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This Happy Breed. A Play in Three Acts

This Happy Breed. A Play in Three Acts by COWARD, Noel

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Title
This Happy Breed. A Play in Three Acts
Author
COWARD, Noel
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Spine and portion of front cover faded, the latter also spotted
Description
London: Heinemann, 1943. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Spine and portion of front cover faded, the latter also spotted. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth. First edition. A dedication copy "To Hugh ['Binkie'] Beaumont, the play's producer, inscribed by the playwright on the front free endpaper: "For Hugh from Noel Coward." (...all Noel's plays had been presented in England since 1939 [and through the war years] by H. M. Tennent Ltd. [which] was exemplified in the attractive, persuasive, amusingly talkative person of Binkie' Beaumont. Violent and occasional business flare-ups excepted, Noel and Binkie were more than friends: they were the deepest, closest cronies..." (Cole Lesley, 'Remembered Laughter: The Life of Noel Coward', NY, 1976, p. 287). It was Beaumont who had persuaded Coward to return to the stage to act in a trio of plays - This Happy Breed was one - after the latter's nervous breakdown in 1937. Another dedication copy to Beaumont of This Happy Breed was in the sale of Masterpieces of Modern Literature: The Library of Richard Rechler, Christie's, NY, 11 October 2002, lot 54. It was inscribed by Coward, also on the front free endpaper: "For Binkie with love from Noel / See Dedication dear Hugh." (BA).
EXHIBITION OF OBJECTS by Joseph Cornell Opening December 6th

EXHIBITION OF OBJECTS by Joseph Cornell Opening December 6th by CORNELL, Joseph

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EXHIBITION OF OBJECTS by Joseph Cornell Opening December 6th
Author
CORNELL, Joseph
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1939. Single sheet, folded as issued. Reproducing a drawing by Cornell on one side (titled "Bilboquet") and text of verso. Printed blue on white. Mild wear. Very good or better overall. Scarce exhibition announcement for Joseph Cornell's second show, held seven years after his first, also at the Julien Levy Gallery. Levy's 57th Street location was in many ways ground zero for Surrealism, Dada, and experimental film in the States and his gallery mounted important exhibitions by Duchamp, Ernst, Magritte, Kahlo, as well as Cornell, throughout the 1930s and 40s. Includes a text by the artist's friend Parker Tyler, who according to Cornell biographer Deborah Solomon likely "gave Cornell the impetus to exhibit his work again after such a long hiatus. Their friendship appears to have enabled Cornell to muster renewed confidence in his art" (UTOPIA PARKWAY p. 102). And the exhibit itself was groundbreaking, arranged so that visitors entered "a small sitting room designed by the artist to resemble a walk-in fairy tale. The lights were turned down, and thimbles, dolls, and bits of broken glass could be found both in and out of shadow boxes. In other words, the room itself was a work of art — a box in its own right — and remains an unsung forerunner of installation art" (ibid, 105). No copies located in OCLC, and we do not find an example among Cornell's papers at the Smithsonian — though there does appear to be one among Levy's papers at U. Penn. Rare ephemera from an early and important event in Cornell's career. [Daniel A. Starr #229 in JOSEPH CORNELL, McShine, Kynaston (editor, MoMA 1990)].
The American Express

The American Express by CORSO, Gregory

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The American Express
Author
CORSO, Gregory
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy in a near-fine wrapper with a few areas of abrasion and some light foxing
Description
Paris: Olympia Press, 1961. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine wrapper with a few areas of abrasion and some light foxing. 8vo. 241 pages. Illustrated by Corso. Original green printed wrappers. With the pictorial outer wrapper. First issue price of 15 NF, no overprice sticker on either wrapper. With Maurice Girodias' compliments slip loosely inserted. This is no. 85 in the Traveller's Companion Series.
X-Rated. CPLY. An Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings

X-Rated. CPLY. An Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings by CPLY

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X-Rated. CPLY. An Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings
Author
CPLY
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy
Description
New York: The New York Cultural Center in Association with Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1974. A fine copy. 4to. [26] pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. Includes an interview with Sam Hunter.
MANUSCRIPT LEDGER OF WILLIAM CAMPBELL, SHERIFF AND PROTHONOTARY OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1820 - 1828, CONTAINING ENTRIES OF LEGAL CASES AND THEIR DISPOSITIONS

MANUSCRIPT LEDGER OF WILLIAM CAMPBELL, SHERIFF AND PROTHONOTARY OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1820 - 1828, CONTAINING ENTRIES OF LEGAL CASES AND THEIR DISPOSITIONS by Campbell, William

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MANUSCRIPT LEDGER OF WILLIAM CAMPBELL, SHERIFF AND PROTHONOTARY OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1820 - 1828, CONTAINING ENTRIES OF LEGAL CASES AND THEIR DISPOSITIONS
Author
Campbell, William
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Butler County, PA, 1828. Folio, 16" x 10" 292 pages bound in worn half leather [front board detached]. Some pages contain notes on smaller paper, affixed with straight pins, relating to cases. The disposition of each case is detailed, with names of hundreds of inhabitants. An excellent primary resource for law and commercial activity in the first third of the 19th century in western Pennsylvania. Very Good. William Campbell [1772-1828, born in Franklin County PA, moved to Butler County in 1803. He established himself as a carpenter. A local leader in the Democratic Party, he was elected county sheriff in 1809, treasurer in 1813; Justice of the Peace / Prothonotary of the 3rd District in 1813 and of the 4th District in 1822; county clerk in 1815 and 1830; and served as County Auditor for a time. His notebook begins in 1820 and ends in 1828, the year of his death. The entries are primarily for the disposition of cases, most of which deal in some way with debt. An entry from March 1825 [page 114] notes the case of Commonwealth vs. Pittsburgh and Butler Turnpike Managers (Case 464): "Warrant on Complaint of Alexander Hagerty and Abraham Neyman [?] for the Examination of the road from the gate kept by Thomas Lyon to the gate kept by Nathan Sheer to see if finished agreeable to the act of assembly report made on oath of John Welsh Robert Carswell and John Sullivan. Case dismissed March 10, 1825. Copy of Judgment handed to Mr. Sheer March 12, 1825. Copy of D[ismissal?] handed by Mr. Lerman to Thos. Lyon [March] 14, 1825." A list of costs indicates "entry 6.00, oath 12.00, warrant 18.00 etc." Some local names include: Jacob Binker, an Assistant County Burgess in 1826, 1839, 1840; and County District Attorney in 1830. John Galbreath, lawyer who went on to establish the Butler Palladium, the first newspaper in the county; later served as a judge in Erie County, PA. Norbert Foltz was a wealthy man and one of the largest land owners in the county; worked as a cabinet maker and then became a tavern keeper; was an Assistant County Burgess in 1821, 1824, 1826 and 1827; and in 1822 was on committee to build the German Catholic Church. Dr. George Miller, Assistant County Burgess 1817, 1818, 1838; County Commissioner in 1840; and County Treasurer for a time. Adam Funk was a local merchant who served as an Assistant County Burgess in 1828. Other names mentioned in its pages are Alexander Hagerty, Abraham Meyman, Thomas Lyon, Nathan Sheer, Robert Carswell, John Sullivan, David Scott, George Scott, William Stewart, Thomas McLeary, Patrick Brieland, A.L. Purvience, John Higley, Alexander Marten, William Dickey, Thomas Wolfson, Malachi Richardson, William Barren, Richard Miller, and many more.
CANADIAN ROSE BUD SONG BOOK. CONTAINING ALL THE POPULAR SONGS OF THE DAY. [NO. 2.] Toronto, Ont.: A.S.

CANADIAN ROSE BUD SONG BOOK. CONTAINING ALL THE POPULAR SONGS OF THE DAY. [NO. 2.] Toronto, Ont.: A.S. by Canada

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CANADIAN ROSE BUD SONG BOOK. CONTAINING ALL THE POPULAR SONGS OF THE DAY. [NO. 2.] Toronto, Ont.: A.S.
Author
Canada
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Irving, Publisher, 35 King Street West, 1880. [1, title page], [1 blank], [vii]-99, [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers [light chipping, minor foxing, faded numerical stamp on front wrap], disbound, loosened. A few minor spots of foxing, else clean. Good+. OCLC notes publishing date as 1880 and shows pages as beginning at vii, as does this copy. OCLC 20727258 [1] [Brown University].
Reminiscences of Chicago During the Forties and Fifties (with an Introduction By Mable McIlvaine)

Reminiscences of Chicago During the Forties and Fifties (with an Introduction By Mable McIlvaine)

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Reminiscences of Chicago During the Forties and Fifties (with an Introduction By Mable McIlvaine)
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (United States)
Description
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1913. First Edition. Small Octavo. 137p. A remarkable association copy inscribed by two prominent Chicagoans: Thomas E. Donnelley, President of Lakeside Press to William A. Dyche, who became Mayor of Evanston and was instrumental in getting the elevated train from Chicago to that city. His huge contributions contributed to North Western's Dyche Field (later renamed in 1997 as Ryan Field). He was also publisher of the City Directory where both he and Thomas E. Donnelley were prominent. It was Donnelley, of course, whose Lakeside Press provided reprints of the most significant classics on not only Illinois but the American West. These books were then given to good customers and employees at Christmas. Bound in olive green cloth centrally stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, were to spine ends, both hinges cracked but in heavy custom mylar jacket for further protection.
John Slaughter's Way.

John Slaughter's Way. by WYCKOFF, James.

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John Slaughter's Way.
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WYCKOFF, James.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
Garden City:: Doubleday & Company,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. B0006AYGC2 . A Double D Western. Stated first edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Near fine in a near fine (light age toning and rubbing) dust jacket.; 188 pages .
The Bitter Days of Finis McCanless
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The Bitter Days of Finis McCanless by WYCKOFF, James

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The Bitter Days of Finis McCanless
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WYCKOFF, James
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780385158305
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
Garden City:: Doubleday & Company,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0385158300 . A Double D Western. Stated first edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .
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Babes and Sucklings. by WYLIE, Philip.

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Babes and Sucklings.
Author
WYLIE, Philip.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY:: Knopf,. Very Good. 1929. Hardcover. The author's second novel. First edition. Faded along the spine, else very good in tan cloth with blue and green lettering and design. No dust jacket. .
Socialist Aesthetics & The Shadows of Amiens

Socialist Aesthetics & The Shadows of Amiens by Boos, Florence S.

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Socialist Aesthetics & The Shadows of Amiens
Author
Boos, Florence S.
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
ISBN
9780903283298
Condition
Fine
Description
London: William Morris Society, 2011. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. A Kelmscott Lecture. 24 November 2007. In cream side-stapled paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Includes 23 illustrations reproduced in black and white. 64 pages. MOR/080515.
A Calling Answered with Caring. A Tribute to Archbishop William D. Borders. Wednesday, March 1, 1989. Baltimore Convention Center

A Calling Answered with Caring. A Tribute to Archbishop William D. Borders. Wednesday, March 1, 1989. Baltimore Convention Center by [Borders, Archbishop William D.]

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A Calling Answered with Caring. A Tribute to Archbishop William D. Borders. Wednesday, March 1, 1989. Baltimore Convention Center
Author
[Borders, Archbishop William D.]
Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Baltimore: Archdiocese of Baltimore, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Thin black quarto. A keepsake from an event to celebrate the contributions of Archbishop Borders when he left the position. It was a large event held at the Convention Center involving a dinner, speech by the Governor (Schaffer), gifts, prayers, etc. Minor scuffing to wrappers but clean overall. Clean interior. Includes photographic illustrations. 104 pages. REL/072320.
E.M. Forster. An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Materials

E.M. Forster. An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Materials by Borrello, Alfred

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E.M. Forster. An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Materials
Author
Borrello, Alfred
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
ISBN
9780810806689
Condition
Fine
Description
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1973. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with white title to spine. Pristine interior. Tight binding. 188 pages. BOB/112304.
Mahars of Pellucidar

Mahars of Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs; Boris Vallejo Cover Art

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Mahars of Pellucidar
Author
Edgar Rice Burroughs; Boris Vallejo Cover Art
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
NY: Ace Books, 1976. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. First printing. Slightly tanned, else a very good, tightly bound example with a flat, uncreased spine.
The People That Time Forgot

The People That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs; Frank Frazetta Cover Art

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The People That Time Forgot
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Edgar Rice Burroughs; Frank Frazetta Cover Art
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
Description
NY: Ace Books, 1973. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. Third printing. Previous owner's ink stamp on inside of front, slightly tanned, else a very good, tightly bound example with a flat, uncreased spine.

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