[a bit of wear to lower extremities, ffep possibly removed (although if so, very neatly and without a trace); jacket moderately soiled, a few closed tears, shallow chipping at top of spine]. (B&W photographs) "The witty autobiography of one of the most colorful personalities in show business, producer of 'New Faces.' An exciting, fast-moving behind-the-scenes story of Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920's to the present." Per Wikipedia, he "is perhaps best known for his series of musical revues, Leonard Sillman's New Faces, which introduced many major stars to Broadway audience... View More...
(no dust jacket) [moderate external soiling, a little discoloration to spine, slight bumping to top corners, a touch of fraying to cloth at base of spine, one-time agent's rubber-stamp on ffep, small bookseller's rubber stamp (Bertrand Smith "Acres of Books," Long Beach, California) on front pastedown]. Reminiscences by a former Austrian newspaperman who by the 1930s had ended up in Hollywood, where he was also known as "Franz Schulz," and compiled a modest list of credits on mostly forgettable films. The most arresting piece in the book is the short opening chapter, "Mea... View More...
[very nice copy, as-new with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED (on a bookplate affixed to the ffep) by both the author and his lovely (and funny) wife/partner: "To ____ / You're special in both our lives. / Love, / Jerry Stiller / 9/10/00 / Me too! / Anne." Show-biz memoir by comedian Jerry Stiller (best remembered today as Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld"), but just as much about his wife as about himself. Signed by Author View More...
[very slight dog-earing to a couple of cover corners, soft diagonal crease in lower section of rear cover, bumped at top rear cover at spine]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) SIGNED by the author (signature only) on the half-title page. "From her birth on May 26, 1920, to her final recording on August 26, 1995, to the New Yorker's obituary from February of 2002, this chronological record covers every moment of [Peggy Lee's] professional life. Detailed entries describe recordings (both albums and songs), radio and television appearances, her work in films, and her songwriting efforts, drawing... View More...
(price-clipped) [solid copy, minor wear and slight bumping at several corners, light dust-soiling to top of text block; jacket has some very tiny tears and a bit of wrinkling along the top and bottom edges, very slight paper loss at a few corners, lightly soiled but still bright and garishly attractive]. The second book in the "Lost Soul Trilogy" (I don't think anybody's actually ever called it that, but it sounds good, doesn't it?), originally published in 1931 as an opportunistic follow-up to the sensational "No Bed of Roses." The books were written by one-time N.Y. Evening... View More...
(no dust jacket) [corners bumped, spine cloth browned/discolored, a little soiling to covers, some deterioration/fraying at top of spine; otherwise a decent, solid copy]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the ffep by Reuben Castang, at the New York World's Fair in 1939. A legendary trainer of circus animals, Castang worked for circus impresario Carl Hagenbeck, and also spent some time in Hollywood, training chimpanzees and other animals for the movies. The book's introduction is by Frank Buck, who considered it "not only a genuine pleasure, but a real duty to recommend this inte... View More...
(price-clipped) [nice tight sound copy, light dust-soiling to top of text block, slight discoloration to half-title page; jacket in very nice condition, faint wear to extremities, would rate Near Fine but for the price-clipping]. (B&W photo frontispiece) Fascinating memoir by the screenwriter whose Santa Monica Canyon home served as a gathering spot for the cultural and intellectual crème de la crème of European émigrés in Southern California during the 1930s and 1940s -- fascinating not least because of our knowledge (from other sources) that some of the most interesting parts of the author'... View More...
[no significant wear to book, blemished only by some light foxing on top edge of text block; jacket a little edgeworn, a handful of tiny nicks along top edge, spine slightly age-toned, a little foxing along top edges of both flaps]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the ffep: "To Pat Williams, / with my best wishes / and thanks for you / interest. / Vamik / Jan 14, 1985 / Charlottesville, Va." This biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatrks, the founder of modern Turkey "traces the psychological origins of Atatrk's lifelong mission to save and repair the Turkish nation, with em... View More...
[nice copy, faint smudging on front cover, extremely light bumps at a couple of corners]. (facsimile reproductions) Despite the title, the author admits in a brief preface that "it is really not completely definitive." Still, it represents twenty-five years of dedicated research, and is very nicely done. Divided into five sections: Books, Pamphlets, Articles; Houdini's Reports on Variety Acts in The New York Dramatic Mirror; Harry Houdini's Articles Published in M-U-M (Magazine of The Society of American Magicians); Red Magic Section of The New York World, edited by Harry Houdini; Posthumou... View More...
[a bit of wear to cloth at spine ends, otherwise a tight clean book; jacket is clean and attractive, despite a jagged chip at top of spine (not affecting any text) and an almost-invisible two-inch split at bottom front foldover]. (B&W line drawings) Biography of the nurse-activist who co-founded the Henry Street Settlement on New York's Lower East Side, to provide health care and other services to immigrants and the poor, and is generally regarded as the founding mother of community nursing in the United States. View More...
(no dust jacket) [lightly worn copy, modest bumping to spine end and lower corners, a handful of tiny black marks on bottom edges of covers]. Willson's second book of reminiscences (and unaccountably the hardest to find of the three), published two years before "The Music Man" debuted on Broadway. This book "moves swiftly from the radio and television world of Hollywood, to New York, London, Paris, and back again with Tallulah [Bankhead], Fred Allen, [Ezio] Pinza, and other world-famous people. Yet Mason City, Iowa, is never forgotten, and it all adds up to delightful entertainment." (Quoted... View More...
[teensy-weensy dog-earing to a couple of orders, otherwise essentially as new; label on title page with author's address and phone number]. Trade PB INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the dedication page: "To you it's a / pleasure. / Ginger Wonder." Self-published autobiography of "a Senior Citizen who has lived from the Depression Years to the Year 2000." The rear-cover bio blurb notes that she had a successful 42-year career as an industrial engineer ("one of the first lady Industrial Engineers in Chicago"), working for the C.D. Osborn Glove Company and James Electronics Inc., and as a... View More...
(price-clipped) [nice clean copy, light bumping to bottom corners; jacket lightly edgeworn and a bit rubbed, slightly color-shifted at spine, small closed tear at bottom right-hand corner of front panel]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED ("Thank you, _______, for your interest in this coach / Best wishes,") and SIGNED by the author on the ffep, additionally dated 10/11/76 in his hand. Inspirational memoir by the legendary UCLA basketball coach (named "Greatest Coach of All Time" by The Sporting News in 2009), who led the team for 27 years, including to ten national championships i... View More...
[moderate edgewear to covers]. Trade PB (sepia-tone photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the copyright page: "For Lisa / Silently, Robert." A primarily photographic look at the then-young career of mime Robert Shields, focusing mostly on his interactions with people in San Francisco's Union Square. The same year this book was published, Shields teamed up with (and married) Lorene Yarnell; over the subsequent decade or so they achieved considerable success, even hosting their own network TV comedy-variety show (remember those?) during the 1977/78 season. Signed by Biographee View More...
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