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The Vampire Or, The Bride of The Isles. FIRST TIME. Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand. This Evening, Monday, August 7th, 1820 by PLANCHE, James Robinson: (POLIDORI, John William)

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Title: The Vampire Or, The Bride of The Isles. FIRST TIME. Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Strand. This Evening, Monday, August 7th, 1820
Author: PLANCHE, James Robinson: (POLIDORI, John William)
Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA (United States)
Description: London, 1820, 1820. THE TRUE FIRST APPEARANCE OF "THE VAMPIRE" ON THE ENGLISH STAGE. Broadside, 12-7/8" x 8-1/2", edges slightly rumpled but apparently untrimed, closed tear to left foredge approximately 3-1/2" long stab holes presumably bound up at one time, mild toning but overall VERY GOOD. As stated on the playbill "This piece is founded on the various traditions concerning THE VAMPIRES, which assert that they are Spirits, depraved of all Hope of Futurity, by the crimes committed in their mortal state - but, that they are permitted to roam the Earth, in whatever forms they please, with supernatural powers of Fascination - and, that they cannot be destroyed, so long as they sustain their dreadful existence, by imbibing the blood of female victims, whom they are first compelled to marry." Opening night reviews were enthusiastic and "was honored with unusually long continued applause". An interesting link between "The Vampire" and "Frankenstein" is that Peter Thomas Cooke who played the title role in The Vampyre at the Theatre Royale in 1820, was also the first actor to play the Frankenstein Monster in the London staging of Presumption. In fact, in 1826 a theatre-goer in London could take in a double bill and be treated to both monsters. Planche's play "The Vampire" was an adaptation of John Polidori's story "The Vampyre" - or, rather, a translation/adaptation of a French play based on Polidori's tale. It was first adapted for the stage by Charles Nodier and performed in Paris in June of 1820. Advertisement's appeared on Monday Aug. 7, 1820 in "The British Press", "European Magazine", & " London Review" advertising it's debut. According to the Huntington Library's Larpent collection, the play was licensed June 25th, 1820. Though scheduled to be performed on the 7th it was delayed 2 days out of respect for the death, the previous day, of The Duchess of York and opened on Aug. 9th. We assume that the bulk of these Aug. 7th broadsides were discarded and or destroyed. Exceedingly scarce as the broadside/playbill for the Aug. 9th performance is seldom seen.

Ming Lo déplace la Montagne. by LOBEL (Arnold):

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Title: Ming Lo déplace la Montagne.
Author: LOBEL (Arnold):
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Description: LOBEL (Arnold): Ming Lo déplace la Montagne. Paris: L'Ecole des Loisirs [1982]. Illustrated throughout in color by the author. Oblong folio, [32]pp; pictorial laminated boards. A fine copy. First French edition, printed the same year as the original 1982 version by Harper & Row (New York): MING LO MOVES THE MOUNTAIN. This is the Dedication Copy inscribed by the author below the printed dedication to Crosby and George Bonsall "and again, love from me -- Arnold". This is about a man whose wife demands he move a large mountain that blocks their sunlight and causes rocks to fall on their house. After failed attempts following a wise man's advice, Ming Lo and his wife perform a dance with their belongings, and when they open their eyes, the mountain has moved, allowing them to rebuild their home in the sun. The book is praised for its humor, heart, and lesson in creative problem-solving and perspective. The dedicatees are George Bonsall, CEO of Brodart Industtries, and his wife Crosby who is also both an author and illustrator of picture books for children.

Doctor Zhivago by PASTERNAK, Boris

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Title: Doctor Zhivago
Author: PASTERNAK, Boris
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: (New York): Pantheon, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Book club edition. Endpapers slightly faded, covers unevenly sunned with a few small stains, paper remnants stuck to rear cover, good only. Basis for the 1965 David Lean epic which featured Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Tom Courtenay, Siobhan McKenna, Ralph Richardson, and Alec Guinness. The film won five Oscars, and was nominated for five more, including Best Picture.

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