This is a one-of-a-kind collection of rare portraits, production stills, and negatives of more than 100 legendary film directors. Found in a file cabinet formerly belonging to Films Incorporated, a Chicago-based 16mm film supplier and home video company that shuttered in the mid 1990s, this was their Director's Index, a.... More
New York: American Federation of Musicians, A.F.L., [mid-1950s]. First Edition. Pamphlet. 4to. 11"x8.5". Staple-bound wraps. 240 illustrations (political cartoons). 62 unnumbered pp. Minor shelf wear and scuffing to corners and edges. This is a pamphlet produced for members of the American Federation of Musicians union honoring their controversial boss, James C. Petrillo..... More
University of Miami, 1960. First Thus. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Lots of sunning on spine and edges are scuffed. Sticker residue inside front cover. This is a pair of essays on theater lighting and design by the great Swiss architect and theorist of stage design. More
Koln: Taschen, 1999. Hardcover. 4to. 15.75"x8". Hot pink boards with silver edges. Metallic pictorial dust jacket. 175 pp. Minor edgewear to jacket. This is a retrospective on gay camp artist and filmmaker Bidgood, with text by author and critic Benderson. Benderson's essay, "Pink Illusions," is reprinted in German and French at... More
Schirmer Trade Books, 2003. Paperback. Corners are a little bumbed, and spine has a small amount of rubbing at bottom. This is the out of print oral history of Memphis' iconic Stax Records. More
Rhino Books, 1984. First Edition. Paperback. A scarce paperback from Rhino Records with many photos and bios of British Invasion bands, both beloved and forgotten. Front cover has a large crease, and edges have some general wear and tear all around. More
Waltons' Piano and Musical Instrument Galleries, 1969. In English and Gaelic. This is a scarce 1969 collection of Edward Bunting's trilogy of Irish arrangements for the piano forte and harp: A Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1849); A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1809); and... More
New York: New American Library, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Blue boards with black stamped spine in pictorial dust jacket. Black and blue illustrated endpapers. 221 pp. Jacket edges are lightly scuffed. Bottom of front cover curled. 1/2" tear at top and bottom of back cover, no loss... More
New York: MTV Press, 2010. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. 11"x9.5". No jacket as issued. Charcoal grey cloth stamped with gilt lettering and decoration. 224 pp. Corners are bumped and edges are somewhat rubbed. This is a comprehensive tenth anniversary photographic retrospective of MTV's Jackass prank TV series and movies. Book contains... More
Harcourt Brace, 1939. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Missing dust jacket. Stamp inside front cover and owner's name written on flyleaf. A nice, affordable first American edition of Eliot's Greek mythology-inspired family drama. More
J.B. Millet Company, 1900. Cloth. Front hinge cracked. Cloth is missing around spine. In protective overwrap. This the second volume in Elson's illustrated exploration of classical composers. In brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. More
Heritage Press, 1963. Ayrton, Michael. Cloth. Missing slipcase. Very light edgewear, otherwise fine.This is an affordable limited edition with illustrations of Euripides' classic plays. More
Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010. Paperback. More
Oceanside: Fellowship Press, 1921. 4th edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt, red, and black decoration on cover. 176 pp. Light shelf wear. Owner's bookplate on front endpaper. Erased stamp and offsetting on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is an examination of the plots... More
Foreign Languages Press, 1978. Hardcover. Edges of dust jacket are a bit worn. This is the second edition of Kuo Mo-Jo's play about the ancient Chinese poet. More
Crown, 1962. Dotzenko, Grisha. Cloth. Small tears at edges of dust jacket and sticker residue on back cover. This is a jauntily illustrated collection of music and lyrics by the controversial humorist. With an introduction by Al Capp. More
Paris: Hyperion Press, 1939. Cloth. 4to. 12.75"x9.75". Grey cloth. [1-6] 7-17 preface, [18], 19-20 bibliography and index, 1-40 color plates, each with accompanying descriptive letterpress leaf. Plates loose as issued. No dust jacket. Several stains on front and back covers. Ex-library with withdrawal stamp from Chicago's Newberry Library, Barzel Dance Collection... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Grey boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 159 pp. Jacket edges somewhat worn. This is a first printing of McCullers' second play. More
Allen and Unwin, 2018. Paperback. This is a comic memoir by Australian rock musician Molly. More
Heritage Press, 1963. Ivanoff, Serge. First Thus. Cloth. Missing slipcase. Very light edgewear, otherwise fine.This is an affordable limited edition with color illustrations of Moliere's classic plays. More
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Philadelphia: George Barrie, [1878]. Cloth. 8vo. 8.75"x6.25". Dark green pebbled cloth with spine pastedowns. Gilt top edge. Steel engravings by Horace Vernet, Desenne, Johannot, and Hersent. Hand-pressed paper. Minor edge wear and scuffing to all covers. Spine headers and footers all have a bit of tearing. Hinges overopened. Cover of Vol... More
1978. Paperback. Scuffed edges and bent front and back covers. Small dark stain on front cover. Pages are bright and clean. Spine is uncracked. If this copy has been read, it shows no signs of it. Cover wear and tear is from sitting in a box in a basement for... More
China Institute in America, 1930. Original wraps. Wrap edges are bumped, and spine is rather worn, but wraps hold together well and interior is clean. Small indentation on top of first few pages. Faded pencil mark on title page. This is an intact and very rare libretto with essays and... More
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Rome: Gangemie Editore, 2005. Paperback. 4to. 11.5"x8.25". In Italian and Chinese. Pictorial wraps with French flaps. Color plates. 306 pp. Edges lightly scuffed. This is an exhibition catalogue for the 2005 retrospective of films produced in China. Full color movie posters reproduced on every page. More
Ozark Music Company, 1915. Pamphlet. Edges are curled, and the linen has come away at the bottom of the spine. Binding is sound however. Staining and soiling throughout as this was printed quite cheaply and staple bound with a linen cover. This is a turn-of-the-century song book of evangelical Christian... More