Theater from Trench Books

New York: Random House, 1947. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good. Clean and unmarked, minor shelfwear at corners. Jacket shows edgewear, 1" closed tear top left front, not price clipped. "Childhood Memories of the Famous Broadway Columnist".

New York: John Day, 1974. First Edition . Burgundy Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Name and date on flyleaf, otherwise a real nice clean copy. Jacket shows a bit of shelfwear, light soiling. Not price clipped. Published after Mrs. Buck's passing, this is a "witty and revealing novel of the theater".

New York. No Binding. Good+. Here are five issues of "Theatre Arts Monthly", all are in nice condition except Jan 1929 issue has a detached (but present) cover. A couple of pencil notations found. Detailed coverage of the theater in the 20s and 30s. Articles by/about Eddie Cantor, George Bernard Shaw, Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Somerset Maugham, Orson… Read more about this item

New York. No Binding. Very Good. Here are five issues of "Theatre Arts", nice sound condition, age yellowing, a bit of wear to the long edge. many articles and photos of such luminaries as Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Martha Graham, Walter Huston, others. Detailed articles on the great plays of the day. Issues included are: Jun 1940, May… Read more about this item

New York: University Publishers, 1961. Cloth. Very Good+/Good+. Minimal wear, light soiling to bottom fore-edge, unmarked; gray and red cloth binding. Jacket shows edgewear, rubbing, not price clipped. "A Critical Challenge" as to whether William truly was the author of the many plays attributed to him.

New Haven. Paper. Very Good. This is an assortment of programs from various productions of the Yale Univ Theatre, the Yale School of Drama, and the Yale Dramatic Assoc. Twelve programs: The Myrmidons, Faust Part One (signed on page 4 by several of the performers), A Ball for the Imaginative/The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Tartuffe, The Downstairs Dragon, The… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1955. Fireside Theater Book Club . Green Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Minor wear at corners, clean and unmarked. Fireside Theatre edition of the popular play that premiered Oct 13, 1954 at the Longacre Theatre, NYC. Robert Preston and Kim Hunter starred. Illus with several B&W photos from the stage production. Included is the original… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Yale Univ Press, 1956. Fifth Printing . Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Light wear to corners, clean and unmarked. A play written by O'Neill in 1940. 176 pgs.

New York: Brentanos, 1923. Blue Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Light wear/soiling to covers, chip at edge of spine, cello tape repair at title page hinge. A once popular play, illus with B&W photos from the Theatre Guild Production. Nice working copy.

Boston: Ginn & Co., 1935. Illustrated Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Maximo Ramos. Covers moderately worn/soiled; numerous pencil notations throughout. Prize winning novel/play, entirely in Spanish. Edited by Margaret Holz and Teresa De Escoriaza. Appears to be a school edition; vocabulary at the back, test type questions in with text. Many illus, some in color. Sound copy.

Boston: LIttle Brown, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Arnold Roth. Baked, Hashed Brown or French Fried?". Minimal shelfwear, clean and unmarked. Jacket shows wear to edges, not price clipped. The story of vthe Bissell family's roundabout travels across America, from CT. to Alaska. The author was a playwright who penned numerous well known Broadway productions. This… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1948. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Good+. Minimal wear to corners, previous owner's unique bookplate inside front cover. Jacket is somewhat worn, lightly soiled, fading to spine; original price ($2.75) at bottom of front flap. Though this is not a book club edition, an original Fireside Theatre Bookclub brochure is included. This play… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1947. Fifth Printing . Illustrated Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. Light shelfwear to corners; sound and unmarked; original owner's unique bookplate inside front cover. Jacket shows wear/tear at corners and edges, spine somewhat darkened, light soiling, original price ($2.75) at bottom of front flap. Inscribed by Williams on the front flyleaf. This, the best known… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1956. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Black Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. Small area of very slight wear at base of spine, otherwise a nice clean copy. Jacket shows minimal wear to edges, slight yellowing to spine, minor soiling; states "Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition" at bottom of front flap. Numerous signatures on the front flap:… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1943. Blue Cloth. Very Good+/Good. Very minimal wear to edges, light soiling to page edges; a previous owner's name/address inside front cover, plus, most recent owner's bookplate. Jacket shows edgewear, soiling; original price ($2.00) at top of front flap. Signed by Mr. Steinbeck on the front flyleaf. Unable to verify signature; the previous owner was… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred H. King, 1934. Second Printing . Green Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Minimal wear to covers, bookplate inside front cover, soiling to top edge; otherwise a nice copy. Price clipped jacket is complete, closed tear at top of spine, cello tape repairs, light soiling, spine faded. 200+ pages, including many provocative B&W photos of the Ziegfeld girls.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1966. First Edition . Brown Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. Clean and unmarked. Jacket shows light soiling, not price clipped. A play, "Being the account of the sojurn in Mantua of Romeo and Juliet, and their return to Verona". Exceptional condition.

New York: Harper & Bros., 1908. PHOTOPLAY . Illustrated Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Wear and soiling to edges, front hinge splitting, unmarked. "With illustrations (photos) from scenes in the play".

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1927. First Edition . Decorative Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Wear and darkening to edges, front exterior hinge paper split, prev. owner's unique bookplate inside front cover. "The Theatre of Today" series (edit. by George Jean Nathan). Three act play about a Chicago murder trial (how odd).

New York: Macmillan, 1976. First Printing . Orange Cloth. Very Good+/Good+. Clean, bright and unmarked. Jacket shows minimal wear/rubbing; stubborn price sticker on lower front. Thirty-one vaudeville performers recall how it was in those entertaining days. Many B&W photos; indexed. Great reference book.