Search Results: THEATER, DRAMA & PLAYS from A. Parker's Books, Inc.

Np: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade, Editions Gallimard, 1970. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Np: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade, Editions Gallimard (1970). Copious b/w illustrations and photographs. 341 pp. Text in French. Hardcover. 16mo size. Dark brown limp leatherette. Gilt lettering to spine. Spine slightly cocked; edges and page perimeters lightly toned. Dust jacket with worn original mylar cover, edge-rubbed and lightly toned. Interior clean, bright and tight. Very good+/Very good. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

Boston: John W. Luce & Company, 1912. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Boston: John W. Luce & Company, 1912. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. 33 pp. Hardcover. 16mo. Taupe paper covered boards. Head and heel chipped; extremities bumped and lightly chipped at top and bottom; large open tear to front board at bottom; small closed tear to rear board at bottom corner. Interior very clean. Very good-/No dust jacket.

NY & Los Angeles, CA: Samuel French, 1937. Signed by the author. Illustrated with a b/w frontisportrait. 79 pp. Hardcover. 12mo size. Blue cloth. Light shelf wear. Top edge dust soiled. Edges and pages uniformly toned with faint, minimal scattered foxing. Endpapers discolored. Overall quite good. Boards and text clean, binding tight. Dj is lightly edge rubbed, spine and perimeter sunned, and toned with small closed tear at bottom front edge. Very good-/Very good-.

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1904. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1904. Several b/w full page portrait illustrations including a frontispiece. 356 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Red cloth. Gilt stamped lettering to spine, drama masks to front board. Top edge gilt. Head, heel and corners lightly bumped. Spine moderately sunned. Boards mildly rubbed. Some page edges uncut or unopened. Edges and pages uniformly toned with minimal scattered foxing extending only to perimeter of text block. Endpapers discolored. Former ownerÕs name stamp to ffep. Otherwise quite good. Text block clean and tight. Very good-/No dust jacket.

New York: Donald Flamm, Inc, [ 1929 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/No dust jacket. New York: Donald Flamm, Inc, [ 1929 ]. First edition. Illustrated with caricatures Alex Gard and others. 63 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with a large illustrated paper label on the front cover. A beautiful copy. Near fine/No dust jacket.

Munchen: Georg D. W. Callwey, 1955. Hardcover. Very good/Good+. Geschichte, Gestalt, Technik. Munchen: Georg D. W. Callwey, (1955). Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations. 368 pp. Text in German. Hardcover. Square 4to size. White cloth stamped in duotone. Heel bumped; text lightly toned. Else, a very solid copy in chipped and torn dustjacket. Very good/Good+.

London: Faber and Faber, [ 2002 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. London: Faber and Faber, [ 2002 ]. 3 vols. First British edition. 114; 106; 119 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Without noticeable flaw in like dust jackets. Accompanied by three copies of what seems to be the same theater program. Very good+/Very good+. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply)

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1970. FIRST THUS. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Happy Days. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1970. First edition. 64 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Navy blue cloth. Silver lettering to spine and front board. Cover clean, slightly rubbed at heel of spine; d.j. slightly age darkened at edges, curled at top; edges, end papers, and pages crisp, clean and unmarked; binding firm. Very good+/Very good+.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. 2 vols. First edition. A frontispiece in each volume, plus one engraving in volume one. xxxiv, 331, 23 ads, 16 ads; 412 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Maroon cloth, both volumes professionally rebacked with original spines laid down. Covers faded and worn; new endpapers; light browning and foxing to frontispieces and title-pages, else a clean, tight set. Very good/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

London: John Pearson,, 1873. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: John Pearson,, 1873. 3 vols. variously paginated pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown 3/4 morocco over paper covered boards. Top edges gilt. Covers lightly scuffed and worn, else tight and clean. With bookplate of famous American actor, Joseph Jefferson, on front pastedown of volume one. Very good/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

London: Henry Dell, 1759. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Henry Dell, 1759. 4 vols. Various paginations pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark brown calf, rebacked in morocco; spines blind-tooled in compartments with a read lettering label. Old transfer browning around edges of title-pages, else a tight and quite clean set. A very handsome set. Very good/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1972. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Numerous b/w photographs. 371 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Light brown cloth backed, orange cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Interior clean and tight. A very nice copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

NY: Boni & Liveright, 1926. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. NY: Boni & Liveright, 1926. 383 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Aqua cloth. Gilt lettering to front board, top edge dyed blue. Minor bumping and rubbing to extremities. Spine slightly darkened. Boards lightly soiled. Edges and pages lightly yellowed, edges more so. Faint, very light scattered foxing on edges and page perimeters. Interior tight and clean. Dj is slightly edge rubbed, spine darkened and corner clipped. Very good/Very good. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1870. Hardcover. Good+/No jacket issued. CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF THE PROFESSION THAT HAS APPEARED ON THE AMERICAN STAGE, FROM 1733 TO 1870. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1870. Numerous b/w woodengravings. 421 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Brown cloth. This copy has been rebacked, with the original spine laid-down; head and heel moderately frayed; corners bumped, else quite good. Good+/No jacket issued.

London: Art Books IntÕl, [ 1993 ]. First British edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. London: Art Books IntÕl, [ 1993 ]. First British edition. Copious b/w and color illustrations. 240 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Black paper covered boards. A nice copy in like dust wrapper. Very good+/Very good. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1985. First edition. Softcover. Very good/No jacket issued. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1985. Introduction by Kawatake Toshio. Translation by Helen V. Kay. First edition. Copious full color photographs. Photography by Iwata Akira. 119 pp. Softcover. Folio size. White paper wrappers. Extremities rubbed; small amount of insect damage to spine near heel; covers very lightly soiled. Interior clean and bright; quite sound. Very good/.

Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blackiston, 1849. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blackiston, ( 1849 ). First edition. Illustrated with 7 wood-engravings. 144 pp. Hardcover. 12mo size. Dark blue cloth. Head and heel of spine worn; corners worn through; spine cocked; plates tend to be uniformly browned. Overall, quite good. Very good-/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

London: Pickering and Chatto, 1892. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Theodore Lane. London: Pickering and Chatto, 1892. 27 full color etchings. Illustrated by Theodore Lane. 257 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. Top edge gilt; spine and front board stamped in gilt. Head, heel and corner bumped; spine toned; boards lightly soiled; former bookseller small label to front pastedown; interior slightly shaken, but still sound. Still, a nice example. Very good/No jacket issued.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. One of an edition of 450 copies signed by the author. This copy is neither numbered or signed, but is designated ÒAuthorÕs Copy.Ó. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket called for. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. One of an edition of 450 copies signed by the author. This copy is neither numbered or signed, but is designated ÒAuthorÕs Copy.Ó. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige parchment backed batik boards with printed label. Spine lightly browned. Else, very good in a much worn and repaired slip-case (lacking top panel and piece of bottom). Very good+/No dust jacket called for. (Insurance required to ship this item).

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. Second edition, preceded by the 1768 edition of 50 copies. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. Second edition, preceded by the 1768 edition of 50 copies. 88 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Full calf, rebacked with calf spine and morocco labeled onlay. Gilt rules and title, endpapers marbled. . Extremities worn, corners rubbed, generally nicked and stained. Two armorial bookplates, hinges reinforced with cloth tape, front fly-leaves with extensive, penciled notes. Else tight and clean. Good+/No dust jacket. A play about incest for which, Walpole offers a most humble apology in presenting it to the public - Ôhe is sensible that the subject is disgusting, and by no means compensated by the executionÕ - and offers the printing only as a means to thwart the circulation of several pirated editions. (Insurance required to ship this item).