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Published by Dramatist's Play Service, 1950
Seller: Cream Petal Goods, New Paltz, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Lovely and clean. No interior marks. From the library of the late George Schaefer. A little wear to the paperback covers.
Published by Berlin Skene-Verlag um 1960 0, 1960
Seller: Fast alles Theater! Antiquariat für die darstellenden Künste, Berlin, Germany
OBroschur. Condition: Sehr gut. 20 S. mit Stab, Besetzung u. Werbeannoncen, geheft. OBroschur, kl.8°. Mit Fotoportraits von V. de Kowa u. allen genannten Ensemblemitgliedern. OBeitrag: Reminiszenzen zu Clarence Day (M.W.). Weit. Text: New York zu Vaters Zeit (C. Day). Lose beiliegen 2 Stückrezensionen mit 2 Szenenfotos sowie sz. Zeichnungen. Einband gering berieben. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Broschüre.
Published by Dramatists Play Service, (New York), 1950
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition thus, Acting Edition. Stapled printed wrappers. "Baker's Plays" label on front cover, spine slightly tanned, very good. Originally produced by Oscar Serlin at the Empire Theater, New York City, on October 20, 1948, starring Howard Lindsay and Dorothy Stickney.
Published by W.R. Stotler, New York, 1941
Seller: Design Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. This is an almost very good hardcover copy of the Album, with sunned and worn covers. The gilt on the front cover is practically worn away (Album still legible). Internally it is completely clean, no foxing or marks. The Album is comprised of two versions of the play adapted from Clarence Day's book of stories, 'Life With Father' published in 1936. Day wrote short stories for the New Yorker magazine and also contributed material to 'The Talk of the Town'. After Clarence Day died, the stories were adapted into a play and became the longest running play on Broadway. The first version of the play stars Lillian Gish and Percy Waram, the second version starred Howard Lindsay and Dorothy Stickney. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs of the actors, Day, settings from the productions of the play, a double page lithograph (reproduction) by Don Freeman of a breakfast table scene in the Day household. Clarence Day's drawings are scattered here and there. Lots of excerpts from the reviewers of the day, and much more. Also laid in, in a pocket inside the rear cover are two stapled press releases, one 'Box-Office Miracle', and two 'The Natural History of a Great American Comedy'. 12" high X 9" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
Published by Berlin, Druckhaus Tempelhof / Office of Military Goverment for Germany (U.S.) ohne Jahr - um 1947. - Manuskript für die Bühnen. -, 1947
First Edition
Softcover. 20,5 x 13,5 cm. Originalbroschur, am Einband stärker angestaubt, lädiert und teils fleckig. 106 (1) Seiten. Am Text finden sich zahlreiche Markierungen in Blei- und Rotstift, teils auch kurze Anmerkungen am Rand. An der Personenliste wurden einige Namen der Darsteller in Bleistift ergänzt. Erste und letzte Seiten sind am Innenrand schwach feuchtspurig. Seltenes Stück in befriedigendem Zustand, Arbeitsexemplar. Aus dem Impressum: Eigentum der amerikanischen Armee / Nur für den Gebrauch an lizenzierten Theatern nach besonderer Genehmigung der Nachrichtenkontrolle der Militärregierung. - Namen an der Personenliste: Holekko, Wolf, Jürgen u. a. - ( siehe Foto ).-- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! -- Herzlichen Dank für Ihre Bestellung! K08230-426291.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1941
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 208 pages; VG/G+; spine gold with black and red titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50 net,' chipping to head of spine, corners, some shelfwear and rubbing, flaps beginning to crack along hinges; Inscribed on the ffep by Howard Linsay to actor Hans Jaray, additionally signed below by Russel Crouse; shelved case 0. Life with Father is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, adapted from a book of stories Clarence Day. The Broadway production still holds the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway. Lindsay and Crouse are also known for rewriting the book for the Cole Porter's Anything Goes and working on the book for Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music.; Hans Jaray was an Austrian actor and playwright. 1357487. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1940
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition. Play based on Clarence Day's sketches of his despotic parent. This copy signed and inscribed by both Lindsay and Crouse as well as Mrs. Clarence Day [Katherine Briggs Dodge Day] and Wendy Day [Clarence's daughter] at front endpaper. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, 1 and 1/2 inch chip at top spine end, smaller edge chips and wear to edges.