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Burt Franklin: Bibliography and Reference Series #192. "Originally Published London: 1931; Reprinted 1968." 107 pages, illustrations; 23.5 cm. Bound in green cloth over boards; corners slightly roughened; Very Good; no dust jacket. Stock#ofc0789.

"The present collection of books relating to the circus... was formed by a man whose whole life was the circus. Jo van Doveren started his career as a 'plakker', the man who pasted up the posters... he developed into an outstandingly successful publicist... Among the circuses in the Netherlands with which he was connected for many years were… Ler mais sobre este item

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. . Hard Cover. ix, 212 p. A 1934 MGM film starring John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore and depicting the 1916 murder of the Russian monk Rasputin resulted in a lawsuit brought by Prince Youssoupoff, one of the murderers. The legal questions raised by the suit still have significance beyond the entertaining issues… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, Random House, c1956. Hard Cover. 71 p. illus. 28.5 cm. Publicity brochure for the film. "The Story of the World's Most Honored Show." Biographies of 47 actors, lists of participants. Stock# 36,804. Vg, illustrated boards.

Los Angeles, 1964. Soft Cover. 36 p. incl. color pictorial paper covers; illus.; coupons present; a direct-mail advertising pamphlet; good. With Harwood & Tjaden's Wonderful World of Cooking. Volume 2. Italian Recipes. Los Angeles, 1965. 36 p. incl. color pictorial paper covers; illus.; coupons present; a direct-mail advertising pamphlet; good. Contents include (vol. 1) International… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, Hyperion, c1992. Casablanca became a talismatic film only twenty years after it was made. Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-389). Hard Cover. xiv, 402 pages, illustrations, index; 24 cm. Thin green line across top of textblock; three nicks in top rear edge of dust jacket; small tear in rear bottom corner of dust jacket; withal Very… Ler mais sobre este item

Rectangular advertising pamphlet. Witmark provided everything needed for a minstrel show: texts for monologues, songs, plays, burnt cork, makeup, props, 'sonophone band and instruments'. The Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays has 333 entries for Witmark, but not this catalog. Softcover. 32 pages; 13 x 19 cm.; illustrated wrappers part of the text for this catalog. Very good copy.… Ler mais sobre este item

[Hollywood, CA.] Disney, 1940. Soft Cover. [28] pages; 31.5 cm. Original souvenir booklet of the Disney movie featuring Bach, Beethoven, Mickey Mouse, Leopold Stokowski, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Ballet Corps of the Philadelphia Zoo. Vg/ illustrated stiff boards. Stock#OB365x oversize.

"First Edition" Hardcover. Unpaged; color illustrations throughout; 27 cm. "A Doubleday book for young readers." A traveling circus arrives, sets up its village of tents, performs, then moves on. From the front cover lining with a billboard announcing the coming circus to the rear where the billboard is torn and tattered, the Dutch artist gives his delightfully detailed and humorous… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, Senario Supply Corporation [c1924]. Hard Cover. 65 p.; 20 cm. Six short screenplays: Did Lucifer Laugh?; As Told by the Persian; Evanice; A Beautiful Necessity; Aidu; The Spinning of Lachesis. "Motion-picture and all other dramatic rights offered for sale." This short-lived form was possible in the era of silent movies. Vg/ no dj. Stock#OB650.

Minneapolis, 1967. Contents include Breads, Cakes, Cookies, Main Dishes, Pies & Desserts, Snacks. "Pillsbury's Busy Lady Bake-Off." Soft Cover. 96 pages, index, color photo of each recipe, each recipe signed, rules, entry blank, mailers; color pictorial paper covers; VG. stock#27226..

Pantheon Books, NY, 1988. 'Special Advance Sampler/ Not for Sale/ To be published October, 1988'. Soft Cover. Publisher's prospectus, 34 p., illus.; 24 cm. In all, 25 episodes were broadcast by the Five Star Theatre between November 1932 and May 1933. Color pictorial paper covers; new, fine. Stock#25263x.