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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… Read more about this item

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],… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A revelatory set of essays on Orwell, by numerous contributors (see Table of Contents), profusely illustrated throughout its 182 pages. CONDITION: The securely-bound (overall Very Good) book is a bit worn on the top and bottom cover edges… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, 1964. Later Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A dramatic masterpiece of theatrical ultra-naturalism by one of America's greatest playwrights. CONTENTS: First Performance; The Players; The Scene; The Play. 242 pages. CONDITION: A bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, its pages lightly age-tanned. This… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item