Backstage With Joe
by Aistrop, Jack
New York: Roy Publishers. Very Good in Fair dj. (c.1946). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [solid copy, minor bumping at several corners, light soiling to page edges, small faint bookseller's stamp at bottom of front pastedown; jacket heavily worn at edges, with numerous small tears, soiling, etc.] "It was just a casual impulse that sent Corporal... Read More
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The Commissar Took Care
by Ajzenbud, Moshe (translated by Leah)
Brunswick (Australia): Globe Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1986). 1st English-language edition. Hardcover. [nice-looking copy, just a bit of wear to the spine ends; the jacket shows light handling wear only]. Novel, "originally published in Yiddish in 1956," about the World War II experiences of a Polish Jew who flees into the Soviet Union... Read More
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Rashomon and Other Stories
by Akutagawa, Ryunosuke (translated by Takashi Kojima)
New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation. Very Good+ in Very Good- dj. (c.1952). First American Edition. Hardcover. [minor shelfwear to book, faint dust-soiling to top of text block; the jacket is sun-browned, especially along the spine, with a number of tiny nicks and chips along the edges and corners]. (B&W illustrated plates) "Two of the stories in... Read More
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Time at her Heels
by Aldis, Dorothy
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Good dj. (c.1937). Later Printing. Hardcover. [a good sound book, minor bump to lower rear corner, faint dust-soiling to top of text block; jacket is heavily edgeworn, long vertical crease in spine, tears at spine extremities, a bit of paper loss at top right corner of rear panel]. "Women's fiction"... Read More
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The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes [*SIGNED*]
by Aldridge, Alan
London: Thames & Hudson. Fine in Near Fine dj. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 0500093423 . [lovely copy, no discernible wear to book, the jacket showing only tiny traces of edge- and surface-wear]. (color illustrations, photographs, etc.) INSCRIBED ("For ____") and SIGNED by the author on the ffep, with an additional small drawing of a spider dangling... Read More
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Dust in the Afternoon [*SIGNED*]
by Alexander, Holmes
New York/London: Harper & Brothers. Very Good-. (c.1940). 1st Edition (H-P). Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [good sound copy, a few tiny white spots (paint?) and light soiling on front cover, modest wear to extremities]. INSCRIBED generically ("Best regards") and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. A novel of romance set in New York... Read More
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Candy
by Alexander, L.M.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good+. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [a good sound copy, light dust-soiling to top of text block, spine a little darkened]. (pen and ink drawings) A novel themed around the post-slavery migration of African-Americans from the South to the North, focusing on a group of "plantation Negroes" whose... Read More
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Walt Disney's African Lion
by Algar, James (text); Alfred and Elma Milotte (photographs)
New York: Simon and Schuster, in collaboration with Marc Barraud - Geneva. Near Fine. [1956]. First Edition. Hardcover. 23456 . (laminated pictorial boards; no dust jacket, but now protected by a custom-fitted mylar wrapper) [a very nice copy, the covers a little bit rubbed and with one tiny surface nick to the front cover and a short ... Read More
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Chicago: City on the Make
by Algren, Nelson
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Fair dj. 1951. Later Printing. Hardcover. [moderately shelfworn book, mild age-toning to edges of text block; the jacket is separated at the rear hinge (held together by new mylar cover), and shows some wear at the corners, with a shallow chip at the top of the front... Read More
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Never Come Morning
by Algren, Nelson
New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1942). 1st Edition (C-R). Hardcover. (price-clipped) [light shelfwear only to book; the jacket has a few tiny nicks along the top and bottom edges, with a little fading at the spine]. "The story of Bruno and Steffi and the Chicago world of immigrant Poles that made... Read More
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The 1938 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good+. (c.1938). (20th Annual). Hardcover. (silver cover with copper/turquoise embossed highlights; issued without dj) [good solid copy, nicer than usually found on volumes of this vintage; binding intact, with just some moderate shelfwear; internally clean; this copy belonged to "E.A. Schiller" (whoever he was), whose name is stamped on the... Read More
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The 1934 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good. (c.1934). 16th Annual. Hardcover. (dark green textured covers with gilt embossed highlights; issued without dj) [moderate external wear, front hinge cracked but holding, embossed highlights on spine and front cover somewhat worn, minor dampstaining to upper corners of an approximately 150-page section mid-volume, "Property of Cameo Pictures Corp." handwritten... Read More
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The 1935 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good+. (c.1935). 17th Annual. Hardcover. (turquoise/tan cover with embossed highlights; issued without dj) [modest wear to edges and corners, binding solid (hinges intact), small tab attached to top of first page to mark the section of 1934 releases, name "Harold L. Cail" imprinted on front cover] (photographs, ads, graphics) Complete... Read More
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The 1941 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
by Alicoate, Jack, ed.
New York: The Film Daily. Very Good+. (c.1941). 23rd Annual. Hardcover. (maroon textured covers with gold embossed highlights; no dust jacket, as issued) [attractive copy, hinges intact and binding solid, minor wear to extremities, very light spotting on top edge, "1940" tab attached to top corner of page 137 (marking the beginning of the "Feature Credits" ... Read More
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Willie the Squowse [*SIGNED*]
by Allan, Ted
London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. (corner-clipped, but printed price still present; possibly designed that way) [nice copy, very slightly bumped at the tips but no other significant wear; the jacket shows slight corner wear commensurate with the bumping to the book]. (pen & ink drawings) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by... Read More
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Brooklyn Remembered: The 1955 Days of the Dodgers
by Allen, Maury
Champaign IL: Sports Publishing L.L.C.. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.2005). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight clean book, with no discernible wear; the jacket is also quite nice, with just a touch of wrinkling along the top edge of the front panel, and a hint of surface rubbing]. (B&W photographs) This book captures "the emotion, the... Read More
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![Steve Allen's Songs: 100 Lyrics with Commentary [*SIGNED*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/964/857/1700857964.0.m.jpg)
Steve Allen's Songs: 100 Lyrics with Commentary [*SIGNED*]
by Allen, Steve
Jefferson NC/London: McFarland & Company, Inc,. Fine. (c.1999). First Edition. Hardcover. (laminated pictorial boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [as-new book with no discernible wear]. (B&W photo frontispiece) INSCRIBED briefly to friends and SIGNED by the author on the title page, dated 1999. According to the polymathic author's Preface, he claims to have "written over 8,000... Read More
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Don't Drink the Water
by Allen, Woody
New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1967). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean tight copy with no discernible wear (a review copy, with publisher's slip laid in); the jacket has been slightly insect-nibbled at various points along the top and bottom edges]. (B&W photographs) The Woodman's early theatrical success (and technically his first published ... Read More
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"Wayside": The Waking Dream of a Soul Before an Open Wood Fire [*SIGNED*]
by Allen, Edward (pseud. for Edward Allen Hall)
Boston: Sherman, French & Company. Near Fine. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. (stamped pictorial cloth with gilt lettering; no dust jacket) [lovely copy, gilt bright on cover and spine, light wear at extremities, minor soiling to top edge]. INSCRIBED ("To _____________ / with / the compliments of") and SIGNED by the author on the ffep. The... Read More
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The Journal of the University Film Association (Spring 1979) [special issue: Economic and Industry History of the American Film]
by (Allen, Jeanne Thomas, guest editor)
Houston TX: University Film Association. Very Good+. 1979. (Vol. XXXI, No. 2). Journal. [light external soiling, soft vertical crease in front cover (unobtrusive), a little dog-earing at top edge of rear cover, subscription mailing label on rear cover]. An exceptionally rich selection of scholarly articles on various aspects of American film history. Contents: "Copyright... Read More
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Not Hers Alone [*SIGNED*]
by Allen, Sally Elliott
New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1942). First Edition. Hardcover. [no significant wear to book, but the spine is a bit turned; the jacket is bright and attractive, with only light wear to the extremities, would grade a little higher but for some severe fading to the illustrated part of the spine... Read More
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Don't Drink the Water; a comedy in two acts
by Allen, Woody
New York/London/Toronto: Samuel French, Inc.. Good. (c.1967). Early printing. Stapled wraps. NOISBN . [an "actor-used" copy with extensive underlining and annotation (see notes), worn along spine, some dog-earing to covers and early pages, some discoloration and light soiling to covers, slight splitting at both ends of spine]. (stage diagram) Allen's early theatrical success, filmed in 1969... Read More
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International Photographer (April 1948) [cover: Irene Dunne in I REMEMBER MAMA]
by (Aller, Herbert, ed.)
Hollywood: International Photographers, IATSE Local 659. Near Fine. 1948. (Vol. XX, No. 4). Magazine. [very light wear along spine, otherwise unblemished]. (B&W photographs) Monthly magazine of the Hollywood photographers' union. The primary feature of this issue is a six-page photographic layout regarding George Stevens's film I REMEMBER MAMA, shot by Gaston Longet and including four ... Read More
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The Capital Murder
by Alner, James Z.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fair. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [a serviceable reading copy, but no more; the book had gotten wet at some point, with consequent large staining and cloth rippling to lower right corner of front cover, and a smaller area similarly blemished on rear cover; former owner's initials plus date &... Read More
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![American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (March 1977) [cover: Bette Davis]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/934/280/1574280934.0.m.jpg)
American Film: Journal of the Film and Television Arts [magazine] (March 1977) [cover: Bette Davis]
by Alpert, Hollis, ed.
Washington DC: The American Film Institute. Very Good+. (c.1977). (Vol. II, No. 5). Magazine. [nice clean copy, modest wear along spine, very slight bumping to lower corners, soft vertical crease in upper section of front cover]. (B&W and color photographs) The cover story is "A Toast to Bette Davis!," keyed to that year's recipient of AFI's Life... Read More
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