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Adams, Joey. . It Takes One to Know One. . Signed. NY: Putnam 1959. Hard Cover. First edition. The comedian's "do-it-yourself laugh kit." Tips for success in joke- telling, gags, monologues. Signed by author. Few bumps on board edges. Dust jacket has 1" tear & crease , light edgewear. . Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #8656]       Price: $11.00   Ask a Question

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Adler, Israel (editor). . Yuval: Studies of the Jewish Music Research Centre. . Jerusalem: Magnes Press 1968. Hard Cover. Articles in French, English and Hebrew on history and style of Jewish music. Also a 48 page booklet of Music Examples, scores, in a band inside the rear board. Bumps on board corners. Dust jacket has a one-inch chip on rear panel and edgewear. Very Good in VG- DJ
[Book #10676]       Price: $23.50   Ask a Question

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Allen, Fred. Joe McCarthy, Editor. . Fred Allen's Letters. . Garden City: Doubleday 1965. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has1" tear, rubs, edgewear. Letters of the great radio comedian and wit from 1930s to 1950s. Pencil marks in book have been erased, but some indents from pencil are still slightly visible. Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #6324]       Price: $13.50   Ask a Question

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Anderson, Robert and Gail North. . Gospel Music Encyclopedia. . NY: Sterling 1979. Hard Cover. First edition. Shelfwear to bottom board edge & small corner bump, in dust jacket with tears & creases. 320 pp. Photos, discography. Tight, clean and unmarked. Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #8161]       Price: $12.00   Ask a Question

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Anobile, Richard J., editor. . A Flask of Fields. . NY: Darien House 1972. Hard Cover. "Verbal and visual gems from the films of W.C. Fields". Introduction by Judith Grist. 272 pages, 700 photos. Fine in Near Fine DJ
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Asplund, Uno. . Chaplin's Films. . South Brunswick & NY: Barnes 1976. Hard Cover. 1st US Edition. Originally published in Sweden 1971, translated by Paul Britten Austin. Index, bibliography, photos. Two one-inch tears and creases on front of dust jacket. Near Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #11357]       Price: $15.50   Ask a Question

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Auden, W. H. & Chester Kallman, Ruth & Thomas Martin, John Bloch. Nathan Broder. . The Great Operas of Mozart. . NY: G. Shirmer 1962. Hard Cover. Complete librettos in the original language and in English. Essays on Mozart and the operas by Nathan Broder. 423 pages. Dust jacket has edgewear, tiny corner chip, a few 1/4" tears. Near Fine in Very Good DJ
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Beckerman, Bernard and Howard Siegman. . On Stage: Selected Theater Reviews from the New York Times 1920-1970. . NY: Arno/Quadrangle 1973. Hard Cover. First edition. Preface by John Houseman. 400 reviews give a good history of American theater over the 50 years. Index, photos. Dust jacket has a few short tears up to 1 inch. VG+ in Very Good DJ
[Book #3467]       Price: $11.00   Ask a Question

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Bellamy, Ralph. . When the Smoke Hit the Fan. . Garden City: Doubleday 1979. Hard Cover. First edition. Actor and organizer of the Screen Actors Guild reminisces about theater, movies and TV. Remainder speckle on bottom page edges. Dust jacket has light wear and 1/2" tear. Very Good in Very Good DJ
[Book #14687]       Price: $12.00   Ask a Question

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Biancolli, Louis (Editor). . The Mozart Handbook: A Guide to the Man and His Music. . Cleveland: World Publishing 1954. Hard Cover. First edition. Dust jacket has edgewear and rubbing. Mozart's life, times, loves, letters, and music. Index. . Near Fine in Very Good DJ
[Book #10532]       Price: $18.50   Ask a Question

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Brown, Peter H. . The Real Oscar: The Story Behind the Academy Awards. . Westport, CT: Arlington House 1981. Hard Cover. First edition, First printing. Dust jacket has rubs on rear panel & couple of short tears. The influence peddling and backroom deals. Index, black & white photos. . Fine in Very Good DJ
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Burke, Sarah Jo. . Don't Think It Hasn't Been Fun: The Story of the Burke Family Singers. . NY: Limelight Editions 2003. Hard Cover. First edition. Parents and their ten children who sang a cappella on numerous TV programs and tours around the US and Canada. 366 pages, photos. Review copy with PR sheet laid in. Fine in Fine DJ
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Campbell, Drew. . Technical Film and TV for Nontechnical People. . NY: Allworth Press 2002. Soft Cover. First edition. Price on rear cover is inked out, otherwise a fine clean copy. Near Fine
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Champlin, Charles. . The Flicks or Whatever Became of Andy Hardy? . Signed. Pasadena: Ward Ritchie 1977. Hard Cover. Critic looks at 30 years in history of movies. 277 pp. Index, photos. Inscribed by author: "For Enid S... - with wram regards and admiration from a visiting ink-stained wretch. All the best, Chuck Champlin June 8, 1978" . Very Good in Very Good DJ
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Chapman, John (Ed). . The Best Plays 1951-1952 and the Yearbook of the Drama in America. . NY: Dodd, Mead 1952. Hard Cover. First edition. Synopses of 10 plays including Gigi and I Am a Camera. The season in different cities, awards, etc. Dust jacket has a few 1" tears, creases, 1/4" chips. . Fine in Very Good DJ
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Conner, Floyd. . Pretty Poison: The Tuesday Weld Story. . NY: Barricade Books 1995. Hard Cover. First Edition. An unauthorized biography of actress Tuesday Weld. 256 pages, index, photos. Book has small corner bumps. Very Good in Fine DJ
[Book #11512]       Price: $11.00   Ask a Question

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Conrad, Peter. . A Song of Love and Death: The Meaning of Opera. . NY: Poseidon 1987. Hard Cover. First edition. Fine in VG+ dj with light edgewear, 1/2" tear. Origins and history of opera as an art form, study of the repertory, and reviews of the performers. 384 pp, index. . Fine in VG+ DJ
[Book #9423]       Price: $11.50   Ask a Question

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Cooke, Alistair (Editor). . Garbo and the Night Watchmen. . NY: McGraw-Hill (1971). Hard Cover. Compilation of work of 8 movie critics, including Graham Greene, Robert Forsythe, Meyer Levin, etc. First published in 1937, with new intro by Cooke. 285 pp, photos. Dust jacket has tiny wear at corners. Fine in Near Fine DJ
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De Navacelle, Thierry. . Woody Allen on Location. . NY: Morrow 1987. Hard Cover. Second printing. The making of the film RADIO DAYS day by day and take by take. 464 pp, photos. Review PR sheet laid in. Dust jacket has a feww light creases at edges. . Fine in Near Fine DJ
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Derval, Paul. . Folies-Bergere. . NY: Dutton 1955. Hard Cover. First edition. Preface by Maurice Chevalier. Translated from the French by Lucienne Hill. Story of the Folies from 1893 to 1950s with b/w photos of the performers in fancy costume & without. Chapter on Josephine Baker. Very Good in Very Good DJ
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Dizikes, John. . Opera in America: A Cultural History. . New Haven: Yale University Press 1993. Hard Cover. First edition, First printing. 612 pp, index, illustrations. From 1735 to present. Fine in Fine DJ
[Book #6286]       Price: $16.00   Ask a Question

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Essoe, Gabe. . The Films of Clark Gable. . Secaucus: Citadel Press 1970. Hard Cover. First edition. Every film Gable made with cast, credits, synopses and reviews. 255 pages. Over 400 movie stills and photos. Foreword by Charles Champlin. Light shelfwear on board edges. Dust jacket has lt edgewear and a 1/2-inch tear. Very Good in Very Good DJ
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Falk, Quentin. Graham Greene. . Travels in Greeneland: The Cinema of Graham Greene. . London: Quartet 1984. Hard Cover. First edition. Study of all aspects of Greene's involvement with films over 50 years. 229 pages, index, photos. . Fine in Fine DJ
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Fast, Julius. . The Beatles: The Real Story. . NY: Putnam 1968. Hard Cover. First edition. Early biography of the Beatles. Illustrated by photos. Jacket has edgewear, 1/2" tear, and hardly-noticable stain on spine. Fine in VG- DJ
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Field, Rachel. . Ave Maria: An interpretation from Walt Disney's "Fantasia" . NY: Random House 1940. Hard Cover. Inspired by the Franz Schubert music. Fourteen color illustrations done for Fantasia some of which were used in the film, with new lyrics by Rachel Field, and three-page musical score. Jacket has a few tears, up to one inch, light edgewear, & some rubs of the blue finish. Fine in VG- DJ
[Book #12238]       Price: $21.50   Ask a Question

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