THE MERCHANT OF YONKERS A Farce in Four Acts by Wilder, Thornton - 1939

1905. SYNGE, J. M. THE WELL OF THE SAINTS. With an Introduction by W. B. Yeats. Being Volume Four of Plays for an Irish Theatre. London: A. H. Bullen, 1905. First English edition and first edition thus, with Yeats's introduction. (Wade 262: "Copies of the play, using Bullen's sheets but without Yeats's introduction, had been issued in Dublin by Maunsel and Co. as Volume I. of their Abbey Theatre Series in February 1905.") Octavo. xviii,92 pp. Grey paper boards with green cloth back, but lacking the printed spine label. Cloth spine is lightly rubbed at ends and along joints; boards are lightly edgeworn and show general light soiling. Negligible foxing along fore-edge of bookblock but clean within. About very good.

London: William Miller. Very Good. 1810. Hardcover. Complete in three volumes. Vol's 2 & 3 only. Clean full leather with gilt ruled border. Spine with gilt Lettering. Texts tight, clean & intact. Both volumes with a pictorial title page. Marbled endpapers. Prior owners book plate. Chipped spine heads and lightly rubbed corners. Theatre; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1212 pages .

Gotheborg, Norway: Samuel Norberg, 1782. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 76p. The Swedish translation of Einer Tambeskilver (1772). The original Norwegian edition is very rare and OCLC locates one copy in Munich. Early translations into Swedish and Danish are uncommon. This play was a major factor in bringing Snorri's name before the Norwegian public. It was the first published Swedish tragedy that swept the nation and was quickly translated throughout Northern Europe and led to the publications of the great Norse legends in multi-volume sets. A scarce item in very good condition in original wrappers.

Chicago: Dixie-Vortex Company. Very Good. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. These DIXIE CUP PREMIUMS were given to a patron when they had 12 collectible ice cream lids with miniature photos of stars. After collecting the 12 needed lids required to trade for one photo, most children decided it was better to keep all 12 lids rather than trade them for one photo therefore increasing the high collectibility and scarceness of the premiums. A series of 24 different stars were published for each year along with a cover. I These full-color large-format premiums feature beautiful artwork and rich color printed on heavy card stock paper. Each premium was designed with a color stripe & two holes along the left edge for easy binding in a scrapbook. Each year the color of the stripe & the lettering changed; thus, although undated, each year's issue is distinctive. The reverse of each 8 x 10-inch premium features black-and-white stills from the star's recent films along with a few short… Read More

Los Angeles, California, 1896. Spine missing, binding is loose but all pages present. Stamped with raised seal of National Alliance Theatrical Stage Employees, Local Los Angeles, CAL No. 33. Has odd swastika stamp on cover. It appears to be the stamp of S. Aten but not certain.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

London: William Miller. Very Good. 1810. Hardcover. Complete in three volumes. Vol's 2 & 3 only. Clean full leather with gilt ruled border. Spine with gilt Lettering. Texts tight, clean & intact. Both volumes with a pictorial title page. Marbled endpapers. Prior owners book plate. Chipped spine heads and lightly rubbed corners. Theatre; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1212 pages .

Ballantyne & Co., London, 1907; First Edition Privately Printed; 8vo, 16 pages. Essay by Arthur Symons lamenting the dearth of native acting talent in Britain, reserving his highest praise for visiting Americans Edward H. Sothern and wife Julia Marlowe, whose Shakesperean talents he holds above reproach. "There is no actor on our stage who can speak either English or verse as these two Americans can.... Who is there on our stage who has completely mastered the first two requirements of acting? No one now acting in English except Julia Marlowe and Edward Sothern." Symons then goes on to cite examples from the couple’s recent performances in Romeo and Juliet , Hamlet., and Twelfth Night. Very Good Plus, in printed stiff wraps. Edward H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe’s engraved bookplate affixed. Pages unopened. A significant tribute, linking the British and American stages. Rare.

Chicago: Dixie-Vortex Company. Very Good. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. These DIXIE CUP PREMIUMS were given to a patron when they had 12 collectible ice cream lids with miniature photos of stars. After collecting the 12 needed lids required to trade for one photo, most children decided it was better to keep all 12 lids rather than trade them for one photo therefore increasing the high collectibility and scarceness of the premiums. A series of 24 different stars were published for each year along with a cover. I These full-color large-format premiums feature beautiful artwork and rich color printed on heavy card stock paper. Each premium was designed with a color stripe & two holes along the left edge for easy binding in a scrapbook. Each year the color of the stripe & the lettering changed; thus, although undated, each year's issue is distinctive. The reverse of each 8 x 10-inch premium features black-and-white stills from the star's recent films along with a few short… Read More

Privately Printed, 1976. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Memoirs of legendary American film director Albert H. Kelley (AKA Kelly). Bound in blue coated cloth with silver gilt lettering to front panel. Inscribed and signed by author Kelley to Fred Mendenhall thus: "To Fred Mendenhall, | who had a great | deal to do with the | birth of this baby! | Cordially, | Albert Kelley." Kelley enjoyed an extensive career in Hollywood, directing silent films and talkies from 1921 to 1953. Much no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes content within. Illustrated with historical photos. Rare. No other copies in commerce at the time of this posting. Only one copy in WorldCat library database. 215 pp. 7 7/8" x 5 5/8". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

New York, Self Published, circa 1962, softcover. First Edition. 8 pp, Very Good+ condition. Four 8.5" x 11" pages, mimeographed both sides and stapled in upper corner, some age-toning mainly to front and rear page, two tiny closed edge tears, a few small spots. Produced for the Poets' Theater, the play/poem is contemporary with her editing of the Floating Bear periodical along with Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) and mentions Ray Johnson, Bob Heide, Herbert Huncke, Nick Cernovitch, George Herms, Billy Linich, John Wieners, and others.