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New York: New York Shakespeare Festival, 1978. Stapled Pages. Very Good. 8.5" x 11. This humble program (stapled photocopies) was distributed to the audience at Joseph Papp's (Public Theater) New York Shakespeare Festival production of Jerry Mayer's "TAUDshow - a play for one actor from the life + work of Antonin Artaud". After workshopping/premiering at the Mabou Mines… Ler mais sobre este item

Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russian Federation: Kredo" Publishing House, 1990. First Edition - Later Printing . Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine. 9" x 8. Pierre-William Henry (cover design). A photographic biography of the Soviet/Russian writer Viktor Astafyev (also spelled Victor Astafiev), from his difficult childhood to his literary successes, interspersed with scenes of the Russian landscapes that greatly influenced his writings.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Avon Discus, 1971. First Thus - First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Discus/Avon/# DS8. "A penetrating study of [Artaud's] theories and practice in the theater and literature." CONTENTS: Preface (Nin); Introduction; The Fragility of the Mind (1896-1926), The Theatre and the Plague (1927-1935), The New Revelations… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Arbor House Publishing Co., 1986. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Paperback. Fine Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This is an "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition.… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris: Amiot - Dumont, 1954. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 5.5" x 7.5. An insightful study of the socio-political philosophy of the great French poet and essayist Charles Peguy. CONTENTS: Introduction; Enfance et adolescence de Peguy; L'Ecole Normale; Le socialisme Peguyste; A la librairie Georges Bellais; Aux "Cahiers de la Quinzaine"; Ma collaboration aux "Cahiers de la… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Lancer Contempora Books, 1971. First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A probing, revelatory, and sympathetic 1971 examination of this great American hero. CONTENTS: Preface; The Roots in the South; The Happy Childhood; Education - South and North; Montgomery and the Face of Hate; Aftermath of the Boycott;… Ler mais sobre este item

Port Chester, New York: Miranda Fine Arts, 2005. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 5.5" x 8.5. Michael Torlen. Documentation booklet for Michael Torlen's October 15 - November 12, 2005 exhibition at the Miranda Fine Arts gallery. CONTENTS: Michael Torlen - Seamarks (essay; by Carl Little), color reproductions of 11 paintings, and a brief biography of the artist. 16 pages.… Ler mais sobre este item

Athens, Ohio, USA: Ohio University Press, 1978. First Edition . Clothbound Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A synthesizing overview of all of Butor's work as well as detailed analyses of each of Butor's novels and experimental narratives. 150 pages. CONDITION: the book itself is solid, bright, and unmarked, with negligible shelf-wear. Its dustjacket… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf - Borzoi Books, 1991. Pre-Publication Typescript . Large Softcover. Fine. 8.5" x 11. Highly Collectible! This is a limited-printing copy of the typescript, intended for selected booksellers (with a cover letter from the editor bound in) and subsequently published by Alfred A. Knopf, though not necessarily as written in this early incarnation. It… Ler mais sobre este item

Stockholm and Drobak: Galleri Narva. First Thus . Stapled Wraps. Fine. 8.25" x 11.75. A treasure-trove of the gifted St. Petersburg artist's work. The 1988 Galleri Narva catalogue, with text in English and Swedish, contains a biographical essay, a full-page b&w photo of the artist, and eight full- page color reproductions of his work (including those on the… Ler mais sobre este item