Search Results: Entertainment from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Boston. MA: The Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1924. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and tiny chips from the edges and spine ends of the dust jacket. "Walter Prichard Eaton (August 24, 1878 – 1957) was an American theatre critic and author. He was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and was a drama critic for various newspapers and magazines. He also wrote numerous books on the theater and was a professor of playwriting at Yale. [1] His papers are at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia. " (from Wikipedia) .

Various Places: Various Publishers. Very Good. 0. Other. B&W and Color Photographs & Illustrations; <P>CONTENT WARNING: This description includes information about The Civil War South, The Klu Klux Klan, racial depictions of African Americans, suicide, and a host of other delicate topics dealing with the United States before and during Reconstruction. <P> <P> The Birth of a Nation - a controversial film from before it became a film, was based, for the most part, on the play The Clansman, which was adapted by Thomas Dixon, Jr. From his own novel: The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan, published 1905 (Doubleday, Page & Company, 374p. ) , The Clansman was part of a trilogy that chronicled the US Civil War and Reconstruction. The Birth of a Nation - a controversial film from before it became a film, was based, for the most part, on the play The Clansman, which was adapted by Thomas Dixon, Jr. From his own novel: The Clansman: A Historical Romance… Read More

Houston, TX and Miami, FL: Asian Trash Cinema / European Trash Cinema Publications. Very Good+. 1994. 2nd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, and a light crease to the front spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "I remember the happy day when I first discovered the joys of contemporary Asian Cinema. It was a cold December afternoon in 1985, during a Saturday afternoon blitz of video stores, when I came face-to-face with Chang Ling's Wolf Devil Woman." .

Chicago, IL: Beckley-Cardy Company. Very Good+. 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a smaller than trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and curling. There is a previous owner's penciled name on the front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. This particular book includes a number of poems, plays, dialogues and drama bits regarding Christmas. The Beckley-Cardy Company was a school publishing company which published all sorts of material for schools, books, maps, puzzles, globes, and all manner of school supplies. .

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge tears to the spine ends and corners. There is also a couple of small spots of light red discoloration to the bottom edge of the front panel. "Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the 1957 book The Life and Times of Cleopatra by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role. Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, and Martin Landau are featured in supporting roles. It chronicles the struggles of Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt, to resist… Read More

Chicago, IL: The Hoey Publishing Co.. Good+. 1902. Publishers Dummy. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a Publishers Dummy copy (Sample Book) with order form. The book is in Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has edge wear, rubbing and bumping to the spine ends, corners and edges. There are spots of fraying to the spine ends and corners as well. The covers have noticeable ground-in dirt and large patches of biopredation that has mottled the cloth covers, especially the rear cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are several smallish edge tears throughout. The last pages of the book are lined blank order pages (unused in this case). .

New York, NY: Pocket. Very Good+. 1975. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0671789414 . This is a mass market paperback book and a First paperback edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning edge wear. The front cover, spine and spine joints have some light toning. The text pages are generally clean, but have some lightish generalized toning. "Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. Hornberger's best-known work is his novel MASH (1968) , based on his experiences as a wartime United States Army surgeon doctor during the Korean War (1950–1953) and written in collaboration with W. C. Heinz. It was used as the basis for an award-winning, critically and commercially successful movie – M*A*S*H (1970) — and two years later in an acclaimed long… Read More

Farmingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing. Good. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York: RCA Radiotron Co., Inc.. Very Good. 1933. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are mostly clean and bright, but have some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The rear cover has spots of ground-in dirt and discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. Two of the pages at the rear of the book have written in the name of the radio stations and the programs he / she likes. .

Boston, MA: Faber & Faber. Very Good+. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0571129773 . This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends, corners and foredges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Michael Nesmith agreed to produce Repo Man, and convinced Universal Studios to back the project with a budget of over a million dollars. During the course of the film's production, the studio's management changed, and the new management had far less faith in the project. The initial cinema release was limited to Chicago, followed by Los Angeles, and was short-lived. After the success of the soundtrack album (notable for featuring many popular LA punk bands) , there was enough interest in the film to earn a re-release in a single cinema in New York City, but only after becoming available on video and cable. Nevertheless, it ran for 18 months,… Read More

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company. Very Good. 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a square, paperback book with self covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light edge wear and rubbing and there is a tiny tear to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The covers have some light, generalized toning, as do the text pages. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York, NY: Lancer Books, Inc.. Very Good-. 1967. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued thus without a dust jacket. The book covers have some rubbing, especially to the bottom front cover. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, though there is tidemarking / water spotting to the bottom edges of half the pages, and includes the bottom edge of the rear cover. This book contains a series of essays by Edna Ruby about her encounters with actors, and entertainers, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lerner & Loewe .

New York, NY: Walter Reade - Sterling, Inc.. Very Good-. 1963. Broadside. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized print advertisement for use by movie theatres to book movies. This advertisement is a tri-fold (11" x 17" folded) , put together my Walter Reade Sterling, Inc. The ad is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some creasing to the top corner of the ad and a couple of small edge tears to the bottom front, along with patches of rubbing towards the bottom front right edge. The ad includes information about the author, the film, the director, ways to "Exploit " the movie, including a national book / movie tie-in, ideas for opening day events, and different posters and advertising blurbs. "Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel by the Nobel laureate British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. Themes include… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author / actress on the front endpaper. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the title page. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has some fading to the spine of the book along with a couple of tiny edge nicks. "Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s. After a successful career as a child actress, she established herself on the stage as an adult, playing in comedy, drama and experimental theatre, and radio… Read More

Paris, France: Fernand Hazen Editeur. Very Good+. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Signed by the author. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed on the front endpaper by the author. "Visiting cards became an indispensable tool of etiquette, with sophisticated rules governing their use. The essential convention was that a first person would not expect to see a second person in the second's own home (unless invited or introduced) without the first having first left his visiting card at the second's home. Upon leaving the card, the first would not expect to be admitted initially, but instead might receive a card at his own home in response from the second. This would serve as a signal that a personal visit and meeting at home would be welcome. On the other hand, if no card was forthcoming,… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Walt Disney Productions. Very Good+. 1978. 3-ring binder. This is a small (er) format three hole binder from Walt Disney Productions from 1979. The binder is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The text pages are clean and bright and are broken down by Studio, Disneyland, , and Wed / Mapo / Retlaw. Laid-in is a Disney Newsreel dated Feb 2, 1979, and a small stack of Inter-Office COmmunications with Executive Screening notices, including Superman, Norma Rae, and Ice Castles. .