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Typescript of the story "The Number's Up

Typescript of the story "The Number's Up by WOOLRICH, Cornell

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Typescript of the story "The Number's Up
Author
WOOLRICH, Cornell
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 20 pages, 4to, the ribbon copy, double-spaced, with revisions (some extensive) in ink by Woolrich. There are about 65 words in his hand on 8 pages (2 and 14 have the majority) and about 30 crossouts/deletions on 7 pages (2 having about half). In very good condition. “The Number’s Up,” a horrific story of a young couple taken for a ride by gangsters, was first published in Beyond the Night (Avon Books, 1959). It was reprinted in Nightwebs in 1971 (also by Avon). Woolrich mate- rial of this nature is very rare on the market (with no typescript or manuscript material appearing at auction in the past century according to records). [BA]. “After that there was silence for a while, only the sound of the shovel biting into the earth, and the hissing splatter of the loose dirt as it sailed off it. “They stood him up, his back to the well. “In the dark, desperate sky, just above the scalloped line some treetops made, three stars formed a pleading little constellation. No one looked at them, no one cared. This was the time for death, not the time for mercy.” In 2005, the book Tonight, Somewhere in New York was published as a follow up to 2004’s Night and Fear, a commemoration of the centenary of Woolrich’s birth. Editor, and Woolrich’s biographer, Francis M. Nevins selected short stories and fragmentary pieces from Woolrich’s writings from his last 20 years, largely spent in hotel rooms and caring for his mother, including “The Number is Up.” “... Nevins tells us, Woolrich had published 11 novels and more than 200 stories of pure suspense that earned him his reputation as the Hitch- cock of the written word.” Their continued reuse by Hitchcock (whose film “Rear Window” was based on a Woolrich short story) and others meant that his financial needs were being met and he could slow his creative output” (Dick Lochte, “Doing Woolrich little justice,” Los Angeles Times, 17 December 2005). “‘The Number Is Up,’ which Nevins suspects may have been an unused chapter intended for Hotel Room, focuses on a young couple facing torture and death. It’s a particularly ugly shocker with a gimmick that Nevins points out was used in Steven Spielberg’s futuristic film noir Minority Report, based on a story by Woolrich contemporary Philip K. Dick.”.
Collected Writings. I. Studies in Medieval Art from the Sixth to the Twelft Centuries

Collected Writings. I. Studies in Medieval Art from the Sixth to the Twelft Centuries by WORMALD, Francis. Edited by J.J.G. ALEXANDER, T.J. BROWN and Joan GIBBS

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Collected Writings. I. Studies in Medieval Art from the Sixth to the Twelft Centuries
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WORMALD, Francis. Edited by J.J.G. ALEXANDER, T.J. BROWN and Joan GIBBS
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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Near fine
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London: Oxford University Press for Harvey Miller, 1984. First edition. Near fine/Near fine. 4to. 190 illustrations, including color frontispiece. Original tan linen; original printed dust jacket (slightest wear to lower front panel, generally fine). FIRST EDITION of the first volume of Wormald's collected works, printing eleven works on Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Included are Wormald's important studies of the Gospels of St Augustine and the Utrecht Psalter. The remaining essays are on Anglo-Saxon art.
Annual Report of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad Company to the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, January, 1861

Annual Report of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad Company to the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, January, 1861

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Annual Report of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad Company to the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, January, 1861
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
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Baton Rouge: John M. Taylor, 1861. 7, [7] pp. Good, removed from a bound volume. Good condition. 7 pages of text followed by seven pages of statistical information. The last page is oversized and folds out. 1 copy was found on OCLC at the University of Louisiana, but their catalog does not mention the seven statistics pages. Printed the month Louisiana seceded from the Union.
Photograph of Edward E. Hale laid down on heavy paper with Hale's autograph

Photograph of Edward E. Hale laid down on heavy paper with Hale's autograph

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Photograph of Edward E. Hale laid down on heavy paper with Hale's autograph
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
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Circa 1880's. Image measures 5 x 3 3/4. Small blemish at top of head which appears to be in the image. Surround measure 14 x 11. On back in a period hand, it says "Edward Everett Hale signed. Distinguished author who wrote that famous classic. The Man Without A Country
How to Out-Think Your Opponent

How to Out-Think Your Opponent by Prof. Al. Williams

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How to Out-Think Your Opponent
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Prof. Al. Williams
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
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San Francisco: John J. Newbegin, 1918. Training manual on how to neutralize threats in close combat both armed and unarmed. Some foxing and wear to the dust jacket.
The Kingdom of God Delineated

The Kingdom of God Delineated by Wilson, J.L.

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The Kingdom of God Delineated
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Wilson, J.L.
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Paper wraps. A Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church. Published by Request of the Session, May 1842. 22pp. The sermon offers a detailed plan to divide the city into five districts to raise money for Missions. Wilson, 1774-1846, is noted for his successful prosecuting of Lyman Beecher for heresy.
Vertigo

Vertigo by Sebald, W.G.

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Vertigo
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Sebald, W.G.
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781860466243
Condition
Very Good
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London: Harvill Press, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Sebald on the title page. Very Good. Wraps rubbed at the edges, a few creases down the spine, bumped at the bottom edge of the front wrap. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, a few stains at the edges, clean internally. Sebald's novel of linked narratives that investigate "the vertiginous unreliability of memory," the first in the trilogy also including The Emigrants and The Rings of Saturn.
Waldmeister Operette von Gustav Davis... Vollständiger Klavier-Auszug mit Text Pr. M. 12,_ netto. [Piano-vocal score]

Waldmeister Operette von Gustav Davis... Vollständiger Klavier-Auszug mit Text Pr. M. 12,_ netto. [Piano-vocal score] by STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899

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Waldmeister Operette von Gustav Davis... Vollständiger Klavier-Auszug mit Text Pr. M. 12,_ netto. [Piano-vocal score]
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STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Berlin: Ed. Bote & Bock [PNs 14331-14354], 1895. Small folio. Half contemporary black cloth with black textured paper boards, titling gilt to spine.. [1] (decorative title lithographed by Anst. v. C.G. Röder in Leipzig printed in green), [2] (cast list, table of contents, and copyright notice), 3-197, [i] (blank) pp. Title with the handstamps of Dr. Felix Sperl in Vienna and the Viennese antiquarian Ludwig Doblinger; printer's note ("Stich und Druck von C.G. Röder, Leipzig") to lower margin of p. 197. Boards slightly worn and bumped; gilt titling to spine partially lacking. Slightly browned; light to moderate foxing; outer corners with minor creasing and soiling; partially detached at gutter of pp. 164-165. First Edition of the first version. OCLC no. 15809144. Waldmeister, to a libretto by Gustav Davis, was first performed in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien on December 4, 1895. "Brahms, who was by no means always an uncritical admirer of his friend [Strauss], remarked to Hanslick at the première of the operetta Waldmeister (1895) that Strauss's 'splendid' orchestration reminded him of Mozart." Peter Kemp in Grove Music Online.
Merkurs-Flügel. Walzer für das Piano-Forte. [Op. 83]

Merkurs-Flügel. Walzer für das Piano-Forte. [Op. 83] by STRAUSS, Johann, Sr. 1804-1849

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Merkurs-Flügel. Walzer für das Piano-Forte. [Op. 83]
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STRAUSS, Johann, Sr. 1804-1849
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Wien: Tobias Haslinger [PN T.H. 6902], 1836. Oblong folio. Unbound as issued. 10 pp. Engraved. With decorative vignette to title. Edges slightly browned and creased. First Edition. Weinmann p. 17. Schönherr & Reinöhl p. 128.
Die Werbung, von Ritter Stainhauser von Treuberg für eine Tenor und eine Bass-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte und hochgebornen Comtesse Ernestine von St. Genois hochachtungsvoll gewidmet

Die Werbung, von Ritter Stainhauser von Treuberg für eine Tenor und eine Bass-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte und hochgebornen Comtesse Ernestine von St. Genois hochachtungsvoll gewidmet by STORCH, A. 1813-1887

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Die Werbung, von Ritter Stainhauser von Treuberg für eine Tenor und eine Bass-Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte und hochgebornen Comtesse Ernestine von St. Genois hochachtungsvoll gewidmet
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STORCH, A. 1813-1887
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Wien: 33 Nummer der "Lyra" 1. Jahrgang, 1840. Folio. [1] (title incorporating an engraved scene of soldiers in a beer garden), [2] (blank), 3-6 pp. Engraved. Slightly worn and soiled; red paper tape to spine. With small handstamp of "Schloss Veselicko" to upper right corner. Storch was an important figure in 19th century Viennese musical life.
The Gypsy Baron [Die Zigeunerbaron] English book and lyrics by Ruth and Thomas Hartin ... $6.00. [Piano-vocal score]

The Gypsy Baron [Die Zigeunerbaron] English book and lyrics by Ruth and Thomas Hartin ... $6.00. [Piano-vocal score] by STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899

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The Gypsy Baron [Die Zigeunerbaron] English book and lyrics by Ruth and Thomas Hartin ... $6.00. [Piano-vocal score]
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STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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[?New York]: Boosey and Hawkes [PN BH BK. 435], 1962. Small folio. Original publisher's dark orange illustrated wrappers. 1f. (recto title, copyright), 1f. (recto cast, verso instrumentation), 2ff. (contents and summary), 232 pp. Wrappers slightly worn and rubbed. Minor internal wear. First performed in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885, with text by I. Schnitzer after M. Jókai's Saffi. "Certainly Strauss was no judge of librettos and throughout his life he found it both cumbersome and restricting to compose to prescribed texts, though with Der Zigeunerbaron (1885) he showed himself uncharacteristically adept in this. Over the next quarter of a century a further 14 operettas and even a grand opera (Ritter Pásmán, 1892) cemented Strauss's position as the leading light in 'Silver Age' Viennese operetta, though even in the composer's lifetime only three of these found international success: Die Fledermaus (1874), Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883) and Der Zigeunerbaron." Peter Kemp in Grove Music Online.
ALADDIN READI-CUT HOME

ALADDIN READI-CUT HOME by Aladdin (Home Plans Trade Catalog)

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ALADDIN READI-CUT HOME
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Aladdin (Home Plans Trade Catalog)
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Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
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Aladdin Co., Bay City, MI. Circa 1952. A beautiful home plans catalog from Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes. 63 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black and white of readi-cut homes from modest bungalows, to tiny cottages, to ranch houses. The catalog is clean, bright and with no wear. Perfect as a reference guide for restoring an older home. You might now be living in "The Rio Grande"", "The Santa Fe", The Graystone" The Jasmine", "The Lexington", or "The Pasadena" and not even know it!
ICON NEWS

ICON NEWS

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ICON NEWS
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London: Institute of Conservation, 2010. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. Issues 1 to 31 of the publication from its inception in 2005 lacking seven issues. Color, black and white illustrations throughout. Various brochures laid in No. 31.
CHRONIK DER BUCHDRUCKEREI UND DES VERLAGES EDUARD ROETHER IN DARMSTADT. 1. APRIL 1835 BIS 1. APRIL 1960

CHRONIK DER BUCHDRUCKEREI UND DES VERLAGES EDUARD ROETHER IN DARMSTADT. 1. APRIL 1835 BIS 1. APRIL 1960

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CHRONIK DER BUCHDRUCKEREI UND DES VERLAGES EDUARD ROETHER IN DARMSTADT. 1. APRIL 1835 BIS 1. APRIL 1960
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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(Darmstadt: Eduard Roether, 1960. cloth. Roether, Eduard. 12mo. cloth. 199+(1) pages. Written in German. Contains a foreword, and several black-and-white plates and photographs either bound or tipped-in. A history of this printing house and publisher. Minor wear at extremities.
Lincoln Delivers His Second Inaugural Address, 1865

Lincoln Delivers His Second Inaugural Address, 1865

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Lincoln Delivers His Second Inaugural Address, 1865
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Published for exclusive distribution, 1973. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition. This is number 4 of fifty copies printed for distribution to the friends of Louis and Lena Braverman. Top page edges unopened, fine in an about fine slipcase. The Civil War weary, but tenacious President made his speech a little more than a month before his assassination. "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Scarce.
Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child

Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child by Anderson, Louie

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Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child
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Anderson, Louie
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
ISBN
9780670829392
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Very Good
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Viking Adult, 1989-12-04. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 20x20x20. Signed. Inscribed by Louie Anderson with heart sticker to half-title page. First printing with full number line. Mild soiling to page edges, very light wear, a nice copy overall.
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Steven's Magic Emporium (9 catalogs, 1992-1994)

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Steven's Magic Emporium (9 catalogs, 1992-1994)
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Steven's Magic Emporium, 1992-1994. Very Good. Steven's Magic Emporium (9 catalogs, 1992-1994). Wichita, Kansas: Steven's Magic Emporium, 1992-1994. Illustrated. 4to. Stapled wraps. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed and bumped edges and some are faintly soiled with address labels affixed. Includes four video and five merchandise catalogs. Articles by/about Max Maven, Tina Lenert, Georges Proust, Ton Onosaka & Melinda Saxe.

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