark blue cloth with red spine and cover titles. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Inscription on front free endpaper: "To my Buddy Tim Love Mickey Mouse." Features color illustrations of over 100 Disney movie posters. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal… Read more about this item

Lausanne: Editions Payot, 1992. Paperback. Fine. 126, [2] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Gift inscription on half title page to architects Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi: "To Denise Bob with admiration j__ Les Armures 28 04 07." Six essays on the work of Swiss architect and stage designer Adolphe Appia (1862-1928). Scarce. In Fine… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires: Center of Art and Communication, 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. 23, [1] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. An early examination of the work of Argentinean sculptor and filmmaker David Lamelas (1946-). Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and tight.

New York; Avenel, NJ: Wings Books, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/very good. xii, [2], 356 p.: illustrations; 31 cm. Yellow and white cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Completely Revised and Updated" -- dust jacket. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority international. Book is in Fine Condition:… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires: Center of Art and Communication, 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. [24] p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and tight.

New York: Doubleday, 1001. Hardcover. Fine/fine. viii, [2], 294 p., [8] p. of illustrations; 24 cm. Black and blue cover with gilt spine title and blind-stamped emblem on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket. Memoir of Irish folk singer Liam Clancy (1935-2009), recounting his life up to the Clancy Brothers performance on The Ed Sullivan Show on Marcy 17,… Read more about this item

New York: s.n., 1971. Paperback. Near Fine. [142] leaves; 29 cm. Screwbound green duplicating service wrapper with gilt wrapper title and typed paper label taped on spine. In clear acetate cover. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. At lower edge of title page: "Property of: "How The Other Half Loves" Company, 1564 Broadway, Room 611, New York, New York." Written… Read more about this item