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New York: Avon Discus, 1971. First Thus - First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Discus/Avon/# DS8. "A penetrating study of [Artaud's] theories and practice in the theater and literature." CONTENTS: Preface (Nin); Introduction; The Fragility of the Mind (1896-1926), The Theatre and the Plague (1927-1935), The New Revelations (1936-1948); Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index. 255 pages. CONDITION: A tight, square copy with moderate shelf-wear and a bit of discoloration in the lower left corner of the front cover, plus a single crease adjacent to the front spine edge. The interior is near-pristine, unmarked but for a previous owner's signature. This remains an attractive copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Mainz: Schott, 1988. First Thus . Stapled Wraps. Fine Minus. 5.5" x 8.5. Michael Feingold's English translation from the German original of Harry Kupfer and Krzysztof Penderecki, to accompany the 1988 Santa Fe Opera production of Penderecki's third opera. 48 pages ---*****with a copy of the Albuquerque Journal review (by David Noble) laid in. CONDITION: a bright, tight, uncreased Fine Minus copy with negligible shelf-wear, unmarked but for the previous owner's signature inside. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Mexico: Compania Divas, 1987. Assumed First Edition . Stapled Wraps w/Dustcover. Fine/Near Fine. 6.25" x 8.25. A deluxe, profusely-color-illustrated souvenir programme, with faux-antique parchment dustcover. CONTENTS: title page with cast; Mockers of Death (essay on the sources and structure of the production, translated by Alan Stark), a set of color plates juxtaposing historical paintings with related photographs (hand-painted by Arturo Noguerat) from the production [Venus pleurant Adonis (anonymous), San Sebastian (Mantegna), Nymphes (anonymous), Gabrielle D'Estrees et une de ses souers, Pieta (Michelangelo), Olympia (Manet), Venus (Botticelli), Les objets familier (Magritte), Santa Teresa (Bernini), Bacanal (Tiziano); Acknowledgements; 32 un-numbered pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by a bit of foxing on the dust cover (see accompanying scan image). This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag… Read More

Privately Printed by Translator, 1964. Possible First Edition . Clasp-bound in Wraps. Very Good. 8.5" x 11. An exceedingly rare copy of this original English-language play-script version, stated on the title page as "Authorized Translation by Ulrich Weisstein (Copyright 1964)". The plot of this 1912 play, unfolding in a single day, concerns a gullible bank teller who steals money from his bank, believing that a beautiful Italian customer wants to run off with him. (She doesn't.) This translation was subsequently published in 1967 by Holt Rinehart and Winston, in Oscar Brockett's anthology "Plays for the Theatre", possibly in a slightly different form. In original three-hole clip binder; 50 one-sided pages, including Notes. CONDITION: The mimeographed script pages are clean, unmarked, and uncreased, though a corner has been excised from the blank lower part of the last page and there are a couple places where the text is faded (but still legible). Its black binder, to… Read More

New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1992. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Medium Paperback. As New (Fine). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the limited Advance Reading Copy, or ARC state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Uncorrected Proof - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "A novel about a daughter [an aspiring off-Broadway actress] whose desperate wish is to be her [famous sculptor] mother's greatest creation." 247+ pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, aquare, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Barrytown, New York: Self-Published, 1986. Assumed First Edition . Bound Pages. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. A rare copy of the film script for this remarkable 1987 existential romantic drama, filmed in Poland, based on the story by the Russian writer Inna Varlamova. The film is set in Western Siberia in the mid-1960s, starring Stanislawa Cielinska, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak, and Grzegorz [Gregory] Wons. i-vii + 40 pages, with several stills and other photos. CONDITION: a bright, clean, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear, unmarked but for a few marked script cuts (made by the film-maker). This exceedingly scarce copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1962. First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A solid Good Plus copy of # S 586. The screenplay for Vadim's notorious 1959 film of seduction, adultery, and corruption, translated by Bernard Shir-Cliff and based on the 18th-century play by Choderlos de Laclos. 256 pages, profusely illustrated with more than 200 stills from the film. CONDITION: a tight, square copy with rather worn covers (creasing, edge- and corner-wear, a couple short tears), with a previous owner's signature and some age-tanning inside. This remains and attractive copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Denver, Colorado: Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1984. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Moll. Poems and prose poems by the esteemed stage actress, best remembered for her early role in Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour" and her highly-acclaimed tribute shows "Tallullah", "Affectionately Yours, Fanny Kemble", and "Women of the West". ACCOMPANYING LETTER: This was perhaps Helen Hayes's personal copy as it contains a letter to her on Eugenia Rawls's embossed stationery, containing references to Miss Hayes's teaching, to Miss Rawls's poetry book, to her forthcoming appearance on the Joe Franklin Show (to be followed by another "Tallulah" performance), and to responses to her poetry received from such theatre luminaries as Vincent Price, Katharine Hepburn, Mary Martin, and Portland Hoffa. CONTENTS: Biographies; A Moment Ago; A Certain Light;… Read More

New York: Pyramid Books, 1970. First Thus - First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. # T2339. A wonderful TV-tie-in novel, based on the NBC series created by Sidney Sheldon. "There were two men in Nancy's life: her father, the President, and her husband - who voted for the other guy!" 191 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square copy with moderate shelf-wear (scuffing/discoloration/corner-chip), a couple cover creases, and a previous owner's name inside - the interior otherwise uncompromised. This remains a quite respectable copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

New York: New Yorkskiye Sezony, 1996. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 8.25" x 10.75. The New York City-published Russian-language magazine "New York Seasons" is - according to its publishers - "a complete monthly guide to all entertainment and cultural events taking place in New York [City]; dance, music, concerts, art, clubs, cabaret, etc. This publication was created to educate and motivate an active consumer by bringing extensive and detailed information on what goes on in this dynamic city." CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 76 pages, plus 4 inserts (laid-in). CONDITION: A bright, tight, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Soft cover. Fine. 6.75" x 10. A remarkable journal devoted to the "time/space" arts, edited by Bonnie Marranca and Gautam Dasgupta, first published in 1976 (issue 83 dated May, 2006). CONTENTS: Editorial [Marranca]; Italian Notes: Giorgio Strehler, Dario Fo and the Venice Biennale [Dasgupta], To Market To Market [Chin & Qualls], The Acapulco Black Film Festival [Duckett], Penciled in Paris: Le Festival de Nos Vacances Parisiennes [Gould], The Story of the Other [Morgan], Ebon Fisher's AlulA Dimension [Dalton], Sifting Through the Evidence: Skip Arnold [Williams], Installing Sincerity: Jason Rhoades [Zimmermann], Fire and Water: Media Installations by Janet Biggs, Rodney Graham, and Stephen Spretnyjack [Rush], The Untold Story: Bonnie Collura [Ritchie], Performing "History" - A Translator's Introduction [Kuharski], History (An Operetta): An Unfinished Play [Gombrowicz], The Space of Art: Rosalyn Deutsche… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Soft cover. Fine. 6.75" x 10. A remarkable journal devoted to the "time/space" arts, edited by Bonnie Marranca and Gautam Dasgupta, first published in 1976 (issue 83 dated May, 2006). CONTENTS: Contemporary Indian Theatre: Three Voices [Mee], Meaning into Action [Panikkar], Out in the Open [Sharma], Invisible Issues [Dattani], The Illusion of Illumination: Mediascape [Ho], Nan Goldin and Lyle Ashton Harris [Zimmermann], Nobody Will Give You Freedom - You Have to Take It: Meret Oppenheim [Young], Operatic School for Scandal: Richard Strauss's "Salome" directed by Atom Egoyan [Levin], Shakespeare to the People: Al Pacino's "Looking for Richard" [Bartels], Festivals Markets Critics: Notes on the State of the Art Film [Chin], MURDER and murder - A Filmscript [Rainer], Photogenic Acts (Contemporary Multimedia Performance): Dona Ann McAdams [Qualls] ; 124 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, unmarked,… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Soft cover. Fine. 6.75" x 10. A remarkable journal devoted to the "time/space" arts, edited by Bonnie Marranca and Gautam Dasgupta, first published in 1976 (issue 83 dated May, 2006). CONTENTS: Editorial [Marranca]; Italian Notes: Giorgio Strehler, Dario Fo and the Venice Biennale [Dasgupta], To Market To Market [Chin & Qualls], The Acapulco Black Film Festival [Duckett], Penciled in Paris: Le Festival de Nos Vacances Parisiennes [Gould], The Story of the Other [Morgan], Ebon Fisher's AlulA Dimension [Dalton], Sifting Through the Evidence: Skip Arnold [Williams], Installing Sincerity: Jason Rhoades [Zimmermann], Fire and Water: Media Installations by Janet Biggs, Rodney Graham, and Stephen Spretnyjack [Rush], The Untold Story: Bonnie Collura [Ritchie], Performing "History" - A Translator's Introduction [Kuharski], History (An Operetta): An Unfinished Play [Gombrowicz], The Space of Art: Rosalyn Deutsche… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Soft cover. Fine. 6.75" x 10. A remarkable journal devoted to the "time/space" arts, edited by Bonnie Marranca and Gautam Dasgupta, first published in 1976 (issue 83 dated May, 2006). CONTENTS: Contemporary Indian Theatre: Three Voices [Mee], Meaning into Action [Panikkar], Out in the Open [Sharma], Invisible Issues [Dattani], The Illusion of Illumination: Mediascape [Ho], Nan Goldin and Lyle Ashton Harris [Zimmermann], Nobody Will Give You Freedom - You Have to Take It: Meret Oppenheim [Young], Operatic School for Scandal: Richard Strauss's "Salome" directed by Atom Egoyan [Levin], Shakespeare to the People: Al Pacino's "Looking for Richard" [Bartels], Festivals Markets Critics: Notes on the State of the Art Film [Chin], MURDER and murder - A Filmscript [Rainer], Photogenic Acts (Contemporary Multimedia Performance): Dona Ann McAdams [Qualls] ; 124 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, unmarked,… Read More

Brussels, Belgium: Plan K - Ars Musica - Charleroi, 1992. No Binding. G+/VG-. 11.25" X 16.5. French-language festival dossier in newspaper format. Presentation brochure "the voice of the gesture" co-organized by Plan K, Ars Musica and Charleroi dances - a truly "epic" festival celebrating the pinnacle of the avant-garde performing arts. CONTENTS: Schedule, announcements, articles/essays, program notes, biographical sketches, etc.; profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. ARTISTS: Carlotta Ikeda, Frederic Flamand, Fabrizio Plessi, Sofia Gubaidulina Alfred Schnittke, Wim Vandekeybus, Nicole Mossoux, Herve Diasnas, Charles Ives, Lucinda Childs, Claudio Bernardo, Stephen Petronio, Pascal Dusapin, Susanne Linke, Mauricio Kagel, Matthew Hawkins, Gyorgy Kurtag, Trisha Brown, John Cage, Merge Cunningham, Hugues Dufourt, Luigi Nono, Kaija Saariaho, Luca Francesconi, Thierry de Mey. 48 oversize pages. CONDITION: a Good Plus/Very Good Minus copy. The pages are clean and… Read More

New York: The Solomons Company/Dance Inc., 1985. Portfolio with Inserts. Fine. 8.75" x 11. Here is a mid-1980s Press Kit from one of New York City's most exciting modern dance companies of that era. CONTENTS: the beige press materials folder; the company nbrochure mailer; 15 newspaper/magazine articles (photocopies). CONDITION: All materials are unmarked, uncreased, and with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: New York Shakespeare Festival, 1978. Stapled Pages. Very Good. 8.5" x 11. This humble program (stapled photocopies) was distributed to the audience at Joseph Papp's (Public Theater) New York Shakespeare Festival production of Jerry Mayer's "TAUDshow - a play for one actor from the life + work of Antonin Artaud". After workshopping/premiering at the Mabou Mines loft, it had a 14-week run at the Public in 1978, directed by John Pynchon Holms. CONTENTS: Chronology (of Artaud's life); TAUDshow Artaud "bio notes" (focused on his theater concepts), John Pynchon Holmes - bio; Jerry Mayer - bio. 5 pages. CONDITION: An unmarked copy with light shelf-wear, creased horizontally in half and twice vertically (intentionally, we assume, to fit into a jacket pocket) This rare piece of New York experimental theatre memorabilia is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Moscow: Festival "Territoria, 2006. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 9.5" X 9.5. This is the handome souvenir program book of the inaugural season of the outstanding "Territoria" arts festival. Its text is mostly in Russian, except for a brief Summary in English. CONTENTS: Calendar of the Festival; Artist-Organizers' Welcome; Program Notes: (1) The Wooster Group - To You, the Birdie! Phaedra (USA); (2) Teatr Kretakor - BLACKland (Hungary); (3) Teatr "School of Dramatic Art" Creative Laboratory of Dmitri Krimov - Demon. View from Above (Russia); (4) Teatr "Provincial Dance" - Post Engagement & The Wedding/Stravinsky (Russia); (5) Lacrimosa - Dmitry Curliandsky, Sergey Nevsky, Alexandr Shetinsky, composers (Russia); (6) 100 Minutes of Poetry; (7) Comics' Exhibition: The Trojan Rabbit; (8) Cinema Program: "Japan" - Carlos Reygadas (Mexico/Spain), "Harvest Time" - Marina Razbezhkina (Russia), "Brick" - Rian Johnson (USA),… Read More

New York: Signet Books, 1963. Later Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signet # W 8735. Two of Albee's outstanding early plays: (1) The Zoo Story was written in 1958 and is dedicated to American composer William Flanagan; (2) The American Dream was completed in 1960 and is dedicated to American composer David Diamond. Each play is preceded by a revelatory Preface by the playwright. 127 pages. CONDITION: A Very Good Plus copy - bright tight, square, unmarked (and possibly unread), with light shelf-wear and a small bend/crease in the lower-right corner of the front cover. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russian Federation: Kredo" Publishing House, 1990. First Edition - Later Printing . Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine. 9" x 8. Pierre-William Henry (cover design). A photographic biography of the Soviet/Russian writer Viktor Astafyev (also spelled Victor Astafiev), from his difficult childhood to his literary successes, interspersed with scenes of the Russian landscapes that greatly influenced his writings. (Text in Russian and English.) It was commissioned by the Krasnoyarsk Territory Museum of Regional Studies and is profusely illustrated with photos (a few in color) provided by the Astafyev family archive. CONDITION: A Fine-condition copy of this rare photo-essay - solid, square, unmarked, and uncreased, with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.