London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1779. Second Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Full calf. Marbled edges and endpapers. 383 pp. Shelf wear. Hinges overopened and splitting, though attached. 1825 signature on front free endpaper. This is an uncommon second edition of Potter's 1777 translation of..... More
Weston, CT: Magic Circle Press, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 162 pp. Association copy. Inscribed by Bilderback to Charles Flanders, who evidently helped type the manuscript. Another gift inscription inside front cover and a few instances of underlining. This is an uncommon signed memoir by dancer and educator Bilderback..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1971. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. Slight curling to corners, and there are several pages with chipping to margin that does not affect text. A nice vintage paperback of transcripts from Bruce's most controversial performances. More
New York: Playboy Press, 1967. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. A nice vintage paperback of Bruce's memoir, originally published serially in Playboy. More
[New York]: New Directions, 1947. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. Dust jacket. 158 pp. Several chips to jacket edges and a 1/2" closed tear at bottom of front jacket cover. Some notes in pencil on rear jacket cover. Signature of late bookseller Paul S. Rohe on front free..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Grey cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 452 pp. Small chips along top jacket edge and a 1" closed tear on rear cover. Some sunning to top edge and a dark scuff..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 220 pp. Minor shelf wear. Impression and discoloration from a paperclip on front cover. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Cook's biography of Bertolt Brecht. More
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. Dust jacket is faded and has some rubbing. Unclipped, but dust jacket paper is brittle and some of the corners have snapped. This is a first American edition of T.S. Eliot's play in verse. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering..... 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
New York: Heritage Press, 1937. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. 113 pp. This is a Heritage Press limited edition of Gay's classic. More
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, [1933]. Hardcover. In German. Orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt device on covers. Silk ribbon attached in each volume. Minor shelf wear. Small white stain on spine of vol. I. An excellent, complete set. This is a vintage set of Goethe's complete works in German..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Orange cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 80 pp. Price-clipped. Touch of wear to top jacket edge. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Book is fine. This is a first printing of Golding's only play, a limited printing of 2000 copies. By the..... More
London: Bodley Head, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Red stained top edge. 82 pp. Minor scuffing to jacket edges and a 3/4" closed tear on rear jacket cover. Scuffing along jacket spine. Price clipped. Book is fine. This is an uncommon first edition of Greene's..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 92 pp. Minor shelf wear This is a first American edition, first printing of Greene's classic play. More
Chicago: Lily Publishing House, 1890. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 108 pp. 1890 owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. This is an early American edition collecting two of Ibsen's plays. The title page states that it is the "only authorized American edition of this translation." Curiously, the translator Henrietta Frances..... More
New York: Pocket, 1966. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. 124 pp. Association copy. Inscribed on half title by Pendleton. Minor shelf wear and scuffing. Sticker on half title. This is a copy of Kopit's 1962 off-Broadway farce inscribed by theatrical legend Austin Pendleton, who starred as Jonathan in this play's original cast..... 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
New York: George H. Doran, 1921. First American Edition. Boards. 8vo. Boards with pastedown on spine and front cover. 92 pp. Lacks the rare dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Sunning to spine and quite a few dings and scuffs to boards. Chips around edges. Some light..... More
New York: Liveright. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. All volumes lack jackets. Attractive bookplate on front free endpaper of Mourning Becomes Electra. This is a uniform set of 5 early printing books by the great O'Neill, all in very good condition. Contains the following volumes: Plays (Desire Under the Elms; "The..... More
New York: Criterion Books, 1957. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 96 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket and some very small chips at header of spine. Browning in gutter. Signed on title page by the great bookseller Paul Rohe, its former owner. This is an early printing of Osborne's classic..... More
New York: Grove, 1960. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 118 pp. Ex-library with sticker on spine, stamp on title page, and card pocket on rear free endpaper. This is an early book club edition collecting two of Pinter's classic plays. More
New York: Doubleday, 1907. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt and silver decoration on front cover. Gilt top edge and deckle fore edge. Frontispiece photo and other photographic plates throughout. 263 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a first American edition memoir by legendary Italian stage actress..... More
San Francisco: City Lights, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Profusely illustrated. 120 pp. Minor wear to edges, with a bump along top rear cover and along left edge of rear cover. Interior is excellent. This is a scarce collection of surrealist art in popular culture, featuring multiple essays..... More
New York: Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co., [1910]. Leather bound. Miniature 12mo. 3.25"x2.25". Full flexible calf with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Red-stained edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. This is a miniature leather-bound volume of Shakespeare. More
New York: Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co., [1910]. Leather bound. Miniature 12mo. 3.25"x2.25". Full flexible calf with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Red-stained edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. Minor scuffing to top edge. Title page misprinted as "King Henry V." This is a miniature leather-bound volume of Shakespeare... More