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First edition thus, of this play based on Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of a pair of short stories by Ryunoske Akutagawa, a psychological murder mystery set in Heian era Japan.
First edition thus, of this play based on Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of a pair of short stories by Ryunoske Akutagawa, a psychological murder mystery set in Heian era Japan.
First printing of this collection of four plays by short story writer and novelist Sherwood Anderson, his only foray into drama.
Signed first edition of this beautifully-produced book charting the first cross-country America road trip, based on a Ken Burns documentary of the same title.
Warmly inscribed first edition of this play inspired by a con artist who ingratiated himself with New York's elites.
Signet movie tie-in edition, of the play that "changed American theater forever" (NEW YORK TIMES).
Inscribed first printing of this history of cinema and development of talkies by the first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, the author of the Hays Code moral censorship guidelines for American movies.
Inscribed first edition, association copy, of this collection of Pauline Kael's NEW YORKER film reviews from 1983 to 1985.
Association copy first printing of the famous play, inscribed by both authors to Bryna Untermeyer and Louis Untermeyer, the poet, editor, and critic who was an early supporter of the playwrighting duo.
First printing of the script of the beloved Tony-winning Broadway musical based on Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION.
Signed first edition of McNally's play, a reimagined life of Christ and his apostles as gay men in contemporary Texas.
Limited signed special edition of this Existentialist anti-Capitalist play, which sees a working man descend into madness after realizing he matters little to the rich people of New York.
First printing of this educational survey that combines advice on screenwriting and directing with the scenario scripts for the films "A Kiss for Cinderella," "The Last Command," and "The Scarlet Letter."
First edition of this important work of film history from the silent era, noted for its attention to detail, and emphasizing technological innovation and commercial enterprise.
First edition of this play based on E. M. Forster's 1924 novel, a story of scandal and racism that takes place in British colonial India during the rise of the Indian independence movement.
Inscribed association copy of this collection from the Nobel winning playwright, presented warmly to Alfred G. Arvold, who was instrumental in the US for the development and spread of the "little theater" movement.
First printing of this collection of eight plays by the Pulitzer-winning writer, director, and actor, including collaborations with Patti Smith.
Working script for the original Harold Prince-directed Broadway mounting of Sondheim's innovative classic of musical theater.
First edition, review copy of the great American musical based on ("suggested by") the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, with music by Styne and lyrics by a still-obscure Stephen Sondheim.
First edition of Sondheim and Weidman's musical based on Perry's 1853 expedition to Japan, a Kabuki-influenced production with a demanding and ambitious Japanese-influenced score.
Association first edition, inscribed by Alice Toklas to author Elizabeth Sprigge, who would publish one of the earliest formal biographies of Stein in 1957 — and which Toklas repudiated.
First printing of this Tony Award-winning play, the story of the conflicts within a Black family that are exposed when the son returns home from the military.
Signed limited first edition of Welty's one-act farce produced as part of the off-Broadway production "The Littlest Revue" at New York's Phoenix Theatre in 1956.
First UK edition of the script for Tennessee Williams's controversial 1956 film, which the National League of Decency attempted to ban, in beautiful blue goatskin binding by Asprey.