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Harvey

Harvey by CHASE, Mary; BLECHMAN, illustrator

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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Harvey
Author
CHASE, Mary; BLECHMAN, illustrator
Seller
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. HARVEY Will Make a Musical..." A Remarkable Mary Chase Letter to Leslie Bricusse Discussing a Proposed Musical Adaptation of Harvey CHASE, Mary Chase. Harvey. A Play by Mary Chase. Illustrated by Blechman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. First edition. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 inches; 235 x 152 mm.). [vi], [1-2], 3-89, [1] pp. Illustrated title-page and text decorations by Blechman. Publisher's original black cloth over boards, front cover and spine decoratively lettered in pink. Top of spine with a short closed tear, paper-stain to blank front endpapers from an old clipping. A very good copy in the original pictorial dust jacket, jacket worn at folds with front panel nearly detached but still present and visually striking. Laid into the volume is an exceptional typed letter signed by Mary Chase to Leslie Bricusse, dated: "June 10, 1980 805 Tenderfoot Hill Rd Denver, Colo". The lengthy and highly personal letter discusses the possibility of adapting Harvey into a musical and reveals Chase's admiration for Bricusse's songwriting and theatrical sensibility. In part: "HARVEY will make a musical but a truly fine one. My congratulations and my gratitude. It is the possible dream..." Chase goes on to praise Bricusse's lyrics for Man of La Mancha: "There must have been deep inside my consciousness and the line 'I'm only thinking of him' and the line 'Hollywood is a modern Don Quixote'..." Most significantly, she reflects thoughtfully on the dangers of over-expanding the central conceit of Harvey for the musical stage: "The contribution I might make now to the script would be for me to advise you against overdoing Harvey to the final curtain... the first half then the shadowy cross of a rabbit at the curtain..." She concludes warmly: "Believe me, Leslie, I am grateful." A superb literary and theatrical association piece documenting a serious attempt to transform one of the most beloved American plays of the twentieth century into a musical vehicle for Leslie Bricusse. First produced on Broadway in 1944, Harvey became an enduring theatrical classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The story of Elwood P. Dowd and his invisible six-foot rabbit entered American cultural mythology through both the original stage success and the celebrated 1950 film adaptation starring James Stewart. The present letter offers rare insight into Mary Chase's own thinking about adapting Harvey for musical theater and preserves an intimate creative exchange between two major figures of stage entertainment. An extraordinary association copy, elevated by one of the most revealing and substantive letters to Leslie Bricusse yet encountered.
The Naked Lunch

The Naked Lunch by Burroughs, William

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Naked Lunch
Author
Burroughs, William
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1959. First edition. Very Good/Very Good. A Very Good copy in like dust jacket. Rear free end paper of the book excised and some splitting at the lower inside joint. Dust jacket with some overall age toning and a small chip at the base of the spine. First printing with the green border on the title page and the original publisher's price of 1500 Francs on both the rear cover of the book and the rear flap. No price defacement, stickers or stamps as is usually found on later states of the book and jacket. William S. Burroughs' infamous novel meanders through the absurd and perverse in an improbable, non-linear narrative. While the adventure jumps from fictional dictatorships, to Mexico, to space, much of the book remains inspired by Burroughs' own drug addiction and his friendships with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, core Beat Generation members. Upon its publication in 1959, "The Naked Lunch" was banned from numerous cities though its literary significance was later recognized by Time magazine and the book was included in their Top 100 English speaking novels from 1923 to 2005. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.
THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF PAUL BUNYAN

THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF PAUL BUNYAN

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Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA
Title
THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF PAUL BUNYAN
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Some rubbing to the spine head. About Fine in glassine, chemise, and a Near Fine slipcase. Uncommon in this condition
Description
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Some rubbing to the spine head. About Fine in glassine, chemise, and a Near Fine slipcase. Uncommon in this condition. Everett Gee Jackson. Octavo (6-3/8" x 10") bound in half brown morocco and gold-stamped, wood-grain paper sides. Illustrated with color plates by Everett Gee Jackson. Retold by Louis Untermeyer and with a foreword by him. Copy #834 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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The Miser's Daughter: a Tale. With illustrations by George Cruikshank. by Ainsworth, William Harrison; Cruikshank, George (illus.)

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Seller: Sanctuary Books
Title
The Miser's Daughter: a Tale. With illustrations by George Cruikshank.
Author
Ainsworth, William Harrison; Cruikshank, George (illus.)
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
London: Cunningham and Mortimer, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First issue as originally published in Ainsworth's magazine. 8vo. Bound in later 3/4 red morocco and red cloth. A lightly worn, solid copy.
EL FOTOGRAFO MEXICANO: REVISTA DEDICADA A LOS FOTOGRAFOS DE MÉXICO, TOMO IV, Nº 18

EL FOTOGRAFO MEXICANO: REVISTA DEDICADA A LOS FOTOGRAFOS DE MÉXICO, TOMO IV, Nº 18

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Seller: Beverly Karno Books LLC
Title
EL FOTOGRAFO MEXICANO: REVISTA DEDICADA A LOS FOTOGRAFOS DE MÉXICO, TOMO IV, Nº 18
Seller
Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Condition
(Some foxing and marginal wear; water stains, o/w good copy)
Description
México, D.F.: Kodak Mexicana, 1935. (Some foxing and marginal wear; water stains, o/w good copy). b/w plates, ports., tbls., diags., advts., ind., staple bound b/w pict. d.j. A bi-monthly photo magazine with expert advice for beginners and professional photographers with how-to tips on photography techniques, lab materials and security, equipment and costs. CONTENTS: La sobreexposición con películas pancromáticas -- Variedad, promueve ventas -- La buena presentación de los anuncios -- Cuando necesitan corrección los negativos -- Pruebas que no son pruebas -- Correcto almacenamiento de pelícuas -- La fotografía mural mas grande edel mundo -- La película comercial mate -- La fotografía en colores -- Manchas de revelador -- Evitando dificultades al copiar -- Índice clasificación de artículos números 13-18.
Fragments of the Sixteenth-Century Nahuatl Census from the Jagiellonian Library: a lost manuscript Heterodoxia Iberica, volume 4
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Fragments of the Sixteenth-Century Nahuatl Census from the Jagiellonian Library: a lost manuscript Heterodoxia Iberica, volume 4 by Madajczak, Julia; Katarzyna Granicka, Szymon Gruda, Monika Jaglarz andJose Luis de Rojas; Julia Madajczak (Ed.)

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Title
Fragments of the Sixteenth-Century Nahuatl Census from the Jagiellonian Library: a lost manuscript Heterodoxia Iberica, volume 4
Author
Madajczak, Julia; Katarzyna Granicka, Szymon Gruda, Monika Jaglarz andJose Luis de Rojas; Julia Madajczak (Ed.)
Seller
Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9789004457102
Condition
Used - Very Good
Description
Leiden; Boston: Brill [2021]. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.25". X, [2], 342pp. Publisher's burgundy and green illustrated boards. Minor bumping to boards; a Near Fine copy. ISBN 9789004457102 . Used - Very Good. Hardcover .
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Ben Nicholson by NICHOLSON, Ben

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Ben Nicholson
Author
NICHOLSON, Ben
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Basel, Switzerland: Galerie Beyeler, 1968. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 15 through June 15, 1968. Features text by Ben Nicholson along with numerous tipped in color plates, a checklist, selected bibliography, biographical information. A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some slight curling to the edges and from the library of the Marlborough Gallery with their marks and in a very good acetate jacket that has chips and with laid in errata sheet. A nicely printed catalog and with an interesting provenance.
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Spaces in the Sage by Thayne, Emma Lou

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Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB
Title
Spaces in the Sage
Author
Thayne, Emma Lou
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Parliament Publishers, 1971. Very Good. Thayne, Emma Lou. Spaces in the Sage. NP: Parliament Publishers, 1971. 60pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with light bumping and yellowing. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with gentle bumping and rubbng.

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